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la Pyrénéenne Cyclosportive 2012

14 February 2012

Entries are now open for la Pyrénéene Cyclosportive 2012 Originally posted 15 December 2012. la Pyrénéenne Cyclosportive is a very popular event that has built a reputation as one of the hardest cyclosportives in France. In 2012 that reputation will be greatly elevated with the addition of another climb, and what another climb! The race will start [...]

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Col du Soulor in the snow

8 February 2012

Two photos taken just above Arrens in Val d’Azun at the start of the steep section of Col du Soulor. The road had just been ploughed for use with snow chains. When they think there will be no significant snowfall for a while it will be fully ploughed and salted, should be good for cycling by Friday or Saturday.You might like:Warmer Weather [...]

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Pyrénées Coast to Coast 2012

2 February 2012

Velo Peloton – Pyrenees Coast to Coast. – 3 and 4 star accommodation. 7 days riding – Average of 100km per day with the option to add on extra kms each day. Saturday 30 June to Sunday 8 July 2012. Collection and return to airport or train station, near start and finish. 8 nights b&b [...]

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Winter 2012

22 January 2012

It has in general been a very mild winter here in the mountains. While we have had some very cold nights, we have not had a day where temperatures have not risen above 4°c. It has been exceptionally dry, which has resulted in very little snowfall, hardly any since before Christmas. This is proving to be [...]

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Col du Tourmalet – January

10 January 2012

So far January has continued as 2011 finished, mild and dry. Méteo France say that 2011 was the warmest year on record with temperatures 2°c above normal. July was the exception, it was 2°c below normal. There was good snowfall before Christmas but hardly any since. The ski stations remain open but if it continues like this it will be a short season. In [...]

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Raid Pyreneen 2012

4 January 2012

We still have places available for the Raid Pyreneen in August and September. Cycling Tours 2012. The organisation responsible for the Raid Pyrénéen, Cyclo Club Béarnais, will be launching a new website for the Raid this year. They have also redesigned and updated the Carnet de Route and made a couple of changes to the route as [...]

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Hautacam Ski Station

29 December 2011

Hautacam Ski Station is a low altitude station ranging between 1500 and 2000 meters. It is very popular with families with small children and beginners. There is also cross country tracks for skiing and snow shoeing which have some of the most spectacular panoramic views of any Ski Station. The Alpine ski area has 15 runs covering 26km. The [...]

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Snowing!

17 December 2011

Winter has arrived at last. There has been heavy snow above 800m this morning and it is set to continue until tomorrow. Tour de France on Luz-Ardiden. You might like:Climbed Hautacam this morning.It was a beautiful morning with clear blue skies. I left straight after breakfast to climb to Col du…Tour de France, Stage 16 2010.I watched the stage at the [...]

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No Winter!

14 December 2011

Although it is only one week until the winter solstice, winter has still to arrive in the Pyrénées. The last few days have been wet but it is still mild and there is hardly any snow at the ski stations. The latest is that more snow is expected on Saturday and Sunday, it is doubtful that it [...]

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Col du Couraduque

12 December 2011

The Col du Couraduque is a cross-country ski station in Val d’Azun, from Saint-Savin it is a 16km climb with the summit at 1370m. The last 6km have some very steep sections. Normally this time of year there would be about 2 meters of snow up here. We continue to have very mild days here in Hautes [...]

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Winter Sun – Col du Soulor

28 November 2011

The fine sunny weather is continuing here in the Pyrenees. It is forecast to break on Friday when it will turn wet and cold, with snow above 1000m. That will be just in time for the Hautes Pyrénées Cyclocross Championship which take place in Argeles-Gazost on Saturday. Jason Marlow from Austin, Texas, USA, is the [...]

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Barrage d’Ossoue

10 November 2011

I went for a walk from Gavarnie to Barrage d’Ossoue yesterday. It was a beautiful day with blue skies, sunshine and 15°c, perfect for the 8.5km walk from Gavarnie up the Vallée d’Ossoue. The walk takes about 2 hours on a gravel road through the National Park at an altitude between 1500 metres and 1800 metres surrounded by [...]

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Cols Closed

10 November 2011

As I reported on Monday most of the big cols are now closed for the winter. I went up Col du Tourmalet to have a look, there was not that much snow up there but the road was closed just above the Super Baréges Ski Station. You might like:Col d’Aubisque 70 timesThe Col d’Aubisque has [...]

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Record Rainfall

7 November 2011

The Hautes Pyrénées has had record rainfall over the last 2 days and it’s still raining. In the village of Salles, just north of Argeles-Gazost, 198mm (19.8 litres per square metre) of rain was measured in 24 hours. Argeles-Gazost has had 122mm. All the rivers in the valley are extremely high with flooding down river in Saint Pe and [...]

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