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Pyrénées Coast to Coast 2012

2 February 2012
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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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Paris-Nice 2012

2 February 2012
Paris-Nice 2012

ASO have today presented the route of Paris-Nice 2012. It is confirmed as route below, first published here on 25 January 2012. The route of the 2012 Paris – Nice race will be announced in the next week. As with all races now it seems to be traditional to leak the route before the presentation. [...]

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Etape du Tour – Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon- Stage 16

28 January 2012
Tour de France 2012 Stage 16 Profile

This stage from Pau to Luchon will be the Etape du Tour Mondovelo Acte II on Saturday 14 July 2012. Search for accommodation in Pau: booking.com - agoda.com Search for accommodation in Luchon: booking.com  - agoda.com Stage 16 of Le Tour de France 2012 will cover the classic route of Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon. This route has been used many times [...]

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Eugene Christophe – Tour de France Legend

26 January 2012
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Eugene Christophe was born in Malakoff, near Paris on 22 January 1885. He was a professional cyclist from 1904 to 1926. In 1919 he became the first rider to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. In all he rode the Tour 11 times, finishing 8 but never winning, however, he is more [...]

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La Lanterne Rouge Cycling Lodge 2012

15 January 2012
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Places at La Lanterne Rouge Cycling Lodge are filling up fast for 2012. Located in the beautiful medieval village of Saint Savin in the Lavedan Valley,  Hautes Pyrenees, France, we have 6 Tour de France climbs ( Soulor/Aubisque, Borderes, Cambasque, Luz Ardiden, Tourmalet & Hautacam + many more) within 15km of our house. We are open all year round. Saint Savin is the perfect base to [...]

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67th Vuelta a España

11 January 2012
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The route of the 2012 Vuelta was presented in Pamplona this morning. The race will start in Pamplona, the capital of Navarre on Saturday 18 August and finish in Madrid on 9 September, the 67th Vuelta a España will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,300 kilometres. The [...]

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Raid Pyreneen 2012

4 January 2012
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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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Snowing!

17 December 2011
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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:Lance Armstrong.Our guests set off in search of Lance Armstrong this morning. Lance was in the Pyrenees training for…Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco-Stage 5Some photos from the start [...]

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la Pyrénéenne Cyclosportive 2012

15 December 2011
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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 in Argelea-Gazost and climb the Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, Hourquette d’Ancizan and Neuilh before [...]

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No Winter!

14 December 2011
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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
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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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Cyclocross

4 December 2011
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I went down to Lau on the valley floor (2km from Saint-Savin) to see the cyclocross race this afternoon. I have to confess that this is the first cyclocross race I have been to, I have no reason for not being to one before and now I regrets it big time. This was a great event, the [...]

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Winter Sun – Col du Soulor

28 November 2011
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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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Corsica 2013 Tour de France

24 November 2011
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Corsican newspaper Corse Matin have announced that the 2013 (100th) Tour de France will start in Porto-Vecchio. It will be the first time that the Tour de France has visited the island. The official announcement will be in Ajaccio on 6 December 2011. The official announcement has been made, the start date is 29th June. Route Rumours for the [...]

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