http://www.velopeloton.com Cycling the Pyrenees! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:25:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.velopeloton.com/pyrenees-coast-to-coast-2012/ http://www.velopeloton.com/pyrenees-coast-to-coast-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:45:20 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=3299 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 [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/pyrenees-coast-to-coast-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.velopeloton.com/paris-nice-2012/ http://www.velopeloton.com/paris-nice-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:54:44 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=4900 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. [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/paris-nice-2012/feed/ 3 http://www.velopeloton.com/pau-to-bagneres-de-luchon-stage-16/ http://www.velopeloton.com/pau-to-bagneres-de-luchon-stage-16/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:03:57 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=3488 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 [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/pau-to-bagneres-de-luchon-stage-16/feed/ 7 http://www.velopeloton.com/eugene-christophe-tour-de-france-legend/ http://www.velopeloton.com/eugene-christophe-tour-de-france-legend/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:05:52 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=4922 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 [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/eugene-christophe-tour-de-france-legend/feed/ 9 http://www.velopeloton.com/la-lanterne-rouge-cycling-lodge-2012/ http://www.velopeloton.com/la-lanterne-rouge-cycling-lodge-2012/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:56:04 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=3303 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 [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/la-lanterne-rouge-cycling-lodge-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.velopeloton.com/67th-vuelta-a-espana/ http://www.velopeloton.com/67th-vuelta-a-espana/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:42:17 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=4849 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 [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/67th-vuelta-a-espana/feed/ 0 http://www.velopeloton.com/raid-pyreneen-2012/ http://www.velopeloton.com/raid-pyreneen-2012/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:10:26 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=4802 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 [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/raid-pyreneen-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.velopeloton.com/snowing/ http://www.velopeloton.com/snowing/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:02:29 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=4709 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:Happy St Patrick's Day from the Pyrenées Early morning spin up Hautacam, the warmest day of the year so far, it's already 20°c at 11:00h...Route du Sud - [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/snowing/feed/ 1 http://www.velopeloton.com/la-pyreneenne-cyclosportive-2012/ http://www.velopeloton.com/la-pyreneenne-cyclosportive-2012/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:12:35 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=4426 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 [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/la-pyreneenne-cyclosportive-2012/feed/ 5 http://www.velopeloton.com/no-winter/ http://www.velopeloton.com/no-winter/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:20:06 +0000 velopeloton http://www.velopeloton.com/?p=4398 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 [...]]]> http://www.velopeloton.com/no-winter/feed/ 3