Saint Savin

Roue d'Or des Pyrénées

22 May 2011

The Roue d’Or des Pyrénées is underway. I went down to the start with the lads who are staying with us. Got some great photos. Will be posting more later. You might like:Cirque du GavarnieIt was a rest day here at La Lanterne Rouge today. Instead of cycling we went up to Gavarnie for lun…Samuel Sánchez [...]

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Picking Cherries

16 May 2011

The first of our two cherry trees is laden with ripe fruit. Think we will be eating cherries all week. You might like:Raid Pyreneen Day 2,3,4 & 5.The good weather continued all week and we had a 100% success rate. You can view more photos of the…Vallées des GavesThe Vallées des Gaves is one of [...]

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Clonakilty Cyclists

29 April 2011

A quick stop for a group photo in the square before heading off to climb Luz Ardiden. It is a 15km ride to the start of the climb and then 13km at 7.8%. View the full photo gallery of Clonakilty cyclists here: View a photo gallery of mobile phone photos taken by the riders:You might [...]

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Storm Clouds

26 April 2011

Summer is here and with it has come the first summer storm. April has been one of the driest on record, the rain is welcome. You might like:Luz ArdidenThe Tour will be up here in 12 days time. There is nobody camping out yet but I’m sure it will not b…Summers DayToday was a hot [...]

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Cote de Saint Savin

14 April 2011

Cote de Saint Savin this afternoon. Use your mouse or the controls at the bottom to navigate the image. Best viewed in full screen.You might like:Mr & Mrs Indurain.Looking back over the photos from Saturday I just realised that the ride up the Col du Tourmalet was…Tour de France 2011Not long now. The team presentations are live on TV this [...]

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Saint Savin

12 April 2011

Here is a panorama taken from 1 of our bedrooms at midday. As you can see everything is getting very green and Hautacam is completely free of snow. Just click to enlarge. You might like:Vuelta Ciclista al Pais VascoMyself, Olive and Sean went over the border on Wednesday to see the Tour of the Basque Country. I [...]

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Spring in the Lavedan Valley

20 March 2011

Spring has really arrived in the valley now, the grass is growing fast and has taken on a bright green colour. The trees are also starting to bud and blossom and the temperatures are starting to rise, we have already had a few nights where heating was not necessary and day time temperatures have been as high as 20°c. [...]

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Spring Flowers

5 March 2011

Little spring flowers in the garden at La Lanterne Rouge. You might like:Ready to FlyJoin the forum discussion about Packing a bike for travel. Most short-haul airlines will carry a …Morning WalkIt was a beautiful morning here in Saint Savin, I took a walk in the valley. View the full photo …Col de la Pierre Saint MartinI [...]

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Rain and Snow!

24 February 2011

The past 3 days has seen constant rain here in Saint Savin. It has been mild temperature wise but kind of miserable, reminds me of summer in Ireland! On the high peaks up to 1 meter of snow has fallen and there is a red warning for avalanches. 3 people have lost there lives in avalanches in the last [...]

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Winter in the Pyrénées

2 February 2011

Winter in the Pyrénées has been mild so far. Currently there is 1 meter of snow on the Col du Tourmalet, this time last year there were 3 meters. This last week has been very cold but it is forcast to get much milder from tomorrow, with temperatures up to 18°c by Saturday. As today is Groundhog [...]

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Vallées des Gaves

18 January 2011

The Vallées des Gaves is one of the most remarkable places on earth. Saint Savin, the village we live in is right in the middle. The term Vallées des Gaves is used to describe the valley of the Gave de Pau and its many tributaries between Lourdes and their source high up near the Spanish [...]

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Col du Spandelles

10 January 2011

As the Col du Spandelles will be on the route of the Roue d’Or des Pyrénées sportive this May I have added a new page on the climb. The sportive will climb Col du Borderes and Col du Soulor before doing Spandelles from the steep side. It is the biggest climb in the Lavedan Valley [...]

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Joyuex Noel

22 December 2010

Joyuex Noel et Bonne Année! Happy Christmas & New Year! To all our customers and website visitors. From Paddy, Olive and Séan. You might like:Gave de PauThe Gave de Pau river starts from Europe’s highest waterfall at Gavernie and flows down the Lavedan …Col du SoulorToday was 16°c with warm sunshine so I took the chance [...]

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La Roue d’Or des Pyrénées 2011

14 December 2010

The website for the new cyclosportive in 2011 has been launched: http://www.larouedor.fr/index.php It will start and finish in Argeles-Gazost, take in the Col du Spandelles, Col du Soulor, Col du Borderes and pass through Saint Savin near the end. 3 distances are available, 129km, 85km or 52km. Best of all there will be 6 Tour [...]

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