Route du Sud

La Route du Sud 2012

2 May 2012
Route du Sud in the Gorge de Cauterets in 2011

La Route du Sud have announced the route for the 2012 race and have launched a new website. The route looks great, the website is almost as terrible as the old one. La Route du Sud On a side note, the UCI want to ban riders from unzipping, as Hubert Dupont has done in the [...]

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Route du Sud Photos

21 June 2011
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I had a great time at the two stages of Route du Sud, taking photos of the riders. A number of the teams and riders liked the photos also and are using them on their websites, which makes me very happy :-) Below are my favorite shots of the race, they are not the best but the ones I [...]

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Route du Sud Winner Vasili Kiryenka

21 June 2011
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The Route du Sud which finished in Pau on Sunday was won by Vasili Kiryienka of Belarus, riding for the Spanish ProTour team Movistar. In second was the Italian veteran Davide Rebellin who will be 40 in August. In third place was Manx rider Peter Kennaugh. It was a great performance from the 22 year old. I think he will be a [...]

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Jurgen Van Goolen

19 June 2011
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Jurgen Van Goolen has been a professional since 2002. Yesterday on stage 3 of the Route du Sud he had his first victory as a professional and his first since he won the Belgian TT championship in 2001. You might like:Full Moon RisingJust after sunset this evening, as the street lights came on, the full moon was rising over [...]

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Route du Sud – Stage 3 Start – Pierrefitte-Nestalas

18 June 2011
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Stage 3 of Route du Sud started down the road in Pierrefitte-Nestalas, the start of pro races are always great fun. Riders and spectators milling around together, taking photos and signing autographs. View the full photo gallery of Route du Sud 2011, stage start in Pierrefitte-Nestalas. Anthony Charteau was King of the Mountains in the 2010 Tour de [...]

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Route du Sud – Stage 2 – 2011 – Cauterets

17 June 2011
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I went up the Gorge du Cauterets to see the Route du Sud this afternoon. It looked like a super hard race, there was 28 minutes between the first and the last riders. I was about 8km from the finish on the last climb. The riders had already been over the Col d’Aspin and Col [...]

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La Route du Sud 2011

19 April 2011
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The 35th edition of La Route du Sud will take place from Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th June 2011. The race is part of the UCI Europe Tour and is ranked 2.1. Stage 1: Castres – Samatan Stage 2: Saint Gaudans – Cauterets Stage 3: Pierrefitte Nestalas – Bagneres de Luchon Stage 4: Izacourt – [...]

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All photos by Paddy Sweeney unless otherwise stated.