La Grande Boucle des Pyrénées
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| Intro |
Route | Entry Fee | Brochure | Register |
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| Start Finish |
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Barcelona, Spain Nice, France |
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| Countries | : | Spain, France |
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| Stages Rest days |
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17 3 days Luz St. Sauveur, Carcassonne, Malaucène |
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| Total distance | : | 1.850 km. | 1.155 miles | ||
| Average distance | : | 109 km. | 68 miles | ||
| Total climbing | : | 34.000 m. | 111.500 ft. | ||
| Average climbing |
: | 2.000 m. | 6.560 ft. | ||
| Road condition |
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100%
paved |
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Friday May 10th, 2024 Wednesday May 29th, 2024 |
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| Accommodation | : | Campings
plus 3 hotel nights in Barcelona, Montserrat and Nice |
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| Price (full tour) | : | € 3.195,- | |||
| Discount | : | € 200,- for early registration | |||
| Description | |||||
| You take a
map of France and start dreaming about the moon landscape of the Mont
Ventoux. You look further on the map and see the classic climbs of the
Pyrenees. Your finger drifts over the map and your eyes discover
wonderful gorges which connect the Pyrenees with the Mont Ventoux.
But... where to start and where to finish? At the Atlantic Ocean? The
Mediterranean? Let's start this time in Barcelona and after a great loop
through the Spanish and French Pyrenees head east in the direction of
the Mont Ventoux and finish in Nice. "La Grande Boucle des Pyrénées" is born. This time vice versa compared to previous editions and 90% over the same course, only in the reverse direction. We start near Barcelona at the beaches of the Mediterranean and cycle inland over quiet roads which soon start to climb. The first stop is Montserrat where we stay at the monastery on top of a spectacular massif in the heart of Catalunya. You will be amazed about its beauty and spirality. The Pyrenees which form the natural border between France and Spain loom up above the horizon and is the inspiring décor for the next ten days. Picturesque villages, small and quiet roads, traditional craftspeople and an older way of life dominate the mountain range. In this setting you climb numerous legendary cols which featured many times in the Tour de France and Vuelta d’España. |
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