The Pyrénées Cycl’n Trip

Settle in to your *** hotel and prepare your bikes. 
Option to stretch your legs with a ride to the valley villages of either Ardengost or Jumet. 
Night in a hotel on a half-board basis in Arreau.

A sumptuous first day ! Two mountain passes reserved on both slopes for cyclists, from 9am to 12pm: Col de Peyresourde - Altiport 007, Col de Val Louron - Azet. Classics from The Tour that riders will know by heart. Of particular note is the route to the Altiport of Peyragudes which is none other than the finish for the 17th stage of the 2022 Tour de France. 8km at 7.8% with one section at 16%, this is a route where even the best climbers will have to prove themselves, just as Romain Bardet did in 2017 with his victory on this stage…
Night in Saint Lary a *** hotel on a half-board basis. Option of a session in Balnéa, the largest thermal spa centre in the French Pyrénées.

Today, two cols, two masters of the Vallée d’Aure are reserved for cyclists from 9am to 12pm. We start with the Col du Portet, already a legend of the 2018 and 2021 Tours. Next, the Col d’Aspin, which served as the first mountain and first Pyrenean stage of 2022’s Tour and where the traffic will be regulated on both slopes. After a balcony ascent over the valleys, we turn towards the Grand Tourmalet, and the Pic du Midi, standing tall in the landscape ! You will take great pleasure from pedalling in the front of this giant.
Night in Sainte Marie de Campan in *** hotel on a half-board basis.

On the programme today, none less than the final 50km of the Pau to Luz Ardiden stage of the 2021 Grande Boucle. The Col du Tourmalet and the climb up to Luz Ardiden saw some action this year as the riders passed by for a final fight in the mountains. Emblematic of the Pyrénées, legendary in the Tour de France, the Tourmalet is the most-climbed col. Now it’s your turn to tackle this stage and to savour this exceptional route !
Night in Argelès-Gazost in ** or *** hotel on a half-board basis. Option to enjoy a session at the thermal spa in the Jardins aux Bains.

You are now in a very different landscape, in the Vallée des Gaves. On this stage, the intimate and discreet Col de Couraduque, as well as Hautacam, which will have been the scene of an unprecedented finish just 7 days earlier, will be reserved for cyclists from 9am to 12pm…Today, you may be surprised by the diversity of the Pyrénées.
Night in Argelès-Gazost in ** or *** hotel on a half-board basis. Option to enjoy a session at the thermal spa in the Jardins aux Bains.

We finish in style, with three cols on a loop of 77km, 60km of which are reserved just for you! On the programme for a dreamy morning, two lords of the Tour de France : the Soulor and the Aubisque. And who could forget the Spandelles,  with its historic entry on Stage 18 of the 2022 Tour. These three cols join seamlessly together across three valleys, each competing with their graceful and elegant landscapes, their beautiful curves and superb climbs.
Transfer to Arreau at the end of the afternoon and end of trip.

The kilometrage and altitude differences indicated here are those of a daily programme, carried out as a round trip. You can short the itinerary if you so wish.