Pyrénées & Pandas
July 8 to 18, 2016
Friday, July 8 | Arrive Foix - Prologue
Arrive Foix from Toulouse, Carcassonne, or Barcelona - Transfer Foix to Loubieres provided. There will be a rented van driving from Barcelona on July 8th, stopping in Andorra for lunch, then optional descent from there to Foix.
Andorra la Vella > El Pas de la Casa (summit) > Ax les Thermes > Loubieres
56 mi - 5,401 ft (or 225 feet total from El Pas de la Casa)
Bed Breakfast Bike Pyrenees
2 Place du Cazal Loubieres, 09000 Foix, FRANCE (2 miles from FOIX)
Tel: +33 5 34 14 57 98
www.bedbreakfastbikespyrenees.comAfter arrival, bike setup, afternoon spin.
Tour de France: L'Isle-Jourdain - Lac de Payolle
Saturday, July 9 | Étape No. 1
Loubieres > Belpech > Mirepoix (lunch) > Lavelanet > Roquefixade > Foix > Loubieres
63 mi - 3,630 ft
Sunday, July 10 | Étape No. 2
Loubieres > Foix > Burret > Col de Peguire > Biert (lunch) > Massat > Col de Port > Tarascon > Foix > Loubieres
67 mi - 8,537 ft
Monday, July 11 | Étape No. 3
Loubieres > Coussa > Fanjeaux (lunch) > Camon > Laroque d'Holmes > Ilhat > l'Herm > Foix > Loubieres (TDF stage passes by us)
74 mi - 4,236 ft
Tuesday, July 12 | Rest Day
Rest day: Ax Les Thermes - spa baths, white water rafting, canyoning... Or Ride col d'Envalira to watch the tour pass by on route to Revel.
Wednesday, July 13 | Étape No. 4
Loubieres > Foix > Bompass > Caychax > Bestiac > Prades > Belcaire (lunch) > Belesta > Montsegur > Lavelanetilhat > l'Herm > Vernajoul > Loubieres
87, mi - 8,915 ft
Thursday, July 14 | Étape No. 5
Loubieres > Foix > Pamiers > Limoux (lunch) > Chalabre > Foix > Loubieres
92 mi - 4,925 ft
Friday, July 15 | Étape No. 6
Loubieres > Ax les Thermes (van) > Port de Pailhères > Mosset > Col de Jau > Thuir > Argeles sur Mer (return Loubieres by van)
93 mi - 9.462 ft
https://goo.gl/vUqvbP or from loubieres by bike https://goo.gl/s893lg
Saturday, July 16 | Foix to Argelès-Gazost
Depart to Argelès-Gazost (van- 2 hours)
Ride Hautacam and Col de Tramassel or .Port de Balès (or Col de Balès) OR ride 19-km HC Col de Balès
22 mi - 4,694 ft
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Au Primerose Hotel with Dinner (prepaid)
Sunday, July 17 | Étape No. 7
Argelès-Gazost > Luz Saint Saveur > Col du Tourmalet > Col d'Aspin > Arreau (finish biking & lunch) > Loubieres (van)
49 mi - 9,339 ft
Route VideoMonday, July 18 | Depart
Transfer to Foix, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Perpignan by van by arrangment
Tour Notes
Totals: 7+ stages, ~550 miles, 54K+ climbing
Arrival
Airline: Ryanair from Stamsted to Carcasonne (50 miles from Foix). Then train Carcasonne > Toulouse > Foix. Kevin can provide van pickup from Carcasonne.Train: TGV Paris > Toulouse, then local train Toulouse > Foix
www.bonjourlafrance.com/trains_toulouse_matabiau_train_station_to_foix_train_station_168_326.aspx
Barcelona is another gateway, about three hours by car. Arrive early and drive up with Mike Romano who lives in Barcelona and Barcelona to Foix drive with Patrick July 8.
Accommodations
Bed Breakfast Bike Pyrenees has four rooms (three doubles and one apartment sleeping four) for 10 persons total. A neighboring gite has room for six more, sans toilet en suite, but hot tub. All breakfasts, some dinners and beers taken at Bed Breakfast Bike Pyrenees.Transport
Shared driving duties on riding days. Those who end up volunteering to drive more than one day we can pay them for arranging lunch. On your driving day, you are responsible for picking up and arranging lunch and drinks, served picnic style on the road.Biking
Kevin sez... "hard roads and hard men here...small gears needed...36x28 or 30 bottom gear"Details
Cost per person (shared double room) €1,050 (about US$1,200, at Euro exchange rate).
Non-refundable deposit: $500 per person by wire transfer to Kevin Byers at Bed Breakfast Bike Pyrenees c/o Beverly Hall:Bank details
Beneficiary - Beverley Hall
Beneficiary Bank - Credit Agricole Normandie
IBAN - FR76 1660 6251 1284 8327 8310 154
BIC - AGRIFRPP866- or pay by credit card on this link (add 3% or $36.00 for credit card):
https://itc-secure.com/router.php?payment
Full payment due 60 days before trip (May 8, 2016). * NO REFUNDS *
Included
Transfer to and from Foix, all breakfasts, three (3) dinners at B&B, snacks and drinks in van, beer and soda B&B, tubes, tools, rental van, (2) vans shuttle stage 5 from Argeles and Tourmalet overnight trip. Hotel and dinner in Argelès-Gazost (one night) with dinner, in shared room. Lunches are provided by the driver of the day - below.Not included
Lunches (most are picnic - bought and arranged by the driver of the day), wine (yes, you Clive...), 7 dinners outside of B&B. Water rafting, spa, massage, etc. on rest day.
Bed Breakfast Bike Pyrenees
Loubieres, France | Tel: (33-5) 34 14 57 98
www.bedbreakfastbikespyrenees.com