France From Inside Lostende Cycling and Wine Tours

Cycling, Wine and Cultural Tours in the Dordogne, Pyrenees and Southwest of France.

Conquer the Pyrenees


Chateau de Pitray

Col d'Aubisque Pyrenees Lostende Tours

Ride Across the French Pyrenees - Coast to Coast - and Back !

1000 miles, 94000 ft climbing, 12 days riding + 2 rest days

August 27th to September 11th - Yearly.

Daily Biking Statistics for the  Lostende  Tours:  France  Pyrenees Cycling Tour - Coast to Coast - and back

Please note that these numbers are not 100% accurate because they are averages between several different bike computers.  However, they should give you an idea of what you can expect.  Furthermore, the ride times listed do not account for stoppage, i.e. taking in vista view at the col summits...etc..

Day
 Stage start/finish
Daily # of Mtn. passes
Mileage
Elevation gained
Ride time
1.
 Biarritz - St. Jean Pied de Port
2
81 mi.
6900 ft.
 n/a
2.
 St. Jean Pied de Port- Oloron
4
75 mi.
9581 ft.
 5 hr 20 min
3.
 Oloron - Argeles Gazost
3
57 mi.
7962 ft.
 4 hr 30 min
4.
 Argeles - St. Lary Soulon
2
59 mi.
8232 ft.
 5 hr 20 min
5.
 1st Rest Day - St. Lary Soulon, in what is called the "High Pyrenees," or in the "French Hautes Pyrenees."
6.
 St. Larry - St. Girons
5
90 mi.
12221 ft.
 7 hr 22 min
7.
 St. Girons - Tarascon
4
62 mi.
7400 ft.
 n/a
8.
 Tarascon - Font Romeu
4
74 mi.
11145 ft.
 6 hr 32 min
9.
 Font Romeu - Collioure
1 long + rolling hills
98 mi.
5090 ft.
 n/a
10.
 2nd Rest Day - Collioure, a beautiful old port town on the Mediterranean coast near the Spanish border.
11.
 Collioure - Castlenaudary Rolling hills
125 mi.
7830 ft.
 n/a
12.
 Castlenaudary - Auch Rolling hills
104 mi.
6646 ft.
 7 hr 46 min
13.
 Auch - Oloron Rolling hills + foothills
104 mi.
7174 ft.
 6 hr 30 min
14.
 Oloron - Biarritz foothills
85 mi.
5313 ft.
 n/a
 
Totals:
1011 mi.
94,886 ft.