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Flights to Lourdes
Spanish airline Air Nostrum a subsidiary of Iberia are now flying twice per week between Lourdes and Madrid. Flights are on Tuesday and Saturday, departing Madrid at 12:20 and Lourdes at 14:00....
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Luz Ardiden 2011
A few photos from 2011 Tour de France on Luz Ardiden.Sylvain ChavanelJosé Iván Gutiérrez PalaciosEustaltel Euskadi. The mountains won't be the same without them.
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Alain Dithurbide
Seán and myself in Tarbes with Alain Dithurbide. Alain and his wife run this really great bike shop in the centre of Tarbes. He is a former professional and competeted in the 1984 Tour de France. Alain...
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Hautacam on a spring evening
I did some work on my bike today and was just going for a ride down the Voie Verte to test it out. At Argeles I met Andrew from Scotland who was looking for directions to Hautacam, I said I go with him...
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Spring Time Riding
Ian Plowright from London departs Pyrénées Cycling Lodge for a ride up Col du Tourmalet and Luz Ardiden. Col du Tourmalet is closed 4km from the summit at 1800m.
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Voie Verte Repaired
The damage caused by the flood on 18th June 2013 has been repaired.
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Spring
The ski station of Grand Tourmalet is now closed for the season. The col should be passable sometime in the next 3 to 6 weeks. I hope to get up there later this week to have a look.In the meantime I...
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Earthquake
We had a shaky start to the day this morning with a 4.7ML and 4.4ML earthquakes centered on Hautacam, just a few kilometres away. It didn't last very long but the shaking was violent and very loud. Our...
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Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador has put an end to a very successful spring season but has already started the preparation of his major target: the Tour de France. Last week he made a reconnaissance of the decisive...
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I am redeveloping the Velo Peloton website. This old website will no longer be maintained.The new site is at http://pyreneescycling.bike/ or www.velopeloton.comIt's still a work in progress.The main...
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