Cycling in the Pyrenees

Ride the classic Tour de France cols… and discover a mountain bikers’ paradise!

2010 commemorates the100th anniversary of the Tour de France coming into the Pyrenees, special stages have been planned with the Tour coming through Bareges twice!!!

20 juillet : Luchon-Pau (Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet, Aubisque).

21 juillet : Rest day in Pau.

22 juillet : Pau-Col du Tourmalet (Soulor, Tourmalet)

We offer a complete service to the cyclist who wishes to explore this cycling paradise. Our base in Bareges is on the most famous of all Tour de France climbs — the legendary Col du Tourmalet where the 'Geant du Tourmalet' greets you at the top!

Choose between our hotel or apartments for wonderful accommodation at great prices. But please book quickly for Tour weeks!

Off-road paradise

Le Tour leaves Luz towards Bareges

Le Geant du Tourmalet

This is the perfect base to ride the classic Tour de France Cols in the Pyrenees— the Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, Col de Peyresourde, Col d’Aubisque, Col du Soulor and the Tour finishes of Hautacam, Cauterets and Luz Ardiden are all close by.

Bradley Wiggins on the Tourmalet 2009

We offer a minibus service— choose your riding distance.

We have lots of circuits in our own route maps, from 50 to 120kms.

Lock-up garage for bikes.

Enrolment arranged for all high profile local rides — L’Etape, Defi Pyrenean, Hubert Arbes, Isard etc.

Bareges is a paradise for the mountain biker with mile after mile of deserted trails in spectacular mountain scenery. The local MTB trails are waymarked and graded for your independent exploration. Upon arrival we explain the possibilities and you will receive our own trail guide.There are 200kms of waymarked and graded MTB trails in the Bareges valley alone, our very own trail guide has all our favourite routes graded — easy rolling bridleways for beginners, long, long descents, lots of technical stuff and single track for experts off-road, descents of Tour de France classics – Luz Ardiden, Tourmalet, Aubisque, Cauterets.

Bike hire available (full suspension).

Descend the Pic du Midi! Cable car access to the top at 2950m for a mouthwatering 1700m (6000ft!!!) 100% off-road descent back to Bareges