HIGHLIGHTS

✪  The Pyrenees Hike & Bike 2024 Tour is made for passionate cyclists seeking a mix of challenging riding and exhilarating hiking all together spiced up with la Vuelta 2023 routes.

✪  Your Cycling program includes several famous climbs including the legendary Aubisque, the majestic Marie-Blanque, and the amazing Puerto de Larrau. Plus, you will have the unique opportunity to  feel like a 1910 Tour de France rider on the slopes of the Tourmalet, right after an epic day with a 13,000 ft. elevation!

✪  On the hike side, you will walk on some of the most stunning tracks of the Pyrenean mountain range, for truly unique journeys in the wild...



KEY INFORMATION

✪  Fully private tour, up to 4 guests   

✪  8 days/7 nights, June 5-12, 2024 

✪  Vehicle support (7-seats)

The Pyrénées Hike & Bike Training Camp includes 2 Vuelta 2023 routes + La Isolé Ultrafondo. Ideal for AVID CYCLISTS!

Our Pyrénées Hike & Bike Tour is built around a cycling event like no others: La Isolé cyclosportive, a unique, exclusive 2-days event imagined and organized by Diego Camarero and his teammates at the Club Ciclista Borau. La Isolé is an homage to our founder Joseph Habierre, the first Spaniard to race Le Tour de France. Joseph participated in the Tour de France 1909 and 1910 as independent: "Isolé", in french.

On top of the 3 road circuits proposed to the 200 riders on the Saturday, the Isolé Ultrafondo is set to become a classic, if not someday a queen stage of La Vuelta or Le Tour de France: A total elevation of 4,800 m over 170 km, with 10 typically Pyrenean passes. For riders looking to test their capacities on mountain races, La Isolé Ultrafondo is the perfect fit.

Joseph Habierre was on the Tour 1910, featuring the first mountain stage ever between Luchon and Bayonne. A legendary stage with the mythical Pyrenean climbs: Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet, Aubisque. Joseph finished 23 in Bayonne, a mere 3 hrs 20 min. behind Octave Lapize, who will win the Tour 5 days later. Out of the 59 riders in Luchon, 13 did not finish, and the rearmost arrived in Bayonne more than 7.5 hours after Lapize.

To celebrate the amazing performance of Joseph, here is the Tourmalet 1910: A gravel time-trial, on the exact replica of the first climb of the Tourmalet. Same distance, same elevation, same altitude. And same terrain: An unpaved, 100% gravel mountain path. For riders seeking some fun in a jaw dropping environment, La Tourmalet 1910 will fulfill their dreams.

included with your pyrenees hike & bike training camp registration:

• registrations for the isolé ultrafondo & tourmalet 1910

• La isolé jersey

DAY 1

Your Pyrénées Hike & Bike Tour starts in Pau airport, where we will meet you before the transfer to your hotel in Canfranc. 

After the briefing, lunch and bike setting, you will go out for a short yet exhilarating hike on top of the mountain just a mile away. From there, you'll enjoy a unique view onto the Pyrénées. A kind of appetizer!

DAY 2

After this warm-up walk on top of the Pyrénées, you will spend the day on a scenic gravel road. An abandoned village, a lost church, and a tunnel are on the menu of this unforgettable ride. 40 kilometers to get you ready for what will come next!

DAY 3

Remember the day Remco Evenepoel lost La Vuelta 2023? Now is your turn to discover the road where the Belgian Campionissimo got hit by the Witch with Green Teeth. Your journey starts in Formigal, the largest ski resort of the Western Pyrénées, and ends at le Soulor, the pass that marks the frontier with the High Pyrénées. In between, you will enjoy the long descent towards Laruns, before turning right to climb the famous Aubisque...

DAY 4

After yesterday's Aubisque and Soulor, here comes one of the highlights of your week: La Isolé ultrafondo “Tres Reinos”, the Three Kingdoms. With its 10 cols across 2 countries and 3 provinces (those kingdoms, got it?), the Tres Reinos ultrafondo is on a World-first format: It is open exclusively to groups of 3 to 5 riders, who must reach the finish line together. No one of the group can be left behind. La Isolé ultrafondo “Tres Reinos” is all about team spirit! Since we're in Spain, your recovery meal will be a paëlla, served with local wine and cerveza... Also a team stuff!

DAY 5

Sunday's special: A gravel time-trial, on the exact replica of the first climb of the Tourmalet pass back in 1910. That's an heroic 18 kilometers ride from Borau to the refuge Lopez Huici, at 2,200 meters above sea level. With its steep slopes and stunning environment, la Tourmalet 1910 will stay engraved forever in your memory. Of course, a fantastic lunch will be served... in the afternoon, as we are in Spain, right? 

DAY 6

Monday means rest day, correct? So, no cycling today. Just a 3 hours hike to a fountain... and a cave. Believe us: This is going to be your best rest day ever.

DAY 7

Remember the epic mountain stage won by Remco Evenepoel at the Vuelta 2023, the day after his failure? Here is your chance to enjoy the thrilling climbs of la Hourcere, Puerto de Larrau, and la Pierre Saint-Martin / Larra-Belagua. You will start your ride in Aramits, heading to the Musketeers Valley and the first climb: La Hourcère pass. Then, you will descend through forests and canyons, turn left, reach the beautiful basque village of Larrau, turn left again. Here starts the legendary Port de Larrau col, with its terrific ramps, heavy wind, and marvelous landscape. Then, onto Isaba in Navarra, one last left turn, and boom, the ascent to the Larra-Belagua ski resort. After the finish line of the Vuelta's stage, you will continue a few kilometers to reach the Pierre Saint-Martin pass. Just to savor the view up there...

DAY 8

Everything has an end, so this Pyrénées Hike & Bike 2024 ends today! After the debriefing at breakfast, we will drop you off at the Pau airport, wishing you a safe trip home, and hoping to see you again in 2025 for a new Pyrénées Hike & Bike tour!

YOUR PYRENEES HIKE & BIKE PACKAGE, included

CYCLING JERSEY & MORE

Pyrenees Hike & Bike exclusive kit: Short sleeves cycling jersey, button-down shirt, teeshirt, arm + leg warmers, socks, gloves, vest, rain jacket, neck tube, cap (value of the whole kit: $740).

ALLROAD BIKE, OPTIONAL (*)

Royal Asport allroAD bike (RENTAL)

If you want to travel lite without your own bike, we can provide you with our allroad bicycle: The Auñamendi, designed for both asphalt and gravel. Just give us a call, for us to prepare the bike to your specs.

(*) Rental, 7 days = $1,700

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Transfer from/to Pau PUF airport
• 8 days / 7 nights fully accompanied trip
• All accommodations, 4-stars hotel ( single ocupancy rooms, with garden view )
• All breakfasts, lunches and picnic lunches during the rides or hikes
• All dinners in renown restaurants, with 100% local food, wine and beer. 
• Mid-stay laundry
• All transportation during the trip
• La Isolé ultrafondo + La Tourmalet 1910 registrations (including La Isolé jersey)
• Snacks and cold or hot drinks throughout the day
• Cycling: 1 Support van + 1 Ride leader + 1 experienced Royal Asport bike mechanic
• Nutrition during Cycling and Hiking activities ( Water, energy bars, gels and sports drinks, variety of snacks & local specialties for picnic lunches, post-ride recovery food )
• Cycling kit: Jerseys, bib short, jacket, and more
• Casual wear

Optional : ROYAL ASPORT “AUÑAMENDI” Allroad bicycle ( RENTal )

WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED

• Flights
• Transfer from/to another airport than Pau PUF
• Travel & personal insurances 
• Tourist tax, paid to hotel at check-out
• Additional hotel expenses, e.g. mini-bar
• Hotel & restaurants staff gratuities
  
• Covid tests before or during the trip
  

$5,390.00 PER PERSON

registration ends on February 29, 2024!