Complete one of cycling’s must-do trips for anyone passionate about climbing: the stunning 720km coast to coast ride traversing the French Pyrenees taking in many of the famous cols of the Tour!

The Raid Pyrenees follows a classic 720km route traversing the Pyrenees from Hendaye on the Atlantic coast to Cerbère on the Mediterranean just north of the Spanish border. En route, riders experience breath-taking vistas, exhilarating descents and, of course, the epic cols of the Pyrenees that have seen many of the greatest battles of the Tour de France over the years.

We do the course over six days of riding, averaging 120km a day. Cols include the famous Tourmalet, Aspin, Marie-Blanque, Aubisque and Peyresourde, to name a few.

Price

£950 per person based on two people sharing a twin room.

Single occupancy is available, subject to availability, for an additional £150.

What’s included

• Return transfers to and from Toulouse airport, including bike transfer – see below for details of required flights
• 7 nights half-board accommodation – bed, breakfast and evening meal
• Support vehicle throughout the trip
• Luggage transfer
• Packed lunches on riding days

Itinerary

• Sat 2 Sept: Arrive Toulouse airport, transfer to Hendaye, build bikes, pre-ride briefing
• Sun 3 Sept: Hendaye to Montory, including Col Saint Ignace, Col d’ Osquich
• Mon 4 Sept: Montory to Argeles-Gazost, including Col de Marie-Blanque, Col d’Aubisque, Col de Soulor
• Tue 5 Sept: Argeles-Gazost to Lortet, including Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin
• Wed 6 Sept: Lortet to Massat, including Col de Peyresourde, Col des Ares, Col de Portet d’Aspet
• Thu 7 Sept: Massat to Bolquere (Mont Louis), including Col de Port, Col de Paillères
• Fri 8 Sept: Bolquere to Cerbère
• Sat 9 Sept: Return transfers to Toulouse airport

Bike hire

We offer full-carbon hire bikes for an additional charge of £100 for the week if you prefer not to fly with your bike.

Flights and airport transfers

Arrival 2nd September:

We will collect you, and your bike, from flights landing in Toulouse on Saturday morning – these include:

• Ryanair flight arriving at 10:05 from London Stansted
• BA flight arriving at 10:30 from London Heathrow
• Easyjet flight arriving at 11:10 from London Gatwick

 
We can also collect you from Biarritz on Saturday afternoon. Possible flights include:

• Easyjet flight arriving at 16:05 from London Gatwick
• Ryanair flight arriving at 17:05 from London Stansted

 
Alternatively, if these flights do not work for you, for an additional £45 you can arrive in Toulouse on Friday afternoon, 1st September. Possible flights include:

• Flybe flight arriving at 15:45 from Manchester
• Flybe flight arriving at 15:45 from Birmingham
• Easyjet flight arriving at 16:00 from Bristol

 
Departure 9th September:

We will transfer you to Toulouse airport on Saturday 9th September for the flight home. Please ensure you book flights that depart after 14:00 – potential flights include:

• Flybe flight to Birmingham leaving at 16:05
• Easyjet flight to Bristol leaving at 16:20
• Easyjet flight to London Gatwick leaving at 17:15
• BA flight to London Heathrow leaving at 19:50
• Flybe flight to Manchester leaving at 20:15
• Ryanair flight to London Stansted leaving at 21:30

 
For alternative flights, please check with us before booking them to ensure we can accommodate the arrival/departure times.