Pyrenean cols suppported tour

[Mrs Pingu]

How do you spell that anyway?
Anyone done one? Who with and how was it?

[Paul Smith SRCC]

How do you spell that anyway?
Anyone done one? Who with and how was it?

There is more than one company/club/group who organise such a tour, often called the "Raid Pyreneen" one is Bike Adventures, I have just ridden accross the Pyrenees on their Bordeaux to Barcelona tour which of course uses a different route accross the Pyrenees to the "Raid Pyreneen" tour, I wrote an account of it "click for link" that may also be of interest.

"How do you spell that anyway"; well I have seen it spelt 'Pyrenees' and 'Pyreneen' although I noted that spell checker tried to amend the latter to Pyrenean

Paul_Smith

[peliroja]

Pyrenees is the noun, Pyreneen is the adjective in French, Pyrenean is the adjective in English.

[Mrs Pingu]

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about Bike Adventures.
I don't think I'm nearly fast enough to do the proper Raid in the time limit allowed, but I'd like to do that general sort of route in a more sensible sort of time frame

[clarion]

Oh - I thought she was asking about the spelling of suppported.

[tatanab]

I don't think I'm nearly fast enough to do the proper Raid in the time limit allowed, but I'd like to do that general sort of route in a more sensible sort of time frame

There are 2 versions of the "proper" raid.  The sportif which allows 100 hours and goes over 18 cols, and the cyclo-touriste version that allows 10 days and goes over 28 cols.  The distance for each is pretty much the same.

The tourist version tends to get forgotten because I suppose so many people ride the supported rides that use the sportif.  It does however make a very nice tour, although no good to you because you have specified supported.

The tourist doesn't just fill in a load of minor cols, there are some major ones as well.  As I recall the Marie Blanc was not in the sportif, and as I remember that is a pig approaching from the west.  Not high, but the road goes straight up.

So how about considering the raid as a tour?

[Mrs Pingu]

Oh - I thought she was asking about the spelling of suppported. Grin

GIT!    In my defence I had just spent 4 hours with my friend's terrible two year old and I was feeling a bit tired and emotional.

So how about considering the raid as a tour?

Yes to the tour, but no to the carrying luggage! 
Don't get Pingu started, he'll be wanting to do it cycle camping next. 

[vorsprung]

I'm thinking of the raid pyrennee for maybe 2010

Anyway, I found this website with contact details for Cyclo Club Béarnais

Cyclo club Béarnais cyclotourisme - RAID Pyrénéen

[pumpkin]

Pyractif look quite good. I think the site is

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[richie]

Where does one get the route for the 'sportif' version?  I've got some relatives who live in the eastern side of the pyrenees and am lookin at combining a family break with some extended riding....

[Regulator]

How do you spell that anyway?
Anyone done one? Who with and how was it?

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