Cycletouring

France '97: The Pyrénées and Dordogne by Norman D. Ford
During September and October 1997, I spent 36 days cycling alone through Southwest France. For 18 days I rode along the crest of the Pyrénées, following part of the Tour de France route.
 


A TOUR THROUGH THE PYRENEES
In 1992 I have done a two weeks tour through the Pyrenees from the Atlantic (Hendaye) to the Mediterranean (Narbonne). Every town on my tour has a camping. The weather in July was good,


From Bordeaux to Gerona through the Pyrenees in 12 days
 

An Email about cycling in the Spanish Pyrenees
 


After a 7 week cycling trip around the Alps in 1998, climbing the highest passes in France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy, I decided to try my hand at cycling over the Pyrénées. I was fortunate to have three weeks leave during August 1999 and so I set about planning a new adventure. It was to cover 1000 miles but, ideally, have more of an objective to it than my Alps trip where I'd wondered across countries purely in search of high mountains and rapid descents. On this occasion I wanted to actually cycle somewhere, after studying maps it became apparent that the Atlantic Ocean was a suitable starting place and the Mediterranean Sea was an equally suitable finishing place.


In the Land of the Cathars


Cycling Holiday 1999: Bordeaux to Toulouse

 http://www.iseran.com/Atlas/range_pyrenees.html


The challenge was to ride from one side of the Pyrennees to the other, crossing most of the important passes on the way, in less than 100 hours. The organisers are the Cyclo-Club Bearnais.