RiDE (UK)

OUR ROUTES

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TWO ST JEANS

Start/finish: St Jean-piedde-port Distance: 180 miles

Riding time: 6 hours A full but laid-back day’s ride, from the mountains to the coast, still leaving time for lunch and a walk on the beach.

ST JEAN AND ST MARTIN

Start/finish: St Jean-piedde-port Distance: 150 miles

Riding time: 4.5 hours A short, relaxed ride on some of the best roads in the Pyrenees, including the incredible Col de la Pierre St Martin into Spain.

LOURDES AND THE COLS OF THE TOUR

Start/finish: Argèles-gazost Distance: 150 miles Riding time: 4.5 hours This pillion-friendly ride takes in all the big-name passes: Tourmalet, Aspin, Aubisque and Soulour. Mileage allows time to see some sights in Lourdes.

SOMPORT AND POURTALET

Start/finish: Argèles-gazost Distance: 250 miles Riding time: 7 hours This is a long day of twisty roads for high-milers (but can be shortened easily) including the Col du Soulour, Col de Somport and Col du Pourtalet.

CENTRAL PERK

Start/finish: Bagnères-deluchon Distance: 185 miles Riding time: 5 hours A day’s ride on the amazing roads in France and Spain, including Col de Peyresourd­e.

BAGNERES BACK ROADS

Start/finish: Bagnères-deluchon Distance: 160 miles

Riding time: 6 hours A short route in mileage but long-ish in time, mixing some wider roads (including Col de Mente) with a lot of challengin­g single-track lanes.

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