Fietsgids A Cyclist’s Guide to the Pyrenees | Great Northern Books | ISBN 9781912101245
(ISBN: 9781912101245, 2021, 240 pagina's)
Een inspirerende gids voor de wielrenner die alom bekende cols wil bedwingen zoals de Tourmalet en de Portet maar ook onbekende wegen wil inslaan. Deze gids bevat routes in de Midi Pyrénées, Lleida, Catalonië, Haute Pyrénées, Navarra en meer. In het totaal 112 routes. Als laatste wordt de Raid Pyrénéen beschreven: de route van Hendaye naar Cerbère, van de Atlantische Oceaan naar de Middelandse Zee dus.
1 mountain range
3 countries
11 regions
112 routes
310 climbs
10,716km of riding
260,646m of vertical gain
Award-winning author Peter Cossins’ A cyclist’s guide to the Pyrenees details the best road cycling routes on both the French and Spanish sides of the 600km-long Pyrenean chain, as well as in Andorra.
The routes range from 50-kilometre loops passing some of the most extraordinary of France’s Cathar castles to 200-kilometre Tour de France-like epics over several passes. It not only includes renowned ascents such as the Col du Tourmalet, the Col d’Aubisque and Plateau de Beille, but also lifts the lid on hundreds of climbs large and small across the range, highlighting points of historical significance and the best roads on which to tackle them.
From newcomers venturing into the high mountains for the first time through to very experienced cyclists aiming to push their limits and explore new terrain at the same time, there are dozens of routes for riders of every level, in every part of the Pyrenees.
A cyclist’s guide to the Pyrenees is beautifully descriptive, has easy-to-follow practical information, with every route downloadable via a QR link.
