Ride Across the Pyrenees !

The cycling trip of a lifetime

... 1000 miles

... 100,000 feet

... 12 days of riding

... August 27 to Sept 11 - 2024

The backroads of the Pyrenees Atlantique, quiet and peaceful, nicely paved roads, and plenty demanding.

Ride Across the Pyrenees

Atlantic to Mediterrean and back

1000 mi. -  100,000 ft. -  12 stages

Prices and Dates, Pyrenees 1000.

*** Sign Up Now for 2024 ***  Total max group size with 2 guides is 10.

Conquer the Pyrenees

This is an annual trip

August 27 to Sept 11 - 2024

Price per person in dollars

$4900 dollars

Please contact me by phone or email before signing up to confirm that this trip fits your experience/skill and fitness level.

A single room supplement is $1000 dollars extra.

A $500 per person deposit is needed to reserve your spot(s). Payment can be by check, PayPal, or credit card. Select the # of deposits (1 person or 2) on the dropdown options, and then the payment method.

If you pay by check make check out to:  France From Inside

Send to address:  PO Box 1644,  Mill Valley,  CA 94942

Please note that the trip dates correspond with the day your trip begins, the first night under our care (Aug. 27), and the day it ends (Sept. 11), your departure day.

Payment and Cancellation Policy - click to view.

The cost of this trip includes the following:

  • All of the lodging
  • All of the dinners (except for the dinners and lunches on the 2 rest days)
  • All the breakfasts
  • All food supplied in the sag-wagon during the rides - lunch, bars, sodas, fruit, etc. You will have all the food and drink you need to complete the daily rides
  • Storage of bike boxes during trip
  • Pick up and drop off at Airport (Biarritz airport, France) if arriving on August 27th after 12 pm, and/or leaving on September 11th before 12 pm.

It does not include:

  • Lunches and dinners during the 2 rest days (there are 2 rest days, one in the Pyrenees high mountains, and one on the Mediterranean coast).
  • Any other food or drink that are not part of the categories listed above, i.e. beer and soda purchased from the hotel bar before dinner.
  • If you have specific gels, bars, drink mixes, etc. that you need for the daily rides. Food that is outside my inventory and things I cannot buy in France. You will need to bring those.
  • Activities on the rest days.
  • Your travel costs to France.

Note:

  • This trip is limited to a group of 10 clients, a small group so that we don't have the hassles of a large group.
  • This trip will be staffed by myself (Allan Reeves) and one other guide.
  • You will need to bring your own bike (I can't imagine you would want to ride anything else).
  • The sag-wagon will also carry bike tools and a bike stand.
  • You need to bring an extra set of tires and 6 tubes, and make sure your bike is tuned and in perfect running order.

If you have questions please email me or call.

Email:   Click to email me,  Allan Reeves.

phone:   +1 ( 415 )   847-4027

waiting for the cows to clear the road in the French Basque Pyrenees

So much fun when farmers move their cows from one pasture to another and use the roads ... as they should!

cyclist summits the west side of the Col du Porte de Pailheres

The col du Porte de Pailheres. This is a hard climb, long and hard.

waiting for the cows to clear the road in the French Basque Pyrenees

So much fun when farmers move their cows from one pasture to another and use the roads ... as they should!

cyclist summits the west side of the Col du Porte de Pailheres

The col du Porte de Pailheres. This is a hard climb, long and hard.

sheep crossing the road at the summit of the Col d'Aubsique

The Col d'Aubsique is almost guaranteed to provide an encounter with sheep.