TRANSPYRENEES






TRANSPYRENEES
UNSUPPORTED ULTRACYCLING ACROSS THE PYRENEES
LLANÇÀ, 26/JUN/2021
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THE ROUTE
The route starts at the Mediterranean village of Llançà, located in the comarca of Alt Empordà in Catalonia, and finishes in the Basque city of San Sebastián, located in the south of the Bay of Biscay.
The route is 1.080km long with 25.000m of elevation gain. It includes a total of 33 Cols, with the highest mountains pass in The Pyrenees (Envalira, 2.409m) and the special one-way Col for the 2021 edition, the amazing Cap de Long.
MEDITERRANEAN PYRENEES

COL | KM | COL | ELEVATION |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | 12 | Frare | 202 |
#2 | 18 | Belitres | 165 |
#3 | 41 | Llagastera | 459 |
#4 | 88 | Llauro | 380 |
#5 | 100 | Fourtou | 648 |
#6 | 174 | La Llosa | 1.866 |
#7 | 186 | Calvaire | 1.836 |
#8 | 227 | Puymorens | 1.920 |
#9 | 240 | Envalira | 2.409 |
#10 | 335 | Port del Cantó | 1.725 |
#11 | 409 | La Bonaigua | 2.076 |
CENTRAL PYRENEES

COL | KM | COL | ELEVATION |
---|---|---|---|
#12 | 455 | Portilhon | 1.293 |
#13 | 481 | Peyresourde | 1.569 |
#14 | 498 | Val Lauron | 1.580 |
#15 | 532 | Cap de Long | 2.161 |
#16 | 579 | Aspin | 1.489 |
#17 | 609 | Tourmalet | 2.115 |
#18 | 661 | Spandelles | 1.378 |
#19 | 686 | Soulor | 1.474 |
#20 | 695 | Aubisque | 1.709 |
#21 | 733 | Marie-Blanque | 1.035 |
#22 | 783 | Somport | 1.640 |
ATLANTIC PYRENEES

COL | KM | COL | ELEVATION |
---|---|---|---|
#23 | 806 | Borau | 1.117 |
#24 | 812 | Aísa | 1.171 |
#25 | 818 | Puyarrón | 1.196 |
#26 | 842 | Terito de los Arrieros | 1.072 |
#27 | 865 | Argibiela | 1.294 |
#28 | 889 | Lazar | 1.129 |
#29 | 916 | Abaurreagaina | 1.046 |
#30 | 950 | Arnostegi | 1.224 |
#31 | 986 | Izpegi | 684 |
#32 | 1.007 | Otxondo | 573 |
#33 | 1.066 | Jaizkibel | 528 |
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The route is (almost) 100% paved, although some parts may not be in perfect conditions. If we had to ride, we would choose a road bike 28mm tyres.
Transpyrenees is a set-route event, this means the riders must complete the official route from the start to the finish line. If you abandon the route for any reason, you must restart the ride from where left off.
The official track will be sent to the registered riders some weeks before the start.
Ask local people, use your GPS device or find the route with your mobile…but don’t call home or any base-camp. This is self-sufficiency, use your own power and resources to find the right way.
Try to fix it by yourself. If this is not possible go to a bike shop using any kind of transport, and after the repair go back to the same point you took the transport from.
. 30/Apr/2021 23:59. Online registration deadline
. 26/Jun/2021 12:00. Accreditation and briefing
. 26/Jun/2021 21:00. Official start
. 02/Jul/2021 21:00. Time limit
It is prohibited to book services that you will use in Transpyrenees before the start, this includes accommodation. Everything you need during the event can only be booked by your once it starts.
Following the bikepacking events tradition, there is no prize for the fastest rider but the honour of being first.
You must have valid liability, death, accident and health insurance valid during the event, covering emergency extraction and repatriation insurance.
You must be also at least 18 before the start.
The Catalan village of Llançà is easily connected with Barcelona by Train. The closest airports are Girona and Barcelona.
San Sebastián is one of the largest city in Basque Country. Closest airports: San Sebastián and Bilbao. It is also well connected with Barcelona by Bus.
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ROSTER
RIDER | COUNTRY | GEN | CAT |
---|---|---|---|
DAVID PALMER | UK | M | SOLO |
RALPH PARLESAK | GERMANY | M | SOLO |
GEMMA SAMPSON | AUSTRALIA | F | SOLO |
ANTONIO HARO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
ALBERTO CRUZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JIM ARMSHAW | UK | M | SOLO |
JOHN KNAPP | UK | M | SOLO |
CASPER ROOIJAKKERS | NETHERLANDS | M | PAIR |
BOB DE RUITER | NETHERLANDS | M | PAIR |
MATTHIAS WELLERSHOFF | NETHERLANDS | M | SOLO |
MATTHEW BLAKE | UK | M | SOLO |
GARETH DAY | UK | M | SOLO |
MARCOS MONTERO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
LIAM MCCARTHY | IRELAND | M | PAIR |
NIAMH O'BRIEN | IRELAND | F | PAIR |
CRAIG MITCHELL | UK | M | PAIR |
LEE JACKSON | UK | M | SOLO |
JIMMY POLESELLO | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
RICHARD PONS | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JOSÉ BORRÁS | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JULIAN ALARCON | FRANCE | M | PAIR |
ERIK CONCHA | FRANCE | M | PAIR |
DAVID SÁNCHEZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
MICHAEL LANE | US | M | SOLO |
ANDREW HUNT | UK | M | SOLO |
HAYDEN FISHERS | UK | M | SOLO |
LUCIA SCHOBER | GERMANY | F | SOLO |
DANIEL MARTÍNEZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
MARIUS KARTEUSCH | GERMANY | M | SOLO |
JOSÉ RAMÓN GALLEGO | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
CARLOS VALÍN | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
ALFONSO NAVARRO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
REETA NYKANEN | FINLAND | F | SOLO |
PAUL VANEVELD | NETHERLANDS | M | SOLO |
LUCIE HOGGER | UK | F | SOLO |
OLIVIER PHAN SY | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
PABLO PRIETO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
MARTIN BLOCH | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
JAVIER FUENTES | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
LLUÍS QUEMADA | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
TREVOR STONE | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
EMILIO RODRÍGUEZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
CLÉMENTIN VIGNAU | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
ALBERT GALLARDO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
ALI MACLEOD | UK | M | SOLO |
WILLIAM MEULEMAN | BELGIUM | M | SOLO |
PIETER BEVERNAGE | BELGIUM | M | SOLO |
MATHILDE MALTAIRE | FRANCE | F | SOLO |
ROBERTO REKALDE | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
BENEDIKT HEYL | GERMANY | M | SOLO |
ERNESTO MARTÍNEZ | MÉXICO | M | PAIR |
ODEI ZABALETA | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
MATTHEW CLARKE | UK | M | SOLO |
JON GERRIKAGOITIA | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
FERNANDO SANCHOYARTO | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
RICARDO DE MIGUEL | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
JAVIER LÓPEZ | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
SJOERD VAN 'T HUL | NETHERLANDS | M | SOLO |
JUAN CARLOS GARCÍA | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
ANTONIO DE LA CALLE | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
JEROME MASSOL | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
ALEX BAKER | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
PETER WENDT | GERMANY | M | PAIR |
WALTER JUNGWIRTH | GERMANY | M | PAIR |
JUAN RAMÓN VILAR | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
BRIAN MITCHELL | US | M | SOLO |
KURT EDMONDS | UK | M | SOLO |
NADAV RINDLER | US | M | SOLO |
YVES MONTERO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JOCHEN UHRIG | GERMANY | M | SOLO |
ALEX SABINI | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
PHILIPPE COUSSY | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
JOHNNIE BLAND | UK | M | SOLO |
DAVID HAWES | UK | M | SOLO |
MACIEJ STARZYŃSKI | POLAND | M | PAIR |
PAWEŁ CEPA | POLAND | M | PAIR |
TOM HEINEN | GERMANY | M | SOLO |
JOEL MARTÍNEZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
STEPHANE RENAUD | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
AGONEY REGALADO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
BORJA GASCÓN | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
MIGUEL ÁNGEL MARTÍ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
SERGIO ZANCADA | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JUAN JACOB CERON | COLOMBIA | M | SOLO |
RAMÓN ÁLVAREZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
PHILIPPE ROCHER | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
BENJAMIN PEREZ | SWITZERLAND | M | PAIR |
LUKE ARCHER | UK | M | PAIR |
CHRIS ZAIR | UK | M | PAIR |
SHAUN MULLIGAN | SOUTH AFRICA | M | PAIR |
JAMES DENT | UK | M | PAIR |
JAMES CISSEL | US | M | PAIR |
AITOR MARTÍN | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
IGNACIO POLO | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
ROMAIN MONTAMAT | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
ADAM ALDUM | UK | M | SOLO |
FÉLIX MENÉNDEZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
MICHAEL SERPA | US | M | PAIR |
DEREK REFORMAT | US | M | PAIR |
TOMAS KULVIETIS | LITHUANIA | M | SOLO |
ROGER FERRÉ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JUAN BERMÚDEZ | COLOMBIA | M | SOLO |
JUAN CARLOS SERRANO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
SEBESTYEN JOZSA | HUNGARY | M | PAIR |
LEVENTE JOZSA | HUNGARY | M | PAIR |
RAFAL AUGUSTYNOWICZ | POLAND | M | PAIR |
IREK SUDNIK | POLAND | M | PAIR |
JULEN BERROTARÁN | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
GORKA GONZÁLEZ | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
JORGE LANDA | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
BERTRAND MOURA | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
RAÚL PERALTA | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JOSÉ ÁNGEL DÍAZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JOKIN ETXEBARRIA | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
LOÏC AUCLAIR | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
JAKUB GRABMULLER | CZECH REPUBLIC | M | SOLO |
ANDREI ANDRIESCU | ROMANIA | M | SOLO |
STEVEN COZIJN | BELGIUM | M | SOLO |
BILLY EHRENBERG | IRELAND | M | SOLO |
ANTONIO VERGUIZAS | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
BART VRANCKEN | BELGIUM | M | SOLO |
MARTÍN REY | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
LUIS BARREIRO | PORTUGAL | M | SOLO |
KILIAN RIGAUD | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
CÉSAR MUÑOZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
QUENTIN BELAGHROUZ | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
FREDERICO GABRIELLI | BRAZIL | M | SOLO |
HUGO DÍAZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
EMILIO IGLESIAS | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
MICHAEL LIOE | IRELAND | M | SOLO |
EDOARDO RADICA | ITALY | M | SOLO |
CAMILLA MAGLIANO | ITALY | F | SOLO |
LUCIEN BOURQUIN | SWITZERLAND | M | SOLO |
LEO PURCELL | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
PIET JONKER | NETHERLANDS | M | SOLO |
ETTORE BURRINI | ITALY | M | SOLO |
TONI CALDERÓN | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
SERGI COTS | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
ALBERT VILARDELL | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
DIANA ASSENNATO | BRAZIL | F | SOLO |
LUIS JORGE DEL BARCO | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
JUSTINAS LEVEIKA | LITHUANIA | M | SOLO |
SIMON MATHIEU | FRANCE | M | SOLO |
KONSTANTINOS ARVANITOPOULOS-DARGINIS | GREECE | M | SOLO |
JORGE RODRIGUES | PORTUGAL | M | SOLO |
JOSEBA PALACIOS | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
ARKAITZ PRIETO | SPAIN | M | PAIR |
ELOÏSE MORHANGE | FRANCE | F | SOLO |
PIERFRANCESCO SANTIN | ITALY | M | SOLO |
ANTONI HERNANDIS | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
DIEGO MARTÍNEZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
CAROLINE PRIGENT | FRANCE | F | SOLO |
BENJAMIN MCCREATH | UK | M | SOLO |
BRIAN CANTY | IRELAND | M | SOLO |
RALPH BIRKE | GERMANY | M | SOLO |
IDAFE MARTÍN | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
DEREK FINNEGAN | IRELAND | M | SOLO |
ÀNGEL TORÀ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
DAVID RIBA | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
RICHARD NEWEY | UK | M | SOLO |
CLEMENS MOSIG | GERMANY | M | SOLO |
JOSÉ MADRID | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
ION PEIRONCELY | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
CARLOS BARTOMEUS | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
CRISTIAN GONZÁLEZ | SPAIN | M | SOLO |
STUART DAVIDSON | UK | M | SOLO |