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Friday 14th August
Anglet Basque Coast provides perfect setting for the 2015 Haute Route series start
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A peloton of 415 riders, ready to take on the most challenging and prestigious course in the history of the Haute Route Pyrenees, has arrived in Anglet Basque Coast to register for the first edition of the three-event 2015 Haute Route series.
As storm clouds gathered on the distant Pyreneen peaks, Anglet proved a dramatic setting as competitors completed their final preparations in the Race Village situated on the resort’s windswept Atlantic coast.
Despite the weather, an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation filled the race village before the riders took part in a non-timed parade through the centre of the town. Crowds lined the roadside illustrating how Anglet has taken the Haute Route to its heart.
The peloton rolls off for the official start at dawn tomorrow, tackling 19,900 vertical metres of climbing over a total distance of 812km. There are seven timed and ranked stages with an unsurpassed level of professional race support accompanying riders en route to the finish in Toulouse on August 21st.
Justifying the event’s billing as the world’s highest and toughest cyclosportive, the 2015 Haute Route Pyrenees features climbs steeped in cycling history including the majestic Col du Tourmalet, the Col de Peyresourde and Hautacam.
Haute Route event manager, Julie Royer said: “We couldn’t ask for a better location to start this three-week adventure. On behalf of all the competitors, organisation team and our partners, I thank Anglet Basque Coast for their incredible hospitality.”
Mayor of Anglet Basque Coast, Claude Olive, said: “This may well prove to be the most formidable cycling challenge staged in the region. Amid the suffering I hope our riders can pause to admire the wild beauty of the Pyrenees and I wish them the very best of luck for the challenge ahead.”
The Haute Route Pyrenees forms the first leg of three weeks of amateur racing across the Pyrenees, (French) Alps and Dolomites Swiss Alps. A select group of 28 riders will attempt the formidable Triple Crown, riding all three Haute Route events back-to-back.
The Haute Route Alps starts in Nice on August 23rd and finishes in Geneva on August 30th. The final leg – the Haute Route Dolomites Swiss Alps – runs from Geneva to Venice finishing on September 6th.
Follow 2015’s Haute Route series though our live coverage at www.hauteroute.org. Multimedia content including video features, race reports and dispatches from inside the peloton will be online from August 15th.
Haute Route Pyrenees 2015, stage by stage:
Friday 14th August: Grand Depart, Anglet Basque Coast
Stage 1, Saturday 15th August: Anglet to La Pierre Saint-Martin (137km, 4050m D+)
Stage 2, Sunday 16th August: Pau to Pau (160km, 2800m D+)
Stage 3, Monday 17th August: Pau to Hautacam (104km, 3150m D+)
Stage 4, Tuesday 18th August: Vallée de Lavedan to Saint-Lary Soulan (123km, 3700m D+)
Stage 5, Wednesday 19th August: ITT Saint-Lary Soulan to Pla d’Adet (12km, 953m D+)
Stage 6, Thursday 20th August: Saint-Lary Soulan to Superbagnères (122km, 4100m D+)
Stage 7, Friday 21st August: Bagnères-de-Luchon to Toulouse (154km, 1300m D+)
Haute Route Pyrenees 2015 cols & ascents:
Stage 1: Col de Bagargui 1327m / Ascent La Pierre Saint-Martin 1656m
Stage 2: Col de Marie-Blanque 1035m / Col d’Aubisque 1709m / Col du Soulor 1474m
Stage 3: Col du Soulor 1474m / Hautacam 1635m
Stage 4: Col du Tourmalet 2117m / Col d’Aspin 1489m / Col d’Azet 1580m
Stage 5: Pla d’Adet 1660m
Stage 6: Col d’Azet 1580m / Col de Peyresourde 1569m / Port de Balès 1755m / Superbagnères 1791m
Stage 7: Col de Menté 1349m
Haute Route Pyrenees 2015 in numbers:
Total distance: 812km
Cols & Ascents: 16
Total Ascent: 19,900m
Total Descent: 15,200m
5 Classic stages, 1 Marathon stage, 1 Individual Time Trial
Highest col: Tourmalet 2117m
Marathon stage (stage 6): 160km, 3 cols, 2800m of climbing
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Anglet Basque Coast provides perfect setting for the 2015 Haute Route series start
Read the online version
A peloton of 415 riders, ready to take on the most challenging and prestigious course in the history of the Haute Route Pyrenees, has arrived in Anglet Basque Coast to register for the first edition of the three-event 2015 Haute Route series.
As storm clouds gathered on the distant Pyreneen peaks, Anglet proved a dramatic setting as competitors completed their final preparations in the Race Village situated on the resort’s windswept Atlantic coast.
Despite the weather, an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation filled the race village before the riders took part in a non-timed parade through the centre of the town. Crowds lined the roadside illustrating how Anglet has taken the Haute Route to its heart.
The peloton rolls off for the official start at dawn tomorrow, tackling 19,900 vertical metres of climbing over a total distance of 812km. There are seven timed and ranked stages with an unsurpassed level of professional race support accompanying riders en route to the finish in Toulouse on August 21st.
Justifying the event’s billing as the world’s highest and toughest cyclosportive, the 2015 Haute Route Pyrenees features climbs steeped in cycling history including the majestic Col du Tourmalet, the Col de Peyresourde and Hautacam.
Haute Route event manager, Julie Royer said: “We couldn’t ask for a better location to start this three-week adventure. On behalf of all the competitors, organisation team and our partners, I thank Anglet Basque Coast for their incredible hospitality.”
Mayor of Anglet Basque Coast, Claude Olive, said: “This may well prove to be the most formidable cycling challenge staged in the region. Amid the suffering I hope our riders can pause to admire the wild beauty of the Pyrenees and I wish them the very best of luck for the challenge ahead.”
The Haute Route Pyrenees forms the first leg of three weeks of amateur racing across the Pyrenees, (French) Alps and Dolomites Swiss Alps. A select group of 28 riders will attempt the formidable Triple Crown, riding all three Haute Route events back-to-back.
The Haute Route Alps starts in Nice on August 23rd and finishes in Geneva on August 30th. The final leg – the Haute Route Dolomites Swiss Alps – runs from Geneva to Venice finishing on September 6th.
Follow 2015’s Haute Route series though our live coverage at www.hauteroute.org. Multimedia content including video features, race reports and dispatches from inside the peloton will be online from August 15th.
Haute Route Pyrenees 2015, stage by stage:
Friday 14th August: Grand Depart, Anglet Basque Coast
Stage 1, Saturday 15th August: Anglet to La Pierre Saint-Martin (137km, 4050m D+)
Stage 2, Sunday 16th August: Pau to Pau (160km, 2800m D+)
Stage 3, Monday 17th August: Pau to Hautacam (104km, 3150m D+)
Stage 4, Tuesday 18th August: Vallée de Lavedan to Saint-Lary Soulan (123km, 3700m D+)
Stage 5, Wednesday 19th August: ITT Saint-Lary Soulan to Pla d’Adet (12km, 953m D+)
Stage 6, Thursday 20th August: Saint-Lary Soulan to Superbagnères (122km, 4100m D+)
Stage 7, Friday 21st August: Bagnères-de-Luchon to Toulouse (154km, 1300m D+)
Haute Route Pyrenees 2015 cols & ascents:
Stage 1: Col de Bagargui 1327m / Ascent La Pierre Saint-Martin 1656m
Stage 2: Col de Marie-Blanque 1035m / Col d’Aubisque 1709m / Col du Soulor 1474m
Stage 3: Col du Soulor 1474m / Hautacam 1635m
Stage 4: Col du Tourmalet 2117m / Col d’Aspin 1489m / Col d’Azet 1580m
Stage 5: Pla d’Adet 1660m
Stage 6: Col d’Azet 1580m / Col de Peyresourde 1569m / Port de Balès 1755m / Superbagnères 1791m
Stage 7: Col de Menté 1349m
Haute Route Pyrenees 2015 in numbers:
Total distance: 812km
Cols & Ascents: 16
Total Ascent: 19,900m
Total Descent: 15,200m
5 Classic stages, 1 Marathon stage, 1 Individual Time Trial
Highest col: Tourmalet 2117m
Marathon stage (stage 6): 160km, 3 cols, 2800m of climbing
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