2026 PROGRAMME
Programme
Day trips
- 22 August: Bach Day at the Col de l’Aubisque
- 6 September: Nistos Pass ride
- 20 September: Etxondo & Ispéguy Passes outing
- 11 October: Call of the Pyrenees, Col du Porteigt (Plateau du Bénou)
Trips
- trip to the Ardèche from Sunday 28 June to Saturday 4 July
- Mountain biking weekend from Saturday 26 to Sunday 27 September
Meetings & Events
- Pau Vélo Fest 2026: 21–22 March
- 2026 AGM: 28 November
Pyrenean trek from 1 June to 30 September.
Discover the call of the Pyrenees
A place for meeting and sharing experiences, this event offers the chanceto savour, amongst friends, the last of the fine days still perfect for ‘the call of the mountains’.
For cycle tourists drawn to this call,it marks ‘their return from the summer pastures’, for once the mountains begin to don their winter garb and the cold starts to ‘bite’ at fingers, noses and ears. It is therefore the last foray into the mountains before winter.
In 2025, it took place on Sunday 14 October at the Col d’Ispeguy in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
INFO
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Women and e-bikes welcome.
...in the specialist press
...in the regional press
Conductor on a bike 2024
Crossing the Pyrenees on a unicycle 2023
Get Cycling 2022
Get Cycling 2021
Get Cycling 2019
Mountain biking in Lée
Bach Day
Twinning
Mountain biking in Lée
Trie-sur-Baïse – Pau
Pilgrimage to the Col d’Aubisque
Discover the Raid Pyrénén
Introduction
Established in 1950 by the Cyclo Club Béarnais, the Raid Pyrénéen is a year-round cycle route, open from 1 June to 30 September.
A cycle route across the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean (Hendaye to Cerbère or Cerbère to Hendaye), taking in some famous mountain passes as well as others that are less well known.
In 1950, five cyclists set out on the Raid Pyrénéen adventure.
Today we have over 200 participants a year (with a record year of over 600).
Some figures:
- 16 nationalities,
- 90% from abroad, mainly from the United Kingdom,
- 85% choose the ‘Randonneur’ option,
- 90 per cent set off from Hendaye.
See the rest.
Enrolments
2025 = 140 registered as at 31 October 2025
2024 = 250 registered as at 31 October 2024.
2023 = 152 registered as at 30 September 2023.
CCB’s 90th Anniversary
The Cyclo Club Béarnais is one of the oldest cycle touring clubs in France. It was founded in 1933. It celebrated its 90th anniversary on 15 October 2023 at LÉE Town Hall.
To mark this occasion, a family cycle ride, open to everyone, was organised along a very easy 10 km route, which could be completed between one and nine times depending on fitness levels.
See photos.
CLUB NEWS
Events 2026
Trips
- Gers
From Thursday 14 May to Sunday 17 May, a total of 4 days.
Five cyclists covered 470 km in the border regions of the Gers, Lot-et-Garonne and Landes, setting off from Morlaàs, travelling out from the Armagnac region and returning to Morlaàs.
See photos.
Mountain Pass Rides
- Friday 1 May: ride in the Baronnies (65) starting from Benac with 8 cyclists (115 km and 2,200 m elevation gain).
- Sunday 19 April: ride to the Aspin passes, setting off from Baudéan with 7 cyclists (45 km and 1,000 m elevation gain).
See photos.
Easter omelette
On Monday 6 April, 25 members gathered at the “La Promenade” inn in Lasseube to enjoy the Easter omelette.
Among them, 15 cyclists covered between 70 and 110 km in the morning and afternoon.
See photos.
Events 2025
Mountain Pass Rides
- Sunday 12 October: to answer the call of the Pyrenees, 7 cyclists set off from Espelette via the Col d’Etxondo, the Col d’Ispaeguy and the Pas de Roland (82 km and 1,450 m elevation gain).
See photos. - Sunday 28 September: ride to the Soudet and Pierre Saint Martin passes in Spain, setting off from Oloron Sainte Marie via Sainte Engrace with four cyclists (102 km and 1,950 m elevation gain).
See photos.
- Sunday 7 September: ride to the Pont d’Espagne, setting off from Lugagnan with 6 cyclists (64 km and 1,100 m elevation gain).
See photos. - Sunday 22 June: ride to the Col de Spandelles, setting off from Lugagnan with 7 cyclists (52 km and 1,000 m elevation gain).
See photos. - Sunday 1 June: ride to the Col d’Aspin and the Hourquette d’Ancizan, setting off from Baudéan with 13 cyclists (60 km and 1,500 m elevation gain).
See photos. - Sunday 18 May: ride to the Col de la Croix Blanche with 8 cyclists, setting off from Peyrouse (55 km and 850m elevation gain).
See photos. - Monday 1 May: ride in the Baronniées (65) starting from Ossun with 11 cyclists (120 km and 2,200 m elevation gain).
See photos.
Mountain bike and road cycling weekend in Moliets
On 4 and 5 October, the CCB met up in Moliets (Landes) for mountain bike rides (6 mountain bikers) and road cycling (9 cyclists). They managed to avoid the rain.
See the photos.
André BACH Memorial Day
On Saturday 23 August, the CCB gathered at the summit of the Aubisque for the 79th André BACH Memorial Day.
It was an opportunity to see the new memorial stone erected as part of the pass’s redevelopment.
See photos.
Club Trip to Fumel
This trip to Lot-et-Garonne took various forms:
- Seven cyclists went on a cycle tour to Fumel on 5, 6 and 7 June,
- 21 cyclists and 9 support staff met up there from 7 to 9 June,
- 6 cyclists returned via a cycle tour on 10 and 11 June, covering 920 km in 7 days.
Fine weather and high spirits were the order of the day.
(see photos)
A cycling tour along the Landes coast
Five cyclists covered 500 km between Pau and the Landes coast between 8 May and 11 May.
See photos.
WHO ARE WE?
Founded in 1933, the Cyclo Club Béarnais is one of the oldest clubs in the French Cycling Tourism Federation (it is registered as number 76).
We organise activities designed to cater for various forms of cycle touring: road cycling and mountain biking.
From June to September, we organise the Raid Pyrénéen, a continuous cycle tour that attracts over 300 cycle tourists every year for a crossing of the Pyrenees between Hendaye and Cerbère (or Cerbère and Hendaye) via some famous mountain passes and others that are less well known.
The Cyclo Club Béarnais also founded the Randonnée des Cols Pyrénéens (RCP) in 1946. Originally, this ride ran from Luchon to Pau via the Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet, Soulor and Aubisque passes.
Executive Committee
2025 Annual General Meeting
We met on Saturday 15 November for the 2025 Annual General Meeting. Once again, the meeting was held at the restaurant L’Amandière in Morlàas.
We reviewed the activities for 2025:
- half-day outings,
- full-day outings,
- CODEP64 outings,
- touring trips.
We also presented the plans for 2026:
- making the trip schedule available online via smartphone,
- approval of the change to the timetable for half-day afternoon outings,
- preparation of the new form for the Pyrenean trek, ‘Pyrénées Coast to Coast’,
- finalising the gravel rides.
CONTACT US
Cyclo Club Béarnais
Cité des Pyrénées
29 bis, rue Berlioz
64000 PAU
06 70 54 46 95
ccb.cyclo@gmail.com
Office hours on Fridays from 6 pm to 8 pm in January 2026:
- 19/12/2025
- 3 January 2026
- 10/01/2026
- 17/01/2026
- 24 January 2026
- 31 January 2026
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Cyclo Club Béarnais
Cité des Pyrénées
29 bis, rue Berlioz
64000 PAU
+33 6 70 54 46 95
