With four days based in the heart of the Pyrenees, at St Lary Soulan, we will be ticking off some of our favourite climbs in this little corner of France. Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, Col d’Azet, Col de Peyresourde, Hourquette d’Ancizan – we can just keep the famous names coming.
In contrast to the quiet lifestyle and imposing landscapes of the Pyrneees, is Girona. This is a cycling town that needs no introduction. Girona has become the home away from home for most of the Kiwi and Aussie pro riders. Here we will be soaking up the atmosphere of the cafe scene of old town and enjoying the rolling terrain of the local lands and the nearby Costa Brava coastal ride.
Finally we will be transferring to Provence for the last five nights of this tour. Right at the base of Mt Ventoux we are spoiled for ride choices before we tackle ‘Le Geant de Provence’. This is European summer riding at it’s finest – vineyards, lavender fields, historic hilltop villages, under the shadow of one of the most famous mountains in cycling history.

Three locations. We tick off our favourite parts of the Pyrenees from St Lary Soulan, then transfer across the Spanish border to the cycling hub of Girona. Finally we head up to the most famous cycling climb in Provence – Mt Ventoux and enjoy its surrounding rides.
We start the tour with a pick up from Lannemazan Train Station, followed by a 45min drive to our accommodation.
This has rightly become one of our favourite regular locations over the years. There is just so much on the doorstep here. Roll out of our hotel, straight to the famous TdF climbs of Col d’Azet, Hourquette d’Ancizan or Pla d’Adet. Take the stunning out and back route up to Cap Lac de Long, or head down the valley to Col d’Aspin – what a choice. To really add to the atmosphere, we are not far from the slopes of the most famous climb in the Pyrenees, Col du Tourmalet. At 2113m, Tourmalet is the highest point of this tour.
Here is a location that is a must to tick off for any avid road cyclist. Girona has become the famous cycling base for Kiwi and Aussie pro riders to call home. You will see why when you get into the cafe culture of old town and roll out on the fantastic punchy rides that surround this city. An absolute must is the Costa Brava coastline ride – just stunning!!
Everything about this location stirs the excitement of riding bikes in Europe. The rolling terrain in the shadow of Mt Ventoux is cycling paradise. The vineyards, the lavender fields, the historic fortified hilltop villages, the local markets, the endless blue skies – everything just adds to this being the quintessential post card of French summers. The rides are fantastic – Gorge de la Nesque rates as the most requested “can we do it again?” ride in Kiwi Style history. Then there is the ultimate cycling challenge – Mt Ventoux. There are three sides – are you keen/crazy enough to tick off all three in one day? We have got a few secret back roads up our sleeves in this area as well, which we just love to show off.
The tour concludes with a drop off at Avignon TGV Station.
Airfares, travel insurance and meals unless indicated.
A limited number of Single Room options are available on this tour – an accommodation supplement of $2000 applies.
Rental bikes are available for our 2026 tours at a cost of $750. These are a Trek Emonda SL5/SL6 disc with Shimano compact gearing (11-34 cassette) or similar. If our Kiwi Style rental bikes are fully booked in your size for this tour we will attempt to source an alternative, however cannot guarantee make/model or price.
The Pyrenees-Provence Tour is limited to a maximum of 20 people.
A deposit of $1000 is required to secure your spot on this tour.
NOTE: tour prices are set more than 12 months in advance and in good faith. Small price rises may apply due to circumstances beyond our control ie, international exchange rates. These will be kept to a minimum and only applied when absolutely necessary.

Owner
Jake Rowse is the owner of Kiwi Style Bike Tours, having taken over the reigns from company founder Richard Scott in 2017. Jakes first year guiding for Kiwi Style was 2012, while he was living in France. Jake has been a keen cyclist, racing on both road and track since...
Guide
Fee has been racing bikes since before she could walk, beginning her career of podiums by taking out the annual Kindergarten Derby at her first attempt. A decorated career across road and track resulted in 3 x Commonwealth Games and 1 x Olympic Games with the silver fern. The number...