Niamh - Pyrenees Cycling Lodge

With the addition of Col de Spandelles into this years Tour de France, we can now say we're the proud owners of a Cycling Lodge with 8 (yes 8!😄) #tourdefrance climbs right on our doorstep. Just saying...in case some of these are on your bucket list! 😉🚵‍♀️🚵 #cycling #france

🏁 80 KM Enjoy the scenery because the riders can't. 10 riders lead, halfway through the Monte Sante Marie #StradeBIanche @CA_Ita

🖼️ A taste of Spring. #StradeBianche @CA_Ita

Home away from home. #StradeBianche @CA_Ita

🤩 Three wide in Siena. Elise Chabbey pulls through to get the greatest result of her career. #StradeBianche @CA_Ita

On March 8th cycling takes its annual trip back to its roots, to the gravel roads of Tuscany in one of the most dramatic races of the year, Strade Bianche. We say ‘back to’ because in the early days of racing all roads were like the ones the riders will face on Sunday around Sienna. Today’s photo from the 1926 Tour de France shows what we mean. It climbed the Col d’Aubsique in the Pyrenees and is quite good for the time. At least the gravel is hard-packed and level. The rider is Bartolomea Aimo, an Italian from Turin. He was good with 6 Grand Tour podiums to his name (Giro d’Italia in 1921, ‘22, ‘23 and ’28, Tour de France in 1925 and ’26) but is extra interesting because he was the inspiration for a key character in Ernest Hemmingway’s novel, Farewell to Arms. Hemmingway often modelled characters on sportsmen. He studied them by immersing himself in several sports, learning all he could about them, about the people who practised them, and even practising them himself. He was an avid cyclist and became familiar with the sport during his years living in Europe. He went to big road events and particularly liked the atmosphere of six-day races. He was fascinated by the skill and speed of the six-days, but also the endurance of having one rider from each 2-man team circling the track for the whole race. Cycling inspired Hemmingway but Hemmingway also inspired a young cyclist. Jean Bobet, the younger brother of 3-time Tour de France winner Louison, loved Hemmingway’s novels. They influenced him so much that he made Hemmingway the subject of his English degree dissertation before becoming a pro rider himself. Jean was also a very successful journalist and author, and he never lost his love of Hemmingway. This quote was his favourite: "It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus, you remember them as they are." We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Jean Bobet is one of the many riders from his generation who is interviewed in our book, Cycling Legends 03 Jacques Anquetil, the man behind the mask - cyclinglegends.co.uk/products/cycli… 📸 Agence Roi

After an outstanding season, Tadej Pogacar has been nominated for the @LaureusSport as World Sportsman of the Year! 🤩🏆 💛 Congrats @TamauPogi ! 🐐 Après une saison exceptionnelle, Tadej Pogacar est nommé aux Laureus World Sports Awards dans la catégorie World Sportsman of the Year ! 🤩🏆 💛 Félicitations @TamauPogi ! 🐐

Experience the unforgettable thrill of Strade Bianche and join us in the brand-new Fan Zone at Le Tolfe 💥 Feel the adrenaline. Live the race. Don’t miss it! 📍 Le Tolfe 🗓️ 07.03.2026 🔗 strade-bianche.it/le-tolfe-fan-z… #StradeBianche

💜 Together we go further 💜

Celebrando el camino recorrido y todo lo que aún queda por conquistar en el ciclismo femenino 🤗

Muy atentos a las redes del @Movistar_Team 👀 
 💜 Together we go further 💜
 Celebrating the journey so far and everything that still lies ahead to conquer in women’s cycling 🤗
 Stay tuned to @Movistar_Team social channels 👀

The west side of Col de Spandelles...a Tour de France and La Vuelta climb! Despite its Grand Tour status, it still retains a hidden gem feel. 😍 #cycling #cyclisme #fietsen #ciclismo

Vivi un’esperienza indimenticabile alla Strade Bianche: unisciti a noi nella nuova Fan-Zone dedicata a Le Tolfe 💥 📍 Le Tolfe 🗓️ 07.03.2026 🔗 strade-bianche.it/le-tolfe-fan-z… #StradeBianche

Weekly update of the UCI Women’s WorldTour Ranking 📊 @demivollering continues to lead the standings after her recent victory at @OmloopHNB. Will she keep the momentum going with @StradeBianche coming up? 👀 #UCIWWT #WomensCycling

🎂 Happy birthday, @JasperPhilipsen 🎂
 👉 Relive his 3 victories at #LaVuelta25 💪

Speed, power and pure spectacle in every sprint 🔥 🎂 Feliz cumpleaños, @JasperPhilipsen 🎂 👉 Revive sus 3 victorias en #LaVuelta25 💪 
Velocidad, potencia y espectáculo en cada sprint 🔥

☀️ Un, deux, trois, Soleil ! 😎 #ParisNice revient dès Dimanche pour sa 84ème édition ! Direction la Riviera ! 😎 The Race to the Sun returns on Sunday for its 84th edition! Head to the Riviera!

It was fantastic to see the Cirque du Troumouse road open again, after floods washed part of it away in Sep '24. It was back open in time for the summer season, which was great for the local businesses and of course eager cyclists to experience this hidden gem climb! #cycling

Le lac de Gaube #hautespyrenees #lac #montagnes #occitanie #pyrenees

🏆🏆 JUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN #LaVuelta25

👂👂👂 📸@SprintCycling | #LaVuelta25

🥹 A stage of pure cycling romanticism ❣️ 🚀 Jay Vine flies to a solo victory on his home roads ❤️ Torstein Træen takes over the Red Jersey with a strong breakaway performance 🎬 Here are the highlights of stage 6️⃣ of #LaVuelta25

📸 Foto del día #MásporDescubrir ⛰️ 📸 Pic of the day #MásporDescubrir ⛰️ #LaVuelta25 #LaVueltaesMás @cxcling

📸 Foto del día #MásporDescubrir ⛰️ 📸 Pic of the day #MásporDescubrir ⛰️ #LaVuelta25 #LaVueltaesMás