Everything you can expect from the weather in the Pyrenees and everything that is part of a Transpyr Coast to Coast adventure was found by the nearly 300 participants who today completed the second stage of the Transpyr Coast to Coast.

As usual, both mountain bikers and road cyclists were able to enjoy the privilege of a start from the famous historic pediment of Saint Jean Pied de Port.

The former had to cover almost 100 kilometres but with 2,800 metres of elevation gain over all types of terrain. The storm during the night had left the course muddy, which made it even more difficult to make progress.

In the two timed sections of the day, the winners in the men’s category were the current leaders Ismael Ventura and Guillem Cassu. They also repeated their victory in the
Simone Scarella and Stefano Fratta in the master category. The German-Slovak Grand Master pair of Oskar Lindinger and Tomi Iskra made their debut at the top of the podium. Finally, for the mixed category, Antonio Sendra and Maria Vila.

For their part, the Transpyr Backroads cyclists faced one of the hardest stages of the entire route with 139 km and a positive difference in altitude of 3,700 metres with a gradient of over 10%. Particularly demanding was the Hors-Categorie pass of Col de Suede, with the final reward of wonderful views of the northern slopes of the Pyrenees.

Tomorrow, departure for Bagnères de Bigorre, in the mythical area of Tourmalet – Pic du Midi, ever closer to the southern slopes of the Pyrenees.