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Further Pyrénées

August 24 - August 31 2024
Pyrénées
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Distances: 200 miles
Difficulty: Extreme terrain with frequent steep hills and long sustained climb

Further Pyrénées first edition was in 2019 and the 5th edition carries on the ideals of the first event.  Inspired by events like the Transcontinental, The Barkley Marathons and the early Tour de France. Further aimed to create an event that challenged cyclists to discover their own limits, the limits of what can be achieved on a bicycle, to push and cross boundaries.

The event runs in a loop, starting and finishing at a refuge high on the Rulhe Plateau next to the Andorran border.  

The event is a mixture of set parkour and free routing. The set parkour is 'ridden' in sequence. Between the set parkour, the riders are free to take any route they choose.  Some sections have night curfew for reasons of safety, and importantly, tactics. Further is about thinking how to tactically complete the event within the four days.

The event is a Hike-a-bike event, no bike is correct. Some argue it is a MTB, a few think Cyclocross bike, and it has been completed on a Brompton. Nothing is right, nothing is wrong in terms of bicycle choice. 

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Aug 24 2024 - EVENT: Further Pyrénées