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by Arthur Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:54 am
The booming participation in cycle sport is leading to an increased interest
from riders who want to ride 'on the continent' - on touring holidays,
training camps, in international sportives or on iconic rides like the Raid
Pyrenean or Trans-Rockies. I'd be surprised if some of your own members
haven't already tried riding abroad or are thinking about doing so.

PyrActif is a British-run cycling holiday firm based in the French Pyrenees.
We've been based here for 15 years and have great in-depth knowledge of the
best places to ride, the great climbs of the Tour de France and local
cyclosportives. We run Road and MTB trips for cyclists of all levels. We
provide airport transfers from 5 different Pyrenean airports, comfortable
farmhouse accommodation, excellent catering and can support your riding as
much or as little as you'd like us to. Some groups & riders are very happy
that our central location gives us such great access to so many superb roads
that they opt for DIY riding tours. We'll still help with their route
planning if they want us to - at no extra cost. Other visitors prefer the
'team car' back-up of a support vehicle for some or all of their trip.
Having the reassurance of a vehicle to carry spares, clothing layers,
cameras, water, food etc can allow riders to take on longer routes or
'travel light' in variable weather conditions.

If you'd like a more independent assessment of how we operate, then we
feature in this month's ProCycling magazine (Issue 121, with Lance Armstrong
in his Livestrong kit on the cover) in the 'Classic Climbs' feature.

This mail is really to let you know that we'd be delighted to host Clifton
CC members if ever any of you decided a trip to the Pyrenees would make for
a good riding holiday. We have a host of organised or DIY rides to choose
from (see our website at www.pyractif.com ) and we're expecting our ride
which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Robert Millar's King of the
Mountains win to be particularly popular this season (
http://www.pyractif.com/cycling-package ... racks.html). We offer
special rates on group bookings of 8 or more riders and we also provide a
10% discount on trips to members of any British Cycling-affiliated club who
maintain a link from their website to our own. If you'd like to set up a
link to ensure your members can take advantage of the discount, then just
let us know.

If anyone at CCC has any questions about riding in the Pyrenees, then we'll
be delighted to help try to answer them. Just drop us a line or give us a
call.

Best wishes and happy pedaling!

--
Chris & Helen Balfour
E-mail : pyractif@gmail.com
Website : www.pyractif.com
Tel : +33 56 24 91 320
Mob : +33 67 11 24 752
Mail : 44 Route Nationale, 65370 Bertren, France

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