Cycling Gran Fondo through the Pyrenees

7 days and one mission:

Cross the Pyrenees from sea to sea

If you love asphalt, secret roads, and enjoy road cycling, the Backroads category is perfect for you. Ride through stunning landscapes, mythical mountain passes, and winding valleys and mountains, as you conquer the Pyrenees from sea to sea, from the Mediterranean Sea (Roses) to the Atlantic Ocean (Irun).

BACKROADS

Transpyr C2C

  • 7 days of pure adventure
  • Transpyr Coast to Coast jersey
  • Luggage transfer

From

1.195 €

Stage Race
Road Cycling

The Backroads category offers a stage race that will take you to conquer the Pyrenees from sea to sea, on a journey full of adventure, beautiful roads, mythical passes, and stunning landscapes.

Different Participation Categories

Discover the various categories to experience the Transpyr Coast to Coast in the Backroads mode.

  • FULL: Complete the entire event
  • EAST: Complete the first 3 stages
  • WEST: Complete the last 4 stages

Optional Services for the Sea-to-Sea Adventure

We offer services to make your participation in the Transpyr Coast to Coast easier.

Some services are provided directly by the organization, while others, such as accommodation, transportation, physiotherapy, and mechanical assistance, are managed by external companies and should be booked directly with them.

There are things that must be experienced at least once in a lifetime, and the Transpyr Coast to Coast is definitely one of them!

The Pyrenees will steal your heart.

Meet participants from previous editions.

In 2021, I participated in the Transpyr Coast to Coast, an epic cycling tour through the heart of the Pyrenees. The experience changed something in me. And I want to do it again.

Lina Bo

BACKROADS

The Transpyr is one of the toughest and most demanding races, but its landscapes, villages, cuisine, and fellow adventurers more than make up for it, offering the best experience of your life. A monumental challenge to cross the Pyrenees and make friends for life.

Tomi Misser

BACKROADS

The Transpyr is much more than a race; it’s a personal and mental challenge that helps you discover your limits, surrounded by friends and the best possible environment. Don’t just let others tell you about it—experience it for yourself!

Adolfo Tannenbaum

BACKROADS

The Transpyr Coast to Coast is one of the best stage races. Riding through the most legendary mountain passes and finishing by the sea is one of the most magical experiences I’ve ever had.

Santi Millán

BACKROADS

Transpyr Backroads is an event created by cyclists, for cyclists. The experience will change your life.

Ian Meyhew

BACKROADS

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Everything you need to know.

The Transpyr Coast to Coast is made for you if you train regularly and have the proper physical and mental preparation.

Participants must be able to maintain an average speed of at least 10 km/h on each stage.

The Transpyr Coast to Coast consists of 7 stages, totaling approximately 750 km in distance and nearly 18,000 m of cumulative elevation gain, which represents a daily average of 105 km and about 2,500 m of cumulative elevation.

  • Route details
  • Route book with maps and stage profiles
  • Participation gift
  • Aid stations during the stage and at the finish line
  • Pasta party-style meals and briefings before each stage
  • Pass controls
  • Timed sections, with information on elapsed time
  • Medical assistance and rescue during the stage
  • Mandatory insurance
  • Automatic bike washing station at the end of each stage
  • Transpyr bag for personal effects transport (maximum weight of 20 kg)
  • Transport of the Transpyr bag from one accommodation to another, limited to the urban center of the stage town
  • Transport of personal luggage to the last stage (see conditions)
  • Transpyr jersey
  • Finisher distinction (if you are a Finisher)

Accommodation booking is the participant’s responsibility, but we make it easier for you.

You can book it yourself at each stage point, travel by camper van, or opt for the HOTEL PACK offered by VALUA TRAVEL with different options.

Accommodation is not included in the registration.

 

The organization will give you a bag during accreditation so you can place all your belongings.

This Transpyr bag will be transported every day to your accommodation (provided it is located in the urban center of the stage town).

If you wish, we can send the bag to your home before the accreditation so you can organize yourself better.

The bag cannot exceed 20 kg.

Breakfast is the responsibility of the participant, although it is included in the hotel packages offered by VALUA TRAVEL.

During the course, the organization provides solid and liquid supplies. One of the aid stations serves as lunch with rice or pasta. At the end of the course, another light supply is offered.

The registration also includes a carbohydrate-rich meal in the evening, what we call the Pasta Party.

It is recommended to bring energy supplements and start the stage with at least one liter of drink.

If you wish to return home from Irun:

Once you have completed the Transpyr Coast to Coast, there is a SHUTTLE BUS that will take you back (departure the morning after arrival in Irun).

If you transport your bike in a box, we can store it safely.

You can leave your vehicle in an (unguarded) parking lot in Roses.

No. The mandatory sports insurance is included in the participant’s package. However, each participant is free to take out and use additional insurance if desired.

Throughout the course, a medical assistance service is available. Its mission is to attend to injured or accident victims DURING EACH STAGE. Once the stage is completed, any participant who requires medical attention will need to be attended to by the public or private medical services of the local town.

No, accreditation and briefing are held the day before departure.

No. Participation is reserved for people over 18 years old.

It is not necessary to be in possession of a cycling license.

Mandatory insurance is already included in the participating pack. If you think it’s necessary, you can book an additional insurance policy on your own to extend coverage.

Once your belongings have been transferred to the Transpyr Bag we give you during accreditation, you can:

  • Leave it with your companions, if they have accompanied you.
  • Leave it in your car, if you have arrived by car.
  • Leave it with us, and we will transport it to the end of the event. In this case, the suitcase will be at the finish point in Irun. If, for any reason, you need to leave the event along the way, you will have to pick up your suitcase yourself, wherever it is.

The bike box transport during the Transpyr Coast to Coast is an optional service that must be booked.

You can also arrange to have the Transpyr Bag sent to your home before the race.

Participants who cover the route planned by the organization within the maximum hours set for, will be considered “finishers” of Transpyr Backroads.

The GPS track can be checked in case of doubt.

Following a route through a GPS is quite simple. Of course, you must be sure that the chosen device is suitable for the practice of cycling (it can be mounted on the handlebar and visualized well), it has enough memory to record a route of more than 150 km with records every 50 meters, and It has a battery capacity of more than 12 hours (and you carry replacement batteries).

In Transpyr Backroads it is essential to avoid any mechanical setback. Participants can contract a mechanical service in advance to have the bikes checked at the end of each stage.

During the stages, it is not possible to assist the participants and the organization will not directly have anybody in this regard.

The organization guarantees the existence of bicycle cleaning points at the end of each stage, either with hoses or pressurized machines, as well as a small self-workshop space.

Of course!

Your friends and family will be able to attend the different events: departure and arrival, briefing, pasta party … For this purpose, we have created the Accompanying Pack.

It is a pack designed so that they can come to cheer you up and share the Transpyr Coast to Coast adventure, enjoying it to the fullest. This pack includes accreditation as a companion, a tourist dossier to discover the wonders of the Pyrenees, tickets for Pasta Party, parking in a reserved area (at some stage towns) and other accessories.

If your companions only come one day, you will have the option to buy the daily party pasta ticket.

The Accompanying Pack can be purchased through your private area or at the organization’s office (RACE OFFICE).

Transpyr Coast to Coast takes place in June looking for maximum daylight and good weather. However, the meteorological difference in the Cantabrian and Mediterranean slopes and the altitude that will be reached at certain points of the route (maximum around 2000 m) must be considered, with the possibility of fast meteorological changes in mountainous environments.

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