#TPRNo4
TPRNo4 is here.
Though the premise of the Trans Pyrenees Race is the same year to year — to cross the Pyrenees mountain range from one side to another, and back again — no two races are the same, and each edition reveals a unique narrative of perseverance and adaptability. Each year, the story of traversing Pyreneean mountainscapes, rolling with the changeability of the climate, and moving through the distinct mountain cultures of these regions, paints a different picture for every rider who participates. The fourth edition is now ready to pore over, to take in its distinct CP and Parcours placements, and imagine how one might conquer its parameters.
With a fresh set of Control Points, TPRNo4 awaits to test the next band of riders who wish to accept the challenge, treating them to the all-consuming beauty, and capricious brutality, of the mountains. How will you decide to take on the fourth edition of the Trans Pyrenees Race?
START // GIRONA, SPAIN
CP1 // ESPUI, SPAIN
CP2 // COL D'ASPIN, FRANCE
CP3 // TORLA-ORDESA, SPAIN
CP4 // ZUGARRAMURDI, SPAIN
FINISH // GIRONA, SPAIN
Visit The Route page to find the TPRNo4 komoot Collection and more information about the Controls and Parcours for this edition.
001 Robin Gemperle
002 Leyla Serbouti
003 Jakob Schulz
004 Fiona Kolbinger
005 Rado Hestera
006 Julie von Gruenigen
007 Ali Macleod
008 Florent De Boisvilliers
009 Molly Weaver
010 Lucas Cortini Oliveira
011 Petra Scherer
012 Frédéric Rudant
014 Roy Bøhmer
015 George Hodgkinson
016 Niall Deans
017 Tom Cooling
018 Ben Chuilon
019 Matt Brady
020 Pierre Miramon
021 Toby Attwood
022 David Sanchez
023 Thomas Martinus
024 Byron Buck
025 Rob Gardiner
026 Pietrasik Laurent
027 Stephane Legras
028 Graham Steward
029 Ben Wormald
030 Maksym Matvieiev
031 Manuel Rudaz
032 Harry Jones
033 Nils Heeren
034 Caroline Buckland
035 Raphael Ottiger
036 Lee Jackson
037 Christian Dupraz
038 Ludwig Steiner
039 Marco Stalder
040 Conor McKenzie
041 Rafael Wyss
042 Elliot Gibbs
043 Ayoub Sahli
044 Anatole Naimi
045 Andrew Brunton
046 Sam Doody
047 Sylvain Arhancet
048 Judit Ertl
049 Sergey Shulubin
050 Josef Frick
051 Thomas Lier
052 Tobias Johansson
053 Thomas Fitton
054 Moritz Würtenberg
055 Jocelyn Roth
056 George Kitto
057 Philipp Baumann
058 Paul Alderson
059 Pavel Krajčík
060 Robert Müller
061 Rob Mcritchie
062 Olivier Meyer
063 Sophia Attwood Apperley
064 Tom Williams
065 Damien Delbergue
066 Tim Budd
067 Andreas Klause
068 Esther Lloyd
069 Hans-Rudolf Nyfeler
070 Lee Shale
071 Dániel Szontágh
072 Oluwaseun Alaba
073 Jon Light
074 Frédéric Berlioz
075 Jean-Christophe Huche
076 Stefan Van Gijsel
077 James Illman
078 Mathias Ulrich
079 Andy Booth
080 Robert Coy
081 Alex Creak
082 Rob Hyde
083 Huw Owen
084 Paul Williams
085 Sam Wilson
086 Kilian Kluge
087 Pierre Vincent Benvenuto
088 Anders Ryman
089 Maxim Kehayov
090 Julien Duplay
091 Anna Heib
092 Bryan Bourauel
093 Juan Miri
094 Tiia Päkk
095 Robert Booth
096 George Juckes
097 Franck Gabarrou
098 Omar Di Felice
099 Florian Scattolini
100 Garcia Gregory
101a Toon De Keyser
101b Jorne Bluekens
102a Dominik Engelke
102b Florian Imgrund
103a Solenne Gauthier
103b Camille Minard
Stay tuned
Receive regular updates about our races, offers and more
About the Race
The Trans Pyrenees Race is a self supported ultra distance cycling event organised by Lost Dot, the team behind the Transcontinental Race. Mike Hall was designing this event back in 2016; his vision was to reward the most adventurous, providing opportunities to beat the clock by facing the most demanding terrain.
A mixture of Control Points and Parcours (mandatory sections of route) will guide riders though up to 2000 km of the most spectacular and remote scenery in the Pyrenees from coast to coast, and then back again.
The climbing will be considerable, this is definitely one for the grimpeurs!
Mike Hall
The man who started it all. Mike Hall devised the Transcontinental Race and ran all editions until his tragic death in 2017. Find out all about the inspiring maverick whose spirit remains the beating heart of everything Lost Dot do.
Lost Dot
We preserve and nurture Mike Hall's legacy of fair and self-sufficient racing, championing integrity, equality and inclusivity, creating opportunities for unique and beautiful journeys of self discovery to share with as many people as possible.
Explore more
The Route
Infused with the same mythical charm of each Trans Pyrenees Race that came before it, #TPRNo4 will again guide our riders on a spectacular double traverse of the Pyrenees. As summer gives way to autumn, our riders will touch both the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, along with the myriad summits and valleys that lie in between. But this year we’re turning the route on its head. Starting in the warm Mediterranean air of Girona, riders will chart a course westward, criss-crossing the high mountains towards the Atlantic, before turning around to tackle our variation of the Raid Pyrenean in reverse.
As always, the Race will reward those seeking adventure. A series of craftily positioned Parcours and Controls offer riders the freedom to devise their own route. A puzzle to be solved, which can be tackled in many ways. Whether navigating metaphorical, physical, or topographic highs and lows, whichever path they choose, riders are promised a challenge with unparalleled rewards.
Making a change from previous editions of TPR, the fourth edition of the Race will start near the Mediterranean coast, in Girona. The Catalan city boasts a lively cycling culture, alongside its rich historical and cultural heritage. Girona has earned a name as a cycling mecca, as a home to many professional cyclists and a popular destination for cyclists of all types, thanks to the varied terrain on offer here.
A short parcours will lead riders out of the city and into the hills towards Canet d’Adri, a small village overlooked by the Rocacorba massif.
Nestled near the head of a dead-end valley, surrounded by 3000 m peaks, the tiny village of Espui consists of a smattering of old stone houses and cobbled streets. The site of failed construction projects just after the millennium, the population of 70 is surrounded by skiing and industrial infrastructure that punctuates the landscape, telling the story of what could have been for the the surrounding area.
Nestled between the Col de Peyresourde and the infamous Col du Tourmalet, the Col d’Aspin is written into cycling history. Featuring in the inaugural mountain stage of the Tour de France, the summit has since been visited by the race over 70 times, and once more in 2023’s inaugural Tour de France Femmes. As a feature of the Raid Pyrénéen Parcours, the climb has been visited on every edition of the Trans Pyrenees Race, regularly being stated as a highlight by riders.
CP3 sits in Torla-Ordesa, located just south of the border with France, under the watchful eye of Pico Mondarruego (meaning red mountain). The small town, characterised by its stone buildings and narrow winding streets, serves as a gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. A chain of 2500m+ peaks in the National Park lay between Spain and France here, meaning the village can only be accessed by road from the south.
CP4 is situated in Zugarramurdi — a village typified by its traditionally Basque architecture, adorned with wooden facades and red-tiled roofs. The settlement gained notoriety as the site of the Zugarramurdi Witch Trials, where numerous locals were persecuted for practising witchcraft. The Cave of Zugarramurdi served as an alleged gathering place for witches and became a focal point of the trials.
Apply to ride
Other ways to take part
Frequently asked questions
The Control Parcours is a fixed length of route which riders must complete as part of their control visit. The control point will lie somewhere on this route, often at the start or finish. The Control Parcours often includes a traverse over especially scenic or demanding terrain or through an area of significance or interest. It can include, but is not limited to a climb, several climbs, an unpaved route or ridge line traverse. The control parcours is usually still mandatory after the control has closed and a rider’s tracker or other evidence can satisfy the requirement to show it has been ridden. Sometimes parts of parcours which are subject to limited permissions or which can be hazardous may be closed with the control. If a rider does not complete the full parcours a compensation penalty may be given. This is usually a time greater than that of the slowest recorded crossing.
For photographers and videographers the control points and parcours offer the opportunity to capture images of the racers in spectacular landscapes along a known route and to document stories of the racers with candid images at the control points. It is also a chance for the race reporters to capture some of their testimony and reaction and to observe their performance and condition over demanding terrain. Time recording allows us to measure the differences and time gaps between racers and share it to the followers of the race.
A Control is a mandatory key location which racers must navigate to in order to validate their participation in the race. It is also where the race records their timings for race reporting. Controls are chosen for their dramatic terrain, natural beauty and often include icons of cycling or adventure. Their locations also shape the race as a whole and the terrain and route dilemmas which may occur in-between. A Control usually consists of ‘Control Point’ and ‘Control Parcours’
The Control Point is a fixed station, often a local business such as a hotel, where race staff validate the arrival of the racers by recording their arrival and time stamping their Brevet Card. The control point is often a place where food, accommodation and communications services are available. The control points are established by the production and media team who will arrive in one or more of the control vehicles. They are then manned by volunteers in shifts until the control closure time. Some controls provide a round the clock reception whilst others may temporarily close overnight and have an automated check in feature. Failure to report in at any of the control points will mean that the rider is no longer qualified for inclusion in the finishers classification. Control Points are open from the time of arrival of the first rider, to the date specified in the Rider Manual. After this time the control will be closed and no longer be manned. Riders who arrive after closure of the control are excluded from the General Classifications but remain within the race.
Applications to race open with plenty of notice through our social media accounts, at dedicated times throughout the year for our three races. The application forms become available once the application window opens, and as soon as the applicant has registered and created a profile at lostdot.cc. Applications are open for 2 weeks for TCR and TPR to allow plenty of time for riders to get their application in without favouring any particular nationalities. Applications for TAR are on a first-come first-served basis. The application process consists of completing the registration stage, downloading and reading the Race Manual (available after registration and a few legal questions) and completing the application form - which will give us an idea of your knowledge regarding methods of route planning, an understanding of the the basic requirements of the race and an idea of your experience to date.
There are no qualification requirements however we expect applicants to have gained relevant, multi-day, long distance expedition experience either alone or as part of a small group.