TRIP DATES CHANGED to August 24-30 to avoid conflict with MotoGP.
The Pyrenees Tripinar is a week long trip to grow your riding and travel skills in the Pyrenees Mountains (On the border of Spain and France). Break into small groups of 3 to 4 riders according to desired speed. FREEDOM OF PACE. No being frustrated by following some slow tour guide or being pushed beyond your limits trying to keep up. Every rider gets a radio com unit and a GPS with an array a great local routes. Trip package includes access to Yamaha Champions Riding School Champ U online course to help you prepare. YCRS certified coaches join the trips to give you live feedback on the road. Your skills grow exponentially here as you take on challenges no parking lot drill can offer and no race track can replicate. You'll learn but more important...it's so f@cking fun!
We are still coming up options for the MotoGP "Cursa" package. We want to present these options to YOU and hear your thoughts. Our initial thought it is if you're going to do it once, then do it right and get the best experience. We know this Circuit well. Some of the existing Superfan packages are legitimately good.. We will coordinate with riders who reserve this tour to see what options are most attractive to everyone. Then using our contacts in Catalunya we will organize something for the group.
You'll learning routing, navigation and secrets to picking a good hotel in Europe. You'll pick up cultural tricks, how to deal with the language barrier and how EU roads are different. The point of the Tripinar is to give you the skills to be able to ride Europe on your own. You are a motorcycle rider, international travel should not intimidate you.
Leod Escapes has partnered with our friends and Yamaha Champions Riding School and our friends at the Motorcycles and Misfits Podcast to give you a trip that is more than a vacation, at a price you can afford, in a time frame that's easier for working schedules. You learn how to travel by motorcycle. You grow your riding skills. You get to feel the road at a pace you enjoy. You will get faster and safer with experience. Leod doesn't cheat you by charging an exorbitant price if you want to bring a passenger. You get to ride, eat and experience Europe like a European on vacation not some ignorant tourist. So join us and "Ride the Dream".
Your arrival and departure city is Barcelona. It's hot a destination itself with plenty of sights, restaurants and night life. Your BMW R1300GS or F900XR are waiting for you just north of town. We are working on getting some F900R for shorter smaller riders. Reserve the model best for you early. Barcelona is fun and you should arrive a day or two early to enjoy it if you can. We've got tips on what to enjoy in this modern thriving city with ancient relics tossed into the mix.
The Pyrenees have been training MotoGP racers for generations. It's a vast mountain range that extends from coast to coast. We will stay in a resort town in the center so you can explore multiple routes in this beautiful area as you practice your skills. The Pyrenees are twisty and EMPTY. You'll get lots of opportunity to practice your sweepers and vision skills as traffic here is minimal. Your 4 star Hotel is very "Pyrenees" style in the center of town. You'll eat like a local in this resort area that wants you to come back year after year. Theres a great Tapas and Pixos place up the street as well as a wide variety of restaurants. Fabulous included breakfast every day and be sure to drop into France for lunch. Lamb is particularly good here. We give you a selection of amazing routes that comes from 8 years of riding these roads and some local's only tips thrown in. They are all listed in your road book. Talk with your Squadron and make a plan... or assemble your own custom route.
These hotels are all about clean comfort in the right location.
Hotels in EU included GOOD breakfast well and you should take advantage of it.
Leod Escapes wil provide you with a Chatterbox X2 Slim Radio. Our preferred method of group rider communication.
This is an online course offered by Yamaha Champions Riding School. It normally costs $50 and it's worth every penny. You'll ride safer and faster in the EU because of it. Do it.
Spiral Tank Bag sized guide with routes and way points for some great day rides. Learn how to make your own.
Be sure to get some time with one of the coaches for real time feedback on your riding. It really helps.
Leod Escapes can pass on their tips and principles for getting good deals on flights.
You'll learn to eat like a local not like a tourist
Pull out the phone and translate the menu and order what you want. It's a low cost adventure.
Partner up with a fuel buddy and learn the ins and outs of automated gas machines in the EU
Learn how to use cabs and subways like a local to save money.
Touchdown Catalunya! This fiercely independent region of Spain is a big commercial center as well as cultural hub. Barcelona is a port city of international flavors and vibe. Arrive early and soak it up, we'll tell you how.
The curves begin less than an hour outside Barcelona and continue all day. Now it's time to get used to your bikes brakes. Get a feel for Spanish roads and passes from switchbacks to sweepers to lonely vistas in the mountains. Check into your base hotel for the week and begin sampling the long list of local restaurants.
Like many of Europe's small principalities Andorra mostly exists as a tax haven for entertainers and athletes. It's also a great place for lunch. Pick up the route in your GPS heading east to Andorra along the curvy back roads. Pick from a wide array of lunch stops, grab a few duty free items and continue on your loop back to Vielha.
You've got routes to choose from today with your Squadron. Perhaps you'll head south into Aragon and take the narrow canyon road to the west. Feast on local meat in Bielsa and then head north under the mountain. Return east through France to the pass of Col du Portillon. The twists lead you back home to Vielha.
Rise early and get breakfast on the road as today is filled with fun but many miles. Col du Tormalet, Col Du Abisque, Col Du Salour, Col Du Pourtalet, a narrow ride through the canyon near Perves and finally north again back to Vielha. This is the big one. You'll want lots of spare batteries for your video camera today.
Only tourists would take the main highway today. You'll take the back way to Catalunya's most important castle. Then you'll take the twisty roads around Catalunya's heart, the mountain of Monserrat. You'll return your bike and then get back to your downtown Barcelona hotel. Barcelona has plenty of places to celebrate, we've got a place in mind.
Hopefully you can arrange an afternoon flight as you'll probably want to sleep in. More important than all the fun you had is what you've learned. Your riding skills have improved and you know that riding in Europe isn't that hard. You can do this. Bring some friends next time.
