66 Degrés Sud
Date
Thursday 23.04.2026 - 25.04.2026Distances
22 - 140 - 187 kmCity
Saint Estève
Country
FranceThe 66 Degrés sud event in Perpignan was first held in 2021 and will have an uphill time trial on Thursday and a granfondo and mediofondo on a hilly course on Saturday in the Perpignan region.
Road race
The Granfondo has a long 187.8km course, one of the longest events in the UCI Gran Fondo World Series.
The course of the 66 Degrés Sud event will have a new course compared to last year when the start and finish of the road races were in Saint Estève. The course will now move to Cornella-la-rivière for the time trial and Canet-en-Roussillon for the road races.
Granfondo
The start in Conet-en-Roussillon is next to the beach. The first 23km are totally flat, rolling out of town on the south side of the city.
Apart from some minor rolling hills, the first real climb starts after 40km with the Col de Lauro, 4.3km at 4%.
The major climb of the day is the Col de Taillet (8.6km at 4.5%) coming after 53km in the race, followed by the Col de Fourtou (4km at 3.9%) and a 3km climb on the D2 (4.9%).
After crossing the Tet river in ille sur têt, the Col Bélesta (7.5km at 3.5%)
In the second half, there is another 3km climb on the D59 (4.4% average) and the Pas d’ Echelle (8.4 km total from which the last 2.5km at 4.2%).
The last 25km are again totally flat towards Canet-en-Roussillon.
Total elevation is 2304m for 188km.
The Granfondo is the qualifier distance for men 19-59 and women 19-49.
Mediofondo
The 140km mediofondo skips the southern part of the course but has the difficult Col de Castelnou (10km at 4%) reaching a top of 600m in the shortcut section. Also the Col Bélesta and Pas d’Echelle are part of the Mediofondo course.
Total elevation is 1599m.
The mediofondo is the qualifier distance for the men 60+ and women 50+
Time Trial
The 23km time trial starts from the town of Corneilla-la-Riviere 20km west of Perpignan and contains two climbs. Elevation at the start is 90m above sea level.
The first 3km are flat before entering the first climb, the Col de la Bataille, 4.4km at 3.6% average from which the first part is the steepest with a flatter part halfway the climb.
The 4km downhill towards the town of Montner is technical with a lot of twists and turns.
Turning back to the finish, the second climb, Lo Roc Blanc is a bit shorter and in steps towards an altitude of 268m, The downhill is the first climb in reverse order. Last 3km back to the finish are again flat.
Total elevation over 22.9km are 369m.
Perpignan
Welcome to the heart of Perpignan Méditerranée! At the crossroads of the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees, in the Catalan region, let yourself be surprised by a naturally and culturally rich destination.
Nestled in the heart of a triangle formed by the metropolises of Toulouse, Barcelona and Montpellier, our territory, a mosaic of identities and varied geographies, has no less than 36 municipalities spread over 656 km2 of area including 22 km of coastline, with an altitude ranging from 0 to 707m.
Land side, sea side or city side, shine according to your desires, taste a thousand activities, let your imagination run free, you are at the Center of the Worlds … as Dali affirmed so well!
Succumb to the charm of Perpignan, “City of Art and History”, capital of the kings of Mallorca, as you turn its narrow Mediterranean streets and squares.
Discover the landscapes shaped by 20,000 hectares of heritage vines and the natural spaces of the Roussillon plain and the wild foothills of the Corbières. Share unique moments along the long sandy beaches that invite to board sports, lazing around, or balmy summer evenings …
Everything is told here: history, prehistory, art, people, nature …
You can savor everything here: the sun, the wind, day, night, music, the city, villages, rivers, rugby, partying …
You can discover everything here: taste, exchange, share, walk, swim, think, breathe, dream, connect, recharge your batteries …
Vary the pleasures, dare all the adventures, do not give up anything! Here, everything is to be experienced!
66 Degrés Sud is the new brand for the region which expresses Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole’s desire to become even more attractive with major outdoor events.
A tourist and economic attractiveness strategy that begins with this event, “the cyclotourist” which announces a larger event in 2022, “the cyclosportive”. Cycling will indeed be a strong theme this summer with the Tour de France which will stop on July 11 in Céret.
Our territory is a varied open-air playground … 66 Degrès Sud “the Cyclo” opens the way, other outdoor events will follow in emblematic areas
For more information, visit the following website:https://perpignanmediterraneetourisme.fr/
