66 Degrés Sud

Date

Thursday 25.04.2024 - 27.04.2024

Distances

139 - 188 - 19 TT km

City

Rivesaltes

Country

France

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The 66 Degrés sud event in Perpignan was first held in 2021 and will have an uphill time trial on Thursday 25 April and a granfondo and mediofondo on a hilly course on Saturday 27 April in the Perpignan region.

General

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: perpignanmediterraneetourisme.fr

Road race

The course of the 66 Degrés Sud event will have a new course compared to last year. The course will now move to Rivesaltes north of Perpignan where the new start and finish are located.

Granfondo

The new course of the 2024 edition of 66 Degrés Sud is harder than the first two editions as the total elevation will go up to 2686m (1788 in 2023) with especially the Col de Roque Jalere (988m) in the middle of the race as hardest challenge on the course.

After the start in Rivesaltes, riders make a loop towards the north before heading west in the countryside. The first 60km has some minor hills of maximum 4km long and maximum 5% gradient.

The first real challenge is the Col de Roque Jalere starting from the town of Sournia for an 8km challenge at 6.1% average with parts up to 10%. After the downhill, the course heads back east towards Perpignan with another challenging climb from the Lake of Vinca towards the town of Arboussols (4km at 8.3% average)

After crossing the Têt river at km127, a 10.2km climb at 5.6% average is the last challenge of the day before the last 50km which is mainly flat towards the finish.

The Granfondo distance is the qualifier distance for all men 19-59.

Mediofondo

The shorter 139km course uses big parts of the first half of the granfondo course, but skips the Col de Roque Jalere climb to go back to the finish. Hardest climb on the course is during the shortcut in the town of Trévillach where the course reaches an altitude of 620m, a 9.6km climb at 3.4% average.

Total elevation over the 139km is 1660m.

The mediofondo is the qualifier distance for all female categories and men 60+.

Time Trial

The time trial starts from the town of Cases de Pène, northwest of Perpignan. It’s a challenging 19km time trial with a first 3km climb at 4.7% average. After the downhill and passing through the village of Tautavel, the last 5.5km towards the finish are again going up at 4.1% average through the town of Vingrau to finish at an altitude of 285m above the sea.

Perpignan

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.

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.

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/