Spain and France

Spanish Lifestyle Days under sunny skies on the beach or on the golf course, evenings munching tapas and sipping wine in friendly bars and restaurants these are just a small part of the Spanish lifestyle you can enjoy if you own a Spain property or take your holidays in Spain. The Spanish lifestyle is full of warmth and colour and offers water sports, golf and a fine range of shopping, dining and cultural experiences. France Breaks Are you bored from your routine life and planning for a late break? If yes then France is the perfect place for it. France is one of the best Eurostar destinations. France is directly connected with UK through Eurostar trains. You can travel in a direct train from St Pancras International Station and Ashford International to France.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

La Vuelta - Spanish Cycling Race - 22 August to 13 September 2026

 La Vuelta - Spanish Cycle Race - Saturday 22 August to Sunday 13 September 2026

The 3 week race starts in Monaco before heading to Andorra, continuing towards Costa Daurada, Costa Blanca, Cartagena, Cordoba, then west towards Sevilla, Estepona and the final day in Granada. There are 21 stages and the total distance covered is 3275kms.

Sat 22 Aug   Monaco to Monaco    9.4kms
Sun 23 Aug   Monaco to Manosque   214.3kms
Mon 24 Aug   Gruissan-Aude to Font Remeu   174kms
Tues 25 Aug   Andorra La Vella to Andorra La Vella   104.8kms
Wed 26 Aug   Falset, Costa Daurada to Roquetes, Terres de l'Ebre   173.4kms
Thurs 27 Aug   Alcossebre to Castello   177.4kms
Fri 28 Aug   Vall d'Alba to Aramon Valdelinares   149.8kms
Sat 29 Aug   Pucol to Xeraco   171kms
Sun 30 Aug   La Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa to Alto de Aitana, Costa Blanca   187.4Kms
Mon 31 Aug   Rest day - Descanso
Tues 1 Sep   Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra   184.7kms
Wed 2 Sep   Cartagena to Lorca   151.3kms
Thurs 3 Sep   Vera to Calar Alto   166.6kms
Fri 4 Sep   Almunecar to Loja   192.8kms
Sat 5 Sep   Jaen to Sierra de la Pandera   154.5kms
Sun 6 Sep   Palma del Rio to Cordoba   189.7kms
Mon 7 Sep   Rest Day - Descanso
Tues 8 Sep   Cortegana to La Rabida, Palos de La Frontera   181.1kms
Wed 9 Sep   Dos Hermanas to Sevilla   185kms
Thurs 10 Sep   El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera   32kms
Fri 11 Sep   Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas, Estepona   210kms
Sat 12 Sep   La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil   186.8kms
Sun 13 Sep   Carrefour Granada to Granada   112kms

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

Tour de France Cycle Race - Saturday 4 July to Sunday 26 July 2026

 Saturday 4 July to Sunday 26 July 2026

The Tour de France Cycle Race covers 3333kms in total. The start is in Barcelona and the race remains a couple of days in Spain before arriving in the Pyrenees Orientales region of France on Monday 6 July. Continuing on towards Bordeaux, the Dordogne, Burgundy and the Alps until the final day from Thoiry to the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

Sat 4 Jul   Barcelona to Barcelona   19kms   Spain   (TTT)
Sun  5 Jul   Tarragone to Barcelona   182kms
Mon  6 Jul   Granollers (Spain) to Les Angles (France)   196kms (Pyrenees)
Tues  7 Jul   Carcassonne to Foix   182kms
Wed  8 Jul   Lannemezan to Pau   158kms
Thur   9 Jul   Pau to Gavarnie-Gedre   186kms
Fri  10 Jul   Hagetmau to Bordeaux   175kms  (Bordeaux)
Sat  11 Jul   Perigueux to Bergerac   182kms
Sun  12 Jul   Mallemort to Ussel   185kms
Mon  13 Jul   Rest Day - Cantal  (Auvergne-Rhone-Alps)
Tues  14 Jul   Aurillac to Le Lioran   167kms  
Wed  15 Jul   Vichy to Nevers   161kms  (Burgundy)
Thurs  16 Jul   Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours to Chalone-Sur-Saone   181kms
Fri  17 Jul   Dole to Belfort   205kms
Sat  18 Jul   Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering   155kms  (Alsace)
Sun  19 Jul   Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison   184kms
Mon  20 Jul   Rest Day - Haute-Savoie
Tues  21 Jul   Evian-Les-Bains to Thenon-Les-Bains   26kms   (ITT)
Wed  22 Jul   Chambery to Voiron   175kms
Thurs  23 Jul   Voiron to Orcieres-Merlette   185kms  (Hautes-Alpes)
Fri  24 Jul   Gap to Alpe d'Huez   128kms
Sat  25 Jul   Le Bourg d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez   171kms
Sun  26 Jul   Thoiry to Champs-Elysees Paris   130kms

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Friday, June 05, 2026

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Cycle Race - 7 June to 14 June 2026

 Sunday 7 June to Sunday 14 June 2026

The Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycle race (previously known as the Criterium Du Dauphine) starts in Vizille and finishes in Plateau de Solaison, Brison, covering 1200kms of hilly and mountainous terrain.

Sun  7  Jun     Vizille to Saint-Ismier  146.2kms
Mon  8  Jun     Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux to Le-Puy-En-Velay   234.3kms
Tues  9  Jun    Perreux to Perreux   28.4kms
Wed  10  Jun   Le-Puy-En-Velay to Montrond-Les-Bains   167.4kms
Thur  11  Jun   Saint-Chamond to Parc Des Oiseaux, Villars-Les-Dombes   195.8kms
Fri  12  Jun     Saint-Vulbas to Crest-Voland   182.3kms
Sat  13  Jun     La Bridoire to Grand Colombier   133.6kms
Sun  14  Jun    Beaufort to Plateau De Solaison, Brison   120.1kms

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Sunday, April 05, 2026

Cycle Event - Paris to Roubaix Challenge - Saturday 11 April 2026

 Saturday 11 April 2026

Paris to Roubaix Challenge for amateur cycling enthusiasts to cycle the route described as "the Hell of the North", hilly and with cobbled sectors. There are 3 levels of difficulty: 70kms, 145kms, 170kms.

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Cycle Race - Paris to Roubaix - Sunday 12 April 2026

Sunday 12 April 2026
Mens Elite Cycle Race from Paris to Roubaix Hauts-de-France.

Starts from Compiegne (in the Oise department, north-east of Paris) and finishes at the velodrome in Roubaix (in the Nord department and less than 2kms from the Belgian border) covering a total of 259 kms. The race is described as "the Hell of the North" , hilly with cobbled sections.

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Saturday, August 16, 2025

La Vuelta - Cycle Race - Spain - 23 August to 14 September 2025

Saturday 23 August to Sunday 14 September 2025

La Vuelta, a spanish cycle race, has 21 stages and covers 3151kms. The Grand Start "Gran Salida" will take place in Turin in Italy. The race stays in Italy until stage 4 when the finish is in the Auvergne Rhone Alpes in France, stages 7 & 8 will cross into Andorra before returning in to Spain. The Finish will be in Madrid Spain.

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Sat 23 Aug   Torino-Reggia di Venaria to Novara   183kms  (Italy)
Sun 24 Aug   Alba  to  Limone Piemonte   157kms
Mon 25 Aug   San Maurizio Canavese  to Ceres   139kms
Tues 26 Aug   Susa  to  Voiron (Auvergne Rhone Alpes, France)  192kms
Wed 27 Aug   Figueres (Gerona)   20kms
Thur 28 Aug   Olot  to  Pal (Andorra)  171kms
Fri 29 Aug   La Vella (Andorra)  to  Cerler.Huesca La Magia (Spain  187kms 
Sat 30 Aug   Monzon Templario  to  Zaragoza   158kms
Sun 31 Aug   Alfaro  to  Estacion de Esqui de Valdezcaray   195kms
Mon  1 Sep   REST DAY
Tues  2 Sep   Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva  to  El Ferial Larra Belagua   168kms
Wed  3 Sep   Bilbao   167kms
Thur  4 Sep   Laredo  to  Los Corrales de Buelna   143kms
Fri  5 Sep   Cabezon de la Sal  to  L'Angliry   202Kms
Sat  6 Sep   Aviles  to  La Farrapona, Lagos de Somiedo   135kms
Sun  7 Sep   A Veiga/Vegadeo  to  Monforte de Lamos   167kms
Mon  8 Sep   REST DAY
Tues  9 Sep   Poio  to  Mos Castro de Herville   172kms
Wed 10 Sep   Barco de Valdeorras  to Altode El Morredero.Ponferrada   143kms
Thur 11 Sep   Valladolid   26kms
Fri  12 Sep   Rueda  to  Guijelo   159kms
Sat 13 Sep   Robledo de Chavela  to  Bola Del Mundo.Puerto de Navacerrada  159kms
Sun 14 Sep   Alalpardo  to  Madrid   101kms  

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Friday, March 07, 2025

Paris Nice Cycle Race 9th March to 16th March 2025

Sunday 9th to Sunday 16th March 2025 

The Paris to Nice Cycle Race starts in Yvelines Paris, then passes through the Loire, Rhone, Ardeche, Alpes-Maritimes regions before finishing in Nice. 27 teams of riders covering a total distance of 1206kms.

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Mar   9    Le Perray-en-Yvelines  to  Le Perray-en-Yvelines   156.1kms

Mar 10   Montesson  to  Bellegarde   183.9kms

Mar 11   Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours  to  Nevers   28.4kms

Mar 12   Vichy  to  La Loge Des Gardes   163.4kms

Mar 13   Saint-Just-en-Chevalet  to  La Cote-Saint-Andre   203.3kms

Mar 14   Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban  to  Berre l'Etang   209.8kms

Mar 15   Nice  to  Auron   147.8kms

Mar 16   Nice  to  Nice   119.9kms

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Rugby 6 Nations 2025

 The Rugby 6 Nations tournament starts on Friday 31st January 2025 at the Stade de France stadium in Paris, France and the final matches will be played on Saturday 15th March 2025. Teams from France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy will take part.

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Fri  31 Jan   France  v  Wales   Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, France   20h15
Sat   1  Feb   Scotland  v  Italy   Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland   14h15
Sat   1  Feb   Ireland  v  England   Aviva stadium, Dublin, Ireland   16h45

Sat   8  Feb   Italy  v  Wales    Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy   14h15
Sat   8  Feb   England  v  France   Twickenham, London, England   16h45
Sun  9  Feb   Scotland  v  Ireland   Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland   15h

Sat 22  Feb   Wales  v  Ireland   Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales   14h15
Sat 22  Feb   England  v  Scotland   Twickenham, London, England   16h45
Sun 23  Feb   Italy  v  France    Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy   15h

Sat   8  Mar   Ireland  v  France   Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland   14h15
Sat   8  Mar   Scotland  v  Wales   Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland   16h45
Sun  9  Mar   England  v  Italy   Twickenham, London, England   15h

Sat 15  Mar   Italy  v  Ireland   Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy   14h15
Sat 15  Mar   Wales  v  England   Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales   16h45
Sat 15  Mar   France  v  Scotland   Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, France   20h

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