Unanimously re-elected for a four-year term as president of the Route d’Occitanie, Pierre Caubin is already working on the return of the event created in 1977 by Francis Auriac. The 2025 UCI calendar has just been published, and the 48th edition will take place from June 18 to 21. The finale will therefore be held on a Saturday, rather than a Sunday as tradition dictated. The two-time defending champion, Canadian Michael Woods—competing almost at home—can still dream of a hat-trick to join Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle at the top of the record books.
Following the finish, most of the survivors will have only a short transfer to reach Andorra, where a new challenge awaits them: the Clàssica Andorra Pirineus. It will be unveiled this Thursday in the presence of the organizers, including Gérard Riart Escriba, president of the Federation, and Carlos Verona, the professional rider from the Lidl-Trek team. The route will inevitably be mountainous and of great interest to the many riders who live and train there year-round…
