HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Pogacar begins final week of 2025 Tour de France in touching distance of legend

Three-time champion Tadej Pogacar will spend Monday's rest day of the 2025 Tour de France savouring his feats in the Pyrenees of southern France that have helped him establish a four-minute lead over his arch rival and two-time victor Jonas Vingegaard.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 21, 2025

'Pogačar takes the wind out of a lot of people's sails' - Mike Woods keeps on hunting for Tour de France stage win despite race leader's domination

Canadian veteran in three breaks in less than a week through the Pyrenees

Cycling News · Jul 20, 2025

Remco Evenepoel out of the Tour de France after abandoning on stage 14

White jersey is dropped after on a third torrid day in the Pyrenees and abandons the race on stage 14

Cycling Weekly · Jul 19, 2025

Tour de France stage 12 preview: Route map, profile and start time on blockbuster day of climbing as race enters Pyrenees

After an opening week of skirmishes expect battle to seriously commence among the GC contenders today as the race hits the mountains

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

'I don't know if I can really be up there' – Oscar Onley to discover Tour de France GC limits as race hits Pyrenees

Scot has had a successful first week, but rides into the unknown as Tour de France changes form in second half

Cycling News · Jul 16, 2025

4,000-year-old human rib discovered high in the Pyrenees still has an arrowhead from a brutal attack

A human rib discovered high in the Pyrenees suggests that someone survived a shot in the back several millennia ago.

LiveScience · Jul 15, 2025

The archaeological discovery that places humans in the Pyrenees during the Ice Age

ANALYSIS: Human presence in high-altitude open areas during the Ice Age is not just a possibility, but a reality, Marta Sánchez de la Torre writes

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Homo sapiens regularly crossed the Pyrenees during the Ice Age – here’s what they took with them

A fine mist accompanies the clan as the sun rises and they begin their journey. There are 12 people in total, some of them adults, some children, and others so small that they have to travel on the backs of the women.

The Conversation · May 7, 2025

Rising bear numbers in French Pyrenees mask long-term fears for species' survival

Despite an encouraging growth in numbers, France's national biodiversity body has warned that the long-term survival of brown bears in the Pyrenees nonetheless remains uncertain.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 7, 2025

As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder

In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023. These and other icy regions have provided freshwater for people living downstream for centuries – almost 2 billion people rely on glaciers today.…

The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025