PDF Non Stop

PDF Non Stop (Pedals de Foc Non Stop) is a mountain-bike ultramarathon scheduled for Saturday 3 July 2027, according to the organiser’s website. It starts and finishes in Vielha, in the Val d’Aran (Lleida), and follows the Pedals de Foc circuit around the Pyrenees. The 2027 edition is billed as the 21st.

Routes and distances

The 2027 route details have not been published yet. In the 2026 edition the organiser offered two courses:

• OR (Pedals de Foc Non Stop): 211 km with 6,148 m of climbing, starting and finishing at Carrer de Querimònia in Vielha, with a 04:30 start.
• PLATA: 83 km with 1,860 m of climbing, starting in Espot and finishing in Vielha, with an 11:15 start and a transfer from Vielha beforehand.

In 2026 the terrain was described as roughly 61% forest track, 31% semi-paved road and 8% path. Riders could enter individually or in pairs, and the PLATA course also admitted e-bikes.

Registration

Entries for the 2026 edition were handled through Rock the Sport. Registration details for 2027 have not been announced, so check the official website for the opening date, prices and regulations.

Why race it

The OR course is a single-start, long-distance challenge that is run as a race with individual and pairs classifications. The PLATA course gives riders a shorter alternative over the same terrain, finishing in the same place. The organiser says the event began in 2006.

Where to stay

With the OR course rolling out of Vielha at 04:30, sleeping in the town the night before means no pre-dawn transfer and a few extra hours of rest. It also keeps bib collection, a last check of the bike and a proper meal within a short walk. The finish is in Vielha too, so a bed close by is welcome after a long day in the Val d’Aran mountains.

Hotel Arán la Abuela – Vielha, in town (a few hundred metres from the start). This small mountain-style hotel lists bike repair tools and supplies and a bike wash, so your machine can be sorted the evening before the gun. Afterwards there is a spa, a massage service, a gym and an indoor pool, with laundry for your kit and route information if you want to recce the valley.

Hotel Peña – El Pont d’Arròs, about 5 km from the start. A 4-star hotel with 64 rooms that describes itself as a hotel for bicycles, with a workshop, bike garage, mechanical aid and bike rental. Its own text mentions the Pedals de Foc among the routes nearby, and the heated pool, spa and gym are made for recovery after the finish.

Hotel Lacreu – Salardú, about 8 km from the start. A quiet, family-run hotel in the upper valley with a cycling centre that holds around 20 bikes, plus repair tools, a bike wash and laundry. Packed picnics with fruit are available for excursion days, which suits riders making a long weekend of the valley.

Race weekend is busy in Vielha, so book early, and browse more cycling-friendly accommodation for further options.