Roads destroyed by flash floods in Pyrénées just weeks ahead of Tour de France

Heavy rain hits routes of stages 17, 18, 19, and 20 of Tour de France

Daniel Navarro rides through the rain in the Pyrénées at the 2016 Tour de Farnce

(Image credit: Yuzuru Sunada)

Tour de France organisers might be forced into a few last minute route deviations in the coming weeks after the western Pyrénées were hit with heavy rain the caused flash floods which destroyed roads in the areas that the race is due to visit at the end of July.

The départments of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Hautes-Pyrénées were two of 22 départments to be issued with amber warnings for heavy rain and flooding by national weather agency Météo-France, with the expected bad weather arriving on Monday and Tuesday.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.