Ronde des Pâquerettes

The Ronde des Paquerettes is a charity mountain bike weekend held each June in Coubon, near Le Puy-en-Velay in the Haute-Loire department of France. The 9th edition runs on June 20-21, 2026, organised by the Groupe Cyclo de Coubon, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Riders can choose between MTB courses of 21, 35 or 46 km along the Loire and Gazeille valleys, and a Saturday women's start gives female riders a ten-minute advantage. Around 500 participants take part each year, and proceeds benefit APPEL, an association supporting children with leukaemia and other cancers.