Pau is a Catalan municipality in the province of Girona in northeastern Spain. Pau is not only known as the traditional place of release for international racing, but also as the arrival point of a Tour de France stage.

The international long distance season is traditionally opened with this classic.

Pau steht in der sportlichen Bedeutung in einer Linie mit den Flügen ab Barcelona, Marseille und Perpignan, die weiteren Weitstreckenklassiker auch in dieser Saison. Ergänzt werden diese Flüge durch Agen (früher Bordeaux), St-Vincent und Narbonne.

The International Winner of Pau 2024 is Van Gils J.W. (Oosterhout, the Netherlands).
The pigeon was captured on Tuesday, June 25th at 05:59 after a flight of 1003.70 km at an average speed of 1046.49 meters/min. stated.