Pyrenees Riding..Where to start?

I hope to go to the Pyrenees for a couple of days in November, weather permitting. I have a house near Bordeaux so will be taking bike by car to the area south of Pau. I know there are the Tour climbs but I'd like to start on something a bit easier before I take on the big ones...Any ideas?
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I stayed at Argeles, nr Lourdes, and to be honest from there it was pretty difficult to do a circuit ride that wasn't over something big. Out-and-back was the only way to avoid the big stuff.
Sorry not very helpful that...
I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.
@ratsbey
Just get a map so you can avoid the main roads.
We stayed in Pau, its about a 30km ride to the base of the solour which is a 'gentler' introduction, at the top you can hang a right and bag the aubisque - pray for clear skies, it was horribly foggy when I did it in July and I couldnt see 10m in front of me. You can then switch back and descend to the base of the tourmalet - the ascent where the tour finished a couple of years back when clenbutador winked at andy.
Once you've done that have a bite to eat in La Mongie before descending back to Pau.
The only problems have been mentioned before, november will probs be too late to bag any of the bigger cols - I know you said you'd like to avoid them but they arent that steep, just long so as long as you are stubborn you can get them.