Le Tour de France Grand Depart 2026 in Barcelona is a great event for the city, no doubt! First stage will be a team time trial around Barcelona city center. The second stage between Tarragona and Barcelona is a medium mountain stage. And third stage will start in Granollers heading to France. Nevertheless, the expected
No doubt the cycling experience in Barcelona is much more enjoyable than someone would expect. Being a big city, some people might think that cycling would be difficult, struggling with the heavy traffic of a big city. Nevertehless, there are are very good options for roadcyclists, as the hills around the city are not busy
Castell de Burriac is a great destination for those who love gravel cycling in Barcelona. One of my personal favorite rides when I get the gravel bike. Castell de Burriac is in the north part of Barcelona, between Argentona and Cabrera de Mar. You can see it from the flat coastal road heading to Girona.
If you ever visit Barcelona and you love roadcycling, you will like to know the best roadbike tours in Barcelona. We are lucky enough to have here lots of cycling routes that make cycling a very popular activity for locals. In spite of being a big city, there are plenty of roads with scarce traffic
Next July 2026 Le Tour de France Grand Depart will be in Barcelona. After quite a few years, Le Tour de France will be back to Barcelona. It will be the 4th time that Le Grande Boucle will visit us. Let’s remember the first three times: – Tour de France 1957 July 15th stage: Perpignan-Barcelona 197 km,
Cycling in Europe during Christmas time doesn’t have to be a cold and wet experience. Roadcycling in Barcelona at Christmas is a good excuse to visit the capital of Catalonia in winter. Barcelona is a great destination to have a breakaway during Christmas enjoying the mild weather and the winter sun. On top of that,
It was just announced that Barcelona will be the starting point of Vuelta a España 2023. It will be a team time trial into the city, and a second stage in the mountains around Barcelona. The last time La Vuelta arrived at Barcelona was in 2012, stage Andorra-Barcelona with victory for the Belgian Philippe Gilbert
Barcelona is a great destination for gravel cycling. Well, it is a great destination for any kind of cycling, but as it is a big city, road cycling can be a bit stressful for those not used to cycling sharing the roads with cars. The mountains surrounding Barcelona are beautiful, with plenty of gravel paths,
Barcelona is a great place for cycling, there is no doubt. In a former post, we introduced 10 of the most popular climbs around Barcelona, but today let me introduce some short and steep hidden climbs close to Barcelona, not very known (or maybe not known at all) for most of the local cyclists. Some
Montserrat is the magical mountain close to Barcelona, and a bike tour is the best way to discover it. The meaning of Verge de Montserrat for Catalan people goes beyond the religious feeling. Visiting the virgin in pilgrimage is the usual thing to do to thank for anything that happened. This is also the reason