Will Catalonia be the cycling destination of 2026? These highlights are not to be missed
Have you considered Catalonia as a cycling destination? It could just become the cycling destination of 2026. This special Spanish region has everything a cycling enthusiast could dream of. We tell you more about its most beautiful highlights in this article!
Return trip to Costa Tropical from Granada
One thing is for sure: Granada is more than the Alhambra and the nearby Sierra Nevada. If you want to explore the city and its surroundings by road bike, we have a very big tip for you: head south towards the Costa Tropical. Not only will you find beautiful routes there, but you can also [...]
Lagos de Covadonga: an iconic Vuelta climb past history and 'the bone-breaker'
It is a cold, bleak Saturday morning in February. The time when you would actually prefer to be warm inside. Even as a cyclist. But when you are standing at the bottom of one of Spain's most beautiful climbs, you know there is only one thing to do: cycle. After all, the Lagos de Covadonga climb is a special one. Not [...]
4x epic bikepacking routes in Spain
These 4 bikepacking routes across Spain will give you a good dose of inspiration for your next bikepacking adventure!
An Unforgettable Day with Visma-Lease-a-Bike in Sierra Nevada
When looking for the ideal training location for a professional cycling team, sunny Spanish coastal resorts, steep Pyrenean passes or Tuscan hills might come to mind. But this year, the Visma-Lease-a-Bike team chose a completely different setting: the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. I got the chance to visit their training camp and spend a day cycling in this breathtaking mountain range. The contrast between the sunny weather at the foot of the mountain and the snow-capped peaks is truly impressive. If you are considering an altitude training camp, this experience is highly recommended.
Winter cycling in Andalusia: Cortes de la Frontera
For a while, there was doubt whether the road bike should come with me to Cortes de la Frontera because after all, this was supposed to be a workation and not a cycling holiday in Andalusia, right? But from the moment I passed Seville and drove into the Andalusian mountainous landscape, I knew cycling was going to have a prominent place in my work week. Wintering [...]
Multi-day Gravelevents in Europe you would like to ride
With the appeal of gravel cycling at an all-time high, you see many multi-day gravel events springing up. From a nice weekend gravelling in the Eifel, to real wear-and-tear events lasting a week (or longer). All in all, there is plenty of choice for enthusiastic gravel riders who would like to do a multi-day gravel event in Europe [...].
Arima Hotel in San Sebastian: cycling destination approved
Bike hotels are not infrequently functionally equipped places. Everything is there, but if you're honest, you wouldn't book that hotel with your partner. Unless you are both bike crazy, but even then. In the Basque Country, they have found something to that. The beautiful Arima Hotel & Spa, on the south side of San Sebastian, [...]
Grand Depart Basque Country - Stage 3 at Haimar's doorstep
The coast of the Basque country is rugged, green and hilly. Small towns and villages are interspersed with green strips that continuously undulate up and down. When the riders of the men's peloton ride stage 3 of the Grand Depart on Monday 3 July 2023, they will still be gulping. Not because of the beauty, or because of [...]
Cycling in Madrid: unknown does not make unloved!
If you want to cycle in Spain, there are regions that capture your imagination more than Madrid. What's hot: we are fans of Mallorca ourselves, we were recently in the Basque Country and around Calpe it is also lovely to be. Don't forget southern Spain either: Andalusia is to dream away. Yet here we want to [...]