Grand mastersof the road

Nestled between the Pyrenees and the Catalan coast, the mellow agricultural region of Terres de Lleida in western Catalonia is considered a natural paradise with an amazing cultural heritage. It is al

Take a look at the people wandering around Girona and you may notice that some of them stand out from the crowd. Among the locals and the tourists here to see the city’s famous fortified walls, Gothic

In the Catalan Pyrenees, everything is bigger. This larger-than-life landscape, 200km north of the soft sands of the Mediterranean coast, is where Catalonia’s colossal peaks mark the region’s borders

The Maresme region – a kaleidoscope of seductive beaches, twisting coastal roads, emerald-green forests and steep hills – has served as an adventure playground for Barcelona-based cyclists for years.

Our first exploration of the northern coast of Spain had left us longing to see more, so we were soon sailing back into Santander’s impressive harbour to explore further. Our destination on our first

In 2014 a group of Catalan cyclists reflected on how the spirit and stoicism of road cyclists mirrored the gritty qualities of the historic mining communities in the mountainous, mine-pocked region of