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Andorra: A theme park for cyclists

Driving into Andorra late Friday evening reminded me of the first time I drove to Las Vegas. Granted, the long dark single road into Andorra is far more windy, but the suspense of arriving at a far away and strange place equaled. Once we crossed the border (not quite knowing whether a smile, wave or […]

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Why Girona isn’t Mallorca

As a cycling business owner in Girona I sometimes look across the pond to Mallorca and wonder about the mass cycling market it has attracted. I have been there myself as both a cyclist and non-cyclist so I know the benefits the island offers. Smooth roads, steady climbs, favourable weather and cheap hotels with huge […]

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Worx: small bikes, mega impact

Worx is making big waves in the world of small bikes and we’re proud to welcome an XXS Worx RA SL to our rental fleet. Perfectly proportioned for smaller riders the bike handles like a dream and marks a satisfying end to having to ‘fit’ small riders to a bike that’s just too big. I […]

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Vallter 2000: Life in the support vehicle

Yesterday 20 apprehensive cyclists left Girona early in the morning bound for Vallter 2000, the highest point in the whole of Catalunya. It was our 2nd Challenge Day of the year. For the first we conquered the 3 famous peaks in Girona and I wrote a blog about my personal achievement riding it too. It […]

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Saturday 12th November 2016: a race, a chase & a grand opening

It’s Sunday afternoon, the day after the 12th November – a day that will be forever etched into Eat Sleep Cycle history. Yesterday, we opened our headquarters in Girona. It’s a little patch of cycling heaven in the centre of the Old Town, or Barri Vell. It constitutes a dream come true for myself, Lee […]

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Cycling Trans Pyrenees: The Adventure Begins

The first Eat Sleep Cycle tour (Trans Pyrenees) rolled out of Girona heading towards the Pyrenees and the Atlantic coast. One word- Epic. The 6 riders were: Peter Gaskill, Benny Cassidy, David Conroy, David, Corinne & Tristan Cardew. The guides were: Lee, Lou & Brian. The adventure was unforgettable. Trans Pyrenees: Day 1 And we’re […]

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Why it’s time we started to warm to the running man in the yellow jersey

(This article first appeared on the stickybottle.com website here and is being published here with the kind permission of the author) I’m not a Chris Froome fan; or at least I wasn’t. I’m not too sure why, but I just never took to him. But his actions this week in racing aggressively and attacking when […]

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Arcalis and the start of a beautiful love affair with cycling

Brian Canty writes from Andorra and reflects on the glorious racing this small mountainous country has hosted – from Jan Ulrich in the 1997 Tour to Dan Martin ripping up the field in yesterday’s race. Watch as Jan Ullrich rides the peloton off his wheel on stage 10 of the 1997 Tour de France. Watch […]

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Rocacorba: Girona’s Hidden Gem of A Climb

Snuggled away 20 kilometres north of Girona is a monstrous climb that owes nothing to TV coverage . You’ll hardly find it on a map and you’ll even struggle to find the road that leads up to it from the nearby town of Banyoles. Yes, Rocacorba hasn’t the ‘bucket-list’ fame of Alpe d’Huez or the […]

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