Venture into Madrid
The weather in Madrid has turned a bit cooler this week with more cloud, but it’s still very warm, and I have to sleep without a duvet now. Because of the long periods of dry weather, there’s no … Continued
Race 14 – XXXVI Trofeo Peña Ciclista Paloma, Fuenlabrada
Today’s race was the Trofeo de la Paloma on the outskirts of Madrid. I took a train with my bike to Fuenlabrada this morning, a journey which takes about 40 minutes, so I didn’t have to take a … Continued
Race 13 – XVIII GP Macario
Today was the final race in the prestigious Copa de Espana, the XVIII GP Macario – Ayto de Alcalá de Henares el Domingo, which was a fast 155Km race with four category 3 mountain climbs and one category 2 … Continued
Race 12 – XXXVI Vuelta Ciclista a Los Pinares Segovianos
After yesterday’s race, last night I was in bed really early to get enough rest for this morning’s early start, and a 1 hour drive up to Segovia. I took care of myself really well last night, with … Continued
Race 11 – XVII Trofeo Fiestas del Ausente
I was up really early this morning for the XVII Trofeo Fiestas del Ausente , a mountain race in the Cabañeros National Park, in the region of Toledo. At 7am I took the 10 minute train ride to … Continued
Race 10 – LXXII Santikutz Klasika
This week’s race was the penultimate round of the Copa de Espana, the LXXII Santikutz Klasika (Clasica Santacruz) – a 141km race based in Legazpi in the Basque country, and featuring 7 mountains and 27 teams. This is … Continued
Race 9 – IV Memorial Pascual Momparler
Today was another Copa de Espana race, this time in Villanueva de Castellon near Valencia, the IV Ridley Memorial Pascual Momparler. The race was 179Km flat with a 4km pave section on every lap of 9 laps on … Continued
Race 8 – XXXII Clásica Ciudad de Torredonjimeno
This week’s Copa Espana race was in Torredonjimeno in southern Spain, the 32nd edition of a well established race in the major olive growing region where the famous olive oils and olive oil factories are. My team mate … Continued
Race 7 – I Classica Xavia Tondo
Last week, the race was at another level, and It showed me that I needed to train more on the climbs, but today’s race was pretty interesting, here’s what happened… Well, we had a bad start, as … Continued
Race 6 – XLV Memorial Valenciaga
Today’s race, the XLV Memorial Valenciaga is one of the most prestigious and hardest Elite U23 races in Spain, and is based in Eibar, in the Basque Country. It is part of the Copa de Espana (Spanish Cup), also a … Continued