Girona

There is a version of Girona cycling that has nothing to do with climbing.

There is a climb outside Girona that professional cyclists use as a measuring stick. Not for its length, not for its views, though both are considerable — but for its honesty. Rocacorba gives you exactly what you put in, no more.

A hundred kilometres east and south of Girona through the Empordà plains and the Gavarres hills. Fast farm tracks, cork oak forest, medieval villages, and a finish back in the city along the Ter river.

Two hundred kilometres of gravel north, east, and south of Girona — through the Pla de l'Estany, across the Empordà plains, and back through the Gavarres. Three distinct landscapes, 84% unpaved, and the best way to understand what this corner of Catalonia actually is.