"Chuck Waterfield" <
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> I've got a week in April where I can get off to Barcelona with my bike.
I'd
> like to stay at a hotel somewhere where I can do nice day trip rides, averaging 150km per day.
> Does anyone have any suggestions? Mountain
riding
> would be great.
Girona is where Lance and family make their summer home (well....maybe not the family this year) and
where the Posties do a good bit of training. It's as good a choice as any - 1hr. north/east of
Barcelona, 25km from the coast, a bit more to the Pyrenees. It's a biggish sort of town, lots of
roads in and out, easy to find loops. The routes over to the Costa Brava are fairly hilly, as is the
coastal route. It's a bit further to get up into the real mountains, but just about everywhere is
good riding.
Figueres is further up towards France, nicer/smaller, it's got the Salvador Dali museum and a ton of
restaraunts. Also between the coast and the big hills.
Most of the really big climbs are more NW towards Andorra, with a good many little resort hotels
en-route on Hwy. N260 and N162, so it depends on what you want most.
Note that there are a lot of small little villages to stay in - La Molina, Seo, Sort, all closer to
the bigger passes, but eating choices gets more limiting.
It's also a good bit warmer on the coast and I cannot say what the snow situation would be on the
higher passes - something to consider in April
Steve B.
