Cycling sits at the heart of Nafent. From quiet backroads in the Mediterranean to long climbs in the Pyrenees, we explore the sport through stories, routes, and people. Road, gravel, mountain bike or bikepacking, each discipline has its own rhythm and culture.
In this category you will find in-depth interviews with riders, race reports, travel features, gear insights, and training perspectives. We look beyond results, focusing on the landscapes, communities, and everyday moments that shape life on the bike.
Community sits at the heart of Chez Octave. Regular social rides, whether they go up Chez Octave on the top of the Tourmalet, the Col d’Aspin, or elsewhere, bring people together. Runners also find Chez Octave a meeting point, as Laffont and his team organize community runs as well. Massage and coaching services help athletes perform at their best.
Chez Octave: The better Col du Tourmalet experience Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Road, Travel
It turns out there is much more organisation involved in a podcast recorded while climbing a mountain pass in Andorra.
QOM Podcast: a different cycling podcast Read More »
Andorra, Cycling 🚴
For many runners, it takes years to reach a similar level in cycling. Blasi, however, surprised both the running and cycling communities with her rapid development: in less than 1,000 days, she went from running five kilometres in just over 17 minutes to winning the Vuelta a España, a
cycling race at the highest professional level.
ISB Sport understands that there is no single way to ride gravel. That is why it develops specific solutions for every way of living the discipline.
Where gravel is really put to the test, ISB Sport is there Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Gravel
La Cerdanya is a true paradise for gravel riding, even though it has traditionally been associated with road cycling.
Gravel riding on altitude: Grava Lybica Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Gravel, La Cerdanya
Cyclists passing through the Ripollès often stop at Bikes Ripoll, not only to repair their bikes or to buy or rent one, but also to ask for advice. In smaller cycling destinations, this informal network plays a vital role.
Bikes Ripoll: key figure in The Ripollès cycling scene Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Mountain biking, Ripollès
The Tour de France only shows a small part of what the region has to offer. Beyond the Collada de Toses there are countless beautiful places and roads that are well worth discovering.
Five reasons why the Ripollès should be on your map for cycling Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Nafent Magazine stories, Ripollès, Road
Granollers last witnessed the cycling whirlwind that is the Tour de
France in 1965, the year the peloton thundered through town as they
raced from Barcelona to Perpignan. However, the city’s first dance with
the Tour came even earlier in 1957, when legendary names like Jacques
Anquetil ruled the roads.
60 years in the waiting: Granollers welcomes back the Tour de France Read More »
Barcelona, Catalonia, Cycling 🚴, Nafent Magazine stories, Road
From his base at Ca n’Amat, Balderstone has grown into a well-rounded figure in the pro peloton. Twelve months ago, he stood on the top step of the Spanish national time
trial podium, a result that turned heads and lent him a new kind of weight within the team.
Chasing the Tour de France-dream: Abel Balderstone Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Interviews, Nafent Magazine stories, Road
A full preview of the Grand Départ in Barcelona for the Tour de France 2026, including route details, opening stages, and the key contenders expected to shape the race from day one.
Grand Départ Barcelona preview: Tour de France route, stages and favourites Read More »
Barcelona, Catalonia, Cycling 🚴, Road
