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.
Take a bottle of Vi Ciclista in your hand, examine the etiquette and let your fantasies go. It will take a bit of time before you realize it is a wine collection particularly for cyclists, but once you see it, you get it and enjoy it
Vi Ciclista: A Catalan wine by cyclists for cyclists Read More »
Culture, Cycling 🚴, Nafent Magazine stories, Nutrition
With the Komoot application, I have planned a beautiful route into the National Park, starting at our hotel ALEGRIA Caprici Verd. I have woken up early: the rest of the family is still asleep when I leave for my day in the mountains. While they’ll enjoy the facilities of the hotel, I will put myself to the test on the flanks of the Turó de l’Home, the highest peak in Montseny.
A day for true climbers in the mountains of Natural Park Montseny Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Montseny, Nafent Magazine stories, RoadIf in the road cycling scene the month of July is synonymous with the Tour de France, in the world of mountain biking March means Cape Epic. For all those people who enjoy mountain biking in search of the best climbs and the most attractive trails, the Cape Epic is, without a doubt, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Racing the Cape Epic, the most adventurous and professional mountain bike race on earth Read More »
Bike tours, Cycling 🚴, Mountain biking, Nafent Magazine stories, Travel
A very important, but often overlooked, aspect of cycling is for the rider to have the right position on the bike. It sounds very basic and simple, but it is something which makes a big difference. We introduce 3D Cycling Lab, where the emphasis is getting the rider and the bike to fit together properly.
After listening to the whispering of his heart, Dieguez opened 3D Cycling Lab Read More »
Catalonia, Cycling 🚴, Nafent Magazine stories
It does not happen too often: a collaboration between an African bike brand and a company in Girona. However, Onguza Bikes from Namibia and Taller Alcala in Girona work closely together to manufacture: In Omaruru they build the steel bikes, in Girona they custom paint them.
Onguza Bikes: a Namibian bike brand with a direct link to Catalonia Read More »
Catalonia, Culture, Cycling 🚴, Nafent Magazine storiesThe popularity of Girona as year-round destination for sportspeople has created a local industry to service the performance needs of these athletes.
Everything an athlete needs in the city center of Girona Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Girona, Girona cycling guide, Girona cycling routes, Nafent Magazine stories
Quiet roads, beautiful sights, and vineyards everywhere. Mireia Benito’s favourite route starts next to her parent’s town: Llorenç del Penedès.
Mireia Benito’s favourite route in Catalonia Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Interviews, Nafent Magazine storiesWhether you’re travelling solo, with your partner, with your ride buddies from home, with your family or even with your work colleagues & clients, Eat Sleep Cycle’s cycling experts would love to help!
‘Variety is the Spice of Life’ – The Pan-Catalan bike trip Read More »
Catalonia, Cycling 🚴, Nafent Magazine stories, Road, Travel
China has the largest number of active continental cycling teams after Italy (eleven and fourteen respectively) and hosts many UCI races each year: nine. Nearly 1,5 billion people live in China, but arguably its most famous road cycling star – Meiyin Wang – is someone you have never heard of before, even though he raced three years with Bahrein Victorious between 2016 and 2018.
China cycling: nearly 1,5 billion inhabitants, but no road star Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Nafent Magazine stories, Travel
From fixing helicopters to fixing bikes: Tata Bikes’ owner is a very handy mechanic In Carrer de la Força in Girona, a brand-new cycling store opened on July 2. Tata Bikes is a flagship store of the American cycling brand Thesis, run by experienced cycling enthusiasts that hope to develop the cycling community in Girona further.
From fixing helicopters to fixing bikes: Tata Bikes’ owner is a very handy mechanic Read More »
Cycling 🚴, Girona, Girona cycling guide, Gravel, Interviews, Nafent Magazine stories, Road
