Events

The Girona region is very active and sport orientated. It is impossible to drive to Banyoles without passing cyclists and runners. During the year there are many races and events to take part in, so why not come over and join in. We also arrange day trips to watch the major cycling tours.

As we get more details on these events we will put them up here. Events already confirmed are:

Please contact us for details of any of the events below.

Cyclsportive Events

• 11th March, 2012. Marxa Terra de Volcans.
• 22nd Apri, 2012. Marxa Sportful-arueda. 120 km.
• 13th May 2012. Terra de Remences.
  95 or 175 km.
• 20th May 2012. Banyoles Lake TT. Date to be confirmed.
• 20th May, 2012. Marxa Cicloturista Terra de L'Aigua. 137.3km.
• 27th May 2012. Banyoles Cyclosportive Event. 78km or 133km.
• 17th June, 2012. Marxa de les Tres Nacions. 140km. Starts in Spain, passes through Andorra into France beforer returning to Spain.
• 2nd September, 2012. Ripoll Cyclosportive Event. Climbs up into the Pyrenees.
• 22nd September, 2012. Marxa 100% Tondo. Based on Xavi Tondo's favourite roads. 68km and 116km

Duathlon

• 11th March, 2012. Castellfollit de La Roca Duathlon. Sprint Distance. 7km:20km:3.5km.
• 25th March, 2012. Banyoles Duathlon. Classic Distance. 10km:40km:5km.

MTB

• 17th March, 2012. Banyoles MTB event. This race is part of Spanish Grand Prix series.

Running

• 4th March, 2012. Banyoles Half Marathon. Date has been confirmed.

Swimming

• 16th September 2011. Traverse Lake Banyoles. 2.2 km lake swim.

Triathlon

• 29th April, 2012. Catalonia National Championship at Middle distance. 2.8km swim, 80km bike, 20km run. Note: This event is based on the Banyoles Lake and the surrounding area. We are offering a special camp and independent packages for those who want to come and compete in this fantastic race.
• 25th May 2012. Iron-Cat. ITU long distance race.
• 13th May 2012. Lloret del Mar triathlon. 750m:20km:5km.
• 19th May 2012. Sant Feliu triathlon. 750m:20km:5km
• 27th May, 2012. Challenge Barcelona Half Ironman Distance Triathlon. We are offering a special week long training camp prior to this race.
• 2nd June 2012. Mataro Sprint Distance Triathlon.
• 3rd June 2012. Extreme-Man Salou Triathlon. 3800m: 180km: 42km
• 1st September, 2012. Catalonia National Championship at Olympic Distance.
  Drafting. This event is based on the Banyoles Lake and the surrounding area. We are offering a special camp and independent packages for those who want to come and compete in this fantastic race.
• 15th September, 2012. Tossa de Mar Olympic Distance Triathlon. Drafting.
• 30th September, 2012. Challenge Barcelona. Ironman distance.
• 7th October, 2012. Barcelona International Triathlon.

Trips to the major cycling tours as they pass by our region

• 19th - 25th March 2012. Tour of Catalunya. This race is a fantastic chance to rub shoulders with the pros as it is an important preparation race for the Tour de France in July the atmosphere is much more relaxed.
• July 2012. Tour de France.
• 18th August - 9th September, 2012. Vuelta d'España. The Vuelta has a stage from Andorra to Barcelona on the 26th August. We are planning a visit to see the end of the stage.