Training together in Barcelona
Barcelona is an odd city to train in: the sea and the hills are twenty minutes apart, and hardly anyone goes out alone by choice. The hard part isn't finding somewhere — it's finding who with, and at what time.
By sport
Where the city goes
- The sea
- Barceloneta to the Fòrum, completely flat and right on the water. It's the city's easy mileage, on foot or on wheels, and where most things that start early end up.
- Montjuïc and the city
- The hill at home: an eight-kilometre loop with real climbing, reachable from half of Barcelona, with the Olympic ring at the top. Gradient without leaving the streets.
- Collserola
- The range behind the city. The Carretera de les Aigües is a near-flat dirt track hanging above Barcelona; above it the proper hills start, with singletrack and climbing.