Tour de France Visits Spain in 2009

The Tour de France is making an important visit to the Spanish region of Cataluyna in 2009 with a stage from Girona to Barcelona and a stage from Barcelona to Andorra. Not only is Barcelona one of the biggest tourist markets in Spain and in Europe, but Girona has become associated with professional cycling for the number of athletes who have called the city home. There are a number of professional races as well in the Cataluyna region that are highly regarded by the pro teams as well, and so now the Tour de France will bring the worldwide attention it generates as well!

Under our brand Pure Adventures, we have been offering and continue to offer cycling tours in the Girona area, mostly along the coast (Costa Brava) but we also offer a "challenging cycling" tour that covers the rolling hill country and goes into the Spanish Pyrenees. This tour is shown on our website at www.cyclingclassics.com/girona.php .

Now, for the Tour's visit in 2009, we have organized a special weeklong trip that combines viewing a few stages of this big event with the challenging cycling routes we offer in our 'challenge' tour. See full details of the new program at http://www.cyclingclassics.com/grand_tour03.php

The New York Times ran a story in 2005 about cycling in Girona and the "buzz" given this town by Lance Armstrong. See the story and our company mention at http://travel.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/travel/12girona.html