Saturday, February 4th. I am at the starting line in Solsona, in a MTB race, where my Titan partner, Josep Itó and I have been invited, along with 8 of the country’s best runners. At 9am we are in front of everything, with the female elite, Núria Picas and Ramona Gabriel. To tell you the […]
COLLBAIX TRAIL Sunday, February 29, after 2 years without being able to compete in the race, due to Covid, the Collbaix Trail is back, a race through my favourite little mountain, the Collbaix. My alarm goes off at 7:45am. I’m pretty sleepy and not in the mood, just thinking about how cold it must be
Four days are gone since accomplishing one of the hardest MTB races I’ve ever done, the Titan Desert Saudi Arabia. It was four days of physical but mostly mental improvement, overcoming adversities: the wind, the track, the distances… which bring out the best of yourself and show you that you can achieve what you set
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Today, Friday, December 9, the last stage of the 4 days of the Neom Titan Desert Saudi Arabia. 8AM kicks off! 76km ahead to cross the finish line and be Finishers of one of the toughest Titans ever contested. We set out for the first 10km with a constant climb with strong wind like every
A very long stage awaited us today, with 139km with 1200+. The dreaded wind has reappeared on today’s stage. 50km along the coast with a headwind, they took us 3 hours to complete. Luckily we were able to go with a group and that made the job easier, although when you go with so many
They wake us up like every day, at 6AM. The music of Ho Hey (What memories of Morocco!) plays. It’s very windy outside. In fact, it blew all night We hope that the stage will not be like yesterday. We do the daily routine, and we stand at the starting line, in the first drawer
1st Stage of the Neom Saudi Arabia 3rd day since we arrived in Saudi Arabia. Today, Tuesday 6th of December, the real adventure begins, 106km ahead. We get up at 6am, get dressed and have breakfast. Once finished and before leaving, we have to load water canisters, prepare everything we need for the stage, go
Today we got up at 7:30 in the morning, feeling calm. Today will be a quiet day and will spend it getting acquainted to the place, without competing until tomorrow, Tuesday the 6th. We’ve had breakfast; a luxury breakfast. Unlike Morocco, here there is a lot of variety, from eggs, pasta, pancakes with chocolate, fruit,
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5:30 AM on December 4, 2022. The alarm goes off! All ready to start a new adventure. We meet at 7:00 AM at Barcelona airport. When we arrive, we see the whole terminal full of people with boxes and bicycle bags. We stand in line and wait! (two hours until we check the bikes!). Patience!
Ready to start another exciting adventure, this time in Saudi Arabia. 4 tough stages and many kilometres await us through impressive landscapes, coastal, mountain and a lot of sand. Eager to face these challenges 😍 All this would not be possible without my @equipcollbaix and my family. Thanks to everyone who has made it possible,
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