{"id":170288,"date":"2018-09-11T05:53:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T05:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=170288"},"modified":"2019-10-11T08:46:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T08:46:26","slug":"miss-peaches-on-the-road-episode-7-barcelonas-enduro-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/09\/11\/miss-peaches-on-the-road-episode-7-barcelonas-enduro-trails\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Peaches on the Road: Episode 7: Barcelona\u2019s Enduro Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s nothing like meeting someone you admire from afar in person. And it was our Nina who got lucky. After travelling further south to the colourful and lively Catalan capital of Barcelona, she got to finally bump into Laura Celdr\u00e1n Subiela, a fearless local downhiller and cyclo-alpinist, with whom she\u2019s been in digital contact for years but only now they met in the real world. You could tell there\u2019s a genuine connection between the two as they wasted no time and hit the trail right away!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

After Laura got hold of Nina, driving through one of the typical narrow streets of downtown Barcelona, they stashed Laura\u2019s bike into the \u0160koda KAROQ\u2019s variable boot and headed for the nearby hill. As the car was making its way up the many hairpin bends, Laura unfolded some of her weekly routines. \u201cI\u2019m a telecommunication engineer in my own company, where I work Monday to Friday. During the work week, I also spend a lot of time in the gym. Many people think that riding your bike often is enough to be in form for enduro or downhill but gym time is crucial \u2013 all muscles need to be in top shape.\u201d So, where does bike riding fit into her weekly schedule? \u201cI spend most of my weekends as a mountain bike riding instructor, especially for women because I would love to see women\u2019s cycling flourish. My logic is that if I want to see mountains full of women, someone needs to teach them,\u201d Laura eagerly describes with sparkles in her eyes.<\/p>\n

When they reach the hill\u2019s peak, they get right on with riding. Laura selects one trail that proves to be astonishingly variable in terms of terrain. One moment you\u2019re tackling tree roots in alternating kinds of forests and the other you suddenly enter a clearing that allows you to sneak a look either at the sprawling Barcelona on one side or Catalan wilderness on the other. If you focus for a second, the urban mass reveals the famous silhouettes of Camp Nou, the Sagrada Familia cathedral, and the sea and beaches on the horizon.<\/p>\n

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