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Tour of Valencia 2018

Positive news for Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

The Valencia Region's most important men's professional cycling stage race, La Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Gran Premi Banc Sabadell, has received a positive report from the UCI (International Cycling Union).

The event, which dates back to 1929, celebrated its 69th edition between January 31 to February 4, 2018, covering as usual much of the Valencian territory over the course of its five stages. With his overall win on GC this year, Movistar rider Alejandro Valverde now holds the record for the most victories in the event's history.

In its report, cycling's governing body praised the event for its organization; the accommodation provided for the teams; the event security; the television coverage and the large numbers of spectators present during each of the stages.

Race director, former professional cyclist Angel Casero, expressed his satisfaction with the assessment as, in his own words, “it is the result of the work carried out during a whole year. This highly-positive report will motivate us to continue working even harder and, without a doubt, it shows that we have grown a lot. I would like to congratulate the entire team that makes La Volta possible, and to thank our main sponsor Banc Sabadell, as well as the public institutions, collaborators and all the spectators who came to see the professional peloton racing on the roads of the Valencia Region”.

Step by step, the organizers of the Valencian race are growing the event and working towards their objective of consolidating a historic competition that will celebrate its 70th edition in 2019. Thanks to this constant progress, it will be easier to move the race up to a higher category. “Logically, it will mean a lot more work, but those of us who involved in the event want to see it happen”, pointed out Angel Casero.

Website: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
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The Valencian province of Castellón is to host the 2018 Spanish Road Cycling Championships on 22nd, 23rd and 24th June.

Individual Time Trial

2018 Spanish Road Race Championships Individual Time Trial

The first event of this year's championships will be the Individual Time Trial, to be held on Friday 22nd in the village of Vall d'Alba. The sub-23 and women's events, both to be held over 20km, will take place in the morning, while the men's event will be held over a 38km-course in the afternoon.

Sub-23 and Women's Road Race

2018 Spanish Road Race Championships Sub-23 / Women's

On the following day, Saturday 23rd, the sub-23 and women's road races will be held between the towns of Oropesa del Mar, located on the Castellón coast, and Culla, located at an altitude of more than 1000 metres above sea level in the inland mountainous region of "El Maestrat". The sub-23 race will cover 3 laps of a final finishing ciruit and a total of 160km, whilst the women's race will cover 2 laps of the final circuit and cover a total of 120 km.

Men's Road Race

2018 Spanish Road Race Championships Men's

The final day of the championship's, Sunday 24th June, sees the men's road race, which starts in the city of Castellón de la Plana and covers some 210km, finishing in the coastal town of Benicàssim. The course takes in various climbs in the Serra d'Espadà range, located in the south of the province, and three climbs of El Desierto de Las Palmas, situated near to the finish.


For further information:

Royal Spanish Cycling Federation website (Spanish)

Royal Spanish Cycling Federation twitter (Spanish)

Province of Castellón (English)
Vall d'Alba (English)

Oropesa del Mar (English)

Culla (English)

Benicàssim (English)

Further information about the championships will be published via Twitter under the hastag #CECastellón18.
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Fine for using flashing bicycle lights in Spain

Legal and Safety 


As is the case in many countries, there are quite a lot of grey areas about what is and what is not legally-permissable when cycling on public roads in Spain, which can lead to a degree of uncertainty about what we can and cannot do when we are out riding our bikes. 

In our "Legal and Safety" articles, we'd like to help shed some light on what, to the best of our knowledge, are our legal rights and obligations when out and about on our bikes. 

We hope they'll be of use to you. However, don't take our word for it and, as always, we recommend you consult a responsible adult before taking any action in relation to doing anything whatsoever. Just in case. 

Are flashing bicycle lights legal on Spanish roads?


Well may you ask: we might not like them, but they are certainly an effective way of indicating a cyclist's presence on a public road.

And as is so often the case, the answer is not always as clear as we would like.

A sizeable increase in the number of people cycling and certain somewhat outdated traffic regulations regarding bicycles are factors that are common to many countries today, and Spain is certainly no exception, as borne out by the recent public outcry regarding the prohibition to use flashing bicycle lights on Spanish roads.

Largely overlooked and languishing in the grey area of urban (cycling) legend for quite some time, Spanish traffic regulations relative to the use, and/or prohibition, of flashing bicycle lights were brought to the general public's attention in February when the Civil Guard fined a 78-year cyclist from Ourense, northern Spain, 200 euros for riding with a flashing rear light.

The article under which cycling veteran Gonzalo López Casanova was fined referred to the obligatory use of non-flashing, white rear lights in conditions of reduced visibility, i.e., between dusk and dawn, poor weather, in tunnels, etc. The somewhat ambigiously-worded article did not actually indicate the prohibition of flashing, red lights, but neither did it expressly authorise their use.

Surprised as he was by the fine, López Casanova was equally as taken aback by the media repercussion of his case, which quickly spread from cycling forums to the Internet and the general press.

Seemingly a widespread sore point for many, the cycling community was quick to react to the case, and within hours more than 20,000 signatures had been obtained via change.org in favour of a change in the regulations. López Casanova was also contacted by the Spanish Professional Cyclists Association, which provided him with legal advice.

Such was the reaction that the Directorate-General of Traffic (DGT) communicated via Twitter its intention to look into the future application of the regulation:

"#DGT is aware of the need for information in relation to flashing #bicycle #lights. We aim to issue an appropriate response shortly in favour of the safety of cyclists, which make up a vulnerable collective of road users."

You can read that DGT Twitter statement, in Spanish, here.

Indeed, the lack of clear information was one of the issues pointed out by López Casanova: "It's a very unhappy state of affairs. I mean, I've been riding my bike for years and I'd never heard about flashing bicycle lights being prohibited".

True to their word, on March 6th the Director of the DGT, Gregorio Serrano, issued a statement via Twitter indicating a change in the regulations to permit the use of flashing bicycle lights on public roads:

"Today I signed an Order aimed at favouring the protection of cyclists on public roads through the use of flashing red lights. Cyclists make up a vulnerable collective that merit our complete attention. In all cases, prudence and compliance with the applicable regulations represent the best means of protection".

And you can read that DGT Twitter statement, in Spanish, here

So, it would seem, flashing red bicycle lights are permitted on Spain's public roads. Or at least, they are not prohibited. And, it would seem, López Casanova has since had his fine cancelled.....
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Cycling app Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain




Discover the new app for the “Jaume I a la Vall d’Albaida” route, which takes in the towns of  Bocairent, Ontinyent, Albaida, Bufali, Montaverner, la Pobla del Duc and Llutxent, located in the southernmost region of the province of Valencia. 


Coverning a total of 49 km, the route is divided into 5 stages.

The complementary "Moors Path" route covers some 11 km, taking us from the town of Pobla del Duc to nearby Castelló de Rugat, Rugat and Aielo de Rugat, following the trail of the area's Moorish past and finishing with the climb up to Rugat Castle, in the shadow of the Benicadell mountain range

The information can also be downloaded in PDF and map format.

Download >> App “Jaume I a la Vall d’Albaida”  

Available in Spanish, Valencian and English.

Cycling in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain

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Royal Spanish Cycling Federation #yosoyciclista

For many casual and urban cyclists in Spain, the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (Real Federación Española de Ciclismo) hasn't really meant a great deal up to now, being as it was more traditionally focussed on competitive and sports cycling.

However, that looks set to change with the Federation's drive to publish cycling routes from all corners of Spain as part of its aim to promote cycling at all levels, in all modes and in all areas.

With the publication of the "Rutas en Bici" section in its website, the Federation aims to provide a hub where cyclists can upload and download routes from any part of Spain, together with maps and information about route distances, descriptions, points of interest, degree of difficulty, images and videos. The routes can also be downloaded in GPX format.

Users can download the routes that have already been published and upload their own routes via the "yosoyciclista" section in the RFEC website (available in Spanish):


Royal Spanish Cycling Federation #yosoyciclista
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Valencia Tourism Agency cycling tourism guide

The Valencia Tourism Agency has published a guide for cycle tourism covering the whole of the Valencia Region. Written by José Manuel Almerich, the guide covers the Region's 3 provinces (Castellón, Valencia and Alicante) and provides extremely useful information about the Region, its rail trails, use of the regional train network when cycling, Valencia's network of MTB centres and information for long-distance cycling.

Containing a wealth of details about starting and finishing points, estimated journey times, distances, maps, links to detailed routes and tracks, and historical and cultural information, "Cycle Tourism Guide to the Region of Valencia" can be downloaded for free in PDF format and is available in Spanish, Valencian, French, English and German.

The guide can be downloaded via the following link: Cycle Tourism Guide to the Region of Valencia 

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Gran Fondo Marcha Ciudad de Valencia 2018Registration is now open for this year's edition of Marcha Ciudad de Valencia, to be held on October 6, 2018.

The event begins in Marina Juan Carlos I in Valencia Port, before heading out to the coastal town of Culler and back. There are two routes available: 80 km or 100 km. The 100 km route takes in the climbs of “El Volcán” and “El Castillo”, with slopes of up to 19%.

Services for participants include breakfast, en route assistance, feed zones, post-event massage, lunch and lockers.

Last year's event saw more than 2500 participants take part .

For further details about registration, prices, etc., visit the event website:

Marcha Ciudad de Valencia website


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Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, Valencia, Spain


What is a "rail trail", or "greenway"?

A greenway, or rail trail, is a trail found in both urban and rural settings that is frequently created out of a disused railway, canal towpath, utility or similar right of way, and converted for use as a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding. 

As a general rule, greenways don't accept the use of unauthorised motor vehicles and have hardly any steep slopes. 

The term used in Spain to denominate greenways is "vía verde", and with more than 2,500 kilometres of rail trails composing a network of 117 cycling and walking itineraries, Spain ranks high in the European greenways scene. 

Spain's greeways are managed or coordinated by the Spanish Railways Foundation (Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles), an institution which was created in 1985. Many of the converted tracks were originally built for the mining industry, connecting remote mountain sites with port locations on the coast, now offering picturesque rides from wild interior landscapes to the seaside. 

Taking in out of the way villages and running through spectacular countryside, they are ideal for gentle pottering about on your bike and getting to know the local surroundings.  

Greenways in the Valencia Region

The Valencia Region currently has 12 functioning greeways, offering a total of around 180 km of traffic-free routes, with more to be opened in the future.

Detailed information of the region's greeways, including descriptions, maps, profiles and points of interest, can be found in English and Spanish at the Spanish Railways Foundation website:

Spanish Railways Foundation website
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RuedaVLC Valencia International Cycling Film Festival

The 1st edition of the @ruedavlc International Cycling Film Festival is scheduled to take place in Sala Off, Valencia between 19th and 22nd April.

The festival's programme is to include cycling-related events and films, with titles such as: 

Farfalla 30' + One Year on a Bike, 46'  
Cyclopedes 4'+ Slaying the Badger 78'  
Tall bike will save the word 26'+ The rider and the wolf 62'  
Hombre electrico 17' + Okhwan's Mission Impossible 68'  
Makkina 11' + Contromano 73'  
Velodrool 6' + Ovarian Psycos

The programming for the festival's children's section, known as RUEDA KIDS, is to include:

Angelinho 4'
La bici elefante 9'
Pat e Mat 8'
El sonido del piñón 2'
The world's first bicycle 5'

More information and updates about the festival can be found at the @ruedavlc Facebook page:

@ruedavlc Facebook

It sounds like a fine intitiative, so if you'd like to support the festival economically, and pick up a range of gifts in the process,  you can do so via its page at Verkami:

@ruedavlc Verkami

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