<div class="tde-wrap"> <section class="tde-hero" style="padding:0 24px">\ <p class="tde-kicker">Road Cycling · Terres de l'Ebre · Fall 2027</p>\ <h1 class="tde-h1">Medieval hill towns to the <em>Mediterranean.</em></h1>\ <img src="IMG-PLACEHOLDER-1" alt="Cyclists crossing a bridge in the Ebro Delta, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia">\ </section> <div class="tde-meta">\ <div><b>Dates</b>Late Sept - Oct 2027 · 9 Days</div>\ <div><b>The Line</b>Barcelona → Ebro Delta</div>\ <div><b>Field</b>10 Riders</div>\ <div><b>Support</b>2 Guides + Support Vehicle</div>\ </div> <section class="tde-sec">\ <p class="tde-kicker">The Ride</p>\ <h2 class="tde-h2">Four landscapes. <em>Zero tour buses.</em></h2>\ <p class="lede">Most cycling trips pick one landscape. Terres de l'Ebre hands you four, and none of them have tour buses.</p>\ <p>In nine days you climb quiet mountain roads through forest and stone villages in the Matarranya, roll through the olive groves and vineyards of Terra Alta wine country, follow the Ebro River as it widens toward the coast, and finish on flat delta backroads to the Mediterranean - flamingos in the lagoons, sea breeze on your left. The roads are the best-kept secret in European cycling: smooth, quiet, and drivers who actually wave.</p>\ <p>This is not a camping trip and it is not a survive-on-granola-bar adventure. You get a real bed and a proper meal every single night - four-star hotels, a medieval walled town, the delta's riverside capital. Lunches are where the locals eat, or a spread on a quiet road when the route says so. You ride; the logistics disappear.</p>\ <p><em>I led Adventure Cycling's 65-day Epic Great Divide by bicycle in 2026. This is the trip I'd take when I want climbing, coast, and a two-hour lunch instead of a century.</em></p>\ </section> <div class="tde-meta" style="background:var(--light);color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--stone);max-width:820px;margin:0 auto">\ <div><b>9 Days</b>Barcelona to the Delta</div>\ <div><b>5</b>Guided rides, mountains to sea</div>\ <div><b>10</b>Riders, small on purpose</div>\ <div><b>0</b>Nights in a tent</div>\ </div> <section class="tde-route">\ <div class="tde-sec" style="max-width:880px">\ <p class="tde-kicker">The Route</p>\ <h2 class="tde-h2">The whole region. <em>Nothing skipped.</em></h2>\ <p style="margin-bottom:28px">Days run easy-to-moderate with a climbing day in the middle. Quiet backroads throughout; the delta is pancake flat if your legs are done.</p>\ <div class="tde-day"><div class="d">Days 1-2</div><div><h3>Barcelona</h3><p>Land to a private transfer, a group welcome dinner, and a full day in the city - Gaudi, Gothic Quarter, tapas crawl optional. Bike cases stay with the crew until the first ride.</p></div></div>\ <div class="tde-day"><div class="d">Day 3</div><div><h3>Over the Mountains</h3><p>Private transfer into the Matarranya to Valderrobres - a walled medieval town crowned by a castle, our base for three nights. Hotel dinner, early night, bikes ready in the morning.</p></div></div>\ <div class="tde-day"><div class="d">Days 4-6</div><div><h3>The Matarranya & Terra Alta</h3><p>Three guided rides through the red-rock hills: a climb-and-descend day with a visit to Horta de Sant Joan - the village Picasso couldn't quit - a Terra Alta winery tasting, and the day the route follows the Ebro down to Tortosa, with a chocolate stop and a guided walk through its old quarter.</p></div></div>\ <div class="tde-day"><div class="d">Days 7-8</div><div><h3>The Ebro & the Delta</h3><p>From Tortosa: the Musclarium and a mussel-and-rice lunch that tastes like the delta, then a fifth full ride day on dead-flat delta roads - rice fields, lagoons, flamingos, the Mediterranean at the far edge.</p></div></div>\ <div class="tde-day"><div class="d">Day 9</div><div><h3>The Line at the Sea</h3><p>Breakfast, private airport transfer, bike cases handled. You leave with a tan line and a shortlist of return dates.</p></div></div>\ <div class="tde-grid" style="margin-top:28px">\ <img src="IMG-PLACEHOLDER-2" alt="Ancient olive tree in Terra Alta">\ <img src="IMG-PLACEHOLDER-3" alt="Stone viaduct on a quiet road in Terres de l'Ebre">\ </div>\ </div>\ </section> <section class="tde-sec">\ <p class="tde-kicker">The Format</p>\ <h2 class="tde-h2">You ride. <em>We carry everything else.</em></h2>\ <div class="tde-format" style="margin-top:26px">\ <div><div class="num">10 <span>Riders</span></div><h3>Small On Purpose</h3><p>Ten clients, local Revolta guides, and a dedicated support driver. Small enough that dinner is one table and nobody waits for a straggler - big enough for real support.</p></div>\ <div><div class="num">100% <span>Hotel Nights</span></div><h3>Bed, Meal, Logistics - Handled</h3><p>Four-star lodging every night, lunches included, luggage moved daily, support van with spares and mechanic. One price, no surprises.</p></div>\ <div><div class="num">Road <span>+ Gravel</span></div><h3>Right-Sized Bikes</h3><p>Bring your own or rent - tell us your size and the bike waits for you in Valderrobres. The delta roads are pancake flat; the Matarranya asks for climbing gears.</p></div>\ </div>\ </section> <section style="background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)">\ <div class="tde-sec">\ <p class="tde-kicker">Off The Bike</p>\ <h2 class="tde-h2" style="color:var(--paper)">The food is not a <em>sideshow.</em></h2>\ <p style="color:#d8d6d1">Ebro Delta rice with saffron. Mussels and oysters pulled from the bay that morning. Terra Alta garnacha from a family winery. Long lunches at village restaurants where the menu has no English and doesn't need it.</p>\ <p style="color:#d8d6d1">Evenings in Valderrobres' medieval streets with the whole group at two tables pushed together.</p>\ <div class="tde-grid" style="margin-top:26px">\ <img src="IMG-PLACEHOLDER-4" alt="Clotxa, traditional Catalan dish">\ <img src="IMG-PLACEHOLDER-5" alt="Riders in the Ebro Delta at sunset">\ </div>\ </div>\ </section> <section class="tde-cta" id="join">\ <p class="tde-kicker">Join Us</p>\ <h2 class="tde-h2">Ten spots. <em>One coast.</em></h2>\ <p>Pricing is being finalized for the all-inclusive format, and the inaugural departure will be priced and released to my interest list first - before any public listing. If Spain has been on your list, this is the cheap way in: get on the list, see it first.</p>\ <a class="tde-btn" href="https://www.pumpedadventures.com/join-the-2027-interest-list">Join the Interest List</a>\ <p class="tde-foot">Terres de l'Ebre · a Pumped Adventures tour with Revolta Cycling Tours · Fall 2027 · pricing announced first to the interest list · questions? richard@pumpedadventures.com</p>\ </section> </div>