Two guides. One home region.
Some partnerships you chase. This one arrived by email.
Felix Navarro Bo of Revolta Cycling Tours wrote to me about building a small-group tour together in the region where he grew up riding. I did my homework — license, insurance, references — and everything checked out. Then we talked, and the fit was obvious: he designs and guides trips on his home roads in Catalonia, and I fill the roster, host the trip, and take care of my riders from first email to farewell dinner.
He knows every road. My riders trust me. That's the whole idea.
Revolta handles everything on the ground in Spain — routes, support, local flavor. Pumped Adventures handles booking, payments in US dollars, and the standard you're used to from my trips. Nine days, one group, one seamless trip.
Mountains, wine, a river. The sea.
The day-by-day is set. Nine days, five guided rides, easy-to-moderate with a climbing day in the middle — and the delta flat as a griddle if your legs are done.
Barcelona
Land to a private transfer, a group welcome dinner, and a full day in the city — Gaudí, the Gothic Quarter, tapas crawl optional. Bike cases stay with the crew until the first ride.
Over the Mountains
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.
The Matarranya & Terra Alta
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 we follow the Ebro down to Tortosa, with a chocolate stop and a walk through its old quarter.
The Ebro & the Delta
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.
Until Next Time
Breakfast, private airport transfer, bike cases handled. You leave with a tan line and a shortlist of return dates.
Scenes from the route.
The food is not a sideshow.
Lunches are where the locals eat — village restaurants as the default, a spread on a quiet road when the route says so. Ebro Delta rice with saffron. Mussels pulled from the bay that morning. Terra Alta garnacha from a family winery. Evenings in Valderrobres' medieval streets with the whole group at two tables pushed together.
One booking. Two teams.
Led By Locals, Hosted By Me
Felix guides his home region with full local support and a dedicated support vehicle. I ride along as host and tour leader — the same voice you know from my trips and the Great Divide.
Small By Design
A boutique field that keeps the roads quiet, the tables full, and the experience personal. Bike rental in Spain can be arranged — details when you're in.
One Point Of Contact
You book and pay in US dollars through Pumped Adventures. Everything on the ground in Spain is handled by Revolta. No foreign checkout forms, no juggling two operators.
Twelve spots. Fall 2027.
Pricing is being finalized now. Exact dates and pricing go to my 2027 interest list first — before anything goes public. If nine days in Catalonia sounds like your kind of trip, get on the list.
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