La Rioja

Start your trip off with a cycle into classic Rioja countryside along surfaced roads with a few steady ascents.

Start out along the Via Verde and then continue onto quiet lanes as you cross the Oja River heading toward Santo Domingo.

Ride free today on back roads through the foothills of the Sierra de la Demanda and far away from traffic. 

Follow country roads south toward San Millán de la Cogolla with a few long ascents to challenge you en route. 

Leaving Logrono, pass through the Pantano de la Grajera, a pretty reservoir surrounded by woodland. Continue to Navarrete famous for its Rioja ...

Leave Santa Domingo by the Puente del Santo bridge over the Rio Oja, and pass the 16th century Iglesia de San Juan Bautista and Iglesia de Nuestra ...

Goodbye Pamplona. Hello La Rioja, a region proud to elaborate the best wines in Spain. From Los Arcos to Torres del Rio the ground is comfortable, ...

This stage is not hard to perfomr despite miles. We walk through fields of grain and with little or no shade and you can find places where sun ...