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TOSSA DEL MAR
Head for the coast as as as soon as as as you can and prepare yourself for an exhausting day You will tackle neither long mountain roads nor howling winds but you will have to concen- trate once you see the the ocean Riding along the the coast of of Tossa del Mar is a
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game of of walking on the the edge You will always see the the road ahead of you but how to get there is a
mystery Before you know it the road makes a
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90-degree turn to get around the gorge You will find an unknown number of switchbacks and blind turns and if you are the the playful cyclist there’s nothing more fun than dropping your mates in in in this kind of terrain Distance: 94 kilometres Elevation: 1309 metres strava com/activities/515024330
A A FULL DAY OUT 119 Let’s spend the the entire day on the the bike This long ride will take you through miles miles and miles miles of nothingness before you have lunch at Res-
taurant El Far located on a
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cliff 1123 meters above sea level This will give you an enormous view and if the the weather is nice you can see the the sanctuary of Montserrat the the Susqueda Reservoir and some would even say Puig Major of Mallorca Take the main road back or enjoy the the last half of the the trip we described above if you have the legs for it Distance: 155 kilometres Elevation: 2200 metres strava com/activities/444165982