Alejandra Neira captured the junior women’s road race world championship on Friday in Montreal, Canada, outsprinting a small lead group on the demanding Mont-Royal circuit to claim the rainbow jersey. The 18-year-old Spaniard navigated the 80.4-kilometer course, which featured 1,614 meters of total elevation gain, to edge out Italy’s Matilde Rossignoli and Switzerland’s Anja Grossmann … Read more
Daniela Guillén secured the Women’s Motocross World Championship (WMX) title, becoming the first Spanish woman to win the crown after three consecutive seasons finishing on the championship podium. Breaking Through to World Championship Glory The milestone victory caps a relentless climb for the rider from Lloret de Mar, who spent years knocking on the door … Read more
Professional cycling pelotons occasionally face fierce meteorological challenges, but few modern Grand Tour stages feature shelter as unexpected as the refuge found by riders during a severe storm in the Pyrenees. Sudden Pyrenean Deluge Forces Peloton Off the Road When violent weather swept across the high-altitude terrain during a past edition of the Vuelta a … Read more
FC Barcelona is weighing a decision to suspend a planned tribute to the club’s eight World Cup champions ahead of Thursday’s La Liga fixture against Athletic Club, following an incident of police brutality directed at a club supporter outside the Martínez Valero stadium in Elche last weekend. The controversy surrounds a ceremony scheduled for Thursday’s … Read more
1.1 Billion Children Face Three Climate Threats at Once—How Sports Can Help By Daniel Richardson | Editor-in-Chief, Archysport June 10, 2024 Nearly half of the world’s children—1.1 billion—are exposed to three simultaneous climate threats that endanger their health and survival, according to UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index 2024, released today. The report identifies extreme heat, … Read more
"Girona Gravel World Series 2024: Route, Registration & World Championship Spots"
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Gravel World Championship Returns to Girona: Inside the 2026 UCI Gravel World Series Sea Otter Europe By Daniel Richardson, Editor-in-Chief, Archysport GIRONA, Spain — April 28, 2026 The 2026 UCI Gravel World Series returns to Girona on September 19, offering elite and amateur riders a final shot at World Championship qualification. (Photo: Generalitat de Catalunya) … Read more
In the quiet archives of mid-20th century European journalism, a curious footnote lingers: Josep Pla, the celebrated Catalan writer and observer of human landscapes, once embarked on an oil tanker from Ferrol in 1959 to report on petroleum’s grip on global politics. The assignment, commissioned by the Spanish weekly Destino, was framed as a vital … Read more
Marc Julià Shatters World Record in Master’s Long Jump Antequera, Spain – Marc Julià, competing for GEiEG, delivered a stunning performance at the Spanish Master’s Indoor Championships, establishing a new world record in the M45 long jump. His winning leap of 7.02 meters surpassed the previous record of 6.98 meters, held by American Antonio Palacios … Read more
BarcelonaThe entities that make up the so-called business G8—Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the other Catalan chambers, the College of Economists, the Cercle d’Economia, Pimec, FemCAT, Barcelona Global, Racc and the Fira de Barcelona—, and together with Foment del Treball, have drawn up a joint manifesto on the new financing model presented by the Spanish … Read more
Barcelona“Mom, I see the sun, I see a plane, I see that building that is far away, the trees have leaves…” Elsa was describing in the car. At the time, the girl was five years old, but it was the first time she could see the world around her. His mother, Roser Caro, explains that … Read more