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GBI Catalonia 2016

Barcelona in Spain is the starting point and finishing line of a four-day roundtrip in Catalonia. Enjoy the Easter bank holidays with the GBI Community on a cycling tour along the Mediterranean Coast, decorated with some detours to the coastal hills.

March 25 - 28, 2016

General information

Discover the beautiful spanish landscape at the Costa del Maresme and the Costa Brava with their sandy beaches and the hilly back country with mount Montseny (1706 m a.s.l.). Or the lively city of Barcelona with the Ramblas, Antonio Gaudis unfinished La Sagrada Familia, the soccer arena Camp Nou or any other touristic highlight.

We will cycle along the coast as well as in the hills. The daily distances are between 75 - 110 km and with up to 2000 m climb. At the end of the day you can relax in our GBI hotels or at the nearby beaches.

More information needed?

There might some things missing on our event page or you have some specific questions?

Feel free to contact us.

Michael Leuenberger
General tour organisation, route, accommodation, etc.

Send a mail

Anja Richter
Administrative issues, invoices, payment, change of your booking

Send a mail

GBI Info-Call

If you would like to be informed thoroughly about the GBI Catalonia Tour, we offer a regular Info-Call, where we inform all interested people about the tour in general, the organisation, accommodation, the routes, services & prices, fund raising, etc.
You do not need to register for the call, just join the telco with the below mentioned telephone number and ID.

Dates: each Wednesday, 6:00-7:00 p.m. CET (until end of February)

PIN: 801299864

German Dial-In number: 49 (0)211 4476 7014

German Dial-In number (free of cost): 0800 0005326

Dial-In numbers from other countries:

Region

Country

Phone Number

Asia Pac

Australia

1800420768

Australia, North Sydney

612 8023 8468

China

10800 712 2871, 10800 120 2871 - Access Via China Netcom

China

4008811273

Japan

0120 994780

Hong Kong

852 30774680

India

0008004401851

India - Pune

0008004402017

Indonesia

001803 442007

Macau

853 0800124

Malaysia

1800 881359

New Zealand

0800 451764

Philippines

632 575 9380 - local Manila PLDT

Philippines

180014410917 - PLDT and Smart Mobile

Philippines

180089086356 - Globe and Touch mobile

South Korea

080 990 0880

Singapore

8004481693

Taiwan

0800666817

Thailand

0018004411733

Central & Latin America

Argentina

0800 2664965

Brazil

55 114 700 1542

Chile

1230 020 5688

Colombia

01 800 5 1 81427

Mexico

01800 0620893

Peru

0800 77041

EMEA

Austria

0800 296066

Bahrain

80081412, 00800100063

Belarus

877 843 5307

Belgium

0800 81011

Cyprus

80092563

Bahrain

80081412, 00800100063

Czech Republic

800700859

Denmark

80 60 41 79

Egypt

08000000734 - Land-Line Only

Egypt

877-448-5456 Egypt 2 stage dialing ATT Direct Code 2510-0200 Country Code 20 City Code Alexandria 3, Asyut 88, Cairo 2 then 877-448-5456

Finland

08009 8898

France, Massy

33157323907

Germany, Munich

49 89 12009 894

Germany, Dusseldorf

49 211 4476 7014

Germany

0800 0005326

Greece

2130020060, 0080044147746

Hungary

06 80 98 3817

Ireland

1800 995002

Israel

37630661, 1809303186

Italy

800 928336

Netherlands

31202061441, 08004500043

Norway

80083971

Pakistan

00800 90044055 - may not be accessible by all mobile vendors

Poland

0-800702164

Qatar

800100063

Romania

0800894126

Russia

8-800-700-1705

Saudi Arabia

8008449993

South Africa

0800333772, 0214276287

Spain

900 813170

Sweden

0201605777

Switzerland

0800 002012

Turkey

2 Stage dialing - ATT Direct Code 0811-288-0001 then 877 316 9964

UAE

80004441092, 80004440832

UK

02073650974, 0800 0234380

Ukraine 2 stage

2 Stage dialing - ATT Direct Code 0 0011380 City Code Kiev 44,Lvov 32,Kharkiv 57 then 0800501768

Spain

900 813170

N American

Canada

800 295-7148

Charity

As the GBI is a charity ride, you have to ride for a GBI country and raise funds in addition to the participation fee for your local supported charity. The minimum donation for this event is 50 €. Each participant is kindly requested to raise more than the minimum donations to support our charity projects.

No clue how to raise funds?

Uncertain how and who to ask for donations?

Check out our tips for your fund raising activities!

More information
Route
Day Track Distance Climb
Day 1 Barcelona Airport/City Beach - Caldes d'Estrac 96 km / 75 km 1500 m
Day 2 Caldes d'Estrac - Lloret de Mar 107 km 2200 m
Day 3 Lloret de Mar - Mataró 110 km 1850 m
Day 4 Mataró - Barcelona Airport/City Beach 61 km 500 m

Track 1a

Recommended for tour bikes, mountain bikes etc., not recommended for road bikes. There may be gravel or non paved sections of the track.

Track 1b

Recommended for all kinds of bikes. Only paved roads are on the track.

 

The shown tracks are not final yet and will be updated soon!

 

Day 1 Track 1

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Day 2 Track 1

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Day 3 Track 1

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Day 4 Track 1

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Venues

Day 1

Hotel Jet ***
Caldes d'Estrac

Hotel accommodation in single or double bed rooms with breakfast and private bathroom.

Day 2

Hotel **** Acapulco
Lloret de Mar

Hotel accommodation in single or double bed rooms with breakfast and private bathroom.

Hotel **** Acapulco
Hotel **** Acapulco
Hotel **** Acapulco

Day 3

Hotel **** Atenea
Mataró

Hotel accommodation in single or double bedrooms with breakfast and private bathroom.

Hotel **** Atenea
Hotel **** Atenea
Hotel **** Atenea

Day 4

Final destination
Barcelona City Beach & Barcelona Airport
Sponsors

A GBI would not be possible without the strong support of our sponsors! A great thank you to those, who make this event happen!

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Contact us

GBI Event GmbH
Aachener Str. 4b
DE-41564 Kaarst

info@gbi-event.org

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