Many professional cyclists "spend the winter" in Girona due to the pleasant climatic conditions and excellent infrastructure. The region is very well known among road professionals, but many mountain bikers are also discovering the region as a training base. In addition to the many small roads for basic training on a road bike, there are also plenty of trails here that are perfect for honing your riding technique - or that can be perfectly combined into great tours of all kinds.

The town of Santa Coloma de Farners, just a little south of Girona, has established itself as a hotspot for mountain bikers. There are numerous built trails here, as well as some really tough ones - the options are almost endless. However, shuttle services are deliberately avoided here in order to protect the trails. If you want one, head to the Pure Riding Bike Park just outside Sanat Coloma. The park is well-known because famous downhillers such as Loic Bruni train here from time to time or even grab a shovel themselves.

In addition to the hilly to mountainous interior, Girona also boasts a great coastal region, the Costa Brava. This lies just south of Girona and stretches all the way down to Barcelona. There are numerous first-class trail spots along the entire coastline, one of the most attractive being the area around Sant Andreu de Llavaneres with numerous trails built and maintained by locals.

Although the Girona region has established itself as a year-round region for cyclists, the summer months of July and August are very hot and mountain bike tours during this time are a rather borderline experience, especially as water points are usually scarce.