True stories that share the bicycle as a core element and backbone of family relationships, personal development and awareness of the times we live in on two wheels.
A vision far from clichés and common territories that we hope will make you enjoy as much as we have done to "live" them first hand.
Three authentic stories of unconditional love for cycling.
Episode I. Women and Cyclist
MARI CARMEN DÍAZ DE LEZANA (Orduña, Bizkaia, 1943)
She considers herself a "cyclist and a cyclist". Surrounded by bicycles since she was a child in the modest family workshop run by her father in Orduña, the only town in the province of Biscay with the title of city.
That father figure acted as a catalyst to ignite her desire to compete and become, in the mid-60s, one of the pioneers of cycling in a country that still did not contemplate the women's federation, and when pedaling with pants was not well regarded even by the women of the time.
As an anecdote, Mari Carmen received three refusals in response to her attempt to take part in the World Championships in 1963, 1964 and 1965. Who said non-conformism?
Episode II. On the road.
SERGI UNANUE (Puigcerdà, Girona, 1993)
On this occasion, let's let him tell us his own particular story:
"My name is Sergi and I am a travel and adventure journalist. For more than three years I've been what is known as a digital nomad and, since then, I've been living different experiences in the Himalayas, Mongolia and Southeast Asia.
My latest adventure has been to cross all of Europe, from its southernmost point, Punta de Tarifa (Spain), to its northernmost point, North Cape (Norway). For this, I have been accompanied by the best possible adventure companion: a bicycle with a bamboo frame. Together, we have become the first to make this journey in a vehicle of this kind.
A journey of more than 7,000 kilometers and 142 days through eight countries (Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway) with a mission: to raise awareness of the emergency of climate change and try to promote more sustainable ways of traveling".
Episode III. Father and son, united by the desert.
JAUME GELONCH (Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Barcelona, 1959)
ROGER GELONCH(Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Barcelona, 1989)
Jaume, who for the last 28 years has been working as a surgeon in the hospital of Palamós, begins to hear about an MTB race in the Moroccan desert in 2008. He gets caught up in the dunes and the personal challenge of the Titan Desert and takes the start for the first time in 2009.
Since then, big words, extending participations in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015 (when it becomes Titan Legend), 2017, 2018, 2019 (acquires the distinction of Titan Legend Platinum) and 2021.
Roger, his son, is a mechanical and logistics engineer in the automotive sector. He remembers his university days "while watching out of the corner of his eye those amateur competitions in which my father took part". According to Roger himself, "From following my father year after year in the Titan, it was clear to me that one day we would go together. In 2015, the conditions were right".
"We haven't missed since 2017, and since this 2021 we share the Titan Legend distinction. But the most exciting thing is the feeling of crossing the last finish line, after the physical and mental effort that the race demands of you, seeing my father arrive exhausted...our embrace...the emotions get out of control. For me it is the best moment, the one I will always remember".
- Titan Legend: +3,500 km in the desert
- Titan Legend Platinum: +5,000km in the desert
