Monday Break - Issue 67
From our Winter Carousel challenge to our new brand studio at Casa Athletic. Enjoy the last curated news just for you.
Winter Carousel - January
Our Winter Carousel challenge is ON and last weekend we did the loop with friends to keep improving ourselves and bitting our PR.
Mallorca by Gobik & Movistar
Every year at this time we get images of professionals training on this wonderful island, and Mallorca is considered one of the most popular cycling destinations in the world, not only for amateur cyclists who travel to the island to enjoy their vacations on the bike, but also for professional teams such as INEOS Grenadiers or Movistar Team.
Travel to Mallorca with Gobik & Albert Torres from the Movistar team
HeadSpace for NBA
Payson’s Podcast + Casa Athletic Studio
Our Casa Athletic Studio is open for business!
We had this idea to create a sport hub in the middle of Girona and step by step we are reaching our dream, from the last month we have been organising different type of screenings, talks and events from sport brands to embrace the community around the city. Our new opening is a studio for video content and podcast open for all the brands and sportive people around, and yes, we are producing our ones than soon will see the light.
We are really proud also to be hosting the The Adventure Stache by Payson McElveen, one of favourite podcast about sport and adventures. Here the link to listen the last ones he produced in our studio.
If you are in Girona and want to hire the space send us a message :)
“Running as a revolt”: How a new generation of runners is redefining the sport
As a concept, running is a sport that can come hand-in-hand with scrutiny. Many people who don’t run—and even sometimes those who do—might have ideas about what it means to be a runner. How fast someone runs, how many races they’ve competed in, and even what a person looks like might be misconstrued as determining whether someone is worthy of being deemed a so-called “real runner.”
Discover more on an interesting article from the Georgetown voice.
Rocacorba, the most celebrated climb never to have featured in a pro race
Thanks to its warm climate, laidback vibe and easy access to training roads, Girona in northeast Spain has become a magnet for pro cyclists. You can’t chuck a bread roll without hitting an Esteban Chaves, a Kasia Niewiadoma, George Bennett or Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio.
Vías Verdes de Girona: más de un millón de usos
Las Vías Verdes de Girona han registrado un total de 1.141.951 usos durante el año 2023, de los cuales el 57% han sido a pie y el 43% en bicicleta.
Xavi’s Recommendations
You’ve asked us to share more stuff from the team, so we have added this section to the end of our newsletter, each week one of our team will share something they loved during the week.
We have a podcast recommendation from Xavi to all of you.
Today’s recommendations goes to the podcast The Urbanist by Monocle on a special episode regarding: Sporting development
How can sports facilities drive social and economic change in our cities? This week, we look at how the humble basketball court can act as a community hub, hear about Las Vegas’s plan to become a sporting centre and explore how stadium design is becoming more inclusive.
Enjoy :)