A hundred years of the ‘Volta Ciclista a Catalunya’
The Catalan race is one of the oldest cycling events in the world. The ‘Volta’ started in 1911, 24 years before Spain’s own ‘Vuelta’ and only eight years after the first Tour de France.
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Barcelona hopes to host Tour de France’s kick off in 2014
The Mayor believes the Catalan capital has a real chance of being chosen as the starting city to the world’s most famous bike race and the Tour organisation says it is a ‘remarkable candidature’.
FC Barcelona promotes Catalonia in Asia
The award-winning football club uses its Asiatic tour to explain the tourist attractions of the country it comes from
Sting will play Barcelona in October with its tour ?Symphonicities?
On the 29th of October 2010, Sting fans have an appointment with their idol at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The author of ?Roxanne? and ?Englishman in New York? will sing together with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.