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In 2020, Spanish mountain bike racing has been subject to confusion and cancellation.

Along with hundreds of other hopeful stage racers, Tim from Pure Mountains entered Volcat, La Rioja Bike Race, Asturias Bike Race, Mediterranean Extrem and La Rioja (again!). One by one they were cancelled. He experienced the hope and the disappointment that every person with plans has felt during this exasperating year. Was all his training going to go to waste?

The latest of our guest bloggers is Tatiana Broman. She tells us about setting up her exciting new venture, BikepackingOslo. Over to Tatiana...

"What are you looking forward to?

For me the spring of 2020 brought cancellations in the travel industry where I worked; the planned trips with family and friends were paused; and the bike-races I had trained for were postponed or cancelled altogether. I’m sure you recognize a similar scenario from your own life this strange year.

"I don’t race”.

For many riders, the idea of entering the world of competitive mountain biking and putting a number on their bike is horrific.

Pain, misery, aggro, crashes, gels, ego, BS and much, much more.

Why on earth would you do that when there is so much to love about the sport without the added hassle of a start line?

All of the above is true; but only if you want it to be.

Here at Pure Mountains we race as often as we can. XC, Enduro and the very occasional DH. We do it for many reasons.

The latest of our guest bloggers is Tom Redfern, from mountain bike clothing brand Broken Riders, with an inspiring blog about setting up his business. Over to Tom...

It's the eternal question: which wheels are best for your mountain bike? We asked Graham Stock, director of Sixth Element wheels. This is what he told us.

"Well, of course, this depends on where you want to ride, and what sort of rider you are.

But it is clear that changing your wheels has the single greatest effect, over and above other component choices, on the way that your bike rides.

Its easiest to break the approach to the question into four areas:

Give yourself something to look forward to: book your 2020 trip to Pure Mountains now, without having to pay a deposit!

You will be guaranteeing that you get your preferred dates, before the post-lockdown booking frenzy starts up. 

The 20% deposit will only become due once the coronavirus travel restrictions are lifted.

Update 26 July 2020.

After a super-strict lockdown and carefully-managed de-escalation stages, Spain has now entered "la nueva normalidad", or new normality.

International visitors from nearly all European countries, and 15 other countires worldwide, have been welcomed back, with big smiles and warm hearts, since 1 July 2020.

Price: €1999/ £1750 including EU delivery
Retail price for these bikes is €2999 / £2700
A fantastic, full-suspension, 27.5” trail / enduro bike

Join us for two days of guided enduro preparation riding at Pure Mountains. Then race at the weekend!

Ride Sierra Nevada Enduro is an awesome event in the spectacular scenery of the northern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Pure Mountains is on the southern side of the range, so you'll be well into the groove of riding the local terrain by race day.

The trip runs from Wednesday 6 to Monday 11 November 2019 (five nights' accommodation, four days' riding). Price €795 / £695 per person, excluding flights and race registration.

We've just taken delivery of the fantastic new 2019 Trek Remedy 8s. You can hire one of these beauties to ride on your Pure Mountains trip.

If you would like to get a taste of the Pure Mountains experience, have a look at recent guest Andy's blog.

Andy and Heidi are experienced mountain bikers from Colorado, USA who are currently resident in Rome.

Give us 2 minutes and 35 seconds of your time and we'll give you singletrack heaven...