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3rd February 2023 CYCLING! VOLTA A LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
The 74th edition of Volta a La Comunitat Valenciana, a five-day cycle race, will take place from February 1st to the 5th. Racing in Eastern Spain, some of the biggest names in cycling will compete and many for the first time this season. There are 19 teams participating and a total of 130 international riders. […]
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Places 
29th January 2022 Valencia voted healthiest city in the world!
#What makes Valencia the healthiest city in the world? Paella, horchata, and football. These are the three words we associate most with Valencia, and now the word “healthy” can be added into the mix. A recent study by Money https://www.money.co.uk/ has determined Spain as the healthiest country in the world, with Valencia as the cherry […]
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Places 
25th July 2016 Benitatxell and Cumbres del Sol
This leg of the route starts at the entrance to a town called Benitatxell where, just before entering the town, there is a road that heads towards the left, towards the mountain that you can see in front of you. It’s a hard route at this point, be ready to climb various steep ascents, but […]
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Editorial 
12th July 2016 The Mountains of the Spirit
The Mountains of the Spirit (EL DESIERTO DE LAS PALMAS) Last month we described an amazing route along the seashore of Costa del Azahar, from Castellón to Peñiscola, and we talked about El Desierto de Las Palmas at the end of that route. But to be honest, that incredible area deserves an article all of […]
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Editorial 
11th July 2016 Passive security when we’re riding our bicycles
Passive security when we’re riding our bicycles There are factors that determine the active security in our bikes, like tyres, wheels and brakes in perfect condition, or having good and powerful front and rear lights. There are other really important things to consider when we’re talking about safely riding our bikes: the passive security elements. […]
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11th July 2016 WHICH BIKE DO I NEED? (PART2)
WHICH BIKE DO I NEED? (PART2) Last month we talked about city and trekking bikes, and this time we’re going to talk about road or racing bikes and mainly about mountain bikes. If you are going to cycle on asphalt roads, there’s no discussion: you need a road bike, lightweight, with big thin wheels and […]
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11th July 2016 WHICH BIKE DO I NEED? (PART 1)
WHICH BIKE DO I NEED? (PART 1) In Orange Bikes we always try to give to our customers what they need. When a person comes into our shop and says, ‘‘I want to buy a bike’’, our first questions are: Where are you going to ride it? City? Mountain? Are you going to use it […]
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11th July 2016 IN AND AROUND CALICANTO
IN AND AROUND CALICANTO This month I want to tell you about quite an interesting circular route close to Valencia that I’ve been doing a lot lately. First, you can get tot the starting point by putting your bike on the train to Torrente. From there you look for the industrial estate called Mas del […]
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11th July 2016 PINE TREES AND COVES IN JÁVEA
PINE TREES AND COVES IN JÁVEA We have been cycling from Denia to Jávea (Xabia), taking the Cabo de San Antonio as the main reference, but now we’re going to cycle south, to Cabo de la Nao, discovering some other beautiful places in the area. Jávea and the surrounding countryside is one of the prettiest […]
