<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062</id><updated>2012-01-30T08:49:16.485+01:00</updated><category term='presentation'/><title type='text'>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>89</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7444867948267582402</id><published>2012-01-30T08:42:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-30T08:49:16.489+01:00</updated><title type='text'>MSC soccer match!! y Celebración con gintónics!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PJXq9rqC27g/TyZLY1XM9zI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/kYTbXRIQig8/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 145px; height: 320px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703328868124653362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PJXq9rqC27g/TyZLY1XM9zI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/kYTbXRIQig8/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Esto cada vez degenera más en un blog en el que se habla de todo menos de deporte...jeje&lt;br /&gt;De hecho, en MSC Bikes organizamos el pasado viernes un partidillo de fútbol entre compañeros de trabajo y pizzas a posteriori! menudas risas!&lt;br /&gt;Y el sábado, nada mejor que una masterclass de gintónics en Gavà con amigos y el profesional Xavi Nolla. Nuevo descubrimiento: Gin Brockman's con tónica Fever Tree&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7444867948267582402?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7444867948267582402/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2012/01/msc-soccer-match-y-celebracion-con.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7444867948267582402'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7444867948267582402'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2012/01/msc-soccer-match-y-celebracion-con.html' title='MSC soccer match!! y Celebración con gintónics!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PJXq9rqC27g/TyZLY1XM9zI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/kYTbXRIQig8/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5815254574437914904</id><published>2012-01-27T13:37:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T13:40:49.810+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Gran match MSC Bikes!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQtXy3uyn5o/TyKbGHL60iI/AAAAAAAAAOI/EzGn4FG4vtY/s1600/lloron.png"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 256px; height: 192px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702290607515030050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQtXy3uyn5o/TyKbGHL60iI/AAAAAAAAAOI/EzGn4FG4vtY/s320/lloron.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;En breves minutos a las 14.30h dará comienzo el partido de fútbol que enfrentará a los dos bandos más irreconciliables de MSC Bikes...quién ganará?&lt;br /&gt;Esperamos que no haya lamentaciones...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5815254574437914904?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5815254574437914904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2012/01/gran-match-msc-bikes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5815254574437914904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5815254574437914904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2012/01/gran-match-msc-bikes.html' title='Gran match MSC Bikes!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lQtXy3uyn5o/TyKbGHL60iI/AAAAAAAAAOI/EzGn4FG4vtY/s72-c/lloron.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3805335288407655032</id><published>2012-01-25T07:58:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T08:05:29.103+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Blog en huelga</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bG2Ns8cHjJo/Tx-psqXY70I/AAAAAAAAAMk/rWfH-6jEw3k/s1600/CastelloliFerraMariasProceweb-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px; height: 214px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701462238026067778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bG2Ns8cHjJo/Tx-psqXY70I/AAAAAAAAAMk/rWfH-6jEw3k/s320/CastelloliFerraMariasProceweb-1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Me cuesta encontrar tiempo para actualizar mi blog. Desde que nació mi niña el tiempo es más justo que nunca pero estos están siendo los mejores dias de mi vida hasta el momento :-)&lt;br /&gt;Qué tandas las del otro dia en Castellolí con la Ducati 848 evo! Espectacular! y repetiremos!!!&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;It's hard to find free time after my girl is born, but these are the best days in my life up to now :-)&lt;br /&gt;What a motorbike day in Castellolí on a Ducati 848 evo! Awesome! We'll repeat this experience!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3805335288407655032?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3805335288407655032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-en-huelga.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3805335288407655032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3805335288407655032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-en-huelga.html' title='Blog en huelga'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bG2Ns8cHjJo/Tx-psqXY70I/AAAAAAAAAMk/rWfH-6jEw3k/s72-c/CastelloliFerraMariasProceweb-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7583879391419883879</id><published>2011-10-19T08:02:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-10-19T09:26:13.763+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Mesa redonda en Barcelona Moda Center</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GN6lTu0-wKQ/Tp5o9MwipJI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/XVC0PEq7WRA/s1600/tecnologias.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px; height: 178px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665080781884794002" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GN6lTu0-wKQ/Tp5o9MwipJI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/XVC0PEq7WRA/s320/tecnologias.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ayer estuve en el BMC (Barcelona Moda Center) en unas nuevas jornadas profesionales del sector de la bicicleta y participé en una mesa redonda hacia el mediodía sobre los principales avances tecnológicos del sector y hacia donde creemos que vamos.&lt;br /&gt;Bueno, dejo el enlace: &lt;a href="http://www.cmdsport.com/noticia/15224/CICLISMO/bike-week-barcelona-moda-centre.html"&gt;http://www.cmdsport.com/noticia/15224/CICLISMO/bike-week-barcelona-moda-centre.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yesterday I was in BMC (Barcelona Moda Center) participating in the new bicycle professional days as discussion partner talking about technological future in bicycle industry.&lt;br /&gt;Well, a link is better: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cmdsport.com/noticia/15224/CICLISMO/bike-week-barcelona-moda-centre.html"&gt;&lt;em&gt;http://www.cmdsport.com/noticia/15224/CICLISMO/bike-week-barcelona-moda-centre.html&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7583879391419883879?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7583879391419883879/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/10/mesa-redonda-en-barcelona-moda-center.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7583879391419883879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7583879391419883879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/10/mesa-redonda-en-barcelona-moda-center.html' title='Mesa redonda en Barcelona Moda Center'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GN6lTu0-wKQ/Tp5o9MwipJI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/XVC0PEq7WRA/s72-c/tecnologias.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1216226925120774660</id><published>2011-10-10T16:58:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2011-10-10T17:06:00.764+02:00</updated><title type='text'>12+1 on the road...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TZwo6QjDGM4/TpMJR6x7xXI/AAAAAAAAAMI/wG4be2qHHps/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px; height: 243px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661879359975966066" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TZwo6QjDGM4/TpMJR6x7xXI/AAAAAAAAAMI/wG4be2qHHps/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Gran quedada de Buell'ers que me pasaron a buscar por Begues y teníamos previsto terminar en Falset, capital del Priorat. Lástima de una palanca de cambio averiada de uno de los compañeros y nos tuvimos que quedar a desayunar en Santa Cristina, cerca de Valls.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;No obstante, disfrutar toda la mañana de curvas y del ruido de mis compañeras no tiene precio. Menudo escándalo y buen ritmo...&lt;br /&gt;La anécdota, cuando nuestro compañero Kore se me acerca y al ver mi mono de MSC Bikes me dice que me conoce..jaja..coincidencias de la vida...otro mountainbiker con una Buell!!!&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Great Buell'ers meeting picking me up in Begues. We planned to end our ride in Falset, but an unlucky broken shifter pedal did not let us finish but close to Valls. However, we enjoyed a great breakfast and a whole morning full of corners and the noise of my bike mates is priceless.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;What a scandal and good rythm...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;The funny thing was our mate Kore approaching to me and recognising my MSC Bikes leather suit..haha..World is small...yet another mountainbiker riding a Buell!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1216226925120774660?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1216226925120774660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/10/121-on-road.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1216226925120774660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1216226925120774660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/10/121-on-road.html' title='12+1 on the road...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TZwo6QjDGM4/TpMJR6x7xXI/AAAAAAAAAMI/wG4be2qHHps/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-8568072081975937801</id><published>2011-10-03T13:24:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-10-03T13:28:33.121+02:00</updated><title type='text'>MSC Hunter + Garraf = Enduro</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DRYjIDN3RA4/TomcOX3wVlI/AAAAAAAAAMA/TFIqcW-VK-8/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659226177507710546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DRYjIDN3RA4/TomcOX3wVlI/AAAAAAAAAMA/TFIqcW-VK-8/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vaya rutillas de enduro me estoy pegando estos dias...como si me hubiera vuelto a picar el gusanillo por coger algo de inercia en las bajadas. Y nada mejor que la MSC Hunter para perderme por las trialeras rocosas del Garraf. Ayer fue brutal a toda máquina desde Can Grau hasta Santa Susana, por un sendero fácil pero rápido rápido...fififififififiuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;Tengo ganas de que llegue el próximo Domingo... Próxima inversión: casco y rodilleras en condiciones...&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Incredible enduro rides these days...looks like I'm anxious to ride fast again. Nothing better than a MSC Hunter to get lost in rocky Garraf trails Yesterday was sick from Can Grau to Santa Susana. The trail was easy, but so fast... next acquisition: helmet and knee pads for enduro...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Waiting for next Sunday...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-8568072081975937801?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/8568072081975937801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/10/msc-hunter-garraf-enduro.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8568072081975937801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8568072081975937801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/10/msc-hunter-garraf-enduro.html' title='MSC Hunter + Garraf = Enduro'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DRYjIDN3RA4/TomcOX3wVlI/AAAAAAAAAMA/TFIqcW-VK-8/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-4863400451501029291</id><published>2011-09-20T12:47:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-09-20T12:52:37.843+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Cogiendo fuerzas</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-521r3qv9RE4/TnhwYgoXOKI/AAAAAAAAAL4/kvXiKaL6VT0/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 276px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654392898542057634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-521r3qv9RE4/TnhwYgoXOKI/AAAAAAAAAL4/kvXiKaL6VT0/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ya queda poquito para el dia "D" y qué mejor que pasar unos días en Platja d'Aro para coger energías.&lt;br /&gt;Lucia y yo hemos visitado Besalú y un fantástico museo de miniaturas que me impactó de qué manera. Un elefante en la cabeza de un alfiler? Los artistas son antiguos joyeros o relojeros que trabajan sus esculturas en apnea!!! increíble!!!&lt;br /&gt;También visitamos Banyoles y Pals. Girona 100%.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Y sin olvidar mis rutas en bici por el massís de les Gavarres.&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The "D" day is getting closer and nothing better than some days in Platja d'Aro to take some energies.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lucia and me visited Besalú and its fantastic miniature museum. I was totally impressed by its pieces of art. An elephant on a needle cap? The artists are former jewellers or watch makers that work in apnea!!! incredible!!!&lt;br /&gt;We also visited Banyoles and Pals. Girona 100%.&lt;br /&gt;Not to forget my bike rides in Gavarres mountains.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-4863400451501029291?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/4863400451501029291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/09/cogiendo-fuerzas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4863400451501029291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4863400451501029291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/09/cogiendo-fuerzas.html' title='Cogiendo fuerzas'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-521r3qv9RE4/TnhwYgoXOKI/AAAAAAAAAL4/kvXiKaL6VT0/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-8644353606604463179</id><published>2011-09-06T14:29:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2011-09-06T14:37:08.189+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Eurobike 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nd0EsrSZmg0/TmYT7jX5RKI/AAAAAAAAALw/6UDZ3BY6EbA/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 282px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649224696411538594" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nd0EsrSZmg0/TmYT7jX5RKI/AAAAAAAAALw/6UDZ3BY6EbA/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Finalmente en casa después de una semana de viaje, reuniones, ayunas durante todo el día... al final un regreso gratificante después de ver como MSC Bikes tiene cada vez mejor aceptación y nuestros productos siguen evolucionando.&lt;br /&gt;Prové algunas bicis eléctricas y se observa que las 29er son obligatorias en cualquier stand que quiera ser medianamente digno...grilletes de la moda...&lt;br /&gt;Incalificables las declaraciones del presidente de la UCI, Mc Quaid, que si ya hace años que han demostrado haber perdido el rumbo en lo deportivo, ahora quieren hacer lo propio en lo industrial. Las grandes marcas ya han saltado a sus comentarios en contra de los cuadros de carbono producidos en China. El 95% de la producción mundial.&lt;br /&gt;Por cierto, ¿será el aeropuerto de Barcelona el que tarda más en sacar las maletas del Mundo?&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Finally at home after such a hard week full of flights, meetings, no food during the whole day...and coming back to home with the feeling the MSC Bikes is becoming more popular and our products keep evolving.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;I tried on some electric bikes and 29er seem compulsory to any brand...fashion victims...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Impossible to say worse than UCI's president, Mc Quaid, showing a lack of common sense in the sport and now in the industry. The big brands have come out against his comments about the insecurity of carbon frames made in China. 95% of Worldwide production.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;By the way, is Barcelona airport the slowest at the baggage claim?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-8644353606604463179?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/8644353606604463179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/09/eurobike-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8644353606604463179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8644353606604463179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/09/eurobike-2011.html' title='Eurobike 2011'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nd0EsrSZmg0/TmYT7jX5RKI/AAAAAAAAALw/6UDZ3BY6EbA/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7777619339500866920</id><published>2011-08-29T10:45:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-08-29T10:51:42.760+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Montesquiu...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k-R0k6BApEo/TltTFTM1ZVI/AAAAAAAAALo/8ZdAImQmBj4/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646197908357604690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k-R0k6BApEo/TltTFTM1ZVI/AAAAAAAAALo/8ZdAImQmBj4/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hacía tiempo que no pasaba un fin de semana en el pueblo donde me crié, Montesquiu, cerquita de Ripoll. Una comidita en Camprodón con Lucía, un paseo por los hayedos de Milany cogiendo ceps de verano y finalmente un freeride impresionante de 500m de bajada con Sadurní a lomos de una Hunter y de su padre con la KTM350. Impresionantes vistas en el Salt del Mir, una cascada impresionante!&lt;br /&gt;Mañana parto rumbo a Eurobike...hasta la semana que viene!&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Long time without staying a whole weekend in my childhood town, Montesquiu, close to Ripoll. Lunch in Camprodón with Lucia, a walk through the beech forests of Milany finding some summer mushrooms and a final and impressive freeride with 500m descend with Sadurní on a MSC Hunter. His father accompanied us on his KTM350. Astonishing views in the Mir falls!&lt;br /&gt;Tomorrow I'm leaving to Eurobike...see you next week!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7777619339500866920?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7777619339500866920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/montesquiu.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7777619339500866920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7777619339500866920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/montesquiu.html' title='Montesquiu...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k-R0k6BApEo/TltTFTM1ZVI/AAAAAAAAALo/8ZdAImQmBj4/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1603837383164633977</id><published>2011-08-23T08:38:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-08-23T08:44:08.445+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Bi6000 2011!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tl6MwfuQdsI/TlNMLgN2NmI/AAAAAAAAALg/SsoU9sCI74o/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643938518535648866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tl6MwfuQdsI/TlNMLgN2NmI/AAAAAAAAALg/SsoU9sCI74o/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Conseguimos terminar esta ruta por etapas. 250km con casi 8000m de desnivel y 6 puertos de unos 1000m de subida,,,casi nada para la plantilla MSC Bikes con José (mecánico), Ricard (ingeniero), Gabby (dept garantías), Lluis (il capo) y un servidor.&lt;br /&gt;A más de uno le sobró algún dia de ruta, pero nos quedamos con los buenos momentos, las risas, los paisajes...en fin...esto hay que hacerlo cada año. ¡¡¡Para el 2012 habrá más!!!&lt;br /&gt;¡Ahora toca preparar Eurobike!&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;We finished this stage ride. 250km with almost 8000m climb and 6 summits around 1000m climb...well done for the MSC Bikes staff with José (mechanic), Ricard (engineer), Gabby (warranty dept), Lluis (the boss) and myself.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ride was harder than forecasted, but we will always remember such good moments, laughs, views...well...we have to repeat every year. More in 2012!!!&lt;br /&gt;Now it is time to head to Eurobike!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1603837383164633977?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1603837383164633977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/bi6000-2011.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1603837383164633977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1603837383164633977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/bi6000-2011.html' title='Bi6000 2011!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tl6MwfuQdsI/TlNMLgN2NmI/AAAAAAAAALg/SsoU9sCI74o/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-9026511147827620350</id><published>2011-08-10T12:29:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-08-10T12:34:10.421+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Ruta por Tamariu</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cLsCwFdmTu8/TkJemCk6YdI/AAAAAAAAALY/7qxmGHOjH8A/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639173691041014226" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cLsCwFdmTu8/TkJemCk6YdI/AAAAAAAAALY/7qxmGHOjH8A/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La auténtica Costa Brava y los mejores paisajes de Catalunya. Tamariu, Begur, Palafrugell...&lt;br /&gt;Salimos con nuestro amigo Joan y visitamos calas escondidas, el faro de Begur y el mismo pueblo para terminar con una cervecita Golden en compañía de su familia.&lt;br /&gt;Por nuestra parte, la cuadrilla de MSC Bikes ya está calentando motores para la Bi6000. Salimos el Viernes y la primera etapa será el Sábado con: Lluis (Capo), Ferdie, José (mecánico), Gabby (dept. garantías) y Ricard (ingeniero)...alguien da más?&lt;br /&gt;----------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Authentic Costa Brava with the best views in Catalonia. Tamariu, Begur, Palafrugell... We had an spectacular ride with Joan and we visited hidden beaches, Begur and finished with a cold Golden beer with his family.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the other side, the MSC Bikes squad is warming up towards the Bi6000. We will depart on Friday and the first stage will be on Saturday with: Lluis (Capo), Ferdie, José (mechanic), Gabby (warranty dept.) and Ricard (engineer)...what else?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-9026511147827620350?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/9026511147827620350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/ruta-por-tamariu.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/9026511147827620350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/9026511147827620350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/ruta-por-tamariu.html' title='Ruta por Tamariu'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cLsCwFdmTu8/TkJemCk6YdI/AAAAAAAAALY/7qxmGHOjH8A/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7474246704287851890</id><published>2011-08-04T13:25:00.006+02:00</published><updated>2011-08-04T13:33:49.883+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Road to Eurobike...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8VvxWyGeUu0/TjqC7rMg7KI/AAAAAAAAALQ/SO3RXFzCdy4/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636961845326703778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8VvxWyGeUu0/TjqC7rMg7KI/AAAAAAAAALQ/SO3RXFzCdy4/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Preparando la feria más importante del año en Friedrichshafen. Ya tengo los billetes y nos hospedamos un año más en Nonnenhorn a orillas del Lago Konstanz, precioso.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menuda photosession nos pegamos con Sebas Romero de BlackMedia. Ellos son la solución a nuestros males escénicos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Blast va saliendo dia sí, dia también y vamos rotando las unidades de prueba para que no pase un dia sin probar. Eso sí que es un estrés test como Dios manda. De momento todo va viento en popa.&lt;br /&gt;Ayer salí en moto por la tarde con el Capo, por lo menos una vez por semana no puedo fallar a mi XB...&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Getting ready for the most important show this year in Friedrichshafen. I got my flight tickets already and the same hotel as usual in Nonnenhorn am Bodensee. Just wonderful place!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Photo session with Sebas Romero from BlackMedia...just a revelation again!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Blast is been ridden every day and tests are very positive at this moment.&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday was a motorbike ride with my dad. At least once a week on my XB...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7474246704287851890?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7474246704287851890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/road-to-eurobike.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7474246704287851890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7474246704287851890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/road-to-eurobike.html' title='Road to Eurobike...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8VvxWyGeUu0/TjqC7rMg7KI/AAAAAAAAALQ/SO3RXFzCdy4/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2349997459611515879</id><published>2011-08-01T11:37:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T11:42:12.576+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Puños fuera!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PmtSv-govIc/TjZ0tPhRVOI/AAAAAAAAALA/H20k9ONvGPI/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635820304309769442" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PmtSv-govIc/TjZ0tPhRVOI/AAAAAAAAALA/H20k9ONvGPI/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;En la urbanización Mas de la Plata cerca de Santes Creus nos podemos encontrar con Mazinger Z!!! Una estatua de altura considerable que a más de uno le trae buenos recuerdos de infancia.&lt;br /&gt;Una vez terminada la presentación MSC Bikes 2012, no hay nada mejor que relajarse con unas rutas en moto y en mtb probando y probando la nueva MSC Blast.&lt;br /&gt;Las fiestas locales de correfocs en Begues y algún que otro burrito casero con una buena ale...&lt;br /&gt;Ahora ya queda muy poquito para la Bi6000...&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;In Mas de la Plata, close to Santes Creus, you can find Mazinger Z!!! A considerably high sculpture that brings some nice feelings from childhood.&lt;br /&gt;Once MSC Bikes 2012 presentation has finished, it is time to relax with some motorbike rides and some MTB trails testing the new MSC Blast.&lt;br /&gt;Fireworks in the local holydays in Begues and some burritos with ale beer...&lt;br /&gt;Now the Bi6000 is really close...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2349997459611515879?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2349997459611515879/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/punos-fuera.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2349997459611515879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2349997459611515879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/08/punos-fuera.html' title='Puños fuera!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PmtSv-govIc/TjZ0tPhRVOI/AAAAAAAAALA/H20k9ONvGPI/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-4513527148026910135</id><published>2011-07-25T13:15:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-07-25T13:25:58.695+02:00</updated><title type='text'>MSC Blast</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s_j-S8QvV_Y/Ti1Svw6JIJI/AAAAAAAAAK4/UdOmmLD70-s/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico11.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 162px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633249689446457490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s_j-S8QvV_Y/Ti1Svw6JIJI/AAAAAAAAAK4/UdOmmLD70-s/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico11.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ya está aquí. LLevamos unos días probando la nueva MSC Blast (120mm recorrido en carbono) y de momento destaca su rigidez en ambos ejes. Facilita enormemente la conducción tanto esprintando como bajando. Y qué delicia de suspensión, fiel al carboflex y reactiva como pocas...con tan solo 120mm de recorrido, la rueda va pegada al suelo...impresionante...&lt;br /&gt;Y el Jueves le tocó a un servidor hacer los honores a la nueva creación de Gavà...&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;It's here. We've been testing the new MSC Blast for some days (120mm travel carbon frame) and by the moment it outstands by its rigidity on both wheels. It is much easier to ride in both pedalling and descending. And what a delicious suspension! With the carboflex technology, we obtain a very reactive suspension that draws the terrain with only 120mm travel...impressive...&lt;br /&gt;Thursday was my turn to introduce the new bike to press in Gavà...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-4513527148026910135?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/4513527148026910135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/07/msc-blast.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4513527148026910135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4513527148026910135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/07/msc-blast.html' title='MSC Blast'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s_j-S8QvV_Y/Ti1Svw6JIJI/AAAAAAAAAK4/UdOmmLD70-s/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico11.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-4860352116578891190</id><published>2011-07-20T12:36:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-07-20T12:39:26.869+02:00</updated><title type='text'>MSC Bikes 2012 presentation tomorrow!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TPfBe_dcIV8/TiawUbGgbwI/AAAAAAAAAKw/6J7yWl1KM5o/s1600/anunciopremierlow.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631382248992304898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TPfBe_dcIV8/TiawUbGgbwI/AAAAAAAAAKw/6J7yWl1KM5o/s320/anunciopremierlow.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mañana mismo presentamos la nueva colección MSC Bikes, entre la que destaca un sinfín de componentes y grandes soluciones para los cliclistas, y por encima de todas, la nueva MSC BLAST de 120mm de recorridos en ambos ejes. La mejor bici que hemos desarrollado hasta ahora!&lt;br /&gt;No te pierdas las notas de prensa posteriores...&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tomorrow we will show the new MSC Bikes collection. Lots of new components and cyclist solutions, and above all of them, the new MSC BLAST, a 120mm travel rig. The best bike ever in MSC!&lt;br /&gt;Don't miss the next press releases...&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-4860352116578891190?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/4860352116578891190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/07/msc-bikes-2012-presentation-tomorrow.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4860352116578891190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4860352116578891190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/07/msc-bikes-2012-presentation-tomorrow.html' title='MSC Bikes 2012 presentation tomorrow!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TPfBe_dcIV8/TiawUbGgbwI/AAAAAAAAAKw/6J7yWl1KM5o/s72-c/anunciopremierlow.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5893193344637418578</id><published>2011-07-14T09:26:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-07-14T09:34:24.578+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Salut i benzina!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1_XRd_ff7SQ/Th6bfqf6iSI/AAAAAAAAAKo/Oc59sQ54nM4/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629107552546097442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1_XRd_ff7SQ/Th6bfqf6iSI/AAAAAAAAAKo/Oc59sQ54nM4/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Escapada a los Harley Days de Barcelona el viernes por la tarde. Lástima de butifarra horrorosa en la zona expo...suerte que me repuse con dosis extra de la mejor horchata de Platja d'Aro (en el bar de la Menorquina, donde ya somos casi de la familia) y salimos sábado y domingo en mtb por el macizo de les Gavarres. El Capo no paró de pinchar en todo el weekend. Sábado 2 veces con la de carretera y domingo volvió a pinchar con su zion carbon...desde luego...como para dejarlo solo...jeje...&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Harley Days in Barcelona was a great oportunity to have a look on Friday afternoon. The sausages in the expo area are very creepy...fortunately, I recovered the good flavour with the best "orchata" in Platja d'Aro (Bar Menorquina, where we are almost "adopted" by the owner). Saturday and Sunday were a good oportunity to ride our MTB bikes through the Gavarres mountains. Il Capo was flat several times this weekend...Saturday twice on the road bike and Sunday again on his zion carbon...he must not be left alone...haha...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5893193344637418578?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5893193344637418578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/07/salut-i-benzina.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5893193344637418578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5893193344637418578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/07/salut-i-benzina.html' title='Salut i benzina!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1_XRd_ff7SQ/Th6bfqf6iSI/AAAAAAAAAKo/Oc59sQ54nM4/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-9018195036126568913</id><published>2011-07-04T10:12:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2011-07-04T10:22:15.308+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Weekend sibarita</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Kc8KBK7qY4/ThF4HxqyaYI/AAAAAAAAAKg/_frmJ72P6D8/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 308px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625409484549679490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Kc8KBK7qY4/ThF4HxqyaYI/AAAAAAAAAKg/_frmJ72P6D8/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Menudo weekend...llego los Lunes al trabajo más cansado que el Viernes...los fines de semana no me sirven para reposar.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;-Viernes, espectacular comida en el Restaurant el Racó de St Climent de Llobregat con su delicioso monográfico dedicado a las cerezas. Por la tarde, ruta de 2h en MTB por Olivella (Garraf).&lt;br /&gt;-Sábado, salida matinal en moto con un nuevo ducatista...por el Pantà de Foix (2h más...).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sábado tarde, visita, comida y degustación de los cavas y vinos de Oriol Rossell (St Marçal-Alt Penedès). El mejor cava del mundo? probadlo y me decís...&lt;br /&gt;-Domingo, salida de 4h y pico en MTB por el Garraf más occidental (Santasusana, Olivella, Begues...). Y por la tarde, excursión a pie con Lucia por Gavà...necesito vitaminas...&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;What a weekend...I reach Monday more tired than Friday...weekends are not a good oportunity for rest.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;-Friday: great lunch in Restaurant el Racó in St Climent de Llobregat with their special cherry menu. In the afternoon, a 2h MTB ride to Olivella (Garraf).&lt;br /&gt;-Saturday: morning ride with a new Ducati friend to Pantà de Foix (2h more...).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saturday afternoon, visit, lunch and taste of cava and wine from Oriol Rossell (St Marçal-Alt Penedès). The best cava in the World? try it and say...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;-Sunday: 4h MTB ride to the heart of Garraf park (Santasusana, Olivella, Begues...). In the afternoon, foot hike with Lucia in Gavà...I need vitamins...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-9018195036126568913?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/9018195036126568913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/07/weekend-sibarita.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/9018195036126568913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/9018195036126568913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/07/weekend-sibarita.html' title='Weekend sibarita'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Kc8KBK7qY4/ThF4HxqyaYI/AAAAAAAAAKg/_frmJ72P6D8/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3108164819657175727</id><published>2011-06-27T11:13:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2011-06-27T11:23:14.805+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Cómo calienta el sol!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4PoFQrddoMk/TghL1mdnBiI/AAAAAAAAAKY/WkeOjyiYbxs/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 226px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622827519001953826" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4PoFQrddoMk/TghL1mdnBiI/AAAAAAAAAKY/WkeOjyiYbxs/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aquí en la playa! Como la canción de Rigual y Martinoli, este fin de semana ha sido apoteósico, con un cielo azul y temperaturas que evaporan el sudor de tus brazos.&lt;br /&gt;Salidas en MTB por el Garraf en solitario, esos 40 y pico kms que se hacen en poco más de 2h para regresar temprano a casa y pegarse un buen piscinazo, mientras Lucia está conectada al trabajo...nunca descansa!&lt;br /&gt;Llego a casa y miro cómo está mi huerto. Los calabacines y pimientos van creciendo, mientras recolecto algunas fresas y tomates que me tomo a modo de "pica pica" junto a una gran cerveza escocesa tipo Ale al lado de mi fiel amigo R2. Una rutina que se repite Viernes, Sábado y Domingo. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Aquí en la playa! Like the song from Rigual and Martinoli, last weekend was hot, with a blue sky and temperetaures high enough to evaporate the sweat from your arms.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Some MTB rides in Garraf Park alone, ca.40km in something more than 2h to reach home soon and take a massive swimmingpool session, while Lucia is still connected to office...she never rests!&lt;br /&gt;Once at home I check my garden. Zucchini and peppers keep growing, while I take some strawberries and tomatoes, which I eat while drinking one of the best Scotish "Ale" beers together with my loyal friend R2. This routine has been repeated on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. What else?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3108164819657175727?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3108164819657175727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/como-calienta-el-sol.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3108164819657175727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3108164819657175727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/como-calienta-el-sol.html' title='Cómo calienta el sol!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4PoFQrddoMk/TghL1mdnBiI/AAAAAAAAAKY/WkeOjyiYbxs/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-6774552027202207223</id><published>2011-06-22T12:25:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-06-22T12:26:55.500+02:00</updated><title type='text'>New toy!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLXupQSDjgo/TgHDSGdx7sI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/eqm3gaJYuyI/s1600/ducati%2B848%2Bevo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620988525675671234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLXupQSDjgo/TgHDSGdx7sI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/eqm3gaJYuyI/s320/ducati%2B848%2Bevo.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nuevo juguete desde Italia por las instalaciones de MSC Bikes...&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;New toy from Italy at MSC Bikes facilities...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-6774552027202207223?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/6774552027202207223/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-toy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/6774552027202207223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/6774552027202207223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-toy.html' title='New toy!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kLXupQSDjgo/TgHDSGdx7sI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/eqm3gaJYuyI/s72-c/ducati%2B848%2Bevo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7876480264744967831</id><published>2011-06-20T13:30:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2011-06-20T13:38:27.515+02:00</updated><title type='text'>MTB on the wet</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KmGp-jLvTiE/Tf8xJ0OT2mI/AAAAAAAAAKI/dIX2L_1yTvI/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620264904688917090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KmGp-jLvTiE/Tf8xJ0OT2mI/AAAAAAAAAKI/dIX2L_1yTvI/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ruta por el Bisaura con una cantidad de agua brutal en los ríos y los bosques más vivos que nunca. Desayuno en Llaers, a unos 9kms al sur de Ripoll por pistas forestales. Un verdadero oasis en medio de la montaña, rodeado de bosques y sin rastros de civilización a la redonda.&lt;br /&gt;La botifarra con mongetes y el ambiente de los cuidadores del mas es de lo más hogareño y familiar. Si terminamos con una visita a les Baumes del Teixidor, las emociones se mezclan con la grandiosidad del paisaje.&lt;br /&gt;Y como colofón, una salida en moto con dos amigos de St Quirze de Besora por La Llosa de Cavall i La Pobla de Lillet, unos 200km de curvas sin descanso...tengo agujetas en las piernas...&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;A ride in the Bisaura area with great amounts of water on the rivers and the forests healthier than ever. Breakfast in Llaers, 9km south of Ripoll through gravel roads. A true oasis in the middle of nowhere, surrounded of forests and no civilisation signs around.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;The "botiffara amb mongetes" and the owner's hospitality are above expectations. We finished our ride with a visit to Les Baumes del Teixidor, where emotions mix together with the astonishing escenery.&lt;br /&gt;To end, a magnific moto ride with some friends from St Quirze de Besora to La Llosa de Caball and La Pobla de Lillet. 200km plenty of tight corners without rest...my legs still burn today...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7876480264744967831?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7876480264744967831/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/mtb-on-wet.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7876480264744967831'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7876480264744967831'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/mtb-on-wet.html' title='MTB on the wet'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KmGp-jLvTiE/Tf8xJ0OT2mI/AAAAAAAAAKI/dIX2L_1yTvI/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-6595054265687764834</id><published>2011-06-14T10:03:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-06-14T10:10:23.637+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Trinxat BTT - Cerdanya</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U4uIr_GbKZ8/TfcXXbAS8QI/AAAAAAAAAKA/Gkf53mr8-7c/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617984751321411842" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U4uIr_GbKZ8/TfcXXbAS8QI/AAAAAAAAAKA/Gkf53mr8-7c/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;194km en 3 dias y más de 5000m de desnivel con el grupo dels garrafons de Begues (9 riders en total). Paisajes de belleza indescriptible unidos a ríos, lagos, bosques frondosos...y una climatología cambiante que nos respetó más de lo que pensábamos.&lt;br /&gt;Salimos de Alàs y pasamos por Martinet, Bellver, Puigcerdà, Guils, Malniu, Meranges, Lles, Estanys de la Pera y terminar otra vez en Alàs.&lt;br /&gt;Ahora toca la Bi6000 en Agosto con los colegas de MSC Bikes!&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;194km in 3 days and more than 5000m climb with my fellahs froms Begues (9 riders in total). Stunning sceneries crossing rivers, lakes, deep forests...and weather behaved better than expected.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;We started from Alàs and passed through Martinet, Bellver, Puigcerdà, Guils, Malniu, Meranges, Lles, Estanys de la Pera to end again in Alàs.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now it is turn to prepare the Bi6000 ride in August with my MSC Bikes colleagues!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-6595054265687764834?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/6595054265687764834/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/trinxat-btt-cerdanya.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/6595054265687764834'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/6595054265687764834'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/trinxat-btt-cerdanya.html' title='Trinxat BTT - Cerdanya'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U4uIr_GbKZ8/TfcXXbAS8QI/AAAAAAAAAKA/Gkf53mr8-7c/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-330503713547242915</id><published>2011-06-06T08:42:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2011-06-06T08:55:15.185+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Cireres de St Climent</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7WDzCJiGE7k/Tex5tuZkVRI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/uJcpnzw8rRk/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614996661880509714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7WDzCJiGE7k/Tex5tuZkVRI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/uJcpnzw8rRk/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ya estamos en plena "vendimia" de cerezas en la zona de St Climent y Begues. Las cerezas de esta zona son más pequeñas y blandas que las que podemos encontrar en otras regiones más latifundistas, pero su sabor es muy especial. Destaca el restaurant El Racó con su conocido "Menú de la cirera" en pleno centro de St Climent.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pues como no podíamos ser menos, en una rutilla por la zona con Ricard y mi padre siempre viene bien degustar un par o tres de cerezas sobre la marcha, y no como muchos delincuentes que llenan bolsas o sacos aprovechándose del trabajo de nuestros campesinos.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;--------------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;We are now in the cherry season around St Climent and Begues. Cherries in this region are particulary small and softer than those you can find in other bigger areas. However, their taste is very special. The El Racó restaurant in St Climent is well known for its "Cherry Menu".&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;We decided to ride with Ricard and my father around the area and taste two or three of these particular fruits, 100% pleasure. Please inform if you see anybody from outside with bags, as this is forbidden and against the great efforts done by the countrymen.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-330503713547242915?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/330503713547242915/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/cireres-de-st-climent.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/330503713547242915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/330503713547242915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/06/cireres-de-st-climent.html' title='Cireres de St Climent'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7WDzCJiGE7k/Tex5tuZkVRI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/uJcpnzw8rRk/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1893733304676600451</id><published>2011-05-31T11:26:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2011-05-31T11:32:03.008+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Roma, la ciudad eterna</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PFzz1SqxX4k/TeS1h4wmRvI/AAAAAAAAAJs/Us1kBhU5w2c/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico12.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 158px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612810629387011826" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PFzz1SqxX4k/TeS1h4wmRvI/AAAAAAAAAJs/Us1kBhU5w2c/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico12.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pues unas merecidas vacaciones de 4 dias en Roma sin bici ni demás vicios...bueno, no pude dejar de ver la final de champions desde el Hotel...la verdad que cuando hablas de calcio en Roma los camareros son mucho más amables.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Muy poca actividad ciclista, la verdad, una pena, pero viendo como conducen los coches, mejor que siga así...&lt;br /&gt;La semana que viene ya marcho a la Trinxat con la tropa de Begues. Seremos 9 riders para hacer unos 200 y pico de km en 3 dias. Ya tengo ganas de que empiece!&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Deserved 4 day holydays in Rome. No bike and other stuff...despite Champions League final watched in my hotel room...when you talk about calcio in Rome, waiters become even more friendly.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;We did not see much cycling life around, but after seeing car driving abilities, I think it is better this way...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Next week I point out to the Trinxat ride with my fellahs froms Begues. 9 riders and more than 200km in only 3 days. I'm anxious to start!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1893733304676600451?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1893733304676600451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/05/roma-la-ciudad-eterna.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1893733304676600451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1893733304676600451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/05/roma-la-ciudad-eterna.html' title='Roma, la ciudad eterna'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PFzz1SqxX4k/TeS1h4wmRvI/AAAAAAAAAJs/Us1kBhU5w2c/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico12.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7674323648908585190</id><published>2011-05-19T10:34:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-05-19T10:39:29.995+02:00</updated><title type='text'>long rides</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5gDn8u4xdkA/TdTXLVphstI/AAAAAAAAAJk/OtDuferlNSw/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608344025772962514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5gDn8u4xdkA/TdTXLVphstI/AAAAAAAAAJk/OtDuferlNSw/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fin de semana sin tregua. 170km en moto y destrozado de piernas de tanto cambio de curva...&lt;br /&gt;Caminata con Lucia y Laura hasta el pic de les Agulles para después despedir al Barça en el último partido de la temporada en el Camp Nou. Y el domingo unos 60km con la colla de Begues.&lt;br /&gt;Por qué será que el Lunes me sonó el despertador a rayos...&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dellirium weekend. 170km on my motorbike with hundreds of corners on my legs...such pain... Long hike with Lucia and Laura up to les Agulles summit and later say farewell to FC Barcelona in their last match in Camp Nou. Sunday was great with a 60km ride with my fellahs from Begues. Not expecting the clock would sound so loud on Monday...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7674323648908585190?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7674323648908585190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/05/long-rides.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7674323648908585190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7674323648908585190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/05/long-rides.html' title='long rides'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5gDn8u4xdkA/TdTXLVphstI/AAAAAAAAAJk/OtDuferlNSw/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2602769203803479265</id><published>2011-05-09T09:34:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-05-09T09:42:01.763+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Agua x2</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HxIw6heF1w/Tceau-iNdpI/AAAAAAAAAJc/1mGOLoeK6t4/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604618393137018514" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HxIw6heF1w/Tceau-iNdpI/AAAAAAAAAJc/1mGOLoeK6t4/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Un año ya de casado...de momento todo sigue igual, salvo los "mini" compromisos familiares, nada que ver con los de algunos amigos presos de las obligaciones familiares, jeje.&lt;br /&gt;Salida el Sábado con mi Buell para ir a Sta Coloma de Queralt, cuando a la altura de Vilafranca del Penedès caen las primeras gotas, así que acorto ruta por Sant Jaume dels Domenys e igualmente me cae un chaparrón que me obliga a extremar precauciones en asfalto sobre mojado.&lt;br /&gt;Domingo, más de lo mismo, pero esta vez en MTB. Me presento al Bar el Niu de Begues como todos los domingos a las 8h y debido al amenazador cielo garrafó, nadie se presenta y hago la ruta en solitario. A la altura de Olesa de Bonesvalls, otro chaparrón y empapado hasta casa.&lt;br /&gt;A limpiar ropa!!!&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;My first wedding anniversary and everything goes on except from some little family obligations. Nothing compared to some of my friends, lots of freedom though...haha.&lt;br /&gt;Saturday ride on my Buell that was shortened after some rain dropped in Vilafranca. Coming back home with rain pouring again and taking lots of caution on the wet tarmac.&lt;br /&gt;Sunday the same, but riding my MTB. Alone in our meeting point at 8h, I rode by myself until rain poured again in Olesa de Bonesvalls. More clothes to clean!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2602769203803479265?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2602769203803479265/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/05/agua-x2.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2602769203803479265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2602769203803479265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/05/agua-x2.html' title='Agua x2'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5HxIw6heF1w/Tceau-iNdpI/AAAAAAAAAJc/1mGOLoeK6t4/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-8329063521800102889</id><published>2011-05-03T11:12:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-05-03T11:21:48.304+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Fira de l'Espàrrec Gavà 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5AMB0lt9gw/Tb_JIOKVvVI/AAAAAAAAAJU/o4po_lzJZbY/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602417604549786962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5AMB0lt9gw/Tb_JIOKVvVI/AAAAAAAAAJU/o4po_lzJZbY/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La Fira de l'Espàrrec de Gavà es muy conocida gracias a la fertilidad que confiere el Delta del Llobregat a los campos de Gavà y Gavamar. Los espárragos, alcachofas, calçots...del Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat son algunas de las hortalizas con mayor reconocimiento gastronómico nacional.&lt;br /&gt;Por eso, y por otras razones, un fin de semana tranquilo en casa en el que pude disfrutar de uno de esos descubrimientos que tanto nos gustan a los bikers. Esa trialera "perfecta" que ha estado toda la vida relativamente cerca de casa y que no descubres hasta que llevas una década viviendo allí y te decides a aventurarte en solitario siguiendo los trazos perdidos de un mapa que has ojeado la noche anterior. Espectacular sendero desde Can Grau dirección Quatre Camins, en pleno corazón del Garraf y una buena ruta de casi 60km de MTB...al final las piernas iban solas...&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Asparragus Show in Gavà is well known due to the richness in Llobregat river countryside between Gavà and Gavamar. Asparragus, artichoques, onions... from Baix Llobregat Agroparc are some of the best vegatbles in Spain.&lt;br /&gt;This, together with other reasons, have finished in a pleasant weekend at home and some nice MTBing. Saturday I could experience one of those principles that remain in any MTB enthusiast. The "perfect" trail that seems lost close to your home and you never dared to discover, until you follow the foggy lines that you saw on the map the night before. Spectacular trail from Can Grau to Quatre Camins in the heart of Garraf Parc and a good 60km MTB ride...legs were on their own way after this...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-8329063521800102889?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/8329063521800102889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/05/fira-de-lesparrec-gava-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8329063521800102889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8329063521800102889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/05/fira-de-lesparrec-gava-2011.html' title='Fira de l&apos;Espàrrec Gavà 2011'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5AMB0lt9gw/Tb_JIOKVvVI/AAAAAAAAAJU/o4po_lzJZbY/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-4964765587382745697</id><published>2011-04-26T09:45:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-04-26T09:53:49.412+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Setmana Santa '11 / Sant Jordi</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjO1hHR1oNQ/TbZ5zyI9o-I/AAAAAAAAAJM/gB0geYX3JlU/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599797117221446626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjO1hHR1oNQ/TbZ5zyI9o-I/AAAAAAAAAJM/gB0geYX3JlU/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Semana Santa tranquila en Platja d'Aro con Lucia and family. Han sido unos días de relax con bastante bici probando los nuevos Magura MT8. La climatología nos ha respetado de aquella manera...qué barrizal el Sábado!&lt;br /&gt;Visita a Calella de Palafrugell i Pals, dos de los pueblos más bonitos de Europa...y he viajado mucho eh!!! Época de gastronomía diversa con uno de mis platos favoritos, las Colmenillas rellenas de foie (Múrgules amb foie).&lt;br /&gt;Ayer Lunes de Pascua, ruta con la colla de Begues para ir preparando la Trinxat de la Cerdanya que haremos en Junio. 50kms con 1300m de desnivel y muy buen ambiente...&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quiet Easter holydays in Platja d'Aro with Lucia and family. Relaxed days riding my bike and testing the new MT8 brakes from Magura. Weather was quite ok despite negative forecasts...what a muddy trail on Saturday!&lt;br /&gt;We also visited Calella de Palafrugell and Pals, maybe two of the nicest towns in Europe...and I'm experienced enough I say!! Gastronomy habits are changing with Spring season...nice Spring mushrooms with foie...Mmmmm....&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday was still holydays in Spain and we enjoyed a nice 50km ride with my friends from Begues in order to prepare ourselves for the Trinxat de la Cerdanya stage route in June. 1300m climb and very good atmosphere...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-4964765587382745697?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/4964765587382745697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/04/setmana-santa-12-sant-jordi.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4964765587382745697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4964765587382745697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/04/setmana-santa-12-sant-jordi.html' title='Setmana Santa &apos;11 / Sant Jordi'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjO1hHR1oNQ/TbZ5zyI9o-I/AAAAAAAAAJM/gB0geYX3JlU/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-4085727471218353940</id><published>2011-04-12T11:31:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-04-12T11:37:55.271+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Ferran and his ambulance</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--kkddHQ3UsA/TaQdbGutI3I/AAAAAAAAAJE/rdDZuP2TUtw/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594628988601181042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--kkddHQ3UsA/TaQdbGutI3I/AAAAAAAAAJE/rdDZuP2TUtw/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fin de semana accidentado. Salida en moto con un compañero de Buellmotards y cuando nos separamos me llama ya estando en casita al cabo de 1h. Una bicicleta se le había cruzado sin mirar y clavada de rueda delantera con el consiguiente arrastrón, mono destrozado y moto arrastrada por todos lados. Como ni ambulancia ni Racc lo quisieron llevar al hospital, pues bajé desde Begues y lo acerqué a Barcelona. Al final, nada serio, contusión de rodilla y dolor por todos lados..jeje.. suerte...eso sí, que nos quiten lo bailao en una ruta preciosa por Pontons y Vilafranca. El Sábado fue más tranquilo con visita al Camp Nou y excursión por la Ermita de Bruguers con Lucía. ------------------------------------- &lt;em&gt;Accidental weekend. Our motorcycle ride with a Buellmotards folk ended bad with an accident 1h after I enjoyed a beer at home. A bicycle crossed without looking his side and my folk had to lock the front wheel. His suit was destroyed and the motorbike quite bad too... As ambulance and Racc did not want to take him to hospital, he gave me a call and I brought him to Barcelona. Finally, nothing serious, just some pain in the knee and other areas. Lucky man. However, the ride was awesome around Pontons and Vilafranca.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saturday was more relaxed with Camp Nou visit and a nice hike to Bruguers church with Lucía.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-4085727471218353940?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/4085727471218353940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/04/ferran-and-his-ambulance.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4085727471218353940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4085727471218353940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/04/ferran-and-his-ambulance.html' title='Ferran and his ambulance'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--kkddHQ3UsA/TaQdbGutI3I/AAAAAAAAAJE/rdDZuP2TUtw/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-8586002995387586612</id><published>2011-04-04T11:52:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2011-04-04T12:02:21.170+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Calçotada</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HVdv4SQafs0/TZmWj5Uda_I/AAAAAAAAAI8/xkAhipAQip8/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 118px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591665955783404530" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HVdv4SQafs0/TZmWj5Uda_I/AAAAAAAAAI8/xkAhipAQip8/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Para los que no lo sepan, los calçots es un plato típico catalán. Son tallos jóvenes de la cebolla que se cuecen al fuego y se acompañan con salsa romesco. En fin, una mezcla deliciosa que termina ensuciando los baberos de los más expertos. Ayer celebramos la 2ª calçotada anual entre los primos de la familia Marías y nos lo pasamos estupendamente. Eso sí, por la mañana hubo salida con la tropa de Begues. Unos 40kms por la Serra d'Ordal (todavía desconocida para mí) y unas buenas trialeras de bajada para los más "equilibristas" jeje. También destacar que la tropa me ha liado para participar en la Trinxat de la Cerdanya, una vuelta a la Cerdanya preciosa que haremos en Junio. 300kms en 3 días y más de 7000m de desnivel. No está mal, no? habrá que entrenar un poco... -------------------------------------- &lt;em&gt;For those who don't know, calçots is a typical catalan dish. Young onions that are accompanied with a romesco sauce. Delicious! Even the most expert eaters finish with the jersey plenty of ashes. Yesterday was the 2nd Calçotada with my cousins from Marías family and we enjoyed so much. However, I did not forget to ride in the morning with my fellahs from Begues. 40kms to the Serra d'Ordal (still unknown) and some great and technical downhill sections. I will also participate with these crazy people in the Trinxat de la Cerdanya stage ride in June. 300kms in 3 days and more than 7000m climb. Not bad, isn't it? I'll need to train a bit more from now on...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-8586002995387586612?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/8586002995387586612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/04/calcotada.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8586002995387586612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8586002995387586612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/04/calcotada.html' title='Calçotada'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HVdv4SQafs0/TZmWj5Uda_I/AAAAAAAAAI8/xkAhipAQip8/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5557219682842714570</id><published>2011-03-28T09:08:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-03-28T09:21:49.403+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Taipei Show 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K8CWeANRoKY/TZA24cqqpPI/AAAAAAAAAI0/fQWXG5kp6YM/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 210px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589027480962508018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K8CWeANRoKY/TZA24cqqpPI/AAAAAAAAAI0/fQWXG5kp6YM/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I9D-PJ3Eeis/TZA12-0sngI/AAAAAAAAAIs/B_Lu6JhUl54/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Los riesgos de la central nuclear de Fukushima tirarón atrás a muchos visitantes en el Taipei Show 2011. El salón estuvo más vacío que de costumbre, pero como yo ya tenía los billetes upgrade reservados, pues a tomar un poco de radiación!!! No en serio, muy difícil que llegaran rastros de radioactividad a tal distancia de Japón, pero siempre queda el temor de la duda. Nos confabulamos para apoyar a nuestros compañeros japoneses. Menuda fiesta preparamos para Mitsu y Yoshi con nuestros amigos de Taichung!!! Por lo menos ayudamos a aliviar las penas, y es que todavía no hay contacto con algunos de nuestros clientes en Japón :-( El último día, gran salida en mtb por Tainan con un miembro del equipo nacional de Taiwan de xcountry. Gran circuito pero todo el rato con el puño del gas abierto... El regreso, aunque solo, no fue nada traumático y por fin ya estoy en casa disfrutando del cielo azul, el cordero lechal que me metí entre pecho y espalda y ese huerto que me estoy haciendo en casa (tomates, pimientos, calabacines, fresones...jeje). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------- &lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fukushima nuclear plant risks frightened many visitors to the Taipei Show. The show was less crowdy than previous years. As I already had my upgrade plane tickets, I could not go backwards, so I decided to take a radiation bath!!! Seriously, I think it is extremely rare that radiation can affect Taiwan, but you never know! We joint together with our friends in Taichung to support our japaneses fellahs Mitsu and Yoshi with a great night party!!! We still did not reach any contact with some of our japanses customers :-( A great bike ride with a Taiwan National Team rider in Tainan (great circuit and full gas all the time!). When back at home, enjoying the blue sky, some tasty meals and working on my new garden at home with some tomatoes, peppers, strawberries...hehe).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5557219682842714570?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5557219682842714570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/03/taipei-show-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5557219682842714570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5557219682842714570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/03/taipei-show-2011.html' title='Taipei Show 2011'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K8CWeANRoKY/TZA24cqqpPI/AAAAAAAAAI0/fQWXG5kp6YM/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3441824739506459209</id><published>2011-03-11T11:48:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-03-11T11:54:07.913+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Champions League</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x-lbnPDLVOk/TXn_K6N_VBI/AAAAAAAAAIk/tXdGhfrnobo/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 274px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582773775994147858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x-lbnPDLVOk/TXn_K6N_VBI/AAAAAAAAAIk/tXdGhfrnobo/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Menudo partido de Champions...al final tocó sufrir...pero ya estamos en cuartos. Manolo y un servidor nos lo pasamos very cool en el palco VIP! Arrasando canapés...&lt;br /&gt;Por cierto, mirad el mono que me están haciendo a medida. Lástima que me llega la semana que viene y no podré estrenarlo hasta mi vuelta de Taiwan. Muy pro.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Marcho el Lunes temprano para el Taipei Show donde MSC Bikes vuelve a exponer sus novedades!&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;What a Champions League match...suffering to see how FC Barcelona reaches quarters. Manolo and me enjoyed 100% the VIP seats!&lt;br /&gt;Look at the leather suit that is arriving soon. Special size and design for me. It's a pity it arrives next week and I will not be able to wear it until I come back from Taiwan.&lt;br /&gt;Monday morning I'm leaving to Taipei Show where MSC Bikes will be present with new products!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3441824739506459209?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3441824739506459209/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/03/champions-league.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3441824739506459209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3441824739506459209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/03/champions-league.html' title='Champions League'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x-lbnPDLVOk/TXn_K6N_VBI/AAAAAAAAAIk/tXdGhfrnobo/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7203343734740291370</id><published>2011-03-07T13:29:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T13:35:57.691+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Last days at home</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xAa_LvFYsUg/TXTRDBB-MII/AAAAAAAAAIc/KziTtL7rQF4/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 282px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581315687965405314" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xAa_LvFYsUg/TXTRDBB-MII/AAAAAAAAAIc/KziTtL7rQF4/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La feria de Taipei está cerquita y el próximo Lunes parto haci ahí. Estaré un par de semanas e intentaré colgar alguna cosilla...&lt;br /&gt;Ahora aprovechamos para descansar y disfrutar en el Camp Nou. Domingo que viene tal vez me acerque por Sant Andreu de la Barca y la primera carrera DH de la temporada.&lt;br /&gt;Eso sí, menuda ruta motera Domingo: Begues-Alella-St Celoni-Santa Fe Montseny-Seva-Collformic-Palautordera-Begues (total unos 250km con mucha curva y mucho frío y nieve...parezco Piqueras..jeje) y un gran desayuno en Viladrau! Ruta a repetir en verano!!!&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taipei Show is getting closer and next Monday I'm leaving home for a couple weeks. I'll try to post something there...&lt;br /&gt;These days we are relaxing and enjoying free time in Camp Nou. Next Sunday maybe I'll take a look into Sant Andreu DH race, first of the season.&lt;br /&gt;However, my motorcycle is warming up every weekend. Yesterday was an epic ride: Begues-Alella-St Celoni-Santa Fe Montseny-Seva-Collformic-Palautordera-Begues (250km aprox. plenty of corners, cold and snow...) and a massive breakfast in Viladrau!!! To repeat in summer!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7203343734740291370?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7203343734740291370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/03/last-days-at-home.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7203343734740291370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7203343734740291370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/03/last-days-at-home.html' title='Last days at home'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xAa_LvFYsUg/TXTRDBB-MII/AAAAAAAAAIc/KziTtL7rQF4/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3214215820525713516</id><published>2011-02-28T10:04:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-02-28T10:11:57.351+01:00</updated><title type='text'>El Garraf profundo.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V3GDS_B_6w8/TWtmoZJR5jI/AAAAAAAAAIU/d7fkxLwY_IA/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578665407559099954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V3GDS_B_6w8/TWtmoZJR5jI/AAAAAAAAAIU/d7fkxLwY_IA/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Después de un Sábado motero en solitario quemando un poco de energías negativas acumuladas durante la semana, pues el Domingo salimos en tandem con Lucia y mi padre desde Begues, hacia Olesa de Bonesvalls, Can Grau, Plana Novella y vuelta a Begues. Repetimos ruta de unos 35km de la semana pasada para ver qué tal va el estado físico de Lucía y de momento todo va por buen camino de cara a la Bi6000 que hemos organizado para Agosto.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ahora falta mejorar un poco la resistencia pasadas las 2h y poco a poco iremos cogiendo el buen ritmo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La ruta fue la misma, pero con algunas sorpresas debido al buen tiempo: la procesionaria del pino que se desplaza como ejércitos de tierra a la conquista de los pinos y un verdor muy esperanzador a lo largo de todo el camino.&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;After a moto ride on Saturday to burn the negative energies from the business week, Sunday was a perfect day to repeat our tandem ride with Lucia and my father from Begues to Olesa de Bonesvalls, Can Grau, Plana Novella and come back to Begues. 35km and checking the physical conditions of my tandem partner, which keep improving for the Bi6000 epic trail taht we are organizing in August.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;We just need to improve endurance after 2h rides.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ride was the same as last week, but including some new atractives such as the pine worms on the way and new green tones that filled our hopes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3214215820525713516?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3214215820525713516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/02/el-garraf-profundo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3214215820525713516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3214215820525713516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/02/el-garraf-profundo.html' title='El Garraf profundo.'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V3GDS_B_6w8/TWtmoZJR5jI/AAAAAAAAAIU/d7fkxLwY_IA/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-4168758923741532254</id><published>2011-02-21T10:58:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-02-21T11:03:30.823+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Almost spring...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FZqbr5tvNM0/TWI4ZmY9MZI/AAAAAAAAAIM/DDnhnZeGVXU/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576081301091201426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FZqbr5tvNM0/TWI4ZmY9MZI/AAAAAAAAAIM/DDnhnZeGVXU/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cada vez se observan más atisbos primaverales. Los frutales empiezan a florecer ofreciendo un paisaje precioso. El Sábado salimos en tandem unos 35km por Olesa Bonesvalls, Plana Novella y regreso a casa. Durante el camino nos encontramos a dos simpáticos bikers de la zona que se prestaron muy amables a sacarnos la foto adjunta. ¡Gracias!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;El Domingo me fui con Boston Enjoy Productions a grabar unos planos de un nuevo video de MSC Bikes...la cosa promete...&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spring is getting closer. You can see it on the trees' flowers offering a magnificient landscape. Saturday we rode our tandem on a 35km ride to Olesa de Bonesvalls, Plana Novella and back home. On the way we found two kind riders who offered themselves to take a photo from us. Thanks indeed!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunday I went with Boston Enjoy Productions to record some shots of the new MSC Bikes video...keep tunned...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-4168758923741532254?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/4168758923741532254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/02/almost-spring.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4168758923741532254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4168758923741532254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/02/almost-spring.html' title='Almost spring...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FZqbr5tvNM0/TWI4ZmY9MZI/AAAAAAAAAIM/DDnhnZeGVXU/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-538883840748741114</id><published>2011-02-14T12:50:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-02-14T12:58:37.563+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Olympic Museum Barcelona'92</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PsW7BZBMDTs/TVkY4AiYaEI/AAAAAAAAAIE/ZcJdf1T7ts0/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573513364343646274" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PsW7BZBMDTs/TVkY4AiYaEI/AAAAAAAAAIE/ZcJdf1T7ts0/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Todavía recuerdo ese año 92 cuando era un niño y gozaba con las exhibiciones de Carl Lewis o el mejor equipo de baloncesto del universo: el Dream Team de Jordan, Ewing, Bird, Johnson, Barkley... En el Museu Olímpic de Montjuic se pueden ver reliquias de todos nuestros ídolos. Aproveché para sacar algunas imágenes de las monturas de algunos de los mejores pilotos de la historia de nuestro país: Jordi Tarrès, Nani Roma, Marc Coma, Ángel Nieto...y una foto de mi Buell en La Cantera de Calafell donde fuimos con Lucia el Sábado por la mañana. ¡Qué frío con la niebla! Eso son ganas...&lt;br /&gt;El Domingo fue radiante y aproveché con mi MSC Hunter para destrozar algunos mitos que guarda el colectivo biker de la zona.&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I still remember year 92 when I was a child and I was thrilled with the espectacle of Carl Lewis or the best basketball team ever in the universe: the Dream Team with Jordan, Bird, Johnson, Barkley... In the Museu Olimpic in Montjuic, one can see some of the apparel used by our stars. I also took a glance to some of the best motor athletes' machines: Jordi Tarrès, Nani Roma, Marc Coma, Angel Nieto...and a photo from my Buell taken in La Cantera (Calafell) where we rode on Satruday morning with Lucia despite the cold weather and foggy roads!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunday was sunny and I took my MSC Hunter up to the best singletracks in my home nearby, destroying some of the myths in the region. Word!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-538883840748741114?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/538883840748741114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/02/olympic-museum-barcelona92.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/538883840748741114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/538883840748741114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/02/olympic-museum-barcelona92.html' title='Olympic Museum Barcelona&apos;92'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PsW7BZBMDTs/TVkY4AiYaEI/AAAAAAAAAIE/ZcJdf1T7ts0/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-156449049230306161</id><published>2011-02-10T10:16:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-02-10T10:26:18.658+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh da sunshine!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_7IhZLp7VdA/TVOvK9Ud2WI/AAAAAAAAAH8/RpLueMgBWhE/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 118px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571989766781393250" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_7IhZLp7VdA/TVOvK9Ud2WI/AAAAAAAAAH8/RpLueMgBWhE/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Menuda semana de sol que está pegando y yo sin actualizar mi blog...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Estoy descubriendo con mi Buell carreteras que nunca antes pensaba que existieran y ya formamos un buen grupo de "buellers" con los que disfruto casi cada fin de semana y con los que aprendo a rascar rodillas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;También aprovecho para salir en bici y mantenerme en forma, más o menos, aprovecho con mi padre (le gustan las bicis chicas)...pero es que hay tanto trabajo que cuesta reservarse un hueco para el cuerpo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ha nacido un nuevo canal de deportes en Catalunya, Esport3, pero aquí en las montañas de Begues no recibimos las señal...ohhhh...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Este weekend se avecina movido con unas horas de video pendientes de por medio...pero no puedo decir más! jeje&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;What a sunny week and still my blog to update...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;These days I'm discovering new roads riding on my Buell that I didn't know they existed. I've joined a nice group of "buellers" who I enjoy riding with almost all weekend, learning to corner decently.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;I also take a time to ride my bike and keep fit, more and less, also with my father (he likes small bikes)...but there's so much work to do and it's hard to find the time for myself.&lt;br /&gt;A new TV channer has born in Catalunya, Esport3, but here up in the Begues mountains I can't reach the signal...snifff...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Next weekend will be busy with some video shots pending...I can't say more! jeje&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-156449049230306161?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/156449049230306161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/02/oh-da-sunshine.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/156449049230306161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/156449049230306161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/02/oh-da-sunshine.html' title='Oh da sunshine!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_7IhZLp7VdA/TVOvK9Ud2WI/AAAAAAAAAH8/RpLueMgBWhE/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3440428140724991385</id><published>2011-01-27T10:21:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-01-27T10:25:56.958+01:00</updated><title type='text'>3d_u</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TUE6CclLVPI/AAAAAAAAAHw/MEp3Yp6cbRg/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566794428112917746" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TUE6CclLVPI/AAAAAAAAAHw/MEp3Yp6cbRg/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Curiosas figuras las que acabo de recibir de la gente de 3d_u con una reproducción 3D de un servidor con mi esposa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;3d_u utilizan una técnica pionera de imagen 3D por rayos X, que después esculpen con láser y colorean con aerógrafo finalmente. Una pequeña obra de arte que no sale barata, todo hay que decirlo...&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;A great piece of art arrived home yesterday from 3d_u pals. A 3D copy of me and my wife.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;3d_u uses a non seen technique with X ray 3D image, laser sculpture and aerography painting at the end. A great "souvenir" to stay on the shelf at a high price, I have to admit...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3440428140724991385?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3440428140724991385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/3du.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3440428140724991385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3440428140724991385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/3du.html' title='3d_u'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TUE6CclLVPI/AAAAAAAAAHw/MEp3Yp6cbRg/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7842945517901154523</id><published>2011-01-24T08:36:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-01-24T08:51:31.008+01:00</updated><title type='text'>-9ºC........</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TT0vZCavplI/AAAAAAAAAHo/R1RoWnB4Kmo/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565656821692081746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TT0vZCavplI/AAAAAAAAAHo/R1RoWnB4Kmo/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;El Sábado aguantó bien pero el frío ya era patente y los dedos de Lucia le dolían un poco en dirección a la concentración Harley de La Cantera. Menudo ambiente, pin up girls, barriles de cerveza...y un striptease que dejamos pasar porque cada vez hacía más frío...&lt;br /&gt;Pero el Domingo no dejé escapar la ruta MTB y a las 8am estaba en el Bar El Niu de Begues preparado para salir con la tropa a -5ºC...de 10-15 riders pasamos a los 5 más valientes. Hicimos una buena ruta rodeando Begues, una nueva versión de "els cinc pics" subiendo el Sotarro (563m), Montau (658m), Pla de Bassa Llacuna (560m), Les Agulles (552m) y La Desfeta (522m).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Cerca de Olesa de Bonesvalls, la mínima del día, -9ºC!!! y nuestros bidones de sales congelados...con esta nos hemos curtido de verdad!&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Saturday was cold, Lucia's fingers hurt a bit, but still doable down to Harley meeting in La Cantera. What a good atmosphere with pin up girls, beer barrels...and a striptease that we never attended as it was getting colder...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sunday was worst with -5ºC at 8am in El Niu Bar in Begues. Only 5 brave riders up to the 5 peaks trail: Sotarro (563m), Montau (658m), Pla de Bassa Llacuna (560m), Les Agulles (552m) and La Desfeta (522m).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Close to Olesa de Bonesvalls, the coldest temperature reached down to -9ºC!!! even flavoured water in our bottles was frozen...after this, we become stronger than before!&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7842945517901154523?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7842945517901154523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/9c.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7842945517901154523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7842945517901154523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/9c.html' title='-9ºC........'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TT0vZCavplI/AAAAAAAAAHo/R1RoWnB4Kmo/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-286125174679043654</id><published>2011-01-17T09:22:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-01-17T09:32:07.180+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Beer &amp; Bikes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TTP-T8dJPQI/AAAAAAAAAHg/4QZ6AZdx4xI/s1600/gg.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563069583332031746" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TTP-T8dJPQI/AAAAAAAAAHg/4QZ6AZdx4xI/s320/gg.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Me ha llegado un pedido de cervezas impresionante: Hoegarden, Fraoh, Rogue, Baltik, etc...ahora tocará catarlas poco a poco con los amigos, jeje.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Primera salida del año en tandem con Lucia después de su caída en Noviembre. Se la ve animada, iremos saliendo todos los fines de semana. Parece que llevar moto los últimos días me ha dado un poco de tono en el tren superior y eso se nota al manejar el tandem. Después de tanto tiempo sin sacarlo y parece que lo lleve mejor que antes!!! jeje..Y nada mejor que una mini degustación en el jardín tomando el sol!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Por cierto, ayer fuimos 13 moteros (9 Buell, 3 BMW, 1 Yamaha) dirección Foix, Valls. Impresionante y menudo estruendo y torciendo cuellos de más de una Ducati y muchas Rs...jeje&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;My beer order has arrived. Thumbs up for some Hoegarden, Fraoh, Rogue, Baltik, etc...now it's time to taste them with my friends, jeje.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;First tandem ride of the year with Lucia after her crash in November. Seems more motivated and we'll try to keep riding every weekend. Feels riding my motorbike has done me good when handling the tandem as I feel more balanced and fit on the upper body!!! And nothing better than enjoying a beer in the garden under the sun!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ah! Yesterday we were up to 13 motorbikers (9 Buell, 3 BMW, 1 Yamaha) towards Foix and Valls. Impressive noise of our Thunderstorm engines that caught atention of some Ducati's and R's...haha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-286125174679043654?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/286125174679043654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/beer-bikes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/286125174679043654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/286125174679043654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/beer-bikes.html' title='Beer &amp; Bikes'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TTP-T8dJPQI/AAAAAAAAAHg/4QZ6AZdx4xI/s72-c/gg.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5326535653926805197</id><published>2011-01-10T09:03:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-01-10T09:09:24.363+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Puente de Reyes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TSq-qdCV61I/AAAAAAAAAHY/vrcRP2O7aFs/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560466326500535122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TSq-qdCV61I/AAAAAAAAAHY/vrcRP2O7aFs/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Un Puente de Reyes en casa con buen tiempo y un poco de todo:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;-Salida motera con unos amigos "Buelleros" dirección Coll de Lilla. Qué buen rollo!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;-Mucho paddel con un pique con Lucia que sobrepasa lo deportivo...jaja&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;-Salida MTB de unos 40km el Domingo en Begues con 11 bikers! Qué gustazo y qué ruta más bonita por SantaSusana, Olesa de Bonesvalls, etc...terreno nuevo para mi.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ojalá se repitan más weekends como estos!!!&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;A January holyday at home with good weather and a bit of everything:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;-Motorbike ride with some "Bueller" friends towards Coll de Lilla. What a good atmosphere!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;-Lots of paddel matches versus Lucia with a hard pressure on the playground...haha&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;-MTB ride with 11 folks from Begues. A 40km epic ride in SantaSusana, Olesa de Bonesvalls, etc... what a good day!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hope next weekends look the same!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5326535653926805197?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5326535653926805197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/puente-de-reyes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5326535653926805197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5326535653926805197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/puente-de-reyes.html' title='Puente de Reyes'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TSq-qdCV61I/AAAAAAAAAHY/vrcRP2O7aFs/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7770314149826960501</id><published>2011-01-05T09:27:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2011-01-05T09:35:18.990+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Feliç 2011!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TSQtPD4M7jI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/HQcBAC2GSzU/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 107px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558617576844357170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TSQtPD4M7jI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/HQcBAC2GSzU/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Despedida del año de la crisis y bienvenida al año de ... más crisis. Aunque los políticos digan que estamos en la "Champions League" de la economía, la realidad es bastante dispar...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Los mortales seguiremos disfrutando como en la nochevieja del 2010 en compañía de Lucia, Laia, David, mis padres, Dario, Garcia y sus respectivas "jefas" jeje.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Eso sí, el nuevo año se estrena con salida MTB de rigor a la que acudimos los más valientes: el Capo, Dario y un servidor en una matinal nublada, pero cálida.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Menuda trialera he descubierto en Sant Feliu de Guíxols!!! Perfecta para mi Hunter, aunque una Vendetta no habría ido mal, pero es que antes hay que subir.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;En 2011 seguiremos haciéndonos notar!!!&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;End of the "crisis" year and welcome to the year of...more crisis! Despite politicians confirm we are facing the best economics in the EU, reality is much different...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Workers kept enjoying the 2010 farewell with Lucia, Laia, David, my parents, Dario, Garcia and their wifes.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;New Year is always welcome with an MTB ride reserved to the braves: Dario, il Capo and me riding on a cloudy but warm morning.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;What a singletrack I found in Sant Feliu de Guíxols!!! Perfect for my Hunter. However, Vendetta would have worked well, but you need to climb first...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;In 2011 we will let them hear us!!!&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7770314149826960501?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7770314149826960501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/felic-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7770314149826960501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7770314149826960501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2011/01/felic-2011.html' title='Feliç 2011!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TSQtPD4M7jI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/HQcBAC2GSzU/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2075436894666043447</id><published>2010-12-27T07:32:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-12-27T07:41:41.185+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Nadal</title><content type='html'>Nadal, comidas copiosas por doquier y el estómago que se resiente de mala manera...llevo un desarreglo importante, pero nada que no pueda curar un buen arroz hervido.&lt;br /&gt;-2.7º esta mañana en casa, creo que ayer fue el dia que he pasado más frío con la moto, suerte que los supercolectores de la Buell calientan las manitas que da gusto..era como hacer "stop &amp;amp; go".&lt;br /&gt;Salida matinal el dia 25 con mi padre en bici en plan tranquilo y comida de Navidad después. La anécdota del dia, y seguramente de todas las vacaciones, fue la sensación que me ha quedado después de salvarle la vida a un ser muy querido durante la comida. A veces uno no sabe cómo reaccionará en momentos de crisis hasta que sucede, y estoy tremendamente satisfecho de mi reacción...pero deseo no tener que volver a hacerlo...pasamos un rato muy malo.&lt;br /&gt;Ahora toca seguir celebrando que viene Fin de Año! Bon Nadal a tothom!&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Christmas, heavy meals and my stomach itches so bad today...some boiled rice will repair my "mecanics".&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;-2.7ºC this morning, I think yeterday was the coldest day to ride my motorbike. Using the pipe collectors as a warmer was not so bad for my hands...like "stop &amp;amp; go" every 20min.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ridign my bike on 25th morning with my father and Christmas meal later. The negative point of the day was the scary moments we passed when I managed to save the life of a very close person. I feel extremely satisfied with my reaction, but wish this does not happen again...&lt;br /&gt;Now it is time to celebrate the New Year! Merry Christmas to everybody!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2075436894666043447?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2075436894666043447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/12/nadal.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2075436894666043447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2075436894666043447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/12/nadal.html' title='Nadal'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2756443815906722190</id><published>2010-12-21T08:05:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-12-21T08:20:36.657+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Madrid - Visita cultural</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TRBVN6WKpNI/AAAAAAAAAHA/8whgC-zOYzI/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553032038036710610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TRBVN6WKpNI/AAAAAAAAAHA/8whgC-zOYzI/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;De vez en cuando apetece hacer una escapada cultural-gastronómica y nada mejor que ir a visitar el triángulo del arte en Madrid (Prado, Thyssen, Reina Sofia) y gozar con algunos de los grandes clásicos pictóricos como El Bosco, Goya, Greco, Rubens...una delicia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Al igual que una delicia la cena que teníamos preparada en el Restaurante Lágrima Negra del Hotel Silken Puerta América (obra maestra multiartística de autores como Mariscal, Hadid o Foster). Un servicio profesionalísimo y con una materia prima de primera, aunque con una cocina que no se caracteriza por sorprender.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Al mismo tiempo encargué mi primer mono de piel personalizado para la moto...seguro que pongo fotos cuando lo reciba, pero aun faltan algunas semanitas...&lt;br /&gt;Hoy toca MTB y no hay que olvidarse de las raíces y disfrutar de las trialeras de piedra húmeda...tac tac tac plaf plaf tac tac plaf...&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sometimes it is good to organise a cultural and gastro tour. Nothing better than visiting Madrid and its art triangle (Prado, Thyssen, Reina Sofia) and enjoy some of the great classic artists such as Il Bosco, Goya, Greco, Rubens...delicious.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Same delicious taste when visiting Lágrima Negra Restaurant in Silken Puerta América Hotel (a masterpiece with different designers and artists such as Mariscal, Hadid or Foster). A very professional service and a great product to eat, despite nothing surprised us during dinner.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;At the same time, I booked my first personalized motorcycle leather suit...sure it will be posted some weeks later on this blog.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Today it is time to ride my MTB and do not forget my roots to enjoy the humit rock singletrails...tac tac tac plaf plaf tac tac plaf...&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2756443815906722190?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2756443815906722190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/12/madrid-visita-cultural.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2756443815906722190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2756443815906722190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/12/madrid-visita-cultural.html' title='Madrid - Visita cultural'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TRBVN6WKpNI/AAAAAAAAAHA/8whgC-zOYzI/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2739546498383526433</id><published>2010-12-16T11:17:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-12-16T11:22:21.685+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Fantastic summer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TQnoSkhVhBI/AAAAAAAAAG4/cJkFPXrA4T8/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551223421449634834" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TQnoSkhVhBI/AAAAAAAAAG4/cJkFPXrA4T8/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Es en estos días de frío cuando más me acuerdo del veranito...hoy ha llegado a la mesa de mi despacho unas imágenes de la presentación MSC Bikes por la revista portuguesa EDIMOTO. El Ferdie en pantalón y manga corta...bueno hasta hace poco iba así...es que esto de vivir en la montña te va curtiendo...jeje&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;In these coldes days is when I remember summertime...today I received EDIMOTO magazine from Portugal with some nice pics from MSC Bikes presentation. Ferdie is wearing short pants and jersey...well, these were my costumes few weeks ago...maybe living in the mountains is making me a tough man...haha&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2739546498383526433?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2739546498383526433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/12/fantastic-summer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2739546498383526433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2739546498383526433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/12/fantastic-summer.html' title='Fantastic summer'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TQnoSkhVhBI/AAAAAAAAAG4/cJkFPXrA4T8/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1789187442531518009</id><published>2010-12-13T07:34:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-12-13T07:44:19.594+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Biiwheel by night - Begues</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TQXAs6zXhpI/AAAAAAAAAGw/VGQ1hhJwKQo/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550053993735489170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TQXAs6zXhpI/AAAAAAAAAGw/VGQ1hhJwKQo/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ya llega la noche en su máxima potencia y qué mejor que adaptarse a la situación y acudir a la 1ª pedalada nocturna Biiwheel By Night organizada en Begues. Un lujazo ir a las inscripciones, recoger la bolsa y esperar calentito en casa a que faltaran 5min para la salida..jeje..eso no tiene precio.&lt;br /&gt;A parte del resultado, que en estos casos es lo de menos, me quedé muy satisfecho con mi 2ª posición entre un total de 100 participantes y una media de 17.4km/h con 600m de desnivel. No está nada mal para ser que llevo semanas cogiendo la bici de pascuas a ramos...y pensar que al 3º, 4º y 5º clasificados los pasé a todos en bajada con mi foco MSC Sun Light, el más potente de los que se vieron el Sábado!!!jaja!!!Parecía casi de dia...en serio...&lt;br /&gt;Por otro lado, sigo aprovechando los domingos al mediodía para escaparme con Lucia en nuestra Buell y experimentar curvas y más curvas...trabajo cumplido!!!&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Night is reaching its maximum presence and there is no better idea that participating the 1st Biiwheel By Night race, organized in Begues. There are no words to define the feeling when I went to registration office to take my plastic bag and rode back home to keep warm and leave 5min before the race...jeje...priceless.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Besides the result, which is not much important in this kind of races, I felt very satisfied with my 2nd place within 100 athletes and an average speed of 17.4km/h with 600m climb. Not bad when I've been riding very occasionally during the last months...just remembering that I passed 3rd, 4th and 5th riders on the downhill sections with my MSC Sun Light on my bike, the most powerfull light set in the race!!!jaja!!!Looks like daylight when riding with it...serious...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the other hand, I don't forget to ride my Buell with Lucia and experience tight corners on the way...well done!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1789187442531518009?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1789187442531518009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/12/biiwheel-by-night-begues.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1789187442531518009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1789187442531518009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/12/biiwheel-by-night-begues.html' title='Biiwheel by night - Begues'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TQXAs6zXhpI/AAAAAAAAAGw/VGQ1hhJwKQo/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7362672291915950023</id><published>2010-11-29T08:51:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-11-29T09:12:05.944+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Restaurant Els Metges - Les Gavarres (Sant Cebrià de Lledó, Catalunya)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TPNgG37f6nI/AAAAAAAAAGo/LXgbGCKCrVE/s1600/Els%2BMetges.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 233px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544881237432199794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TPNgG37f6nI/AAAAAAAAAGo/LXgbGCKCrVE/s320/Els%2BMetges.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Y empezamos con un rincón especial, el restaurante que se encuentra en la ermita de Els Metges, en pleno corazón del macizo de les Gavarres (Sant Cebrià de Lledó, Catalunya).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A una distancia equidistante de Cassà de la Selva, Platja d'Aro y La Bisbal de l'Empordà, els Metges se alza con su campanario en pleno corazón de un bosque de alcornoques y pino. Existen muchas rutas, tanto desde la Costa Brava como desde las cercanías de Girona; lo que convierten a este restaurante en un conocido punto de encuentro de la zona. Mirar planos de Les Gavarres y L'Ardenya para llegar a Els Metges.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ambiente:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;En primer lugar, el ambiente es totalmente rural, con una decoración intacta respecto a la que podríamos encontrar hace siglos en toda casa de pagès de Catalunya. El ambiente a puro y "caliquenyo" se respira en el ambiente, y puede llegar a ser molesto según el dia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Servicio:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;El servicio es muy atento y con un aire muy llano y amigable. El dueño no reparará en entablar conversación con vuestra mesa, cosa que se agradece hoy en dia.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Material:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;La calidad de los productos es envidiable, sobre todo la mesa de embutidos con un "bull" blanco excepcional y un pan tostado de los que cuesta encontrar en las zonas más urbanas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;No es de extrañar que los fines de semana se llene de gente jóven con niños par air a comer, pues la varidedad de carnes a la brasa es excepcional...e incluso pescados que inspiran confianza por la cercanía a la costa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La gasosa, totalmente artesanal, es una delicia...una bebida totalmente diferente a sucedáneos como "La Casera" que se encuentra por todas partes.&lt;br /&gt;El vino de la casa, como era de esperar en porrón y diluido con la gasosa...mmmmm...&lt;br /&gt;Mi plato: un conejo con patatas al caliu que estuvo a la altura de lo que esperaba.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Calidad/Precio:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;El precio, 30€ por barba para comer, con vinos, gasosas, cafés...no es de los lugares más baratos que conozco, pero la calidad del lugar, servicio y material valen mucho la pena.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Puntuación Guía Ferdie: 8/10&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7362672291915950023?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7362672291915950023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/11/restaurant-els-metges-les-gavarres-sant.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7362672291915950023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7362672291915950023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/11/restaurant-els-metges-les-gavarres-sant.html' title='Restaurant Els Metges - Les Gavarres (Sant Cebrià de Lledó, Catalunya)'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TPNgG37f6nI/AAAAAAAAAGo/LXgbGCKCrVE/s72-c/Els%2BMetges.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2538099048321776849</id><published>2010-11-22T07:33:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2010-11-22T07:52:35.814+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Guia Ferdie!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TOoR9LlcELI/AAAAAAAAAGg/ujZ4xn0P6CQ/s1600/Guia%2BFerdie.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 257px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542262034212327602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TOoR9LlcELI/AAAAAAAAAGg/ujZ4xn0P6CQ/s320/Guia%2BFerdie.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Al igual que existen otras guías prestigiosas para la cocina, por qué no elaborar con paciencia y amor una guía con los mejores restaurantes, bares y fondas para ir a desayunar o comer cuando salimos en bicicleta o a pie?&lt;br /&gt;Mi intención es simplemente dar mi opinión de los lugares donde paro a comer y darles una puntuación del 0 al 10...podríamos llamarle puntos Ferdie...la Guía Ferdie! jeje. Eso sí, a diferencia de otras guías, mi idea es dar puntos de acuerdo también con el precio del restaurante. No tiene mucho sentido gastarse 40€ por persona en un desayuno ciclista y decir que estaba todo muy bueno...faltaría más!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Intentaremos puntuar un restaurante cada una o dos semanas y almacenar una lista que ayude a los aficionados al monte a disfrutar de una manera más "exquisita" de restaurantes cerca de mi zona en Catalunya.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hasta la próxima!&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Taking the most prestigious restaurant guides as a reference, I asked myself why not compiling the best restaurants, bars and shelters where you can take the best breakfasts and meals during your cycling rides and hikes?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;My intention is clear: giving my opinion about those places where I stop to eat with a 0 to 10 points scale...we could call it Ferdie's points...the Ferdie's Guide! jeje. Besides other guides, I'd like to give the points according to the price of the menu. It is no sense to spend 40€ in breakfast and be satisfied with the quality of the meal...what else!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;We'll try to give points to restaurants every one or two weeks and keep a helpful guide from Catalonia area to help you enjoy your rides in a "tasty" way.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;See you next time!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2538099048321776849?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2538099048321776849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/11/guia-ferdie.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2538099048321776849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2538099048321776849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/11/guia-ferdie.html' title='Guia Ferdie!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TOoR9LlcELI/AAAAAAAAAGg/ujZ4xn0P6CQ/s72-c/Guia%2BFerdie.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1487053573405854316</id><published>2010-11-16T07:48:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-11-16T07:59:05.771+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Autumn rides</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TOIrr35JA8I/AAAAAAAAAGY/WCzMJXT86vw/s1600/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 146px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540038524357116866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TOIrr35JA8I/AAAAAAAAAGY/WCzMJXT86vw/s320/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;El preciado Otoño, quizás mi época del año favorita. La gastronomía coge su punto álgido con la temporada de caza, los bolets, y el frío que empieza a acompañar esos guisos y caldos que tanto me gustan.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Por otra parte, el sol todavía se deja ver, cada vez más tímido, y despierta en nosotros ese aire irrefrenable de querer aprovechar el poco descando que nos da la climatología. Las salidas, tanto en bicicleta como en moto a estas alturas de año son más místicas y reconfortantes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mi MSC Koncept Carbon está siendo una buena compañera de rutas. Sus 9kg justitos ayudan mucho ahora que empezamos a rodar un poco más asiduamente después de algunas semanas de parón. El pasado Domingo subimos mi padre y yo hasta la cima del Montau, desde 0m hasta los 658m de la cumbre. Un buen puerto en el que me dejé llevar por mis instintos y la testosterona para evitar que algun grupo de carreteros me adelantara en un tramo de carretera de la subida a Begues...jeje...&lt;br /&gt;Ahora por fin llega la tranquilidad después de tantos viajes...&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Precious Fall, probably my favourite time of the year. Gastronomy reaches its highest levels with hunting season, mushrooms and the colder weather that allows to enjoy some of the best soups out there.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the other side, the sun is still powerfull at noon, and it unveals an unstopable willing within us that leads us to enjoy the time that we did not spent on our bikes in Summer. Bicycle and motorcycle rides are kind of mystical in this time of the year.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;My MSC Koncept Carbon and its 9kg have become a great partner after some weeks off. Last Sunday, my father and me climbed up to Montau summit, from sea level up to 658m. A good climb where I followed my instincts and testostherone when I found some roadies on my way...jeje...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now it is time to relax after so many flights...&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1487053573405854316?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1487053573405854316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/11/autumn-rides.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1487053573405854316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1487053573405854316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/11/autumn-rides.html' title='Autumn rides'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TOIrr35JA8I/AAAAAAAAAGY/WCzMJXT86vw/s72-c/Gr%25C3%25A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-320521288430030684</id><published>2010-11-03T15:54:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-11-03T16:01:54.639+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Como Marco Polo...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TNF5UgppIqI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Xj6-btBQjSY/s1600/Gr%C3%A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 270px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535338810283991714" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TNF5UgppIqI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Xj6-btBQjSY/s320/Gr%C3%A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ahora mismo estoy en la sala "the wing" del aeropuerto de Hong Kong después de pegarme una buena ducha y esperando el vuelo de enlace a Roma y Barcelona.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Esta última semana he estado dando vueltas por tierras asiáticas, desde Taiwan hasta la China más profunda.&lt;br /&gt;Memorable la ruta en MTB en Taichung (Taiwan) con mi padre y Carlos Chen, subiendo un puerto de 26km hasta los 2000m...en total, 6 horas de bici...menuda caña...sobre todo para mis acompañantes jeje...&lt;br /&gt;No olvidaré jamás los frondosos bosques semitropicales de la isla, así como un par de monos cruzando por encima de mi cabeza el camino de rama en rama...idescriptible la sensación...&lt;br /&gt;repetiremos!!!&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I'm now enjoying the "wing" vip lounge in Hong Kong airport before taking my transfer flight to Rome and Barcelona. A shower has done me well...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Last week I've visited Taiwan and the deepest China.&lt;br /&gt;Memorable MTB ride with my father and Carlos Chen in Taichung (Taiwan), up to 2000m high on a 26km uphill ride...a total 6 hours on bike...great...specially for my two fellahs...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;I'll never forget the rainforest and a pair of monkeys crossing the path upper my head from branch to branch...no words to explain the feeling...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;we'll repeat!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-320521288430030684?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/320521288430030684/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/11/como-marco-polo.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/320521288430030684'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/320521288430030684'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/11/como-marco-polo.html' title='Como Marco Polo...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TNF5UgppIqI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Xj6-btBQjSY/s72-c/Gr%C3%A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7842242186238509140</id><published>2010-10-25T12:46:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-10-25T12:54:21.835+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Last week at home...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TMVh0jmnmoI/AAAAAAAAAGA/7MR9qyyjeOI/s1600/Gr%C3%A1fico1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531935272832834178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TMVh0jmnmoI/AAAAAAAAAGA/7MR9qyyjeOI/s320/Gr%C3%A1fico1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Esta es mi última semana en casa antes de marcharme a Asia durante un par de semanas.&lt;br /&gt;Aprovechando el "boom" que está experimentando el bosque estos días, Lucia y yo hemos patentado una nueva modalidad deportiva: "la caza de setas con pijama", y es que vivir en Begues a menos de 100mts del bosque es lo que tiene...salir de casa con el pijama y en 30min llenar medio cesto de rovellons. Esto no tiene precio!!! Hemos estado todo el weekend degustando las setas y cocinándolas de formas diversas con Laura y Artur.&lt;br /&gt;Eso sí, el Camp Nou no se ha resistido en un nuevo partido de la Champions frente al Copenhagen. Perfecto!&lt;br /&gt;Ahora solo falta coger mañana el avión hacia Hong Kong y espero poder actualizar el blog desde el otro lado del mundo!&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is my last week at home before leaving to Asia for a couple weeks.&lt;br /&gt;The forest is rich nowadays, so Lucia and me have invented a new sport: "mushroom hunting in pijama". Living in Begues 100m close to the forest has its reward...leaving home in my pijama and coming back only 30min later with a couple kg of lactarius mushrooms. Simply priceless!!! We have enjoyed mushrooms during the whole weekend and cooking them in several ways with Laura and Artur.&lt;br /&gt;Despite this, we did not leave the chance to visit again Camp Nou in a Champions League match against Copenhagen. Perfect!&lt;br /&gt;Tomorrow I'm taking the plane to Hong Kong and hope to edit my blog from the other side of the World!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7842242186238509140?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7842242186238509140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/last-week-at-home.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7842242186238509140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7842242186238509140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/last-week-at-home.html' title='Last week at home...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TMVh0jmnmoI/AAAAAAAAAGA/7MR9qyyjeOI/s72-c/Gr%C3%A1fico1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-57239065406444599</id><published>2010-10-20T07:51:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-10-20T08:01:30.079+02:00</updated><title type='text'>VTT Mag nº242</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TL6Fqv0s_sI/AAAAAAAAAF4/yp-3gfjMFRg/s1600/VTT+Mag_Ferran+Marias.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530004361896066754" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TL6Fqv0s_sI/AAAAAAAAAF4/yp-3gfjMFRg/s320/VTT+Mag_Ferran+Marias.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Después de más de 10 años en el mundillo, algunas revistas han publicado alguna bicicleta nuestra en portada (que es de muy agradecer), pero pienso que nunca antes había salido yo mismo en portada...quizás me equivoque, ¡eh!&lt;br /&gt;El último número de la revista VTT Mag nº242 (revista top3 en Francia) publica en portada una foto de un servidor a lomos de mi Hunter prototype, tomada durante el pasado verano en la presentación MSC Bikes de Gavà. La foto es del Camí de les Aigües Gr92 que baja de la Pleta hasta la localidad costera de Garraf..un lugar precioso que visito asiduamente.&lt;br /&gt;Se trata de un detalle de la revista, pues la presentación MSC Bikes la publicaron en el número anterior. Merci bcp!&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;After more than 10 years in the cycling scene, some magazines have published one of our bikes on the main cover (we are terribly thankful for that), but I think this is the first time myself appearing on the front over...maybe I'm wrong!&lt;br /&gt;Last VTT Mag nº242 issue (top3 magazine in France) publishes on the front cover a photo from me on my prototype Hunter during the last MSC Bikes presentation in summer. The picture is taken from the Camí de les Aigües Gr92 in Garraf town..a precious emplacement that I ride frequently on.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a nice present from VTT Mag side, because the MSC Bikes presentation was already published on the last issue. Merci bcp!&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-57239065406444599?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/57239065406444599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/vtt-mag-n242.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/57239065406444599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/57239065406444599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/vtt-mag-n242.html' title='VTT Mag nº242'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TL6Fqv0s_sI/AAAAAAAAAF4/yp-3gfjMFRg/s72-c/VTT+Mag_Ferran+Marias.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3451916206635586154</id><published>2010-10-18T13:33:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-10-18T13:42:20.423+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Weekend custom</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TLwylOLGaSI/AAAAAAAAAFw/qqZEgyICIoo/s1600/moto.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529350057545328930" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TLwylOLGaSI/AAAAAAAAAFw/qqZEgyICIoo/s320/moto.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;El Viernes Lucia y yo bajamos a Tarragona con la Buell y se nos hizo de noche después de una sesión de Reiki en Gavà. El Sábado quedamos con Miguel &amp;amp; friends en el camping Sangolí de Salou y salimos unas 4 motos custom hacia Tortosa. El fuerte viento no gustó mucho a nuestras mujeres y decidimos cambiar de ruta y subir a Calafell y visitar el bar motero La Cantera. Cuando llegué aluciné con el ambiente que se respiraba, al estilo de "Abierto hasta el amanecer" de Tarantino. Muchas Harleys aparcadas y muy buen rollo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Después, unas curvitas hasta Begues y por fin en casa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;El Domingo salimos en bici con una nueva colla de Begues y salieron unas 3 horitas buenas. Ya viene el frío y toca abrigarse un poquito...&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Friday Lucia and me rode down on our Buell to Tarragona at night after some Reiki sessions in Gavà. Saturday we met Miguel &amp;amp; friends in Sangolí camp town (Salou) and departed 4 custom rides towards Tortosa. The strong wind didn't attract our wifes, so we changed our planned ride and rode up to Calafell. We visited La Cantera motor bar. I was amazed by its "Open till Dawn" look with plenty of Harleys parked and a very cool atmosphere.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;After some Bud beers, we took some corners until home.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;On Sunday, I spent the whole morning in a 3 hour ride on my bike with some Begues friends. Cold is coming and we must take some extra clothing with us...&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3451916206635586154?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3451916206635586154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/weekend-custom.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3451916206635586154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3451916206635586154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/weekend-custom.html' title='Weekend custom'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TLwylOLGaSI/AAAAAAAAAFw/qqZEgyICIoo/s72-c/moto.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2354871540874347584</id><published>2010-10-11T08:03:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-10-11T08:10:18.540+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Empieza la temporada!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TLKqP9HlI3I/AAAAAAAAAFo/ZK29JcttAXY/s1600/Aro.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 118px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526666883818136434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TLKqP9HlI3I/AAAAAAAAAFo/ZK29JcttAXY/s320/Aro.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;No me refiero a la temporada competitiva, sino a la temporada micológica, es decir, los "bolets". El Sábado rodamos con el Capo y Lucia por Platja d'Aro y Llagostera y pudimos ver una alfombra recién salida de setas de todo tipo, ¡impresionante! No dudamos el Domingo en dejar las bicis aparcadas y salir a inspeccionar el terreno. El resultado: una buena cesta con Ceps, Ous de Reig, Surenys i Rossinyols...¿qué más se puede pedir?&lt;br /&gt;Dar gracias también a la suerte que tuvo Lucía el Sábado tras una aparatosa caída en la que salió por las orejas y que se saldó con alguna contusión de la que se recupera favorablemente gracias a mis cuidados "expertos" jeje.&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The season starts, but not the racing season. I mean the micologycal season. Saturday I rode with "il Capo" and Lucia around Platja d'Aro and Llagostera, and we could see plemty of mushrooms everywhere. Amazing! Sunday we forgot about our bikes and head to the mountains to pick up some tasty samples...what else can I say?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thankful to see Lucia recovering well from an awful crash on Saturday. I'm taking good care of her!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2354871540874347584?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2354871540874347584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/empieza-la-temporada.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2354871540874347584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2354871540874347584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/empieza-la-temporada.html' title='Empieza la temporada!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TLKqP9HlI3I/AAAAAAAAAFo/ZK29JcttAXY/s72-c/Aro.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2735707111553831678</id><published>2010-09-29T08:01:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-09-29T08:09:35.336+02:00</updated><title type='text'>What else?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TKLYBIleu0I/AAAAAAAAAFg/UulzQjbysLc/s1600/22092010441.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522213607105805122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TKLYBIleu0I/AAAAAAAAAFg/UulzQjbysLc/s320/22092010441.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Como el anuncio de George Clooney...what else? Pues estamos en plena época de ferias y se aproxima la Roc d'Azur. Finalmente me quedaré en los MSC headquarters porque hay mucho trabajo...supongo que eso es bueno en estos tiempos. Estos días ha pasado de todo: se me ha casado mi hermanita Laia, hemos ido habitualmente al palco VIP del Camp Nou a gorronear los canapés, jeje, y hemos ido saliendo en bici con amigos de Begues y Gavà. Desde que me he mudado a la montaña estoy descubriendo nuevos y mágicos senderos...word!&lt;br /&gt;Este domingo toca la Sant Joan Despí-Montserrat (75km y más de 2000m de desnivel). Lucía no está muy en forma estos días y no sabemos si participar juntos en el tandem o me apunto solo con mi 29er...ya veremos...&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Like George Clooney's ad...what else? We are in show and expositions period and the Roc d'Azur is approaching. Finally, I'll stay at MSC headquearters as there is much work to do...I supose this is good to say nowadays. Last week I have enjoyed in several ways: my little sister Laia has got married, we have gone several times to the VIP seats in Camp Nou stadium to eat some snacks, jeje, and we have been riding our bikes with our pals from Begues and Gavà. Since I moved to the mountains, I'm discovering new fantastic trails...word!&lt;br /&gt;Next Sunday I'm heading to the Sant Joan Despí-Montserrat race (75km and more than 2000m climb). Lucía is not training these days, so we still don't know if we gonna ride our tandem or I'll ride alone on my 29er...we'll see...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2735707111553831678?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2735707111553831678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-else.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2735707111553831678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2735707111553831678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-else.html' title='What else?'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TKLYBIleu0I/AAAAAAAAAFg/UulzQjbysLc/s72-c/22092010441.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5275838012979813889</id><published>2010-09-20T19:02:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-09-20T19:07:15.507+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Festibike 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TJeUtTyQXII/AAAAAAAAAFY/sfF18NMA-YE/s1600/festibike.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519043374491917442" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TJeUtTyQXII/AAAAAAAAAFY/sfF18NMA-YE/s320/festibike.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;De nuevo el Festibike en Las Rozas. Quizás menos público que el año pasado, pero un weekend interesante a nivel de visitas de clientes, usuarios y un poco dar imagen que es lo que interesa. Eso sí, excepto alguna salida esporádica, no comimos muy bien durante los 4 días que estuvimos por la zona...cuando vuelva a Madrid en Diciembre ya me cuidaré más de este aspecto sumamente importante jeje...&lt;br /&gt;Lo más destacable: la MSC Hunter, los nuevos Maxxis EXO protection, el sillin MSC Murcielago y el prototipo de la tija telescópica MSC...&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Again in Festibike in Las Rozas, Madrid. Maybe less spectators than last year, but a profitable weekend with lots of customers, users and a good image for our brand.&lt;br /&gt;Despite our invitation to dinner with some friends, we did not succeed in our culinary tastes during the 4 days in Madrid. Next time we are visiting the city in December I will take care of this important subject..&lt;br /&gt;The most remarcable: the MSC Hunter, the new Maxxis EXO protection tires, the MSC Murcielago saddle and the height adjust seatpost from MSC...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5275838012979813889?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5275838012979813889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/09/festibike-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5275838012979813889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5275838012979813889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/09/festibike-2010.html' title='Festibike 2010'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TJeUtTyQXII/AAAAAAAAAFY/sfF18NMA-YE/s72-c/festibike.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-4982413410292274932</id><published>2010-09-13T07:51:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-09-13T08:00:46.836+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Best weekend=Moto+FC Barcelona+Tandem+Bier!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TI29_c62LGI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/ySWqfRLULtY/s1600/web.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516274016391146594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TI29_c62LGI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/ySWqfRLULtY/s320/web.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think this is the best way to pass the weekend. Previous week, we climbed (Lucia, my father and me) to the Rat Penat summit to see La Vuelta passing by.&lt;br /&gt;Saturday was amazing riding my Buell with Lucia to el Pantà de Foix and having a good breakfast on the road! Afternoon was reserved to el Camp Nou to see FC Barcelona against Hercules (pity we lost the match...), but I could enjoy my first visit to the VIP hospitality FC Barcelona rooms and our exclusive MSC Bikes reserved seats. Hostesses show you the way to the VIP rooms, where you can eat and drink whatever you want. Later on the seats, I was astonished to see there was nobody close to us. 3 seats only for us in a private terrasse with nobody smoking a cigar nearby!!!&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday, Sunday, we enjoyed a Tandem ride with some new folks from our new home town, Begues. What a weekend!!!&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Pienso que es la mejor manera de pasar un fin de semana. La semana anterior, subimos Lucia, mi padre y yo hasta la cima del Rat Penat para ver pasar La Vuelta.&lt;br /&gt;El Sábado disfrutamos de una fántastica ruta en la Buell con Lucia hacia el Pantano de Foix y tomamos un desayuno al lado de la carretera! La tarde estaba reservada al Camp Nou para ver el FC Barcelona contra el Hércules (lástima de la derrota...) pero pude disfrutar mi primera visita al palco VIP del FC Barcelona y sentarme en nuestras butacas exclusivas reservadas a MSC Bikes. Las azafatas te acompañaban hasta las salas VIP, donde podías comer y beber lo que quisieras. Después en las butacas, me quedé sorprendido de estar solos en nuestros sillones reservados para MSC Bikes sin nadie fumando un puro al lado!!!&lt;br /&gt;Ayer, Domingo, salimos con el tandem con algunos nuevos amigos de nuestro nuevo hogar, Begues. Menudo fin de semana!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-4982413410292274932?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/4982413410292274932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/09/best-weekendmotofc-barcelonatandembier.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4982413410292274932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4982413410292274932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/09/best-weekendmotofc-barcelonatandembier.html' title='Best weekend=Moto+FC Barcelona+Tandem+Bier!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TI29_c62LGI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/ySWqfRLULtY/s72-c/web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5164105737774580746</id><published>2010-09-06T13:45:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-09-06T13:53:15.836+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Eurobike 2010!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TITWGkne3PI/AAAAAAAAAFI/g_koQu0_FPg/s1600/euro.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513767252205165810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TITWGkne3PI/AAAAAAAAAFI/g_koQu0_FPg/s320/euro.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Finalmente sobrevivimos al Eurobike 2010! Y regresamos con el EUROBIKE AWARD 2010 al mejor componente eléctrico/componente!!! La potencia MSC MAGIK, diseñada por Ricard Bages, ganó el premio junto al grupo SHIMANO XTR y la horquilla NINER de carbono. Simplemente increíble y muy orgullosos de ello!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La feria estuvo ok, pero agotadora y pudimos ver una devoción "in crescendo" por los productos MSC.&lt;br /&gt;Fantástico!!! La próxima feria será el FESTIBIKE en Madrid.&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;So we finally survived the Eurobike 2010! And we come back with EUROBIKE AWARD 2010 to the best electric component/component cathegory prize!!! The MSC MAGIK STEM, designed by Ricard Bages won the award together with SHIMANO XTR group and NINER carbon fork. Just amazing and very proud of this!!!&lt;br /&gt;Show was ok but exhausting and we noticed an increased devotion towards MSC Products. Great!!! Next show will be FESTIBIKE in Madrid. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5164105737774580746?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5164105737774580746/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/09/eurobike-2010.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5164105737774580746'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5164105737774580746'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/09/eurobike-2010.html' title='Eurobike 2010!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TITWGkne3PI/AAAAAAAAAFI/g_koQu0_FPg/s72-c/euro.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2415926407196579076</id><published>2010-08-12T12:19:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-08-12T12:27:49.301+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Pedals de Foc 2010 en familia!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TGPMm1PiitI/AAAAAAAAAE4/GM6qVZhaQvY/s1600/web.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 282px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504468137076230866" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TGPMm1PiitI/AAAAAAAAAE4/GM6qVZhaQvY/s320/web.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;El año pasado con Lucia y el tandem fue muy místico, este año con Lucia, mi padre y un par de compañeros de MSC Bikes (José y Ricard) pues ha sido un cachondeo muy divertido. Nos lo hemos pasado en grande y lo más gratificante de todo, ver cómo mi padre y Lucia han podido terminar la Pedals de Foc con su bicicleta.&lt;br /&gt;Esta vez utilicé un proto de la MSC WCR 29ER, que se ha desenvuelto de perlas por las zonas técnicas del recorrido.&lt;br /&gt;Lucia llevaba una Koncept Carbon y los demás iban con Zion Carbon. Mucho nivel de bicicletas cabe decir...&lt;br /&gt;El primer dia fue más duro de lo esperado por las nuevas trialeras hasta la Vall de Boí y el segundo día ya sabíamos que tocaba subir, bajar para volver a subir :-) A partir de ahí, ha sido todo un control más mental que físico y una última etapa de casi 80kms como fin de fiesta!&lt;br /&gt;En total, 214kms, 6800m de desnivel y 9000kcal. Ya van dos y seguro que repetimos otra vez!&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Last year, Lucia and me participated in the Pedals de Foc on a tandem, it was a mysthic experience. This year, with my father and a couple of MSC Bikes office mats (José and Ricard) it has turned into a great and amusing challenge. The best part of it, when I see my father and Lucia finishing the Pedals de Foc on their bikes.&lt;br /&gt;This year I rode a MSC WCR 29ER prototype, that has perfomed incredibly well on the technical sections. Lucia was on a Koncept Carbon, and the other mates were on Zion Carbon. High level word!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;First day was tougher than expected on the new singletrack sections to Vall de Boí. Second day was an expected up and down with lots of climbs. Since then, physical and psiquical control to finish with an almost 80km ride in the last day!&lt;br /&gt;A total 214km, 6800m climb and 9000kcal. Two Pedals de Foc on my legs and we will repeat for sure once more!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2415926407196579076?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2415926407196579076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/08/pedals-de-foc-2010-en-familia.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2415926407196579076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2415926407196579076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/08/pedals-de-foc-2010-en-familia.html' title='Pedals de Foc 2010 en familia!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TGPMm1PiitI/AAAAAAAAAE4/GM6qVZhaQvY/s72-c/web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-8523258470510350765</id><published>2010-08-03T13:22:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-08-03T13:28:43.364+02:00</updated><title type='text'>MSC Bikes presentation!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TFf9X665FaI/AAAAAAAAAEw/itcTqx-iB7Q/s1600/blog.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 275px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501144057251435938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TFf9X665FaI/AAAAAAAAAEw/itcTqx-iB7Q/s320/blog.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rush hour, stress, torture...all this is concentrated within a new bicycle and parts range presentation. However, we managed the situation and succeed in our attempt to introduce some of the most advanced and innovative solutions to cycling.&lt;br /&gt;The new Magik Stem was a hot item, together with the new Ultralight Chainguide and the MSC Hunter enduro bike, which is already available since July'10.&lt;br /&gt;Next stop is to arrange all my stuff to go to Vielha and ride the Pedals de Foc with 6 of my MSC Bikes Office mates...can't wait...&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Horas punta, estrés, tortura...todo esto se concentra en una presentación de bicicletas y accesorios. De todos modos, controlamos la situación y tuvimos un gran éxito presentando algunas de las soluciones más innovadoras y avanzadas que existen para el ciclismo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La nueva potencia Magik fue uno de los productos más aplaudidos, juntamente con el nuevo guiacadenas MSC Ultralight y la bicicleta de enduro MSC Hunter, disponible ya desde Julio'10.&lt;br /&gt;La próxima parada es preparar mis enseres para subir a Vielha y realizar la Pedals de Foc con 6 compañeros de trabajo en MSC Bikes...no puedo esperar...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-8523258470510350765?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/8523258470510350765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/08/msc-bikes-presentation.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8523258470510350765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8523258470510350765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/08/msc-bikes-presentation.html' title='MSC Bikes presentation!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TFf9X665FaI/AAAAAAAAAEw/itcTqx-iB7Q/s72-c/blog.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-588174761144454965</id><published>2010-07-28T07:54:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-07-28T08:08:22.080+02:00</updated><title type='text'>MSC Bikes 2011 presentation...process...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TE_JRn6OOLI/AAAAAAAAAEo/sjwzMoPtDBk/s1600/hunter_ride_river.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498834974650808498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TE_JRn6OOLI/AAAAAAAAAEo/sjwzMoPtDBk/s320/hunter_ride_river.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;From tomorrow until Sunday, I'll be quite busy with MSC Bikes 2011 presentation. Each year passing by, I prefer not saying 2010, 2011, 2012... why not presenting "new bikes, new components..." and do not be tied to fashion trends and to present every year a bicycles &amp;amp; parts range compulsory???&lt;br /&gt;My idea is simple. When a new product is designed, tested and ready to sell; then I present it to press. Sounds good right? However this year I resign to follow markets rythm...but maybe not in the future...who knows...&lt;br /&gt;The new MSC Bikes range will be shown during next week on the websites, and a bit later on the print press. Just ready to go to Eurobike and other shows.&lt;br /&gt;MSC Hunter is the new enduro bike for 2011 and a lot of original parts will see the light soon. Keep tuned!!!&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;A partir de mañana y hasta el Domingo, estaré un poco ocupado con la presentación MSC Bikes 2011. Cada año que pasa, me desagrada más la idea de decir 2010, 2011, 2012..por qué no presentar "nuevas bicicletas, nuevos componentes..." y no estar sujeto a las tendencias del mercado y presentar cada año una gama completa de bicicletas y accesorios de forma obligatoria???&lt;br /&gt;Mi idea es muy simple. Cuando se diseña un nuevo producto, se prueba y está listo para salir al mercado; entonces lo podemos presentar a la prensa. Suena bien, no? A pesar de ello, este año me resignaré a seguir las tendencias del mercado...pero quizás no en el futuro...quien sabe...&lt;br /&gt;La nueva gama MSC Bikes saldrá a la luz durante la próxima semana en las webs, y un poco más tarde en la prensa escrita. Todo a punto para ir al Eurobike y otras ferias.&lt;br /&gt;La MSC Hunter será la nueva enduro del 2011 y un sinfín de piezas y accesorios originales verán pronto la luz.&lt;br /&gt;Seguid conectados!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-588174761144454965?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/588174761144454965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/msc-bikes-2011-presentationprocess.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/588174761144454965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/588174761144454965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/msc-bikes-2011-presentationprocess.html' title='MSC Bikes 2011 presentation...process...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TE_JRn6OOLI/AAAAAAAAAEo/sjwzMoPtDBk/s72-c/hunter_ride_river.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-408266828110063889</id><published>2010-07-19T10:38:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-07-19T10:49:17.358+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Spanish MTB Championships!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TEQRR3kv7pI/AAAAAAAAAEg/nDt9YWamMsE/s1600/low.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 274px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495536443972382354" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TEQRR3kv7pI/AAAAAAAAAEg/nDt9YWamMsE/s320/low.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Carlos Coloma (MSC Bikes Team) was so close to victory. After some mechanical problems with his saddle he lost lead group and had to advance from 4th to 2nd place in the end. Only 22sec behind winner Sergio Mantecón. Maybe an extra lap would have given the victory to Carlos...&lt;br /&gt;Patxi Cia was 6th. Good for him!&lt;br /&gt;Saturday, Lucia and me rode to Begues and Mas de les Fonts. 40kms and nice swiming pool action!!!&lt;br /&gt;Now we are focused in MSC Bikes presentation by the end of next week. Lot of work indeed! and later...MSC Bikes family goes to Pedals de Foc'10!!!&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Carlos Coloma (MSC Bikes Team) estuvo muy cerca de la victoria. Después de unos problemas mecánicos con su sillín perdió el grupo de cabeza y tuvo que remontar de la 4ª a la 2ª posición final. Solamente 22seg por detrás del vencedor Sergio Mantecón. Tal vez una vuelta extra le hubiera dado la victoria a Carlos...&lt;br /&gt;Patxi Cia era 6º. Muy bien por él!&lt;br /&gt;El Sábado, Lucia y yo hicimos una ruta de 40kms por Begues y el Mas de les Fonts. Por la tarde un poco de piscina!!!&lt;br /&gt;Ahora estamos muy centrados en la presentación MSC Bikes a finales de la semana que viene. Mucho trabajo realmente! y después...la familia MSC Bikes se va a la Pedals de Foc'10!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-408266828110063889?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/408266828110063889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/spanish-mtb-championships.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/408266828110063889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/408266828110063889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/spanish-mtb-championships.html' title='Spanish MTB Championships!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TEQRR3kv7pI/AAAAAAAAAEg/nDt9YWamMsE/s72-c/low.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1381942445385629904</id><published>2010-07-16T08:59:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-07-16T09:05:50.709+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Lucky Jordi</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TEAEwFXfMeI/AAAAAAAAAEY/VX8ODatGqvg/s1600/xsara+(1).jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494396769512927714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TEAEwFXfMeI/AAAAAAAAAEY/VX8ODatGqvg/s320/xsara+(1).jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our net master, Jordi, suffered a car accident this week when a driver crossed the road without stopping. The car is destroyed, but he is lucky to explain the accident. Just imagine that would have happened if he rode his bike in that moment...&lt;br /&gt;I also suffered the same situation yesterday on my bike when riding with Niclas, but also fortunately I managed to scape from the 99% sure accident.&lt;br /&gt;We must be very carefull these summer days...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This weekend is MTB Spanish Champs in Montjuic (Barcelona). We'll go to yeall and put some pressure to our riders (Coloma, Cia and Almenara haha).&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Nuestro mago de las redes, Jordi, sufrió un accidente de coche esta semana cuando un conductor se saltó un stop. El coche está destrozado, pero ha tenido suerte de explicarlo. Tan solo imaginad si le hubiera pasado lo mismo yendo en bicicleta...&lt;br /&gt;Yo también tuve el mismo susto justamente ayer cuando volvía a mi casa en la playa con Niclas, pero también tuve suerte de escapar de un accidente casi seguro.&lt;br /&gt;Debemos ir con mucho cuidado estos días de verano...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Este fin de semana se celebran los campeonatos de España de MTB en Montjuic (Barcelona). Estarmos allí para animar y meter un poco de presión a nuestros corredores (Coloma, Cia y Almenara haha).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1381942445385629904?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1381942445385629904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/lucky-jordi.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1381942445385629904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1381942445385629904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/lucky-jordi.html' title='Lucky Jordi'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TEAEwFXfMeI/AAAAAAAAAEY/VX8ODatGqvg/s72-c/xsara+(1).jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-235153335018915215</id><published>2010-07-12T08:02:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-07-12T08:10:40.112+02:00</updated><title type='text'>When dreams come true...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TDqxv-AanvI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/VdK04noOIJ4/s1600/11072010273.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492898133188452082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TDqxv-AanvI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/VdK04noOIJ4/s320/11072010273.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's been a long long time since I first rode my father's CBR900RR and the feelings I experienced in that time were unspokable...today it is time to remember how to ride a motorbike on the road again!&lt;br /&gt;After some intensive searching I managed to purchase a Buell Lightning XB12SS wonder, with 1203cc Thunderstorm V-Twin engine from Harley Davidson. It's been a hard task after Buell closing last year, but Harley acquires compromise of 7 year service..so I turned my mind and said: Why not?&lt;br /&gt;From now on, besides sharing my rides with Lucia on a MSC Zion Tandem, I will do it on this precious machine...I'm terribly happy! :-)&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Ha pasado un larguísimo tiempo desde que piloté por primera vez la CBR900RR de mi padre y los sentimientos que experimenté en aquel momento fueron indescriptibles...hoy es tiempo de rememorar cómo se lleva una motocicleta sobre el asfalto otra vez!&lt;br /&gt;Después de una búsqueda intensiva, logré dar con una maravillosa Buell Lightning XB12SS, con un motor Harley Dvidson Thunderstorm V-Twin de 1203cc. Ha sido una tarea difícil después del cierre de Buell el pasado año, pero Harley ha adquirido el compromiso de 7 años de servicio...por lo que cambié mi primera opinión y me dije: Por qué no?&lt;br /&gt;A partir de ahora, además de compartir mis rutas con Lucia sobre nuestro MSC Zion Tandem, también lo haremos sobre esta preciosa máquina...estoy tremendamente contento! :-)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-235153335018915215?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/235153335018915215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/when-dreams-come-true.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/235153335018915215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/235153335018915215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/when-dreams-come-true.html' title='When dreams come true...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TDqxv-AanvI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/VdK04noOIJ4/s72-c/11072010273.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-290173728897253953</id><published>2010-07-05T17:43:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-07-05T17:51:28.218+02:00</updated><title type='text'>La Mola de Colldejou</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TDH_dOQLy9I/AAAAAAAAAEI/woQt_DIg6VA/s1600/web+mola.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 221px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490450298248612818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TDH_dOQLy9I/AAAAAAAAAEI/woQt_DIg6VA/s320/web+mola.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Last 4 Sundays we have enjoyed some really nice hiking routes in Catalunya. Summer is 100% here and we have to leave home early in the morning before the sun burns our necks...&lt;br /&gt;La Mola de Colldejou is a terrific and consistent mountain located south of Falset (Priorat Region in Tarragona, Catalunya). It is nestle of hiking and climbing activities and a fantastic view point wher eyou can reach from northern Valencian mountains up to Pyrinees in a clear day.&lt;br /&gt;The top of the mountain is completely flat with a huge surface that looks inspiring of "Lost World", and a round medieval tower that was once built to control all the territories around. Cliffs and crows acompanied us during the whole morning, a very quiet and pleasant morning I have to say...&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Los últimos 4 Domingos hemos disfrutado de excursiones por Catalunya. El verano ya está aquí al 100% y es obligatorio salir de casa antes de que el sol empiece a quemar...&lt;br /&gt;La Mola de Colldejou es una gran molde rocosa que se sitúa al sur de Falset (Comarca del Priorat, en Tarragona, Catalunya). Es cuna de excursiones y escalada con una atalaia fantástica desde la que se divisa desde los montes del norte de Valencia hasta los Pirineos en los días más claros.&lt;br /&gt;La cima de la montaña está formada por un gigantesco altiplano que recuerda a la famosa novela "El Mundo Perdido", con una antigua torre medieval de vigilancia que una vez sirvió para controlar todos los territorios de la zona. Acantilados y cuervos nos acompañaron en una tranquila y agradable mañana...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-290173728897253953?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/290173728897253953/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/la-mola-de-colldejou.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/290173728897253953'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/290173728897253953'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/07/la-mola-de-colldejou.html' title='La Mola de Colldejou'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TDH_dOQLy9I/AAAAAAAAAEI/woQt_DIg6VA/s72-c/web+mola.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1760751278536972727</id><published>2010-06-28T09:30:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T09:36:29.424+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Wise weekends...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TChQ8FzHoqI/AAAAAAAAAEA/Nj3ACO59kAY/s1600/web.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 93px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487725139229909666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TChQ8FzHoqI/AAAAAAAAAEA/Nj3ACO59kAY/s320/web.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;After so much training and my veins collapsed with road and mtb kms, nothing better than a couple weekends off with my wife enjoying some great hikes in Catalunya and the sun on our skins!&lt;br /&gt;Last two weeks we hiked in Gaià and Mèdol (Tarragona), Montmell (Penedès) and Turó de l'Home (Montseny). We also enjoyed Harley Davidson days in Barcelona and Gavamar (just 50m from my house lol!!!!). Now we are working really hard in MSC Bikes presentation in the end of July...never stop!!!&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Después de tanto entrenamiento y mis venas colapsadas de kms de carretera y mtb, nada mejor que un par de fines de semana disfrutando con mi mujer de excursiones por Catalunya y el sol calentando nuestra piel!&lt;br /&gt;Los dos últimos fines de semana hemos caminado por el Gaià y el Mèdol (Tarragona), Montmell (Penedès) y el Turó de l'Home (Montseny). También disfrutamos de las jornadas Harley Davidson en Barcelona y Gavamar (solamente 50m de mi casa jeje!!!). Ahora estamos trabajando muy duro en la nueva presentación MSC Bikes a finales de Julio...nunca paramos!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1760751278536972727?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1760751278536972727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/wise-weekends.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1760751278536972727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1760751278536972727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/wise-weekends.html' title='Wise weekends...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TChQ8FzHoqI/AAAAAAAAAEA/Nj3ACO59kAY/s72-c/web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-4856103961261632085</id><published>2010-06-18T13:08:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-06-18T13:14:25.578+02:00</updated><title type='text'>New Ping Pong Championships by MSC Bikes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TBtVBzV79eI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WkSrhvbzng0/s1600/Marc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484070460704159202" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TBtVBzV79eI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WkSrhvbzng0/s320/Marc.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://pingpammsc.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://pingpammsc.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the link of the new MSC Bikes Ping Pong Championships we are celebrating in MSC Bikes headquarters.&lt;br /&gt;Championship players are MSC Bikes employees and the trophy is a great Spanish "pata negra" ham!!!&lt;br /&gt;I'm sure I have no options to win, but I can pay somebody to loose against me...haha&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Este es el link del nuevo campeonato de Ping Pong MSC Bikes que estamos celebrando en las oficinas de MSC Bikes.&lt;br /&gt;Los participantes son empleados de MSC Bikes y el premio es un fabuloso jamon pata negra!!!&lt;br /&gt;Estoy seguro que no tengo opciones de victoria, pero intentaré buscar alguna artimaña para ganar...aunque sea sobornando.... haha&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-4856103961261632085?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/4856103961261632085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-ping-pong-championships-by-msc.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4856103961261632085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/4856103961261632085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-ping-pong-championships-by-msc.html' title='New Ping Pong Championships by MSC Bikes'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TBtVBzV79eI/AAAAAAAAAD4/WkSrhvbzng0/s72-c/Marc.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3522858164010005529</id><published>2010-06-10T09:59:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-06-10T10:07:07.686+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Transcatalunya 2010 photos...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TBCdChviCtI/AAAAAAAAADw/w849Yf1ii_s/s1600/web.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481053413252926162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TBCdChviCtI/AAAAAAAAADw/w849Yf1ii_s/s320/web.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some photos from last Sunday's Transcatalunya 2010. I was there... :-)&lt;br /&gt;Now it is time to think about and enjoy the day by day without the stress that means following a training plan for so long time.&lt;br /&gt;But don't worry...still more things to come in the next days jeje...&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Algunas fotos de la Transcatalunya 2010 del pasado Domingo. Estuve allí... :-)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ahora es tiempo de reflexionar y disfrutar el día a día sin la presión que implica seguir un plan de entreno durante tanto tiempo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pero no os preocupéis...aún quedan muchas cosas por venir los próximos días jeje...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3522858164010005529?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3522858164010005529/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/transcatalunya-2010-photos.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3522858164010005529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3522858164010005529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/transcatalunya-2010-photos.html' title='Transcatalunya 2010 photos...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TBCdChviCtI/AAAAAAAAADw/w849Yf1ii_s/s72-c/web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-2818725360871282631</id><published>2010-06-07T08:10:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-06-07T08:53:45.187+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Transcatalunya 2010 finished!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TAyXQuBlHJI/AAAAAAAAADo/_X2ufOtuK4g/s1600/transcatalunya.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479921160091409554" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TAyXQuBlHJI/AAAAAAAAADo/_X2ufOtuK4g/s320/transcatalunya.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sometimes it's just a matter of pride, take your body to the limits, or simply enjoy the result of 6 months training like never before.&lt;br /&gt;My Transcatalunya 2010 is over and finished!!! My goal was to finish in less than 12h (Silver category). I ended in 11h 20min!!! So I now feel terribly happy and satisfied. This winter has been &lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;terrible training everyday, even when raining, snowing, winding to my face... but the result couldn't be better than this! Goal accomplsihed!!! :-)&lt;br /&gt;Let me explain the race itself...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;My father drove me by car to La Molina (Pyrinees) on Saturday evening (thanks dad!!!) and I was hosted in Pere Carné shelter in a double room only for me!!! Just like the VIP!!!&lt;br /&gt;I went with my friends Vicens and Manel to the briefing of the race at 19,00pm and we had dinner at 20,00pm and go to sleep after final bike settings.&lt;br /&gt;On Sunday, we woke up at 4,00am and had breakfast. When taking my bike, the front tire was almost flat..shit! But I preferred to pump it up instead of installing an inner tube and pump it during the ride.&lt;br /&gt;Depart was at 5,00am at night at 1400m and it was so nice to see the 400 riders climbing to La Masella ski resort wit htheir lights on. Soon at 6,00am the morning was lightening our faces and it was easier to read the roadbooks and follow the other riders up to Coll de Pal (2100m). Vicens did not feel very good with his stomach and Manel stayed with him, so I decided to go on my own and, if things got worse, I would wait for them somewhere beyond...&lt;br /&gt;Instead, I felt terribly well descending to Pobla de Lillet (800m) and passed Control 1 in good position (top100). Then, we climbed the hardest trail of the day up from La Pobla to somewhere around 1400m high and started to rain with terrible thunderstorms and head wind. I reached Control 2 and had something to eat.&lt;br /&gt;On the second downhill of the day, I began to advance some other riders and I left behind the group that I climbed with before. We arrived to the Cobert del Puigcercós and took the road down to Sta Maria de Merlès (500m) to Control 3. I decided to grease my chain and eat some pasta before some of the steadious sections of the race. It was almost km85 and still along ride before Barcelona.&lt;br /&gt;Control 4, 5 and 6 where disposed within some short but intense climbs that killed lots of riders, including me... Climbing to Sant Llorenç Savall I experienced one of the worst sensations ever in my life. The day was warm, but I felt so cold in my arms and my stomach was empty/cold and ready to throw...but this even got worst...my heart rate monitor stated only 118bpm when climbing!!! I could not even increase higher than 122bpm!!! So I felt really scared...after 10min on a technical section I reached 143bpm, so I felt more relaxed after that...bufff...&lt;br /&gt;Reaching Control 7 in Castellar del Vallès started to pour again and it did not finish raining until Barcelona. The paths were muddy and I reached another group in a technical section which accompanied me until the end. My roadbook was soaked and I had to rely on their guide skills. We arrived together to Control 8 and timing, finishing within the top80 position in 11h20min!!! Goal accomplished!!! Silver category and a state of satisfaction that I have never felt before when crossing the finish line in Barcelona Forum Beach!!! 196km after my depart from the heart of Pyrinees mountains!!! Amazing!!!&lt;br /&gt;Thank you Lucia for picking me up in Barcelona!&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="CA"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;A veces es simplemente un tema de honor, the llevar tu cuerpo hasta el límite, o simplemente disfrutar del resultado de entrenar 6 meses como nunca lo has hecho antes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;span lang="CA"&gt;Mi Transcatalunya &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /&gt;&lt;st1:metricconverter productid="2010 ha" st="on"&gt;2010 ha&lt;/st1:metricconverter&gt; terminado!!! My meta era finalizar en menos de 12 horas (categoría Plata). Terminé en 11h 20min!!! Ahora me siento extremadamente feliz y satisfecho. El invierno ha sido terriblemente duro, entrenando cada día, incluso lloviendo, nevando con el viento horrible en la cara...pero el resultado no podía ser mejor que este! Misión cumplida!!! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbolfont-family:Wingdings;" lang="CA" &gt;&lt;span style="mso-char-type: symbol;font-family:Wingdings;" &gt;J&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="CA"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Dejad que explique la carrera...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="CA"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;My padre me llevó en coche hasta &lt;st1:personname productid="La Molina" st="on"&gt;La Molina&lt;/st1:personname&gt; (Pirineos) el Sábado por la tarde (gracias papa!!!) y me hospedé en el refugio Pere Carné en una habitación doble solo para mí!!! Como los VIP vamos!!!&lt;br /&gt;Quedamos con mis amigos Vicens y Manel en el briefing de la carrera a las 19,00pm y tomamos la cena a las 20,00pm para ir a dormir acto seguido después de verificar las bicis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="CA"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;El Domingo nos despertamos a las 4,00am y desayunamos. Cuando fui a coger mi bici, la rueda delantera estaba medio deshinchada...mierda! Pero preferí hincharla en lugar de instalar cámara y seguir hinchando durante la carrera.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="CA"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;La salida fue a las 5,00am a 1400m y fue maravilloso ver a los 400 participantes subir hacia &lt;st1:personname productid="La Masella" st="on"&gt;la Masella&lt;/st1:personname&gt; con sus luces. Pronto a las 6,00am empezaba a levantarse el día y era más fácil leer el roadbook y seguir los corredores hasta el Coll de Pal (2100m). Vicens no se sentía bien del estómago y Manel se quedó con él, por lo que yo decidí seguir a lo mío y, si las cosas pintaban mal, les esperaría por el camino...&lt;br /&gt;EN cambio, me sentí tremendamente bien bajando a &lt;st1:personname productid="La Pobla" st="on"&gt;La Pobla&lt;/st1:personname&gt; de Lillet (800m) y pasé el Control 1 en una buena posición (top100). Entonces, empezaba la subida más dura del día hasta algún lugar por encima de &lt;st1:personname productid="La Pobla" st="on"&gt;La Pobla&lt;/st1:personname&gt; a 1400m donde se encontraba el Control 2. Empezaba la lluvia y tormenta con un fuerte viento de cara y decidí parar a comer algo.&lt;br /&gt;En el segundo descenso del día, empecé adelantando gente y dejé atrás el grupo con el que había subido el puerto. Llegamos al Cobert de Puigcercós y cogí la carretera hasta Sta Maria de Merlès (500m) en el Control 3. Decidí engrasar la cadena y comer un poco de pasta antes de las zonas más pesadas de la carrera. Llevaba ya unos 85km y quedaba mucha tela hasta Barcelona.&lt;br /&gt;Los Controles 4, 5 y 6 se situaban en zonas de intensas subidas que mataron a muchos corredores, incluso a mí... Subiendo a Sant Llorenç Savall expereminté una de las peores sensaciones en mi vida. Hacía calor, pero tenía tanto frío en los brazos y el estómago estaba vacío/frío con ganar de vomitar...pero esto incluso se volvió peor...cuando mi pulsómetro marcaba 118ppm en plena subida!!! No podía ni llegar a los 122ppm!!! Me asusté mucho...después de 10min en una zona técnica llegué a 143ppm, por lo que me sentí un poco más tranquilo...bufff...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: CAfont-family:'Times New Roman';" lang="CA" &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Llegando al Control 7 en Castellar del Vallès empezó a diluviar otra vez y no cesó hasta Barcelona. Los caminos estaban embarrados y cogí a otro grupo en una zona trialera con los que terminaría la prueba. My roadbook estaba empapado y tuve que confiar en sus habilidades de guía.&lt;br /&gt;Llegamos juntos al Control 8 de crono, terminando entre los 80 primeros con un tiempo de 11h20min!!! Meta cumplida!!! Categoría plata y un estado de satisfacción que no había sentido nunca antes cuando crucé la línea de meta en &lt;st1:personname productid="la Playa" st="on"&gt;la Playa&lt;/st1:personname&gt; del Forum de Barcelona!!! 196km después de mi salida desde el corazón de los Pirineos!!! Increíble!!!&lt;br /&gt;Gracias Lucia por venirme a recoger por Barcelona!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-2818725360871282631?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/2818725360871282631/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/transcatalunya-2010-finished.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2818725360871282631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/2818725360871282631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/transcatalunya-2010-finished.html' title='Transcatalunya 2010 finished!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TAyXQuBlHJI/AAAAAAAAADo/_X2ufOtuK4g/s72-c/transcatalunya.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-8726704708333403328</id><published>2010-06-01T08:26:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-06-01T08:32:15.029+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Transcatalunya Probike 2010!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TASpV0UmOHI/AAAAAAAAADg/h0wi6bDsxRI/s1600/23704_1382217125667_1539125429_943828_1016198_n.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477689239076747378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TASpV0UmOHI/AAAAAAAAADg/h0wi6bDsxRI/s320/23704_1382217125667_1539125429_943828_1016198_n.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;It's here! The Transcatalunya is back after 5 years. An epic race from La Molina ski resort to Barcelona city in only one day!!! 190km on mountain trails seems like a macabre idea, but we'll try to sort it out and survive. It's the first time I participate in such an event like this, and the first time I train for so long since January. My goal is only to finish within the 17h limit set by the organisation...don't know if I'll have enough time/energies to take some photos for you...keep fingers crossed!!!!&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Ya está aquí! La Transcatalunya vuelve después de 5 años. Una prueba épica desde la estación de esquí de La Molina hasta la ciudad de Barcelona en un solo día!!! 190km de mountainbike parece una idea macabra, pero intentaré sobrevivir. Es la primera vez que participo en un evento de este tipo, y la primera vez que entreno tan duro desde Enero. Mi meta es simplemente finalizar la prueba antes de las 17h de límite establecidas por la organización...no sé si tendré tiempo/energías para sacar fotos para vosotros...cruzaremos los dedos!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-8726704708333403328?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/8726704708333403328/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/transcatalunya-probike-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8726704708333403328'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8726704708333403328'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/06/transcatalunya-probike-2010.html' title='Transcatalunya Probike 2010!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/TASpV0UmOHI/AAAAAAAAADg/h0wi6bDsxRI/s72-c/23704_1382217125667_1539125429_943828_1016198_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5949651157777230130</id><published>2010-05-22T04:33:00.006+02:00</published><updated>2010-05-22T04:56:20.277+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Jasper, north of Alberta</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S_dGlQE4AJI/AAAAAAAAADY/Iy4pTzEfnG8/s1600/jasper.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473921477876646034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S_dGlQE4AJI/AAAAAAAAADY/Iy4pTzEfnG8/s320/jasper.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have enjoyed 4 complete days in Jasper National Park, maybe the wildest area we will visit during our honeymoon trip. The Athabasca valley is simply gorgeus and you can imagine how primitive indians could live here. Pocahontas mines are only 60km from here...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As a sample, you can see the black bear we saw on our way on the Icefield Parkway our first day going to Jasper. In total, this makes 6 wild bears we have seen during our holydays!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday I had a more delicate encounter during my mtb ride near Beauvert Lake. As I was heading a corner, I saw something similar to a wolf, it was huge and when he heard me, he turned back defying me. It was an enormous chacal, luckily, as this sort of animals get scared easier than wolfs. He approached me and I just had to scream and pedal in attacking behaviour towards him. The chacal scaped immediately after...well, I have a new story to tell to my friends in Barcelona haha!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The bike trails in Jasper are terrific...maybe the best ever in my life...and I'm just extremely anxious to arrive to Whistler tomorrow...the "meca" of mountainbiking!!!&lt;br /&gt;One of Jasper trails I rode the first day is considered one of the top10 best mtb trails in whole Canada! word!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bad weather approached yesterday and we spent the last two days in the sauna and swiming pool, while I was not riding my bike! jiji! Lucia deserves some more attention in Whistler...&lt;br /&gt;----------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Hemos disfrutado de 4 días completos en el Parque Nacional de Jasper, quizás la zona más salvaje que visitaremos durante nuestra luna de miel. El valle del río Athabasca es simplemente precioso y uno se puede imaginar cómo vivían las tribus indias de antaño. Solamente decir que las minas Pocahontas se encuentran a escasos 60km de aqui... &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Por ejemplo, podéis ver el oso negro que nos encontramos en nuestro viaje por la Icefield Parkway. En total suman ya 6 los osos salvajes que hemos visto en este viaje. Increíble! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ayer tuve un encuentro más delicado durante mi salida biker. Al salir de una curva vi la silueta de lo que parecía ser un lobo, pero cuando me oyó y se dio la vuelta vi que era un chacal enorme que empezaba a acercarse con sigilo y descaro. Suerte pues este tipo de animales es más asustadizo que los lobos y simplemente tuve que plantarle cara con un grito y dirigiendo mi bici en plan ofensivo hacia él. Al momento el chacal salió por patas....ya tengo una nueva historia que contar a mis amigos de Barcelona, jeje... &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Los senderos en Jasper son increíbles, quizás el mejor sitio en mi vida para rodar con la bici; y me siento muy ansioso de llegar mañana a Whistler, la meca del mountainbike!!! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Uno de los senderos que rodé el primer día en Jasper está considerado entre los 10 mejores de Canadá! Palabra! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Los dos últimos días ha nevado y hecho mal tiempo, por lo que hemos pasado mucho tiempo en la sauna y la piscina, cuando yo no estaba rodando con la bici! jiji. En Whistler Lucía merecerá un poco más de atenciones.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5949651157777230130?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5949651157777230130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/05/jasper-north-of-alberta.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5949651157777230130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5949651157777230130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/05/jasper-north-of-alberta.html' title='Jasper, north of Alberta'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S_dGlQE4AJI/AAAAAAAAADY/Iy4pTzEfnG8/s72-c/jasper.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7051308200109689964</id><published>2010-05-18T03:10:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-05-18T03:23:38.155+02:00</updated><title type='text'>From British Columbia to Alberta</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S_Hr-IjkG8I/AAAAAAAAADI/rJKg66qlMDA/s1600/banff+mix.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 192px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472414474912930754" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S_Hr-IjkG8I/AAAAAAAAADI/rJKg66qlMDA/s320/banff+mix.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A 9 hour car trip from Vancouver to Banff, passing by Kamloops, Golden and Lake Louise. During our drive, we saw up to 4 bears from the road...amazing...&lt;br /&gt;Banff is still the marvelous town I remember from my last trip in 2004, when we won the UCI downhill World Cup in Calgary. The main Banff avenue with many shops and restaurants at each side, leading to the Bow river falls and the great Bow and Frasier valleys.&lt;br /&gt;We have spent 4 wonderfull days in this precious town, riding horseback trails, having a bath in the Upper Hot Springs 39ºC pools, hiking through dense forests and riding my bike on some of the best trails I've ever seen!!! Word!!! Deers, goats, squirrels and some hidden mooses added some extra sauce to my rides!!! It's a pity our stay here in Banff is over, but tomorrow we leave to Jasper, still in Alberta, and we hope we'll enjoy the most.&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Un viaje de 9 horas en coche desde Vancouver hasta Banff, pasando por Kamloops, Golden y Lake Louise. Durante el trayecto llegamos a ver hasta 4 osos desde la carretera...increíble...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Banff sigue siendo ese maravilloso pueblo que recordaba de mi último viaje en 2004, cuando ganamos la World Cup de descenso en Calgary. La avenida principal de Banff condensa todos los comercios y restaurantes de la región, y desemboca en los rápidos del rio Bow y los fantásticos valles del Bow y del Frasier.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hemos pasado unos 4 días maravillosos en este precioso rincón, montando a caballo, bañándonos en las aguas termales de Upper Hot Springs a 39ºC, haciendo trekking por los densos bosques y rodando con mi bici por unos de los mejores senderos que he visto nunca!!! Palabra!!! Ciervos, cabras, ardillas y algunos caribús escondidos han añadido un extra de encanto a nuestras salidas!!! Es una lástima que nuestra estancia en Banfff llegue a su fin, pero mañana partimos hacia Jasper, todavía en Alberta, y esperamos disfrutarlo al máximo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7051308200109689964?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7051308200109689964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/05/from-british-columbia-to-alberta.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7051308200109689964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7051308200109689964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/05/from-british-columbia-to-alberta.html' title='From British Columbia to Alberta'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S_Hr-IjkG8I/AAAAAAAAADI/rJKg66qlMDA/s72-c/banff+mix.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1149521105879593947</id><published>2010-05-14T03:19:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-05-14T03:26:02.276+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Honeymoon in British Columbia!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S-ymh4qydwI/AAAAAAAAADA/djveTDdwO8c/s1600/vancouver+mix.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 215px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470930748426057474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S-ymh4qydwI/AAAAAAAAADA/djveTDdwO8c/s320/vancouver+mix.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lucia and me just started our honeymoon in Vancouver. Tomorrow we are moving to Alberta paradise (Banff and later to Jasper). &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Weather is respecting us with sunny days, but still cold. Today we climbed up to Grouse Mountain with some snow at the top and the grizzly bears waking up from winter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;My morning bike rides are wonderful, I've never passed through so many huge trees like these...just amazing... some pictures to show... more to come in the next days!&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lucía y yo acabamos de estrenar nuestra luna de miel en Vancouver. Mañana nos iremos a los mejores rincones de Alberta (Banff y después a Jasper).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;El tiempo nos está respetando con dias soleados, pero todavía fríos. Hoy hemos subido al Monte Grouse con bastantes palas de nieve y los osos grizzly despertando del crudo invierno.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mis salidas biker matutinas son maravillosas, nunca he rodado entre tantos árboles gigantes...simplemente increíble...algunas fotos de muestra...llegarán más los próximos días!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1149521105879593947?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1149521105879593947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/05/honeymoon-in-british-columbia.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1149521105879593947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1149521105879593947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/05/honeymoon-in-british-columbia.html' title='Honeymoon in British Columbia!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S-ymh4qydwI/AAAAAAAAADA/djveTDdwO8c/s72-c/vancouver+mix.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7247853218780515128</id><published>2010-04-26T08:14:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-04-26T08:18:27.114+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Bachelor party!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S9UwEw8rICI/AAAAAAAAAC4/KpjiaGXN4d0/s1600/despe.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464326581300961314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S9UwEw8rICI/AAAAAAAAAC4/KpjiaGXN4d0/s320/despe.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My bachelor party is over! good! that means wedding is getting really close...&lt;br /&gt;David Vázquez and me flight to Pontevedra (west of Spain) to meet our friends Borja, Gerardo, Manuel, the Moto GP2 rider Dani Rivas and the complete Pontevedra Police Department!!! Thank you all for the good time!&lt;br /&gt;------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;Mi despedida de soltero ha terminado! bien! esto significa que la boda está realmente cerca...&lt;br /&gt;David Vázquez y yo volamos a Pontevedra para unirnos a nuestros amigos Borja, Gerardo, Manuel, el piloto de Moto GP2 Dani Rivas y el Departamento de la Policía Local de Pontevedra al completo!!! Gracias a todos por el fin de semana!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7247853218780515128?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7247853218780515128/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/bachelor-party.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7247853218780515128'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7247853218780515128'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/bachelor-party.html' title='Bachelor party!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S9UwEw8rICI/AAAAAAAAAC4/KpjiaGXN4d0/s72-c/despe.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-6955521236561451567</id><published>2010-04-20T09:10:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2010-04-20T09:20:01.632+02:00</updated><title type='text'>30ª Rutes del Montseny</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S81VMWQEDkI/AAAAAAAAACw/CxW8PAQtXbM/s1600/rutesdel+montseny.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S81VMWQEDkI/AAAAAAAAACw/CxW8PAQtXbM/s320/rutesdel+montseny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462115593690025538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My first road race ever!!! yahooo!!!&lt;br /&gt;141kms in less than 5h and an average 150bpm.&lt;br /&gt;My lack of experience didn't let me finish in a better position, but my first goal was to finish without cramps or any physical inconveniences... I felt really good on the climbs, even better than on the flat sections (Montseny climb was awesome with 1000m climb...). I think nobody advanced me on the climbs..jeje..and I managed to contact a really good group until the end.&lt;br /&gt;Very nice views (despite fatigue in my eyes) and a 100% rainy and cold morning that tortured some of us in the downhill sectors...buff...&lt;br /&gt;Next time will be even better! That's for sure!!!&lt;br /&gt;PD. Photos taken from www.tonijimenez.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mi primera participación en carretera!!! yuhuuu!!!&lt;br /&gt;Al final salieron 141kms en menos de 5h y una media de 150ppm.&lt;br /&gt;Mi falta de experiencia no me dejó terminar mejor, pero mi intención inicial era simplemente terminar sin rampas ni pajarones varios. Al final me encontré mejor en los puertos (menudo puerto del Montseny con unos 1000m de desnivel...) que en el llano. Pienso que no me adelantó nadie en los puertos...jeje...y pude contactar con un buen grupo pegándonos hachazos hasta meta.&lt;br /&gt;Destacar los paisajes (aunque poco tiempo me dio) y la lluvia, que sumada al frío, nos hizo pasar un mal rato a más de uno en los descensos...buff...&lt;br /&gt;En la próxima lo haremos mejor! seguro!&lt;br /&gt;Pd. Fotos sacadas de www.tonijimenez.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-6955521236561451567?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/6955521236561451567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/30-rutes-del-montseny.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/6955521236561451567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/6955521236561451567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/30-rutes-del-montseny.html' title='30ª Rutes del Montseny'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S81VMWQEDkI/AAAAAAAAACw/CxW8PAQtXbM/s72-c/rutesdel+montseny.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3536993660094295431</id><published>2010-04-19T23:22:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-04-19T23:27:26.771+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Aviso para malpensados</title><content type='html'>*Solo en castellano&lt;br /&gt;Una de las bromas pesadas que conlleva una despedida de soltero. Para quién haya visto algún anuncio mio en la zona de contactos de algunos periódicos nacionales, que no duden de mi entereza y que no se lo tomen el pie de la letra...&lt;br /&gt;Me han llamado ya algunos interesados/as...yo sé de uno que acabará colgado...jeje&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3536993660094295431?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3536993660094295431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/aviso-para-malpensados.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3536993660094295431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3536993660094295431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/aviso-para-malpensados.html' title='Aviso para malpensados'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-616635490570646074</id><published>2010-04-13T13:05:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-04-13T13:12:13.777+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Pedals de Foc 2009 en Tandem!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S8RRfQ0rosI/AAAAAAAAACo/GA7bhmn0E8w/s1600/Triador_low.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S8RRfQ0rosI/AAAAAAAAACo/GA7bhmn0E8w/s320/Triador_low.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459578245813609154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have uploaded again our adventure last year in our Pyrenees' Pedals de Foc 5 day trip on our tandem. Lucia and me enjoyed one of our best holydays ever!&lt;br /&gt;You can see the complete report on the left side of this blog.&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;He conseguido rescatar nuestra aventura el año pasado en tandem por los Pirineos en un viaje de 5 días en la Pedals de Foc. Lucía y un servidor disfrutamos de unas de nuestras mejores vacaciones!&lt;br /&gt;Podeis ver el reportaje completo en la columna izquierda de este blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://ts1.mscbikes.com/ferran/pedals%20de%20foc%202009/Pedals%20de%20Foc_index.htm"&gt;http://ts1.mscbikes.com/ferran/pedals%20de%20foc%202009/Pedals%20de%20Foc_index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-616635490570646074?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://ts1.mscbikes.com/ferran/pedals%20de%20foc%202009/Pedals%20de%20Foc_index.htm' title='Pedals de Foc 2009 en Tandem!!!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/616635490570646074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/pedals-de-foc-2009-en-tandem.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/616635490570646074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/616635490570646074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/pedals-de-foc-2009-en-tandem.html' title='Pedals de Foc 2009 en Tandem!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S8RRfQ0rosI/AAAAAAAAACo/GA7bhmn0E8w/s72-c/Triador_low.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3149049926554725655</id><published>2010-04-06T09:57:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2010-04-06T10:07:50.846+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Easter Eater...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S7rrxrUVcwI/AAAAAAAAACI/jszUybz9bGA/s1600/web.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 309px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456933137186910978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S7rrxrUVcwI/AAAAAAAAACI/jszUybz9bGA/s320/web.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Easter is over, but it has left me with some necessary rest time and bike riding in Costa Brava and Garraf.&lt;br /&gt;We have gone to Salenys Via Ferrata with my father and Lucia, we have enjoyed the best seafood in Mediterranean Sea and we have kept riding our bikes one more time!!!&lt;br /&gt;My training for PDF Non Stop is succeeding and I can now feel the difference when pedalling more than 3 or 4 hours...motivation is 100% now!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PD. My greetings to my friends that I met in Pedals de Foc'09 and I found again by coincidence while walking around in Sitges.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;--------------------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;La Semana Santa ha terminado, pero me ha dejado con el descanso necesario y unas buenas rutas por la Costa Brava y el Garraf.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hemos ido a la Via Ferrata de Salenys con mi padre y Lucía, hemos disfrutado del mejor marisco del Mediterráneo y hemos podido rodar con nuestras bicicletas una vez más!!!&lt;br /&gt;Mi entreno para la PDF Non Stop va por el buen camino y ahora puedo notar la diferencia cuando salgo más de 3 o 4 horas...la motivación está al 100%!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;PD. Mis salutaciones a nuestros amigos de la Pedals de Foc'09 que volvimos a ver a mientras paseábamos por Sitges. Vosaltres ja sabeu qui sou... :-)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3149049926554725655?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3149049926554725655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-eater.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3149049926554725655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3149049926554725655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-eater.html' title='Easter Eater...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S7rrxrUVcwI/AAAAAAAAACI/jszUybz9bGA/s72-c/web.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-1049208102855115592</id><published>2010-03-29T08:06:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-03-31T11:01:09.276+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Downhill Spanish Cup Series in Vall d'Uixó (CAS)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S7BFI1oqzbI/AAAAAAAAACA/JW3svCiTd7I/s1600/vall.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 110px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453935166884597170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S7BFI1oqzbI/AAAAAAAAACA/JW3svCiTd7I/s320/vall.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A classic venue and one of the best tech areas around. The Sant Josep caves attracts thousands of tourists every year, but it's parking lot is also a perfect emplacement for a National Series race.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The rocky circuit offered some surprises, like non qualifying of Pasqual Canals after a flat tire.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ivan Oulego took the victory. Bernat Guàrdia was second and our MSC Bikes test man David Vazquez was third! First national podium for him after his retirement as a pro.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I spent Saturday morning riding my roadie up to some of the nicest roads I've ever seen and clearing some everlasting climbs up to 600 and 800m from sea level. Very nice!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;---------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Un evento clásico con una de las mejores zonas técnicas del circuito. Las cuevas de Sant Josep atraen miles de turistas cada año, pero es su extensa zona de parking el emplazamiento perfecto para un evento nacional.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;El circuito rocoso dio alguna sorpresa, como la no clasificación de Pasqual Canals debido a un pinchazo. Ivan Oulego logró la victoria por delante de Bernat Guàrdia. Nuestro hombre de tests en MSC Bikes, David Vázquez, logró la tercera posición! Primer podium nacional para David después de su retirada profesional.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Por mi parte, aproveché el Sábado por la mañana para pegarme una buena ruta por unas de las carreteras más bellas que he rodado. Lo puertos de hasta 600 y 700m desde el nivel del mar me pusieron a prueba. Estupendo! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-1049208102855115592?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/1049208102855115592/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/downhill-spanish-cup-series-in-vall.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1049208102855115592'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/1049208102855115592'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/downhill-spanish-cup-series-in-vall.html' title='Downhill Spanish Cup Series in Vall d&apos;Uixó (CAS)'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S7BFI1oqzbI/AAAAAAAAACA/JW3svCiTd7I/s72-c/vall.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5243383625656355294</id><published>2010-03-22T07:33:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-03-22T07:41:31.681+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Taipei Show 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S6cRCPSJ6yI/AAAAAAAAAB4/rclfsm9fiBo/s1600-h/taipei+2010+march.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451344604115364642" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S6cRCPSJ6yI/AAAAAAAAAB4/rclfsm9fiBo/s320/taipei+2010+march.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm now in my home in Tainan (Taiwan) waiting to go to Kaoshiung Airport and come back home tonight. It has been a short stay in Taiwan, but very busy with may meetings in our MSC Bikes booth and meeting again my friends in Asia! Good!&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday was our day off after the show and we went down from Taipei to Taichung for a ride up to the mountains (we "only" reached the 1700m on bike, as last earthquake has cut the trails up to the summit. Next time we'll reach our goal for sure!).&lt;br /&gt;I won't forget riding on this area. Rainforest like vegetation, monkeys and a huge eagle taking off like an airplane just in front of me! Simply wonderful!&lt;br /&gt;-----------------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ahora estoy en mi casa de Tainan (Taiwan) esperando a ir al Aeropuerto de Kaoshiung y regresar a casa esta noche. Ha sido una estancia corta en Taiwan, pero muy fructífera con muchas reuniones en nuestro stand de MSC Bikes de la feria y volviendo a encontrarme con mis amigos de Asia! Perfecto!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ayer fue nuestro día libre después de la feria y aprovechamos para bajar a Taichung y rodar hacia las montañas ("solo" pudimos alcanzar los 1700m de altura, ya que el último terremoto de la isla ha dejado el camino que sube a las cimas cortado. La próxima vez seguro que llegamos!).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Me quedo con el recuerdo de rodar por parajes que nunca antes había visitado, con una vegetación selvática, monos y una inmensa águila que despegaba delante nuestro! Precioso!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5243383625656355294?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5243383625656355294/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/taipei-show-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5243383625656355294'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5243383625656355294'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/taipei-show-2010.html' title='Taipei Show 2010'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S6cRCPSJ6yI/AAAAAAAAAB4/rclfsm9fiBo/s72-c/taipei+2010+march.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-373920540556069325</id><published>2010-03-14T10:39:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-03-14T10:46:18.383+01:00</updated><title type='text'>To Taipei Show!</title><content type='html'>I'm right now in Heathrow Airport (London) waiting for my next flight to Hong Kong and then Taipei. I'll arrive tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;Time passes so slow when you wait in the airport lounges...well...at least you can walk around and spend some time watching people passing by...&lt;br /&gt;Taipei Show will be crowdy this year as regular. It will be our second year with our own booth in the show. More photos soon...&lt;br /&gt;Ah! MSC is back to the Formula One!!! (MSC is the short name for Michael Schumacher :-) ) haha!!!&lt;br /&gt;____________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Me encuentro ahora mismo en el aeropuerto de Heathrow (Londres) esperando el próximo vuelo a Hong Kong y después a Taipei, donde llegaré mañana.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;El tiempo pasa tan despacio en las salas de espera de los aeropuertos...bueno...por lo menos se puede andar un poco y pasar el rato mirando a la gente...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;La feria de Taipei será una locura como es habitual. Será nuestro segundo año con stand propio. Más fotos próximamente.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ah! MSC está de vuelta a la Formula Uno!!! (MSC es la abreviatura para Michael Schumacher :-) )&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-373920540556069325?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/373920540556069325/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/to-taipei-show.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/373920540556069325'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/373920540556069325'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/to-taipei-show.html' title='To Taipei Show!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-7388702121675057972</id><published>2010-03-09T17:16:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-03-09T17:23:15.216+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Snowbike in Gavà!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S5Z13cj-QcI/AAAAAAAAABw/MlFGGtaugiQ/s1600-h/zion+carbon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 120px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446670394771521986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S5Z13cj-QcI/AAAAAAAAABw/MlFGGtaugiQ/s320/zion+carbon.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;First time in my life I ride my bike on the snow in Gavà!!! yesterday snowed like never before and today noon I left MSC Bikes office to take a ride up to Desfeta summit (525m).&lt;br /&gt;I was the first today to climb the snowy trail, because I could ride on the powder snow without any other tire lines done yet! this is just an amazing feeling!!!&lt;br /&gt;Downhill was a bit confusing with some hidden rocks under snow and lots of mud when I was approaching the sea level. Maybe I won't do this anymore in my life!!! word!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;-------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;La primera vez en mi vida que voy en bici por la nieve en Gavà!!! Ayer nevó de lo lindo y hoy mismo al mediodía he salido de las oficinas de MSC Bikes y he subido a la cima de la Desfeta (525m).&lt;br /&gt;He sido el primero en subir después de la nevada, pues he podido "desvirgar" la subida por encima de la nieve en polvo y ninguna otra marca de neumáticos por el camino!!! una sensación fantástica!!!&lt;br /&gt;El descenso ha sido un poco confuso con rocas escondidas bajo la nieve y mucho barro tal y como me acercaba al nivel del mar. Quizás no vuelva a experimentar estas sensaciones en mi vida!!! Por lo menos en casa, jeje...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-7388702121675057972?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/7388702121675057972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/snowbike-in-gava.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7388702121675057972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/7388702121675057972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/snowbike-in-gava.html' title='Snowbike in Gavà!!!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S5Z13cj-QcI/AAAAAAAAABw/MlFGGtaugiQ/s72-c/zion+carbon.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-6429600875547400182</id><published>2010-03-08T11:44:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T11:50:39.513+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Calçotada 2010!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S5TWcyCTehI/AAAAAAAAABo/kC8WPrgb5_A/s1600-h/cal%C3%A7otada.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446213639353891346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S5TWcyCTehI/AAAAAAAAABo/kC8WPrgb5_A/s320/cal%C3%A7otada.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Calçots: A typical Catalonian onion which is cooked on fire and eaten with a very sweet and spicy sauce. It's success is also due to the traditional way of eating and people's chest plenty of sauce presence...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday, we met with some of Marias family cousins "Pellofes" in Giro i Giro cave and enjoyed the whole afternoon drinking and tasting some of the best products of our region.&lt;br /&gt;Morning was a bit more relaxed with an awesome 100km ride on my road bike around the same area (St Sadurni d'Anoia).&lt;br /&gt;Today is raning again and my legs burn...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-6429600875547400182?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/6429600875547400182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/calcotada-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/6429600875547400182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/6429600875547400182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/calcotada-2010.html' title='Calçotada 2010!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S5TWcyCTehI/AAAAAAAAABo/kC8WPrgb5_A/s72-c/cal%C3%A7otada.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5774925321334841783</id><published>2010-03-01T08:39:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T08:46:13.022+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Iª Endurada Klandestina</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S4twlLUhx8I/AAAAAAAAABg/ItiiCY3D9OQ/s1600-h/group.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443568358603737026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S4twlLUhx8I/AAAAAAAAABg/ItiiCY3D9OQ/s320/group.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here we are! Last Saturday we enjoyed the first Enduro ride organised by MSC Bikes and some mates. Still more to come!&lt;br /&gt;Day woke up cloudy and rain was present for some minutes, but nothing serious at all. 14 pals riding up to Begues for a massive breakfast and some of the best trails in Garraf county. Highly recommended to change daily routine and still chat within MSC Bikes company employees during the ride. Any moment is worth to develop new ideas and products.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday, I went on with my personal training for PDF Non Stop'10. This time, I rode with my father for 4h30' and 90kms aproximately. I think he will think twice before riding with me again... :-( At least, we could enjoy some nice views from St Sadurní caves, one of the most important wine regions in Spain. Vinyards could be smelled in the air...maybe a nice place to live if you are not very sensitive to alcohol...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5774925321334841783?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5774925321334841783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-endurada-klandestina.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5774925321334841783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5774925321334841783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-endurada-klandestina.html' title='Iª Endurada Klandestina'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S4twlLUhx8I/AAAAAAAAABg/ItiiCY3D9OQ/s72-c/group.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-346763233226458770</id><published>2010-02-23T11:14:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-23T11:23:12.161+01:00</updated><title type='text'>First enduro trails...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S4OsTIlgsrI/AAAAAAAAABY/qBlM8A2TOmY/s1600-h/low+garraf+hunter.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441382219515998898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S4OsTIlgsrI/AAAAAAAAABY/qBlM8A2TOmY/s320/low+garraf+hunter.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Raining again, but I succeed in escaping from "road cycling routine" and met my pals in Gavà to ride the highest possible in Garraf mountains, and descend the fastest possible too.&lt;br /&gt;The previous night rained sickly and the roads woke up covered by ice. Fortunately, Saturday woke up sunny and we could enjoy our humit trails with a delightful view from the top of Desfeta mountain (525m).&lt;br /&gt;We also discovered some hidden caves from neolitic human activities 4000 years ago. Gavà is famous due to its neolitic galleries and its hundreds of meters excaved to find bariscite, a precious rock that was used to trade with nearby communities...and even with overseas regions such as Corsegue!!! I can't imagine how those people could navigate hundreds kms through the sea on their primitive seaships...just amazing...&lt;br /&gt;Next Saturday we will celebrate the Ist Klandestina Enduro from MSC Bikes headquarters. It will be a sort of epic ride with 20-30 mates enjoying the most technical trails in Garraf county. I promise to take the best photos possible including the best moments. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-346763233226458770?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/346763233226458770/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/first-enduro-trails.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/346763233226458770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/346763233226458770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/first-enduro-trails.html' title='First enduro trails...'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S4OsTIlgsrI/AAAAAAAAABY/qBlM8A2TOmY/s72-c/low+garraf+hunter.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-8048572473763348382</id><published>2010-02-18T13:22:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-18T13:28:42.348+01:00</updated><title type='text'>L'originalité catalane</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S30yJrc-L-I/AAAAAAAAABQ/FK6U7E5XViQ/s1600-h/velo+tout+terrain_interview.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 221px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439559066797879266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S30yJrc-L-I/AAAAAAAAABQ/FK6U7E5XViQ/s320/velo+tout+terrain_interview.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I'm not very keen of interviews...maybe shiness? probably yes...&lt;br /&gt;French magazine Vélo Tout Terrain has published in nº139 an interesting interview with me and my first steps into cycling sport.&lt;br /&gt;Please do not complain about the "gigoló" look at the shots taken from Jérémie Reuiller in last Roc d'Azur show in Fréjus (FRA).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Talking about work...Yesterday we spent the whole evening in an extreme photo session with art genius Sebastian Romero in MSC Bikes headquarters. Photos will be used for the new MSC Bikes Parts &amp;amp; Accessories Catalogue, which might look awesome after the crazy ideas we shared yesterday with Sebas. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I can only say we arrived home for dinner at 22h30... great session!!! Next time we'll take some beers to spend the minutes within shots and maybe increase our imagination levels! ha!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-8048572473763348382?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/8048572473763348382/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/loriginalite-catalane.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8048572473763348382'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/8048572473763348382'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/loriginalite-catalane.html' title='L&apos;originalité catalane'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S30yJrc-L-I/AAAAAAAAABQ/FK6U7E5XViQ/s72-c/velo+tout+terrain_interview.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-3086277006814715809</id><published>2010-02-15T09:08:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-15T09:20:15.726+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Rainy rain!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S3kCbPmRacI/AAAAAAAAABI/FPi1EmjQJeA/s1600-h/jubany.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 265px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438380692093364674" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S3kCbPmRacI/AAAAAAAAABI/FPi1EmjQJeA/s320/jubany.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Seems this winter is the most hunit ever...at least here in Barcelona. Sometimes it is hard to put on my shoes, bibs and go for a ride. Last Sunday was maybe the coolest day ever in Gavà (0º and snowing). With almost 100% humidity, 0º and the sea close to you riding for more than 3hours at low bpm, I can surely bet my pants it is not the easiest conditions to go for a ride!!! My toes were frozen and my gloves...well...I need a new pair of winter gloves haha...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, Friday was quite warmer visiting former BMX Spanish Champion, Ferran Jubany "Nando", in his restaurant "Can Jubany" in Calldetenes (Barcelona-Spain). A must try restaurant when you approach Vic area, winter gastronomy specialists and a very warm atmosphere. Bon appetit!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-3086277006814715809?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/3086277006814715809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/rainy-rain.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3086277006814715809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/3086277006814715809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/rainy-rain.html' title='Rainy rain!'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S3kCbPmRacI/AAAAAAAAABI/FPi1EmjQJeA/s72-c/jubany.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-5014307185225867361</id><published>2010-02-08T07:52:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-08T08:01:14.155+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Cos Blanc in Salou (Tarragona-ESP)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S2-2k8O8jdI/AAAAAAAAABA/4VukdVzNJwg/s1600-h/prat-tgn.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435764021019839954" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S2-2k8O8jdI/AAAAAAAAABA/4VukdVzNJwg/s320/prat-tgn.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I had never been in the Cos Blanc celebration in Salou before. Its a kind of carnival innauguration with tons of confetti flying around people. Once I come back home I had to clean my inner pants several times...&lt;br /&gt;Besides this, I continued my training for the PDF Non Stop 2010 and I cleared a very nice 3h ride from Tarragona to Santes Creus, Valls and Constantí. Unconsciously, I was trapped into a road race in El Morell, when the two first riders advanced me and I just followed them for a couple km...always controlling my bpm!!!! The 3rd riders never reached me though haha!&lt;br /&gt;Next week will be better for sure!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-5014307185225867361?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/5014307185225867361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/cos-blanc-in-salou-tarragona-esp.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5014307185225867361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/5014307185225867361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/cos-blanc-in-salou-tarragona-esp.html' title='Cos Blanc in Salou (Tarragona-ESP)'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S2-2k8O8jdI/AAAAAAAAABA/4VukdVzNJwg/s72-c/prat-tgn.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-970307621080968577</id><published>2010-02-01T08:41:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T08:48:19.138+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Enduro Indoor World Cup Finals</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S2aHMdTbRBI/AAAAAAAAAA4/CdWtfTF1jxI/s1600-h/st+jordi_int.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433178648563368978" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S2aHMdTbRBI/AAAAAAAAAA4/CdWtfTF1jxI/s320/st+jordi_int.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yesterday I spent the whole evening enjoying the Enduro Indoor World Cup Finals in Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona) together with David Vázquez and his wife. How nice to see the huge stadium 100% crowded and combine for the first time the best Trials and the best enduro riders in the Planet. We could also meet some of the mtb downhill mates in the stadium.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Toni Bou and Ivan Cervantes took the victory. It was awesome to see the superior level of Toni Boum, who seemed to enjoy the most technical sections, where other riders seemed to suffer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Also nice to see Dough Lampkin and Graham Jarvis on the enduro races finishing within the top 10!!! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-970307621080968577?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/970307621080968577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/enduro-indoor-world-cup-finals.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/970307621080968577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/970307621080968577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/02/enduro-indoor-world-cup-finals.html' title='Enduro Indoor World Cup Finals'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DgKGRNQ448E/S2aHMdTbRBI/AAAAAAAAAA4/CdWtfTF1jxI/s72-c/st+jordi_int.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742719821410613062.post-421557230750746011</id><published>2010-01-25T11:15:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2010-01-25T11:22:56.777+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='presentation'/><title type='text'>25th Jan 2010 - New blog format</title><content type='html'>From now on, our beloved website &lt;a href="http://www.mscbikes.com/ferran"&gt;www.mscbikes.com/ferran&lt;/a&gt; has moved to this new blog format. The idea is to share my lifestyle and experiences directly with &lt;a href="http://www.mscbikes.com/"&gt;http://www.mscbikes.com/&lt;/a&gt; website viewers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My name's Ferran Marías and I'm the product manager of MSC Bikes. I love bikes and all that is related with them...so I can say I love my job!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will also notice I changed language format. I think it is more convenient to write in English as I want everybody to understand my words and stories (I'm very sorry if any grammar and spelling mistakes occur...come on!).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, I won't go any further today and I will add new entries in the upcoming days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a nice ride!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5742719821410613062-421557230750746011?l=ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/feeds/421557230750746011/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/01/25th-jan-2010-new-blog-format.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/421557230750746011'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5742719821410613062/posts/default/421557230750746011'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ferranmariasmsc.blogspot.com/2010/01/25th-jan-2010-new-blog-format.html' title='25th Jan 2010 - New blog format'/><author><name>Ferran Marias MSC Bikes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13621879259256262721</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
