Sea Otter Europe Girona
Date
Saturday 20.09.2025Distances
107 kmCity
Girona
Country
SpainSea Otter Europe is the cycling festival in Europe, which is organized in the capital city of Girona, end of September.
The festival, during its few years of its existence, has managed to reach astonishing figures: more than 64,000 visitors, +6,000 participants in the sporting events and a total of +402 exhibiting brands, according to last year’s record.
Sea Otter Europe faces its eight editions with a complete sports programme that includes challenges for competitive and amateur attendees, an exhibition area with the best brands on the market, demo circuits ideal for enjoyment and bicycles testing, and a list of activities planned exclusively for the professionals of the industry.
All this in the province of Girona, Costa Brava, which ensures good weather, good gastronomy and a first-class natural environment.
The festival is gaining worldwide recognition among the cycling industry and cycling enthusiasts: in just seven editions, it has become a necessary and must-attend event for the cycling community.
Course
The 226ERS UCI Gravel World Series Sea Otter Europe Girona 2025 is a 107.22 km gravel race with 1828 m of elevation gain, taking place in the Les Gavarres massif. The course starts near Girona, in Juià, with a long initial climb, then transitions to wide, flat tracks through rural areas. The race features a major climb to Puig d’Arques at the halfway point, followed by a technical descent and a mix of rolling hills and fast, flat sections. The final part of the course runs along the Ter River before finishing at the Girona-Fontajau Municipal Pavilion.
Profile
After the start, a 5.4km climbs brings riders to a first peak at an average gradient of 6.3%. The terrain keeps on going up and down, but the hardest challenge of the day comes between km 41-48 when two consecutive climbs bring participants to the highest point on course at 409m above the sea.
The second half of the course has less elevation with one climb with its peak 10km before the finish line.
Total elevation over the full distance is 1828m.
GIRONA AND THE EXPO
Girona is a city located in the region of Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, which has become a very popular destination for cycling lovers. The city and its surroundings offer an exceptional environment for practicing this sport, thanks to its beautiful landscape, well-maintained roads and a large number of scenic routes.
An attractive destination for cyclists that includes routes from the Pyrenees mountains and even gentler routes that run along the coast, with a Mediterranean climate ideal for practicing sports all year. The city offers many services and sporting events, like Sea Otter Europe, for riders to create an unforgettable cycling experience.
