Video: Mike Cotty rides a loop from cycling hotbed Girona with Dan Craven

Girona in northeast Catalonia is, as you probably know, a hotbed of cycling, with a number of English-speaking pro riders choosing to make their base there. Among them is Dan Craven, whom you may remember hit the headlines when he appeared to 'live-tweet' the Olympic road race, which he was riding in at the time.

In the latest Col Collective film, the rider nicknamed 'Dan from Nam' takes Cotty out on a 70 kilometre or so loop - the kind of ride where you might well see a local pro or two out training, depending on the time of year.

Cotty said: "Home to many of the best riders and teams, come to Girona and you're bound to bump into a pro or ten, which is exactly what happened during our latest visit!

"Not wanting to pass up the opportunity to find out what makes this region such a cycling paradise we're honoured to be joined by Israel Cycling Academy's Dan Craven on a classic loop taking in the climbs of Els Angles and Santa Pellaia (AKA Hincapie Hill), 64km with over 1,000m of climbing ... what's not to love eh?

Vital statistics

Start: Girona
Distance: 64km
Highest point: 485m
Elevation gain: 1,031m
Max gradient: 8%