On the 6th of January 1911 34 hardy souls set out from the barrio Sarria in Barcelona to compete in the very first Tour of Catalonia. Only 24 made it to the finish at the Sants Velodrome with Spaniard Sebastia Masdeu becoming the first winner of the locally called the La Volta .
and we thought the French knew their onions
¨Calcots, what is zis?¨ came the voice our Group Sales Manager across the office the other day.
¨they are a bit like small leeks¨ I replied, knowing full well what the next question would be.
¨Leeks, what is zis?¨
The allium cepa to give it its proper name is in fact a type of onion and the Catalans are mad for them!
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