Exploring the Pyrenees from Buesa: A Gravel Adventure with the AURUM MANTO
The village of Buesa, overlooking the Ara Valley and serving as a natural gateway to Ordesa and Monte Perdido, offers some of the most atmospheric gravel riding in the Pyrenees. Mist, moist forest trails and long, flowing ridgelines create the ideal setting for riders who seek more than speed.
For Héctor and Rosalía, two cyclists who spend most of their season racing gravel and road events across Europe, this place became the perfect opportunity to shift the mindset. No numbers, no race tactics — just the open mountains and the pleasure of exploring them with their AURUM MANTO bikes.
Although born for fast gravel, MANTO reveals its full personality in these moments: efficient when needed, composed when the pace drops, and precise on the kind of moist gravel terrain that defines this region of the Pyrenees.
The Pyrenees: A Perfect Playground for Gravel Riding
Around Buesa, the trails remain compact thanks to the area’s natural humidity. These moist gravel tracks offer excellent grip, predictable handling and the kind of texture that invites both confidence and curiosity. Riders move from forest corridors into wide viewpoints and then onto narrow technical connectors, all within a few kilometers.
For Héctor, Rosalía and their AURUM MANTO, this terrain was the ideal blend of challenge and freedom.
AURUM MANTO: Fast Gravel Engineering, Real-World Versatility
Built for fast gravel performance, the AURUM MANTO is designed to be reactive, stable and efficient. But its versatility becomes even clearer off the racecourse.
During this adventure, the MANTO adapted naturally to each change in terrain:
- agile on compact gravel,
- composed on wet forest tracks,
- efficient on long gradients,
- stable on rocky transitions.
As competitive riders, Héctor and Rosalía are used to chasing watts and results. Here, the MANTO allowed them to enjoy a different kind of performance — the kind rooted in flow, balance and connection with the landscape.
Two Athletes, One Route Beyond Competition
Their route began at dawn, with fog settling over the valleys of Ordesa. They set off gently, letting the terrain dictate tempo for once. The smell of wet earth, the sound of gravel under their tires and the shifting patches of light created a rhythm of their own.
As they climbed above Buesa, the trails tightened and the gradient increased. Instead of pushing the pace, they slowed down intentionally, taking time to look around. Riding for pleasure requires a different mindset — one that both riders embraced with ease.
Midway through the ride, a break in the fog revealed the massive cliffs of Ordesa. They stopped — not because the climb demanded it, but because the moment did.
The Beauty of Riding Without a Stopwatch
Throughout the day, the AURUM MANTO delivered what competitive cyclists often forget to seek: presence.
Not speed.
Not rankings.
Just the joy of riding.
By the time they rolled back into Buesa, covered in the characteristic brown dust of Pyrenean gravel, Héctor and Rosalía felt the satisfaction of a different kind of achievement — one measured in experience, not time.
AURUM MANTO: Born for Speed, Built for Exploring
Whether racing or roaming, the MANTO shows its versatility across every type of gravel terrain. The Pyrenees revealed another side of this fast gravel machine: a bike ready to perform when asked, but even more capable when the goal is simply to explore.
