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Barcelona Half Marathon Starts as Valencia Manages 5K Race and Women’s Cycling Finale

Road closures, parking bans and transit detours are active in both cities as authorities steer residents to public transport and plan gradual reopenings after the events.

Overview

  • Barcelona’s Mitja Marató is underway with a record field of about 36,000 runners, maintaining last year’s urban route across the city centre and seafront.
  • Barcelona’s mobility plan enforces rolling street closures from roughly 08:00 to 13:45 and extensive no‑parking zones that began Thursday night and expanded Saturday, with advice to use public transport.
  • València’s VII Volta a Peu Runners Ciutat de València, a 5 km race certified by the RFEA, begins at 09:00 on Avenida d’Aragó and includes children’s events and an autism‑awareness initiative with ASPAU.
  • Avenida d’Aragó is closed toward the city centre until 11:15 for the youth races, and parking is prohibited from Saturday 22:00 to Sunday 13:00 on designated sections nearby.
  • The Setmana Ciclista – Volta Femenina stage finish is scheduled to reach València between 13:53 and 14:26, with Avenida Camp de Túria closed 06:30–20:30 and EMT diversions including adjustments to lines 62 and 67 and recommended alternatives 62, 64, 67, 92 and 99.