Cycling Holidays

topgun06 · 21 Sep 2015 at 11:01

Wow. That looks, awesome!

Kimi · 23 Sep 2015 at 09:24

Wow that looks brilliant! I'm in Majorca at the moment. Had the firstday on the bike yesterday, only managed 47miles but got 4000+ft in. I'll post some pics later , on phone now so can't resize properly but here's a pic of me climbing to the lighthouse

topgun06 · 24 Sep 2015 at 17:17

Oh yes! It is a great route. Especially now the road is perfect.

A little video from earlier this year:

Lethal` · 24 Sep 2015 at 19:30

I took a right turn at that first car park on the Cap de Formentor ride after ascending the first hill.. didn't see the road straight ahead because there were so many cars messing about trying to park so I ascended an extra hill with road surfaces like in topgun's video. Wow - the surface for the main route is so much better now!

SoliD · 24 Sep 2015 at 19:30

Lethal` said:
I took a right turn at that first car park on the Cap de Formentor ride after ascending the first hill.. didn't see the road straight ahead because there were so many cars messing about trying to park so I ascended an extra hill with road surfaces like in topgun's video. Wow - the surface for the main route is so much better now!

All influenced by Team Sky!

Kimi · 25 Sep 2015 at 08:07

That really is a fantastic route. By far the best on the island. Just about to do it again. 23c , calm wind. I'm taking the go pro this time too

topgun06 · 25 Sep 2015 at 09:55

Yes get the GoPro out.

I have so many videos from all over the Tramuntana. They're just so huge it would take 3 years to upload.

Here is one going the opposite way, from the viewing area on the way to Formentor, back down into Pollenca.

Shamrock · 1 Oct 2015 at 14:19

Does anyone have opinions on which Canary Island might be best for a trip in late December?

Lanzarote seems to get positive reviews but can be quite windy?

topgun06 · 2 Oct 2015 at 14:46

Not really heard much about Lanzarote, apart from the wind. Tenerife is also popular. Pure hill though.

Roady · 2 Oct 2015 at 16:45

Shamrock said:
Does anyone have opinions on which Canary Island might be best for a trip in late December?

I wouldn't recommend Gran Canaria, we went there on non-cycling holiday a couple of years back and took a day trip from the coast into the mountains. Many of the roads there were only passable in the 4x4 jeeps they took us in, you could do it in a car but I imagine wouldn't be very good fun on a road bike with road tyres.

touch · 2 Oct 2015 at 17:23

I've heard that Lanzarote is flatter but windy (still has some decent climbs though).
Tenerife has no flat land at all. Loads of great climbs (including teide at 6.4% for over 20 miles! I went there for a week in February last year and the weather was great at that time of year. It really brought on my climbing but i was very bored of hills after a week.

Shamrock · 2 Oct 2015 at 20:00

Bored of climbing?! We get enough stick for our lack of climbs around London! I'll take whatever mountains I can get.

touch · 2 Oct 2015 at 20:37

Shamrock said:
Bored of climbing?! We get enough stick for our lack of climbs around London! I'll take whatever mountains I can get.

I'm not even joking.

I like hills but it's not like anything we have over here where you would get a flattish section between climbs. It's literally either uphill or downhill anywhere you go.

Over here, you might see people riding out to a hill then doing a few reps up it. Over there you'll see people riding to the 2 mile flat section and doing reps up and down it!
https://www.strava.com/activities/211347411

It's brilliant for improving your climbing, but it gets boring after a week!

Shamrock · 2 Oct 2015 at 20:53

Well, it's looking like Lanzarote might be the one in that case.

touch · 2 Oct 2015 at 20:58

The wind gets boring after a week on Lanzarote

Shamrock · 2 Oct 2015 at 21:15

I have to go somewhere.

I'll be there for 6 days probably and intend to use it as a training camp for Ironman.

SoliD · 2 Oct 2015 at 21:42

touch said:
I'm not even joking.

I like hills but it's not like anything we have over here where you would get a flattish section between climbs. It's literally either uphill or downhill anywhere you go.

Over here, you might see people riding out to a hill then doing a few reps up it. Over there you'll see people riding to the 2 mile flat section and doing reps up and down it!
https://www.strava.com/activities/211347411

It's brilliant for improving your climbing, but it gets boring after a week!

This is so true, same with Cyprus, just got quite frustrating as any ride you went on just involved some horrendous 30min climb as a minimum, which after a few days you do just want a day of flat riding to have a bit of rest.

FishFluff · 4 Oct 2015 at 12:57

Just got back from a ride up to Cap Formentor. What a road! Absolutely stunning views and none of the silly 20% gradients you get in Yorkshire! Just nice smooth switchbacks all the way.

Gonna ride to Sa Calobra tomorrow. Hope it's just as good!

oli collett · 5 Oct 2015 at 07:45

Roady said:
I wouldn't recommend Gran Canaria, we went there on non-cycling holiday a couple of years back and took a day trip from the coast into the mountains. Many of the roads there were only passable in the 4x4 jeeps they took us in, you could do it in a car but I imagine wouldn't be very good fun on a road bike with road tyres.

Well pro cycling teams have been managing to cope OK for years!

Shamrock · 5 Oct 2015 at 14:49

Lanzarote has been booked. I'm wondering if I should have gone for GC instead now I've read all the horror stories about the wind in Lanzarote! :eek:

Renting a Planet X TT bike for the week although maybe I should leave the deep rims behind if I'm going to get blown off!