202002 Zuzana’s TDU Experience-Zuzana’s Tour Down Under Experience – January 2020 For the first time in my life, instead of planning a dry January and the “new me” start to the year, I chose to escape the January blues and go on a big adventure to Australia. It would be the best time to escape societies mood drop […]
202001 Tour Down Under-The Tour Down Under 2020 Trip – 8th to 31st January Cycling in Adelaide during January, with or without involving ‘The Tour Down Under’ should be something on every cyclist’s bucket list. It is safe, very scenic, as challenging as you want it, great fun and as it’s Southern Hemisphere Summer, it’s warm, so you ride in […]
2019 What’s been happening?-Never a dull moment that’s for sure! March was the usual build up into the crazy busy months of April and May, then we had a steady stream of arrivals and departures with the odd quiet day to grab a rest day! Not much typing from me and a distinct lack of blog posts this […]
20190228 Fabulous February Cycling Holidays-Let’s not look back on the weather we had here in Mallorca last year…it was so bad it’s probably best forgotten about and put in that small box at the back of the garage along with the out of date gels and the “bargains “ you got online …….. Anyway, February here in Mallorca continues […]
201901 Tour Down Under-The Tour Down Under Trip – January 2019 There are many options for the route to Adelaide, personally I took the Birmingham Airport to the Dubai Hub and then onwards to Adelaide with only a couple of hours wait for the connection in the Emirates Hub. On arriving in Adelaide, I was surprised how small […]
20170701 Summer Cycling in Mallorca – Yes you can!-So its Summertime and it’s hot, some days very hot! However with a bit of planning and discipline, it’s still possible to fit in some great rides, conquer the challenges and not melt! The biggest factor is the start time, so getting away by 8am latest for a shorter ride and by 6:30am for a […]
20170623 Island Tasters – Sa Calobra-Have you wanted to ride up the climb out of Sa Calobra that you hear all about or one of the other famous climbs on the island? If what’s stopping you is the unknown of the severity, or maybe it’s what do you do if you have too many punctures or run out of food […]
20170612 Preparing For Summer Events-Are you preparing for or would you like to prepare for a Summer event? It could be a long distance event, a very hilly or mountainous event, maybe the London – Paris, The Marmotte or Etape du Tour? Mallorca combined with Mallorca Cycling Tours can certainly help you fine tune your preparation for these. Now […]
20170608 Hillyard Group-The next few days were designed to be an introduction to Mallorca and it’s pretty lanes whilst building up fitness and ending with a proper challenge day. The group was organised by Darren and with a swap of emails and ideas, we had it planned out and ready. As the group wasn’t too large, we […]
20170520 From AU CA CH ES SE and GB-Another multi cultural week with cyclists from Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden and Great Britain. Every week is so different, it’s never a dull moment! We started this week with some great views of the Poppies during our ride to Petra. Petra was now back to its normal self and not too busy with huge […]