Last week we were lucky enough to leave the British winter behind and go for some warm weather cycling in Mallorca. The weather wasn't actually that warm, but it was still great to get out onto some open road with no snow. The winter this year has been particularly harsh and my cycling fitness is a long way off where it should be at this time of the year so I took the opportunity to do some long base miles and take on some of the best climbs Mallorca has to offer. This time we were not staying at the usual location in Santa Ponca, but on the other side of the island at Puerta Pollenca, which I think is a better location for training.
On the first day after a short flight from Gatwick and unpacking the bikes we took the bikes for a short spin to the nearby Cap de Formentor.
The second day was the start of the professional cycling race at Palma de Mallorca and after a ride down to Palma we were able to watch some good racing action from the criterium, eventually won in a sprint by Gert Steegmans, before returning back via the climb to the Lluc monastery.
During the next days we've managed to see the race three more times at various places around the island, but unfortunately we missed it at one of my favorite climbs to Col de Soller.
After a short ride in the mountains in the morning on Wednesday it was already time to pack the bike again and return to the snowy London.
The five days on the island passed very quickly, but I've achieved my objective of kick starting my cycling with some base miles and I was happy having done 570km. This should give me a good base to start some intensity training as soon as the weather improved in London.
On the first day after a short flight from Gatwick and unpacking the bikes we took the bikes for a short spin to the nearby Cap de Formentor.
The second day was the start of the professional cycling race at Palma de Mallorca and after a ride down to Palma we were able to watch some good racing action from the criterium, eventually won in a sprint by Gert Steegmans, before returning back via the climb to the Lluc monastery.
During the next days we've managed to see the race three more times at various places around the island, but unfortunately we missed it at one of my favorite climbs to Col de Soller.
After a short ride in the mountains in the morning on Wednesday it was already time to pack the bike again and return to the snowy London.
The five days on the island passed very quickly, but I've achieved my objective of kick starting my cycling with some base miles and I was happy having done 570km. This should give me a good base to start some intensity training as soon as the weather improved in London.
