Mallorca Cycling

So what’s this page about? Well my lifelong hobby and passion is cycling and Mallorca is one of the best places to enjoy road cycling, especially if you like riding in groups to share the experiences!

The island offers a variety of terrain, with mostly smooth tarmac roads, cycling friendly motorists, great scenery, warm weather, great café stops, organised group riding and local cycle hire shops. For post riding or rest days, you have sandy beaches, many restaurants, bars and sightseeing possibilities.

If you are interested in coming to the island to enjoy some fantastic cycling experiences, then please get in touch for a chat.

You may be wanting to come on your own, with a group of friends, a corporate or charity package, training or preparing for an event such as a major sportive or race – all can be catered for.

 

Smooth tarmac Mountain Roads

Smooth tarmac Mountain Roads

Fun group rides

Fun group rides

Quiet lanes

Quiet lanes

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Lots of quiet lanes

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Great descents off bridges!

Bike lanes in places
Bike lanes in places
IMG_5541 Quiet bays
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Anybody mention there are lots of cakes!

 

Indulgence!

Indulgence!

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Healthy options always available…

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Palma Cathedral
Palma Cathedral

World Champ cycling tops on display in a monastery!!
World Champ cycling tops on display in a monastery!!

Soller Placa
Soller Placa

Out of Alaro, heading Orient
Out of Alaro, heading Orient

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Brads TDF bike
Brads TDF bike
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Then the more serious stuff!!

Everybody wants to go to Sa Calobra… Back up it’s 26 hairpins, 9.5km climb at 7% and 670m of ascending to 682m. If you can beat 25mins then you could be topping the Strava leaderboard!

Sa Calobra on the way down
Sa Calobra on the way down

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Sa Calobra bay

Then, the start of back up!!

The start of the famous ascent out of Sa Calobra
The start of the famous ascent out of Sa Calobra
Back at the top

 

Coll de sa Batalla (Petrol Station) – Enjoyed by everyone! 7.9km at 5% and 386m of ascending to 576m with a small respite in the middle.

Leaving Caimari to climb Coll de sa Batalla
Leaving Caimari to climb Coll de sa Batalla

Back at the top

Puig Major – 13.9km at 6.2% ascending 830m to 850m. Longest climb on the island.

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Coll de Soller – 497m at the top. From Soller side it’s 7.4km at 6%, ascending 427m to 497m. From Bunyola side it’s 5km at 5% climbing 257m.

 

Coll d’Honor – 5.4km at 5.9% ascending 350m to 550m.

 

San Salvador – 5km at 75, up 410m to 510m. The gradient does reach 15% in places.

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Puig de Randa (Cura) – The shorter of the options, 4.4km at 5.6%, up 244m to 534m.

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