Palma Mallorca

Mr. Skweek
Mr. Skweek Posts: 37
edited March 2008 in Sportives/audaxes/training rides
I am living in Palma until November 2008. Anyone else lliving here fancy a ride (not a chain gang) let me know. :D

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  • Coyote
    Coyote Posts: 212
    I've got a buddy here in Edinburgh who has a holiday apartment in Palma which he gets to as often as he can. He keeps a couple of road bikes out there and knows the area quite well. He's not one for reading forums etc. but if you give me an email adress for you I'll put you in touch.
  • Mr. Skweek
    Mr. Skweek Posts: 37
    Thanks-contact me at
    petercoldwell60@hotmail.com
  • Coyote
    Coyote Posts: 212
    I passed on your email but I think he had already departed for Christmas and new year. I know he'll be back in Feb!
  • velodromeorguk
    velodromeorguk Posts: 219
    moved to pto pollensa recently and life is fantastic

    http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk - Track Cycling Shop from Velodrome.org.uk - Casco, Bont Shoes, Dolan, Campag, Reflex Nutrition, Sugino and more
    http://www.sportstrainingsolutions.com - Cycling and Sports Therapy in Mallorca
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    Been out to the lighthouse yet? It's a beautiful ride.
    Tour de France
  • noggincp
    noggincp Posts: 1,881
    ricadus wrote:
    Been out to the lighthouse yet? It's a beautiful ride.

    I was gonna do it........

    but the narrow road with the volume of traffic :evil: - couldna face it

    Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it :oops:
    <font>"Tongue sandwiches? Bleah! Eat what? But it\'s been in somebody else\'s mouth"</font>
  • Chriscommuter
    Chriscommuter Posts: 238
    velodromeorguk wrote:
    moved to pto pollensa recently and life is fantastic

    Am coming out in August for a couple of weeks, and will be hiring a nice bike. Are ther any organised/club rides, club run speed NOT chaingang!!!

    Chris
    17 years commuting up and down the King\'s Road and i still don\'t get faster...
  • velodromeorguk
    velodromeorguk Posts: 219
    yeh procyclehire.com will know of more, but usually tolo's gang go out from his restaurant daily, at a friendly relaxed pace

    http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk - Track Cycling Shop from Velodrome.org.uk - Casco, Bont Shoes, Dolan, Campag, Reflex Nutrition, Sugino and more
    http://www.sportstrainingsolutions.com - Cycling and Sports Therapy in Mallorca
  • Chriscommuter
    Chriscommuter Posts: 238
    velo,

    Thanks for that, "friendly relaxed pace" sounds good...:)
    17 years commuting up and down the King\'s Road and i still don\'t get faster...
  • velodromeorguk
    velodromeorguk Posts: 219
    well it is tolo!

    haha

    http://www.velodrome.org.uk/tolos.html

    http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk - Track Cycling Shop from Velodrome.org.uk - Casco, Bont Shoes, Dolan, Campag, Reflex Nutrition, Sugino and more
    http://www.sportstrainingsolutions.com - Cycling and Sports Therapy in Mallorca
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    The best Balears Islands climbs: (Island-Name-way to climb-altitude-difference in height -length-medium slope-máximum slope-APM coeficient

    APM coeficient_
    APM<60 3ª category
    APM 60-120 2ª category
    APM 120-240 1ª category
    APM > 240 H.C

    More information in www.altimetrias.com


    BALEARES (14)


    isla Nombre vertiente Altitud Desnivel Longitud %media %max. APM
    IB01 Menorca Monte Toro Es Mercadal 315 260 3 8,66 11 71
    IB02 Mallorca Monasterio de Cura Randa 549 309 5 6,2 - -
    IB03 Mallorca Puig de Galatzo Puigpunyent 630 413 5,7 7,25 21 123
    IB04 Mallorca Valldemosa Port de Valldemossa 368 366 5 7,3 - 78
    IB05 Mallorca Puig de Tomir- Femenía Pollença - - 8 5,3 - -
    IB06 Mallorca Sa Fita des Ram Puigpunyent 662 502 4,9 10,24 20 198
    IB07 Mallorca Mirador d'es Colomer- Sa Talaia d'Albercutx Port de Pollensa 351 341 5,7 5,98 10 -
    IB08 Mallorca Puig Major Sóller 871 854 14,5 5,9 - 148
    IB09 Mallorca Sa Calobra- La Corbata Sa Calobra 723 713 10 7,1 12 149
    IB10 Mallorca Sant Salvador, Santuari Felanitx 509 358 6 6 - -
    IB11 Ibiza Sa Talaia de Sant Josep - - - - - -
    IB12 Mallorca Sóller, Coll de Sóller 502 429 7,6 5,6 10 69
    IB13 Mallorca Honor, Coll d' Bunyola 557 347 6,25 5,55 9 59
    IB14 Mallorca Galilea Capdellà 400 270 4,7 5,74 - 45
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com

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