Lanzarote

applemac

Has anyone been to Lanzarote for a training camp. If so where did you stay etc and what are the roads like.

jibberjim

Roads are in the main very good, there's lots of nice climbs all over the island. It can be very windy.

The south of the island is probably the nicer weather for the non riding parts. We stay in Puerto del Carmen, it's the start of the Ironman so every place there is super used to bikes.

cjessop

Try Club La Santa; great sports resort.

http://www.clublasanta.co.uk/

CumbrianMan

Club La Santa is ‘the’ dedicated sports place in Lanzarote, over on the west coast of the island.

I’ve stayed in Puerto DelCarmen (PDC), Costa Teguise (CT) and Playa Blanca (PB) on numerous occasions, but PDC and CT are better placed than PB, as it is on the far south of the island.

The roads are generally in good condition, except for the odd smaller cross country road.
You can easily put together a good few loops to do, depending where you are staying.

There’s a nice bike path that runs from PDC to Arrecife, along past the airport. You can then continue along to CT, and on up the coast.
Go the other way out of PDC, and there’s a good climb out of PDC and on up to La Asomada.

For some good climbs:-
* there is Femes, on the way from PDC to PB (off the LZ-2 on the LZ-702), this is even better coming from PB, as it’s quite steep near the top;
* the climbs up to the volcano from various directions;
* the climb up to Haria off the LZ-1 on the LZ-10, on the east coast just past Arrieta;
* the climb out of Haria up to the Mirador de Haria (LZ-10);
* a good climb from Orzola in the north, up to the Mirador del Rio;
* and a favourite of mine, the climb up through Tabayesco to the Mirador de Haria (LZ-206) just off the LZ-1 near Arrieta.

A route that I do when I go there is approx 144km, and goes like this:-
Start PDC – along coastal bike path to Arrecife – on to Costa Teguise – climb up out of CT to main rd LZ-1 – follow LZ-1 on past Guatiza and Arrieta, and take right hand road just past Arrieta to Orzola (nice Gambas al Ajillo to be had – garlic prawns) – climb out of Orzola and up to Mirador del Rio, just as you enter Ye – take cliff side road south to rejoin main rd – thro’ Maguez and into and thro’ Haria – climb out of Haria to top of Mirador de Haria – continue along LZ-10 to town of Teguise – head out of Teguise on LZ-30 toward Mozaga, but turn off right after 3km onto the 402 down to Famara – thro’ Famara and on to Soo – in Soo, turn off right onto smaller road toward La Santa (just after Club La Santa) – thro’ La Santa and on up to Tinajo – thro’ Tinajo and on toward the National Park de Timanfaya (LZ-67) – pass the volcano visitor entrance, and climb up and past Timanfaya (you’ll come to camel rides on your right), and descend at 50mph down to Yaiza – left at Yaiza onto main rd LZ-2, then after 2km, left again into Uga and climb out of Uga on LZ-30 – carry on for about 8 ½ km where there is a turn off right to La Asomada – climb for about 1 ½ km and then your rewarded with a descent of about 5km to PDC, you should be able to get another 50mph if the sidewinds aren’t too strong !!

Oh, and like people have said, it IS windy. But like I say, ‘There are no hills, there is no wind, I feel no pain !’

Good luck, and enjoy it

applemac

Thanks for all the detailed info.

applemac

Thanks for all the detailed info.

Etape2010Training

I was there on holiday over Christmas and the roads in the south and around Timanfaya were excellent. There's a good climb up to a place called Femes. Loads of cyclists around so islanders are in the main respectful. I think it is an excellent place to train and of course Club la Santa is a popular destination for all sports.

ozzzyosborn206

going there for a training camp next week, should be good never been before but one o fthe guys i am going with went last year with a mat ewho has a house there and goes there quite alot, i hear once you are off the main roads they are not too good but there is still more than enough good ks of roads to be ridden

Anonymous

I've did everything CumbrianMan detailed (excellent info).

Tabayesco upto Haria being the best IMO, the climbs are not too difficult....but the wind....dear lord!...I can honestly remember doing a 60 miler flatter route and being in 34 x 27 in time trial mode just trying to get forward motion...the place is like being in a constant wind tunnel...no wonder they say the Lanzarote Ironman is one of the toughest...

I must be honest and say I never enjoyed it much...the place was too 'prehistoric/volcanic' for me. Doug Maclure would have been at home there! The Mirador Del Rio is worth the effort however...cracking viewpoint!,,,but again that wind!

Although much tougher I prefer Gran Canaria & Tenerife.

Again....beware the WIND!

sherer

i'm going there in March and in two minds whether to do some cycling. Stayed in PB before and did some but the wind was so bad I could barely go forwards at times and coming back the other way I got blown up a hill !

Staying in PDC this time but not sure about getting out of the towns on the roads there, some are far too busy for my liking and the way the taxis drive down them not sure.

Take the wind out and the place is perfect but there just never seems to be any shelter