Hot January Cycling Destination outside Europe??

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  • mekong_velo
    mekong_velo Posts: 102
    Thailand all the way, fantastic cycling scene here nowadays.

    Chiang Mai is the best known hotspot, loads of varied terrain and long steep climbs if that's your thing. Check facebook groups for meeting up with local groups and organised runs everyday. IMHO Chiang Rai is better as it's less touristy with little traffic but still still some great climbs/roads to cycle on.

    If you need any more info drop me a PM.

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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Hills around Melbourne, OZ are apparently nice.

    If you want it really warm: https://vimeo.com/102429420

    Interesting documentary.

    I love NZ but the drivers are fast and aggressive.
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  • pippi_langsamer-2
    pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,470
    Cape Town is hot in January. Windy as feck though too...
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    YiannisM wrote:
    ayjaycee wrote:
    Yiannis has a good point. Cyprus can make a very nice winter cycling destination with all sorts of terrain to ride on and reasonably quiet and good quality roads outside of the main tourist season. However the big problem that I would have with December/January is that you would have to be prepared for almost any weather from reasonably warm and sunny (compared with the UK!) to cold, rainy and windy. Also, I would try not to ride too much in the cities as they can be busy and have more than a fair share of psychopathic drivers (sorry Yiannis, nothing personal).

    I would also like to suggest Oman. I spent some time there a couple of years ago and IMHO, it has almost everything you could ask for in a winter cycling destination - fantastic weather, great flat (or undulating) rides along the coast and inland plus some excellent mountain rides with almost all road surfaces billiard table smooth. There is a club in Muscat with a largely ex-pat membership (but also some Omanis) and, I think you can contact them on-line. The downside is that it can be quite expensive to travel to and stay there.

    You should also give some thought to what you are going to ride - if you plan taking your own bike OK but, if not, you need somewhere that you can hire a decent bike (which is not always the case).

    Nah man, you are right. Cycling became a trend here in last 5-6 years, so the drivers are still adjusting. You are correct also about our weather at the winter. Last Sunday we went from Nicosia to Kerynia, the weather was cloudy but nice,then for the next 45 km strong raining, while in Nicosia was sunshine.

    Cyprus is quite nice just to the North West of Limassol (towards Lofou, Pano Platres, Troodos). You start climbing into some fantastic hills and it gets very quiet and remote. Some nice villages to stop off at.
    In the rural areas I found the standard of driving better than the UK. Some of the rural Cypriot roads are very quiet or wide enough to have a hard shoulder painted on them, almost like a cycle lane.
    In February it was warm enough to wear shorts and shirt-sleeve jersey.
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  • campag531
    campag531 Posts: 18
    chiang mai, northen thailand. i live there. google it, loads of info.

    have a look at ,
    https://chiangmaicyclist.wordpress.com/
    and roadriderchiangmai.

    you can ride all say on the flat or go up some serious climbs.

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