Benidorm cycling

darrell1967
darrell1967 Posts: 470
in Road general
I’m off on a family holiday to Benidorm for Easter and was wondering if it’s worth hiring out a road bike for a day while I’m there?

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  • aberdeen_lune
    aberdeen_lune Posts: 547
    edited January 2020
    Yes lots of great roads out there. Inland from Benidorm lots of hills to go up. Calpe is just along the road which is a popular spot for pro training camps. Col de Rates is one of the famous climbs out there. Time yourself up it and compare what you can do to some of the big names.
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    edited January 2020
    darrell1967 said:

    I’m off on a family holiday to Benidorm for Easter and was wondering if it’s worth hiring out a road bike for a day while I’m there?

    Only thing you'll wish is that you hired it for more than a day. Absolutely fantastic riding there. The Aitana is literally ten minutes from Benidorm - among dozens of other climbs
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
    Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.
  • navrig2
    navrig2 Posts: 1,844
    We had a boys trip to Calpe for cycling.

    We hired from these guys: https://www.velosolcycling.com/bar

    Bikes were good and the service was good. Xalon or Jalon is not a bad place to ride out from.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,470
    The only problem with Benidorm is the main road to the best cycling areas (calpe, denia and inland from them). It's horrible. I think you'll be on it for about 15 miles if you head in that direction.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    gsk82 said:

    The only problem with Benidorm is the main road to the best cycling areas (calpe, denia and inland from them). It's horrible. I think you'll be on it for about 15 miles if you head in that direction.

    Yeah, AP-7 is not great. The stretch from the road that leads up to Callosa down to Calpe isn't that bad, but the other direction, leading down past Latea to Benidorm is grim. Ironically, generally because of the shitty British drivers.
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
    Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Bahrain mclaren were out in Benidorm last week. Might be worth seeking out some of their routes on strava.

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