Puig De Sant Salvador, Mallorca

Rich.H
Rich.H Posts: 443
edited March 2008 in Sportives/audaxes/training rides
I am visiting Mallorca with work for a few days later this month and have an afternoon of free time.

A mate and I are going to hire a couple of bikes and fancy tackling the above climb (we are staying in Portopetro).

Has anyone been up this? I believe its about 5km long and tops out at about 500m?

Cheers

Rich

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  • stevebendall
    stevebendall Posts: 136
    Have ridden many times, its a wonderful climb, except it only goes up, then you have to come back down the way you came, so its not one you can realy do en route to somewhere else

    Has a variety of long drags at the bottom, leading to many hairpins and sweeps higher up. If I recall it takes about 15-20 mins to climb

    At the top their is an old monastery with a cafe. Be warned, if the weather is a bit dodgy it can get quite misty at the top, and the cafe is an old stone building which doesn't ever seem to warm up, so take something to keep yourself warm at the top if you're stopping

    The view on a clear daya is fantastic, see al round the south coast of the island

    We always used to ride out from Pollensa to it, climb, eat, then back, great day - have fun
  • velodromeorguk
    velodromeorguk Posts: 219
    www.sportstrainingsolutions.com maybe useful for after your ride mate

    also try www.procyclehire.com for your hire bikes if you haven't sorted it

    weather so far this month has been amazing here, 27c yesterday!

    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
  • Rich.H
    Rich.H Posts: 443
    Thanks both for your replies

    Steve - that sounds just the job. We have about 3 hours riding time available so I guess we will take a route out from our hotel that takes in the climb - no problem with using the same route up / down

    Velodrome - Procyclehire are sorting us out with the bikes - just need to confirm the details later this week. Sounds like I need to pack my suntan lotion!!

    Cheers

    Rich
  • Rich.H
    Rich.H Posts: 443
    Well, we went out on Thursday to ride this on what was a beautiful, sunny afternoon.

    It is indeed a lovely climb. As you approach the bottom you would swear there was no way up by road (I expect this is the reason a fortified monestry was originally built there?)

    Just under a mile from the main road, after a gradual incline, (and after passing a siginpost: 4.8km / 6.4%), the road heads up into the trees and continues to climb up a series of really well surfaced switchbacks and hairpins all the way to the top. None of the gradients ever becomes too much (I guess a max of 8 - 10% in places?). The view as you ascend just gets better and better until you see the sign "Sant Salvador 510m" at the top of the final drag. Once there, you can see just about every corner of the Island.

    What a great way to spend a January afternoon, and in work time as well!!

    Well worth the visit if you are in the area. I can also recommend Procyclehire. Bruce sorted us out with a couple of great bikes and is a nice chap as well.....

    Cheers

    Rich
  • stevebendall
    stevebendall Posts: 136
    Glad you enjoyed it!

    Did you do any others, I really miss my old training camps, I'll get back there one day soon I hope, been a few years now!!
  • velodromeorguk
    velodromeorguk Posts: 219
    got a mallorca cycle sportive coming soon in april, doing all the big climbs

    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
  • Bart Puss
    Bart Puss Posts: 169
    velodromeorguk wrote:
    got a mallorca cycle sportive coming soon in april, doing all the big climbs

    I`m off to majorca last two weeks in April.....wots the sportive ? :o
    MEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW
  • velodromeorguk
    velodromeorguk Posts: 219
    contact jo@sportstrainingsolutions.com for more information

    cheers

    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

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