Jul 9, 2012

Cycling Holiday Spain “ The training camp in the yellow jersey” When a professional team such as Astana or team sky organize their winter training, they take along a team of mechanics cooks and physios. A whole team of experienced professionals there to make sure they get optimum results This is what Cycling Holiday Spain (CHS) emulates. Unlike a hotel-based tour where you will be left to work out your own devices and fit into their...

Mar 15, 2012

6 days after the Perfs I was off to Spain for a 10 day training camp with 4 friends that I knew from different teams. I was meeting the other 4 guys out there in Spain as they had already been there for 2 weeks. I was really excited to go to Spain as I had never been on a winter training camp before. I got to Alicante at about 11.30 Spanish time. A quick bus transfer and I was in Benidorm then one more transfer and I was in Calpe. We stayed in a...

Nov 4, 2011

. It’s that time of year again for the annual RUTT training camp. Great time had by all last year as you can see by the photographs on our Facebook page RUTrainingToday are pleased to announce the 2012 training camp to Mallorca details. The dates available are between: Sunday 26th February to 10th March 2012. What you get on your training camp: Transfers from Palma airport to your hotel and back again. Stay in a 4*complex in Port...

Sep 2, 2011

730km, 7 Stages, 15 Alpine Cols, 17000 M to Climb. www.hauteroute.org Last week I rode in the 1st edition of the Haute Route race from Geneva to Nice. Running over 7 timed stages including an individual time trial it is probably as close as an amateur can get to experiencing the reality of a Grand tour. It is organised by the team behind The Etape and clearly aims to take over from it as the ‘must do’ event of the summer – by the time...

Feb 23, 2011

Why rent a bike on training camp? As most of you know we (James & I( are in Mallorca at the moment on the inaugural www.rutrainingtoday training camp.  James has brought along his own bike whilst I decided, for the first time in 8 visits to the Island have hired a bike from www.procyclehire.com James story It takes him 45 minutes to pack his bike, some difficulty taking pedals off and getting the bike in the bag.  Then he had to take the...