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Majorca training: April 2009 IS GO!

Postby huw williams » Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:26 pm

Just a quick heads up to see who’s interested.

A couple of us are doing a trip to Majorca in the first week of April - primarily aimed at some of the riders I’m coaching, but I don’t see why it shouldn’t be thrown open to everyone else in the club, the more people the better.

Dates are 1st to 7th of April 2009 (includes the weekend before easter)
Hotel is Pionero in Santa Ponsa which will cost around £125 per person (2 sharing, b&b for 7 nights)
Flights should be around £100 including bike costs

We have plenty of experience of trips to this location and know all the best routes etc so it’s a case of turn up and ride your bike on superb roads every day for a week.

More details will follow but if you could post here if you’re at least interested so we can get some idea of numbers

Ta

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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Jon H » Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:00 pm

I'm interested.

Found a great new "must-do" road last year; one that even Monty with his encyclodedic knowledge of the island had not done before :shock: . It's like Sa Calobra but even twistier; you look over the edge of a cliff and can't believe that there's a road going from where you're standing to the village directly below you.
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Andrew G » Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:47 pm

Interested, so long as someone can cope with the thought of sharing with me [img]http://www.timetriallingforum.co.uk/style_emoticons/default/naughty.gif[/img][img]http://www.timetriallingforum.co.uk/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif[/img].
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Alan M » Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:13 pm

I will be there 26 April, with 40+ members of SWRC, my second claim membership and lbased in Puerto Polensa. My guess is that anyone could join the A B or C rides but in any case there is a daily local ride from Tollo's cafe which is on the front. I will in fact be there the following week but with my wife and we will rent a car and do some gentle walking.
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Antloony » Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:36 pm

I'm interested as well. I ran it by the other half, she want's to know if I go you can make it a month Huw.

(I think she's trying to tell me something)
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby huw williams » Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:37 am

[quote="Alan M"]I will be there with 40+ members of SWRC


Is that an age bracket, a chest size or the number of riders???

OK we'll leave this until the end of the week to see who's interested before committing

Interested parties so far:

Me
Keith
Michelle
Andrew G
John H
Antloony
Steve B
Brian R
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Dombo » Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:19 am

Do people tend to take their own bikes? I saw there's a place in PP that rents out DA-equipped Telekom-replica Giants with triples for about €170 or so a week.
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby huw williams » Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:26 am

[quote="Dombo"]Do people tend to take their own bikes? I saw there's a place in PP that rents out DA-equipped Telekom-replica Giants with triples for about €170 or so a week.


People do take their own bikes mostly but Joyce hired an excellent Cervelo there once so I'm sure you'd be fine
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Jon H » Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:18 pm

Huw, I think Joyce's hire bike was actually an Orbea, but anyway it was a rather tasty carbon jobbie. We did have to convince the guy in the shop that this old lady really did know how to ride a racing bike and didn't want one of his hybrids with a basket on the front. He was a bit upset by putting pedals with toe-clips and straps on it though.

Anyway, I digress; Dombo, there's a hire shop right opposite the Pionero hotel in Santa Ponca.
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:14 pm

Interested, bu will have to check availability.
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Mike I » Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:07 pm

Well, life's full of surprises. I suggested we take our family Easter break in Mallorca next year and was greeted with " Why don't you go out a few days early and so some cycling stuff and we'll join you for a week?"

This qualifies me as a 'maybe' at least :) .
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Elliot M » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:19 am

i'm definitely interested.
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Andy E » Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:22 pm

Is that just £125 b&b for the whole week? Sounds like a bargain to me. I'm definitely intersted, had a week out there in May this year and the riding was simply awesome.

Will need to run it by Mrs E, and may even have to offer her the chance to tag along too if that's ok.
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby huw williams » Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:25 pm

yeah there's normally a few partners along so no problem, the more the better
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Re: Majorca training/riding: April 2009 anyone?

Postby Marek » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:07 pm

Huw, I am in negotiations. Could you post the exact location so I can see other places etc as I may stay for 2 weeks, one cycling and one with the family.

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