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and a bocadillo at your pleasure and enjoy
INT R O
the company of like-minded riders. The itinerary of the camp is intense and ever y day is different. Some days are
It’s not long now until our break from
ideal for long, fast group rides, which will
those cold, muddy winter rides. Good bye
build endurance and enhance your group
UK, hello Mallorca! By now you should
riding skills. You’ll gain experience of riding
have had plenty of long rides in the bank
in the wheels and how to conser ve energy
and feeling prepared for the camp. Here
and help others. Whether you’re a racing
you’ll find some useful information about
cyclist or a spor tive rider, our ride leaders
the camp.
are extremely experienced so watch, learn and ask questions.
GOALS
Other days we’ll head to the mountains. This will give ever y rider the oppor tunity to climb at their own pace. You can see this as your oppor tunity for a long inter val
The purpose of a training camp is
session or the chance to work on your
training overload; a solid block of riding -
pacing skills. Remember, the mountains
day in day out. It’s also a cycling holiday;
are still par t of a long ride. Don’t ride the
a chance to ditch the desk and ride your
mountains too hard and burn out 30 miles
bike ever yday, stop for a cafe con leche
from home.
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group member is struggling - and vise
PACE
versa. Cycling is a team spor t. Be prepared to work like a team. Each group will have a ride leader and a
You don’t need to be King of the Mountains ever y day. Pick and choose your moments to ride hard and to kick back. It’s a long week so conser ve your energy. The week can take its toll. Don’t peak too early and burn yourself out towards the latter par t of the week as we will be building up to some hard rides.
ride suppor t member. However, they don’t have eyes in the back of their heads. If you find yourself towards the back of the group with a rider struggling to hold the wheel please shout up and don’t let the rider drop off the back.
Pick and choose
T E AM
your moments to ride hard and to kick back. It’s a long week so conser ve your
Ever y rider is different and will feel
energy.
different from one day to the next. You may be feeling strong on the days a fellow www.otesports.co.uk
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PACK •
Shor ts and jerseys
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Gilet
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Long sleeve jersey
•
Base layers
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Waterproof
•
Arm/leg warmers
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Mitts
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Socks
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Cycling shoes
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Helmet
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Spares inner tubes
•
Tools: pump, tyre levers, multitool
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Bike (if not hiring). Please make
sure it is in full working order
and has been ser viced.
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Bike computer/Garmin
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Pedals (if required)
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Passpor t
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Boarding passes
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E111
•
Travel insurance documents
covering you for medical/accident
cover (to be carried with you at
all times)
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Spor ts nutrition
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Chamois cream!!!
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Casual clothing
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Coat (evenings are surprising cold)
Essentials: Passpor t, medical insurance, E111, bike, helmet, shoes! Note: We do not recommend bringing your best racing wheels. Some carbon rims are not up to the heat generated when braking down long descents. Your training wheels are fine for the camp.
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your arrival time you’ll then have chance
A R R I VA L
to go for a leg loosener. We recommend a steady spin to the lighthouse at the Cap de Formentor for a cafe con leche and a slice of Mallorcan Almond cake: https:// ridewithgps.com/routes/18935255
1. Retrieve your luggage. Your bike will be available for collection at another area
The Welcome Meeting will be held
(usually the ver y end of the luggage hall).
after dinner at 8:30pm in the hotel bar.
2. Leave via Exit C where you will be greeted. If you do not see a representative please do not move from Exit C .
RIDIN G
3. On arrival at the hotel check in at the desk and retrieve your room key.
Saturday’s ride will leave at 10:30am from outside the bike room at the hotel,
4. There will be water provided in your
giving late-comers the oppor tunity to
room for the first night. Please DO NOT
collect hire bikes if necessar y.
drink the tap water. Every morning all rides will then begin 5. You will need to build your bike or
promptly at 9:30am from outside the bike
collect your hire bike. Depending upon
room.
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Lunch will be en route eveyday. Please
If you would like to miss a turn on the
ensure you bring lunch money. You will
front please rotate to the front and off
also need any other energy fuel required
again calling change to indicate so. Do not
to make it to/from the lunch stop.
attempt to move across the group.
Ever yone will receive an OTE star ter pack. You can also get 25% off online at
Calls:
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Change = rider changing on the front
code: OTETRAININGCAMP
Car down = car approaching from ahead Car back = car approaching from behind
Water to refill your bottles will be
Rider down = cyclist approaching ahead
provided at lunch stops by your ride
Hole/Rock = look out for this hazard
leaders. DON’T drink tap water.
Clear = safe to go (at a junction or roundabout). Don’t rely on the
ETIQUETTE
call. Always look for yourself.
Slowing/Easy = slow down Stopping = the group is about to stop Single out/line out = single file Mile off = Knock a mph off the pace
We ride in groups two abreast where
Out = Move out for an obstruction
safe to do so, rotating around the group to give ever yone a turn on the front. If
These calls are to be passed up and down
you are unfamiliar with group riding please
the group so if you hear the call please
watch this guide: http://bit.ly/2lrm4Xw
repeat it.
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Hand Signals:
When descending ever yone’s bike
Please point out any hazards in the
handling capabilities are different. There
road to your fellow cyclists. If you are
are lots of hairpins when coming down
uncomfor table taking your hands off the
off the mountain. Please descend at your
bars please use the calls above.
own comfor table pace. You will not be left behind if you descend slower than other members of the group.
SAF ET Y
You are cycling at your own risk. You must rely on your own ability in dealing with all hazards, must
Wearing a helmet is compulsor y. You
manage your own speed accordingly and
will be stopped and fined by police if seen
must ride in a manner which is safe for
riding without one.
yourself and others.
REMEMBER to ride on the right-hand
You are responsible for your own safety
side of the road.
and you must ride responsibly to ensure the safety of other riders and road users.
We will ride two abreast where safe to do
You must obey the highway code and be
so. In some par ts of the island you will see
conscientious towards other cyclists and
signs indicating you must ride single file.
road users.
Please do not ignore these. And NEVER ride three abreast. www.otesports.co.uk
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Day 1: Potter to Petra
ITINERARY
(70miles) A steady day to enable legs to acclimatise, the bikes to bed in and get ever yone comfor tably riding in the groups.
This is the proposed agenda for a week’s riding on the cycling paradise that is
Our route takes us through the foothills
Mallorca. This is subject to change due to
of the Tramuntana mountain’s to the
the state of the weather and your legs!
popular café stop in Petra Square; a hotbed for the cycling community. You
Arrival Day: Leg Loosener Depending on your arrival time you’ll have the chance to build your bike or collect your hire bike and head out for a leg loosener while the rest of the arrivals turn up. We recommend a STEADY spin to the lighthouse at the Cap de Formentor for a cafe con leche and a slice of Mallorcan Almond cake: https://ridewithgps.com/ routes/18935255 or a roll through the lanes to the Caves of Campanet for those
never know who you might meet here! Day 2: Lovely Lanes & a Climb (90 miles) Through the small lanes in the centre of the Island we head south to test our climbing legs. We’ll have a quick coffee in Montuiri and then swing east with the Monaster y at Sant Salvador looming above. After lunch at the summit it’s a brisk ride back for a 90 mile total!
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Day 3: Meet the Mountains
Day 5: The Big One
(80 miles)
(93 miles)
We’ll be crossing the flatlands first, and
We’ll be leaving Alcudia and heading due
then hitting the heights! We will climb to
west along ‘Water Lane’ for 35 miles of
the summit of the Col D’Honor. From
flat riding, but don’t be deceived! Two
there it’s down into the Orient valley
major climbs and many kilometres of
and over the Col D’Orient. We’ll stop for
mountain road await your eager legs.
lunch at Alaro Square. A long and sinuous
After climbing to Valdemossa at 499mts
descent and we’ll be back in the lanes
(above sea level) we descend gradually
and with our final climb of the day ahead,
to the famous ar tisan village of Deia for
the popular Col de sa Batalla! This 8km
lunch, from there five kms of rolling road
climb takes you to another of the islands
that takes us to the descent back to sea
favourite watering holes, from there we
level at Soller. Now it’s time to tackle ‘Puig
descend rapidly back to the coast and
Major’ the longest climb on the island at
home.
16km, topping out at 854mts above sea level; so this is one to pace out! From
Day 4: Recovery Ride
the tunnel at the col, we descend to the
(40-50 miles)
famous ‘Love Shack’ then it’s a tough
After days of riding it’s time to let the
20kms of rolling mountain road before we
legs recover! We’ll have a steady couple
star t the rapid descent to Pollensa Old
of hours riding out for coffee then home.
Town and then on to Alcudia and the sea.
One for the coffee connoisseurs - with
You’ll feel the climbing in your legs by the
time to check out the many bike shops.
end of the day!
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Day 6: Let it all out (90 miles)
Antony Stapleton
It’s the last day and the last hoorah! We’re
Experienced ride leader, time triallist, coach.
heading to the south of the island for our stop and taking in the tor tuous hairpins of the Puig de Randa as we head back nor th. There’s no shor tage of scener y on this route passing through Sencelles, Pina, Algaida and the southern town of Llucmajor. We’ll lunch on the south coast,
Matthew Mannakee
Director of Struggle Events, road racer, race team manager.
but not too much food! The climb is
Darryl Leese
ahead! From Randa we will test our form
Director of cycling holiday company, exper t ride leader.
for the last time with a tempo ride back across the breadth of the island. All of a sudden it’s done! Cue rest week!
STAF F
Victoria Tremlin
Director of Struggle Events, experienced ride leader, Ironman.
Our team is made up of experienced Mallorca guides, competitive cyclists, cycling event organisers - and all ver y passionate cyclists. www.otesports.co.uk
Annie Simpson
OTE Nutritionist, road racer for UCI team Drops, cross racer for team Hope.
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