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Calpe Cycling Training Camps - Stay 1 - 4 Night Camp - Prices from £499.00pp

Calpe Cycling Training Camps - Stay 1 - 4 Night Camp

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We are staying at the Diamante Beach Spa Hotel where professional cycling teams and amateur groups are welcomed throughout the season. The hotel offers locked boxes for equipment, a workshop, additional parking, conference rooms, spa access, specific physiotherapy treatments, adapted menus and much more.

Every day you can join your choice of guided ride straight from the hotel. You can choose from 4 ride groups every day depending on your fitness and experience level. On the road, you will be looked after by English-speaking ride captains.

Bring your own bike or rent one of our carbon road bikes for the weekend. Stay with us at a 4-star hotel in Calpe where the best riding is on the Costa Blanca. Breakfast and evening meals are included. As well as cycling, you can enjoy the hotel’s pool and of course, you can have a dip in the sea.

Week Highlights

Choose from 3 levels of riding every day. From a leisurely coffee ride group to hard riding, we have you covered. You can even mix and match as there is no need to stick with the same group every day

Ride the same roads as the Pros Challenge yourself on climbs such as the Coll de Rates

Discover the real Costa Blanca, far away from the beaches and tourism, rural Costa Blanca is a delight of slow-paced villages, rolling hills, great food and a couple of great climbs.

The routes

  • Coll de Rates: This is one of the most famous climbs in the area, a 20km ascent that reaches an altitude of 620m. The climb starts in Parcent and offers stunning views of the surrounding countryside.
  • Algar waterfalls: This scenic ride takes you through the stunning Algar waterfalls, a series of natural pools and waterfalls in the mountains above Calpe.
  • Sierra de Bernia: This challenging climb takes you up to the top of the Sierra de Bernia, a mountain range that offers stunning views of the surrounding coastline.
  • Coastline to Moraira: This route follows the coast from Calpe to the town of Moraira, offering beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Jalon Valley: This scenic ride takes you through the picturesque Jalon Valley, a fertile agricultural area that is known for its vineyards and almond orchards.
  • Oliva to Calpe: This route takes you along the coast from the town of Oliva to Calpe, passing through several small towns and offering stunning views of the Mediterranean.
  • Benissa Coastal Route: This route takes you along the coast from Calpe to Benissa, passing through several small coves and beaches and offering beautiful views of the sea.

What’s included?

  • 4 nights at hotel Diamante in Calpe
  • Breakfasts and evening meals – lunches are at your own cost each day
  • Group airport transfers from Alicante at set times
  • After-ride afternoon tea buffet
  • Overnight laundry service 3 times weekly
  • The services of our expert guides and bike mechanic
  • Daily guided rides for 3 levels
  • Mechanic service
  • Detailed Itinerary

Optional extras:

  • Single room supplement
  • Private airport transfers from Alicante
  • Massages – bookable locally
  • Bike rental
  • Non-rider discount
Event Includes

What’s included?

  • 4 nights at hotel Diamante in Calpe
  • Breakfasts and evening meals – lunches are at your own cost each day
  • Group airport transfers from Alicante at set times
  • After-ride afternoon tea buffet
  • Overnight laundry service 3 times weekly
  • The services of our expert guides and bike mechanic
  • Daily guided rides for 3 levels
  • Mechanic service
  • Detailed Itinerary
Your Itinerary

Wednesday: Travel to Alicante

Please make your own arrangements to meet us in Calpe or meet us at Alicante Airport.  We will run one transfer from the airport today at 11.30. Please allow an hour from your flight landing time to your transfer time, to allow you to get through passport control and collect your luggage.

Private transfers

If the transfer times don’t suit you then we also offer private transfers for you and your bike at any time from Alicante airport.

What about my bike?

You can bring your own bike as we have planned to transport bike boxes on our airport transfers. Alternatively, you can rent a bike with us for the weekend. Our mechanic will be available this afternoon at the hotel to assist you with fitting your rental bike or building your own bike after travel. Bikes can be safely stored at the hotel.

Our Hotel

We are staying at Hotel Diamante in Calpe. The hotel is booked on a Half Board basis, with breakfasts and evening meals included. 

Late afternoon and early evening, our tour leaders and bike mechanics are available for you. We will have an afternoon ride to spin your legs ready for the trip. We will have an evening meal together at the hotel.

Ride option

Please try to arrive before lunch to allow you to join us for a welcome ride in the afternoon. The ride will be around 40km long. The route will head out on the coastal road towards Moraira then a gentle climb and descend into Benissa. Riding through Teulads, Benitachell then back to Moraira to take the coastal road back to Calpe. 

Thursday

Enjoy breakfast followed by today’s guided ride. You will head out on the coastal road through Moraira to Xabia. Enjoy a climb and descend into Orba for a cafe stop.  If the wind is in the right direction, it’s a fast run into Pego. You will then take a gentle climb over to Orba before heading to Xalo for the main café stop. After lunch we tackle the famous Col de Rates, only the short side at 6km, but it is a good climb. Pro riders do hill reps on this side of the climb. You will take a short descent followed by a short climb before descending down to Callosa. The route then heads back to Calpe through the tunnels.

Choose from 3 levels of riding every day. From a leisurely coffee ride group to hard riding, we have you covered. You can even mix and match as there is no need to stick with the same group every day.

On arrival back to the hotel, you can enjoy our after-ride coffee break. Snacks and non-alcoholic drinks are available at the hotel.

This afternoon you are free to enjoy the hotel’s facilities and we will have the evening meal together at the hotel.

Friday

Breakfast, followed by today’s guided rides.

All riders will take the same route out of Calpe heading to Albir via the tunnels. The shorter route will then head to tackle the long side of the Col D'Rates after lunch you will then descend back into Calpe. The longer route will use the back lane to Finestraat you will then take on the challenge of the week the Col D’ Tudons. After a climb up Port de Confrides, your legs will get to rest down the fast descent into Guadalest. Group 2 will head back via Callosa and the tunnels and Group 1 will tackle the long side of Col D'Rates and head back to Calpe via Xaro.  

Saturday

After breakfast, you can choose between the longer route or a shorter route. The routes will largely be the same leaving Calpe via the tunnels to Callousa and then onto Guadalest. After a coffee stop the road takes you to Confrides and up the climb Port de Confrides (970m). Riding on to Benasau then taking a quick descent into Gorga before heading over to Pego via Vall de Ebo. The routes will take you back to Calpe via Orba and Xaro.

Sunday

Enjoy breakfast and if you have a later flight tonight then you do have the opportunity to join us for a final ride today.

Need to Know

How to book

Please make your booking by clicking on the orange button at the top of the page. Please ensure that you select the correct room type for all members in your party plus all the required extras. When you book, we will require a deposit to confirm your place.

Travel advice

Before you travel, check the ‘Entry Requirements’ section for Spain’s current entry restrictions and requirements.

Travel Insurance

For details of specialist sports travel insurance for our travel packages, please visit our insurance page. You must ensure that your travel insurance policy covers you to participate in cycling events in Italy. Please remember to insure your bike for foreign travel.

Location

Calpe is a popular destination for cycling enthusiasts, with a mild climate, varied terrain, and stunning coastal scenery. The pleasant passing of the seasons together with the rugged reliefs have made this area—and the city of Calpe a leading location for Pro Tour cycling teams and clubs from all over Europe.

The Costa Blanca has long been a favourite destination for riders around the world, with many riders coming back every year and still finding new routes to explore. You can discover stunning coastline rides, a mountain range with a lot of great climbing, quiet country lanes and some stunning traditional villages where the pace of life has hardly changed for years. You can find it all near Calpe, accompanied by sunshine, great road surfaces, a warm and welcoming local culture, and some amazing food.

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