Mallorca Cykling - INZAIN Cycling EXPERIENCES

Mallorca is known to many as a cycling paradise, with nice roads, good weather and friendly people. We have been there many times and cycled by road, but what not as many people know is that the island also has a fantastic selection for gravel cycling - gravel.

You can combine as you like, cycling only road or only gravel, or why not try a few days of both? If you bring your road bike, we can arrange for you to rent a gravel bike for one or more days.

You choose day by day what you want to cycle. We have ready-made routes for both country road and gravel, just choose what you like. Most of the tours can be shortened and in some cases you can choose to, for example, stand over a climb if you want. Some trips start with us going by bus or train. We then share the costs for these between those who want to participate.

For all our tours, we keep the group together, we ride safely and focus on experience rather than speed, even if a splash or two goes just fine. If it proves appropriate, we can divide the group into different speed groups.

We film and take photos diligently, there are good memories afterwards that we let all participants share.

Guids:

Risto Aalto & Gerry Askefalk have done many tours on both Road and Gravel, in Sweden as well as Spain, Italy, Holland, USA, Japan and many other places. We have established collaborations with local guides and created routes that are enjoyable and moderately difficult. We participate in all events.
The basis of our philosophy is that it should be safe and that everyone should have fun. We never leave anyone alone and makes sure that everyone comes along, regardless of form or difficulty. If someone needs to shorten or cancel the tour, we will solve it.

Rider's Guide
Well in advance of arrival we send out our famous Riders Guide, it is a document that describes in detail the routes with length, altitude meters, places to eat and much more. A goldmine of information. The rider's guide also contains the route itself, which can be downloaded in several different file formats if you want it on your bike computer or phone.

Foot pump and tools are available in the house (hex, torque wrench, etc.) or can be borrowed from us. Clothing is the norm for Swedish summer, with a vest/sleeves or windbreaker as a spare and when driving downhill if it gets cold. We will have coffee and lunch but a little extra energy is never wrong (it can also be bought at the local bike shop). If you are worried, a portable mini lock can come with you on the tours, but we have never heard of anyone losing their bike during a coffee stop here.

Gear:
Ideally, you bring your gravel or road bike with one or two pairs of wheels in case you want to change surfaces.
As for Gravel Cycling and tire choice, Gerry runs 45mm Pirelli Centurato M. Risto ran 42mm René Herse, Snoqualme Pass “slicks” all week which worked great on both asphalt and gravel. Tubeless is recommended of course, as is a good kit with reserves on the bike, Click here for a list.

Weekly overview

All tours can be shortened, we make the best use of Mallorca's excellent train system. Some tours start with a train journey while others can be shortened. Depending on the participants, one or more groups are created at the right pace for everyone's enjoyment.
No one will ever have to cycle alone, we have fun together.
Every day begins with breakfast at Can Fressa.

April 11	Arrival, check in. We go out to eat and assembles our bikes.
April 12	The Rhino A classic out on the plains southeast of Alaró. We get a chance for an early simple coffee break in Piná or *Rupert's* Agro Hotell. At km 43 a magical downhill awaits, get going, it's tempting to give it a try. At km 57 there is a really nice old ruin which is usually a good opportunity to take some pictures. Shortly after comes a somewhat technical passage. At km 56 you can cut a few meters in altitude and about 5 km by taking a left directly towards *Sineu*, at 66 km. There we have lunch in the square and there you can also choose to take the train, if you want to save your strength. The train takes another *Council*, so only a few more km to go *Alaro*If you choose to cycle, it is a nice stretch that leads us through *Binissalem* before we get back to *Alaro*The tour has no real climbing but still some tricky sections that require effort.e.g. We have dinner in the house prepared by our own chef.
April 13	MA10 – The most beautiful road in the world? A world heritage site! A completely magical day on asphalt. (If you don't want to cycle this, there are gravel routes as an alternative) There are a number of different lengths and variations so there is something for everyone. Is it possible to cycle with gravel tires, otherwise bring a pair of lvg wheels or rent a racer for the day? We go out to eat.
April 14	Albufera A trip to the amazing nature park *S'albufera*, cycling on roads not many people know, lunch by the sea and then back across the flatlands. There are a few climbs to test your strength. Shortly after the start we climb up to *Col de Toffla*. Some singletrack sections take us further to *Biniamar*. We touch *Inca* and bicycles to *Campanet*, for an early coffee. We will cycle in the valley past *Caselles*, really beautiful, and a personal favorite, even though that part is on asphalt. Shortly after *Can naSiona* A gem awaits, a beautiful path at the foot of *Puig de Sant Marti*We are having lunch in *Muro Beach*, right by the sea. After lunch we head into *S'albufera*, here you can cycle calmly, especially up to the visitor center. Those of you who have cycled the famous “Vassvägen” Here we cycle inside the reeds! At km 64 you can choose to cycle to *Muro* and take the train home, it's a few kilometers away. If we continue, we'll pass Santa Margalida, we'll pass *Sineu*, which is another option if you want to save your legs, the train there takes you to *Council*If you cycle, it's a nice stretch towards Alaró, where maybe a beer or a glass of wine awaits? We have dinner in the house prepared by our own chef.
15 April	Rest day – Maybe an ice cream on the beach in Palma or Soller, there are so many possibilities. We have wine tasting and eat Tapas in the house's wine cellar for anyone who wants.
April 16	Manacor Arta Loop A new journey with a start and finish in *Manacor, there we take the train or transfer. We cycle on exciting roads up to Arta. After 35 km coffee and maybe an ice cream at the station building that was never used. We reach Artá after 51 km, where we have lunch and then cycle Via Verde,* a built but never used railway. At km 60 you can choose a slightly more adventurous but nice road or continue *Via Verde* all the way back to *Manacor*, where we take the train home. It is of course possible to cycle from Manacor all the way there, in the same way as the Parc Llevant trip. We have dinner in the house prepared by our own chef.
17 April	Petra Felantix & Porreres This is a personal favorite, incredible variety and many beautiful places. We take the train to Petra, maybe start with a coffee at sa Mola. We now cycle on nice roads to Felantix. There we have a coffee and you can choose to shorten here a bit if you want. If you continue, it is propaganda roads south. We eventually come to Porreres where we have lunch. We then cycle on to Petra and take the train back to Alaró. We go out to eat.
April 18	Parc Llevant This is a fantastically beautiful but also difficult tour. Steep in places, some walls to climb over. *Green Square*, the new railway that never came to be, is now a cycle path. Tough climb over Coma Gran and so many nice roads to *Manacor*. You can take the train home there, cycle on to *Petra*, take the train there or cycle on to *Sineu* and train there or cycle all the way home. Haven't you been cycling? *Parc Llevant*, you shouldn't miss it, it's a magical trip, but tough. We will start and end in Manacor, but if you want to cycle further, you will pass several stations where you can also take the train. We have dinner in the house prepared by our own chef.
April 19	Then Homecoming, use it for extra cycling or maybe an excursion? We check out at 12:00 but can shower and pack the bike before we head to the airport for our return trip.

Majorca Cycling