Mallorca Classic Training Camp 2015

Poco Loco Cycling in conjunction with long-time partner The Hotel Dunas are pleased to announce the dates and prices for the 2015 camp.

Please follow the link to access the relevant info: http://pocolococycling.com/camps.php?p=70

I have kept the prices low as the promise to keep the best value on the net!!

**We all look forward to seeing you in the sun**

Spenna deciding to show his form...

NEW FOR 2015

Hi all,

Apologies for long absence between blogs, but in conjunction with my friend Wouter from Hike & Bike, we have been working behind the scenes creating new, exciting training camp packages with a brand new sportive for that extra challenge for all you cycling enthusiasts!

Details will be available by early September, but here is a general idea...

March - October 2015    Santa Susanna Training Camps -  Road & MTB

April 2015                      Mallorca Classic Training Camp, 7-10 days

May 2015                      Santa Susanna 95km/125km Sportive

Safe riding.

N

Santa Susanna Training Camp 2014

Myself and Wouter Van Wezemael would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people who decided take-up the offer and come to Santa Susanna to sample this stunning area despite the planned race being cancelled and revised into a week long training camp:


Heather Bamforth
Fred Bamforth
Simon Bridge
Duncan Orme
Brian Morris
Charlie Bruce
Anne Raybould
John French
Julie French
Marcus Walker
David Spencer
Malcolm Giles
Joe McVey
Charlie McVey


The weather held well for us amongst some very problematic thunder clouds gathering earlier in the week...luckily they passed us by, only to cause havoc in neighbouring France!
Overall the rides went very well, with a good mixture of rolling and mountain 'parcours' with the occasional training segment thrown-in to keep the rides interesting and test out the form.
The Aqua Marina Hotel was superb, recently refurbished to a very high standard, with a brand new Spa & Health Club for the guests. The restaurant proved popular as ever, the food was fantastic, a vast choice of delicious food to suit all tastes and obviously help the hungry riders recover from the day's hard riding!
Thank you to Med Bikes for supplying the Specialized hire bikes and to come to the rescue of Dave Spencer who arrived late on the Wednesday evening only to find the Airport baggage handlers had snapped his Cervelo Carbon race bike...a sickening start for him, but once he got a bike and riding the magnificent routes his growl soon turned to smiles!!

Hopefully, we as organisers will have the pleasure of announcing a new race/training format for next year?

Cheers. N

Santa Susanna

IMPORTANT:

The Santa Susanna Masters Vuelta 2014 has unfortunately had to be cancelled for 2014 due to the lack of entrants!
We are still hoping to hold a race next year, with a reduced schedule to keep the logoistics and costs to a minimum, until that is, the event gains status in-order to expand it back to a 3day and maybe even longer?

This year it will now be a training camp and I would like to personally thanks the following riders & family members who have decided to support it...

Heather Bamforth
Fred Bamforth
Simon Bridge
Duncan Orme
John French
Julie French
Dave Spencer
Marcus Walker
Bruce Charles & partner
Mark Thomas & family
Brian Morris

As posted on the original race promotion, here is a reminder of the hotel room prices:

Hotel Packages & Prices 

Hotel Aquamarina: 
Arrival on Thursday and departure on Monday: 4 nights at £30 per night = £120 standard half-board package, free use of the Spa (previous booking required)
5 nights at £30 per night =  £150
7 nights at £30 per night =  £210 

Extra lunch=  £5 per person per lunch

Supl. Premium room=  £4 per person per day

Supl. Junior Suite=  £7 per person per day

Guests that want to have full board can do so at an extra cost of £7 per person per day. Extra cost for a single room: £10 per night


Here are some of the possible routes we have in mind...

http://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=6547192

http://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=1658316

http://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=6695265

http://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=4182896

Thanks again...

Nick & Wouter

Mallorca Classic Training camp 2014

Hi All,

Where do i start...

I would like to thank the following people who supported my 3rd edition of the Mallorca Classic Training Camp 2014.

Ben & Yvonne, Dave & Leah, Terry & Jan, Emma, Spenna, Rich, Ryan, Will, Luke, Nicola & Stuart, Warren, Mark, Malc, Simon.

You all made the camp very special, I was so impressed with everyone’s determination to complete the day’s rides and have a go at the training segments!

The weather once again was perfect, sun practically all the way and lovely warm temperatures, which just helps to further the enjoyment of each and every ride we did.

Obviously we had a few hiccups, with Emma unfortunately hitting the deck a couple of times and picking up some road rash ;-)  and me taking a couple of off-shoots, but hey, it all made for good après training chat at the local bar!

Some great photographs were taken and hopefully I will get these organised on the Poco Loco Cycling Facebook page now i have decided to form one to coincide with the website.

I would also like to take this opportunity in thanking the Hotel Dunas Blancas Jose, Andra, Chao & Marianne, for their fantastic service and providing us all with everything we needed for a comfortable and enjoyable stay...thank you so much!

The same goes to Rolando at Sport Bequi who is the only man I know who can multi-task several jobs at a time and still smile! You helped me enormously to make sure all the riders had a bike and ease my last minute panic attacks...and yes the Team Lampre t.t. bike was so cool to ride!

Hope to see you all again...

Nick

Poco Loco Cycling

Mallorca Classic Training camp 2014

The final list for the Mallorca Classic Training Camp...

Myself & Malc

Nicola & Stuart
Dave & Leah
Terry & Jan (non rider)
Ben & Yvonne
Ryan
Richard
Will
Matthew
Luke
Emma
Dave S
Warren
Simon & Rachael (non rider)
Mark

19 riders.

All rooms are now allocated, transfers and bikes booked. Obviously I can get any hiccups sorted when I arrive on the 7th...

Each day's ride will consist of 'training segments' but I must emphasis these are 'optional'. The popular 'cut & chase' will be on the cards along with 2 man/woman 'Team Time Trial', coastal '1km x pace & change' and Mountain 'Back to Front Sprints' all to encourage the motivation. Importantly easy A & B group rides will be integrated throughout your camp.

*Prizes will be presented for the various segments and rider improvements, men & women*

2 highlights will be the following rides (weather dependant)...

1) Arenal - Port D' Alcudia - Can Pickafort - Arenal (A group)
Arenal - Petra (meet for both groups) - Arenal (B group)
2) Puig Major climb for the A group, 15km in length average gradient 6%

Looking forward to seeing you all in a few weeks...

Santa Susanna Masters Vuelta 2014

We now have Facebook page.

For all latest news and updates on the Santa Susanna Masters Vuelta 2014 race please follow this link>

https://www.facebook.com/santasusanna.mastersvuelta