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Breaking News: SportActive partners with leading UK sportive event company.
We’re delighted to announce our new partnership with TPR Events – one of the UK’s leading Sportive ...
A Mallorca Cycling Holiday Will Give Your Club Members an Endurance Boost!!
Book Your Fantastic Club Training Week in Mallorca with SportActive Early Season Endurance Booster ...
Tips for Finding a Good Cycling Club
So, you've caught the cycling bug, and spend as much time on the saddle as possible. The wind in ...
Want to Stay Healthy as you get Older? Start Cycling
Enjoy a Cycling Holiday on the Cycling Paradise of Mallorca There has been a lot written about the ...
Today is a Good Day to Ride Sa Calobra on Your Majorca Cycling Holiday
The Balearic sun warms my face as I walk to the SportActive Cycling Centre. The warmth is joined ...
Geneva to Nice – Secure Your 2024 Peloton Place
Mick's col de la Madeleine experience. Spoiler alert. He loved it! Geneva to Nice over La Route ...
Cycling and Wellbeing: Enhancing Health and Happiness on Two Wheels
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the significant impact of physical ...
Things to do When Not on a Bike in Mallorca
Although you’re here for the fantastic cycling, Alcúdia and wider Mallorca are worth a mention ...
Visit Port de Alcudiamar Marina and Feel Alive!
Take a short stroll from the SportActive Cycling Centre you’ll find the Port de Alcudiamar Marina. ...
Not Too Late to Book Your Fantastic Mallorca Cycling Holiday Week
Ride Your Heart Out in a Cycling Paradise Mallorca Cycling - Guided Training/Leisure 11th March - ...
Mont Ventoux: Your Next Great Cycling Achievement
Mont Ventoux - The 'Beast' of Provence 22kms, 1909m, 1600 altimetres! 2 Ascents of Ventoux + 4 ...
Ride Mallorca's Classic Climbs in one Glorious Week
Sa Calobra, Puig Major, Batalla- Ride them all! 11th - 18th March 2023 18th - 25th March 2023 Want ...
Take Your Climbing to the Next Level: Mont Ventoux
6 Provence Rides including 2 Ventoux Ascents & An Unmatched Sense of Achievement Mont Ventoux ...
Ride Your Way Into the Ventoux Legend
Test Your Limits & Savour Your Achievements 29th July - 5th August 2023 Mont Ventoux (22Kms, ...
6 Reasons to Ride in the French Alps and Beyond!
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Rhône-Alpes regions are located in southeast France. Go there and ...
Fantastic Mallorca Cycling Holidays That You Need to Ride!
18th February - 13th May 2023 16th September - 21st October 2023 When you think of perfect ...
8 Reasons to Embrace the Mallorca Cycling Holiday Experience
Head 200 kms east of the Spanish coast and you’ll come to the enigmatic and beautiful island of ...
Your Mont Ventoux Cycling Experience Revealed
SportActive Faster, Fitter, Stronger Become a Mont Ventoux Legend Mont Ventoux 22kms, 1600 ...
3 Fantastic French Cycling Holidays Not to be Missed
SportActive Faster, Fitter, Stronger French Bucket List Cycling Holidays Geneva to Nice 550kms, 6 ...
Ride Puig Major a Brilliant Cycling Challenge, Fantastic Views and Selfie Opportunities!
Mallorca is blessed with things that bring cyclists back to it year after year. Roads are smooth, ...
Tom Simpson the Cycling Crusader that Time Forgot
Tom Simpson will forever be known as the British rider who died on a tragic day riding Mont ...
Discover Mallorca’s Epic Road Cycling Climb Sa Calobra
Sa Calobra is arguably Mallorca’s most iconic climb. Made famous by Bradley Wiggins who trained ...
Best Christmas Wishes – The SportActive Team
In 2021 SportActive returned to Mallorca. With every kilometre we rode you were with us. We ...
Sean Kelly - 'Mont Ventoux Should be on your Cycling Bucket List'
Mont Ventoux is one of the most legendary mountains in cycling. Technically, it is part of the ...
7 Facts About Cap de Formentor You May Not Know!
Head to Mallorca’s most northern point and eventually, you’ll reach the famous Cap Formentor. Here ...
Mallorca in 2021: Ready to Ride, Ready to Enjoy
25th Sept. to 25th Oct. 2021 October Summer Cycling October is still summer in Mallorca! Warmer ...
Mallorca’s Top 5 Climbs
Mallorca is the feature-packed Spanish Balearic island where pro peloton teams train in the ...
24 Facts About Alpe d’Huez You May Not Know
Alpe d’Huez is one of the most famous cycling cols. Used in professional tournaments and amateur ...
Five Inspirational and Influential Women Cyclists Past and Present
When cycling is discussed, we tend to focus on men’s races, events, and riders. Websites such as ...
Meet the Best Two Cyclists Ever to Have Lived!
To be considered the best road cyclist in the world is a rare crown worn by few. Even fewer ...
The Quick and Easy Guide to Cycling During Lockdown
The idea of this guide is to help you maximise your cycling time, maintain your condition, and to ...
Cycling with Sciatica: Chiropractor's Tips To Ease Pain
Cyclists need to watch out for a variety of injuries, especially sciatica. This irritating ...
Cycling and Touring the French Alps
Without question cycling and touring the French Alps is something everyone should do at least once ...
Did you Discover Cycling in the Covid-19 Lockdown? Here’s Some Advice
Although the lockdown was hard, it did bring opportunities. You may have had a chance to take up a ...
The CIC - Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge – Compare your Time to the Pros!
SportActive’s 2020 Mont Ventoux Challenge (2nd-9th August 2020) just went up a gear and got even ...
Cycling in Britain and Ireland During Covid-19 Lockdown
Covid-19 has impacted cycling in several ways, but there are still opportunities to cycle during ...
SportActive Cycling in Mallorca and Coronavirus
Dear Friends of SportActive, Everyone at SportActive hopes you and your loved ones are well. As ...
Embrace and Ride Les Gorges de la Nesque
Close to ‘The Beast of Provence’, Mont Ventoux is the magnificent canyon of Gorges de la Nesque. ...
Your Professional Early Season Training Week in Mallorca
The only Early Season Training Camp you’ll ever need. You want to improve your cycling and take it ...
6 Christmas Gift Ideas for the Cyclist in your Life!
Christmas isn’t far away, and you may be racking your brain to think of a suitable present for the ...
Twenty Eight Countries, Three Continents, the Ultimate Cycling Challenge?
At SportActive we’re no stranger to intense cycling challenges. Taking on Tour de France and ...
4 Riders to who Might Just win The Tour de France 2019
On 6th July, one of the biggest and prestigious sporting events on the planet, the Tour de France ...
Geneva Nice 2019 – 550 kms, 12 Alpine Passes & 1 week later…Col de Turini & Castillon
There has been hors category cols, snowstorms, high winds, brilliant sunshine, and challenging ...
Geneva Nice 2019 – Riding into the Sky! Col de la Bonette & St Martin
As the SportActive team edged closer to Nice conquering one col at a time, one of the great ...
La Route des Grandes Alpes Izoard & Vars
After yesterday’s snowstorm the team were feeling confident and ready to take on more French Alps ...
Geneva Nice 2019 – Conquering Cols Conquering Snowstorms Télégraphe & Galibier
Day 2 of Geneva to Nice started in good spirits. Here you can see Brian talk about one of his ...
Geneva Nice 2019 Riding into the Sky! - Col des Aravis, Col de la Madeleine
Our team has looked forward to it all year and it has finally begun, Geneva to Nice kicked-off on ...
Thinking of the Santini GF Mont Ventoux? Warm-up with the Ventoux Challenge
The Santini GF Mont Ventoux amateur sportive is an event to savour. It features a summit finish on ...
Cycling in France – An Overview
For many people, France is the home of cycling. It possesses beautiful countryside and awe ...
Mallorca Cycling an Overview
The Balearic island of Mallorca lies 320 kms east from the Spanish city of Valencia in the ...
Mallorca Cycling – The Sa Calobra Experience
Sa Calobra or Coll dels Reis in Spanish has become one of the most famous Mallorca cycling climbs. ...
Mallorca - October Summer Cycling 2018 the first two weeks
We're into the third week of our Mallorca October Summer Cycling tour and we're seeing many of our ...
Mallorca Cycling! Book your 2019 Cycling Break ! Ride your Heart Out
Your 2019 Mallorca Cycling Season From 16/2 to 11/5 and from 21/9 to 2/11/2019 Ride with the ‘King ...
The Mont Ventoux Challenge 2018: One of the Toughest Climbs in Cycling!
The Mont Ventoux challenge 2018 has begun. Over the week, our riders will take on the ‘Beast of ...
Geneva Nice - Stage 6 - La Colmiane to Nice/Menton 80 kms
They made it! Geneva Nice Stage 6 saw our riders complete the final leg of their holiday. Here are ...
Geneva Nice - Stage 5 - Barcelonnette to St Martin La Colmiane - 108 kms
Stage 5 of Geneva Nice is exciting. It features the mighty Col de la Bonette, the highest through ...
Geneva to Nice 2018 - Stage 4 - Monetier les Bains to Barcelonnette
Stage 4 of Geneva to Nice featured an iconic Tour de France climb: Col d'Izoard! This hors ...
Geneva to Nice 2018 – Stage 3 – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Monetier les Bains 76 kms
The tour saw our riders take on two Tour de France cols: Télégraphe and Galibier! The latter is an ...
Geneva to Nice 2018 – Stage 2 – Albertville to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 80 kms
Stage 2 of Geneva Nice saw our riders take on Col de la Madeleine. A Tour de France, hors ...
Geneva to Nice 2018 – Stage 1 – Geneva to Albertville 96 kms
Geneva Nice 2018 has begun! The first climb Col des Aravis (1486 m), average gradient 5.7%, ...
How did Peter Sagan Prepare for his Paris – Roubaix Victory?
Peter Sagan picked up his first Paris-Roubaix victory on Sunday the 1st April 2018. The cycling ...
All Roads Lead to October Summer Cycling with SportActive in Mallorca
Ride with a Legend and Ride in the Sun! 24°C! Great News! Our highly popular October Summer ...
The Ventoux Challenge Rides in August 2018 (Date 04th-11th August)
The Mont Ventoux tour, which is your chance to ride the legendary mountain that the pros fear is ...
The Changing Landscape of Ventoux
Mont Ventoux is well known for its eyrie barren summit where grey rock is all that surrounds you. ...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about SportActive’s Mallorca Cycling Tours
Over the years we have been asked numerous questions about different aspects of our Mallorca cycle ...
Ride Geneva to Nice. Ride into the Sky
Geneva to Nice over ‘La Route des Grandes Alpes’ is one of the most iconic and best cycling routes ...
3 Reasons Bike Hire is a Great Idea on your Mallorca Camp and Holiday
We all love cycling and we all love our bikes. They become treasured as we put away the miles week ...
Yes! You are good enough for a Beginner Cycling Holiday!
You are good enough. Ride with us. Come and see... If you feel you are not good enough to enjoy a ...
SportActive 2018 Cycling Holidays Program Dates & Prices
Secure your 2018 Cycling Adventures Now Planning your 2018 cycling aventures now, guarantees ...
The Thrilling Descent of Ventoux
Ventoux is a cycling challenge that should be on your bucket list. It tests you physically and ...
Cycling Training Camps Breaking Through the Wall
Take Your Cycling to the Next Level After watching the best riders in the world compete in the ...
Geneva to Nice - The Amazing Cycling Challenge!
Our Geneva to Nice tour has just finished and our fantastic riders covered 550 kms in six days, ...
Escape Winter and Ride in Mallorca’s October Summer Sun
Ride in Mallorca's October Summer Sun with Sean Kelly We all know that winter makes cycling ...
Ride Ventoux – Testing your Limits
Take the Mont Ventoux Challenge "The Ventoux is a god of Evil, to which sacrifices must be made. ...
Riding the Infamous Bédoin to Mont Ventoux Summit Route
What can I expect when I ride Bédoin to Mont Ventoux summit? Of the three Mont Ventoux routes ...
7 Facts about Ventoux you may not Know
Mont Ventoux has many secrets Mont Ventoux is famous or should that be infamous for its ...
Discover Mallorca’s Amazing Tramuntana Mountains
Serra de Tramuntana Running form northwest to the southwest of the island, the Serra de Tramuntana ...
It’s not too late to Train for our French Cycling Challenges!
Top Training Tips to take on the cols of the Tour de France! Our French Cycling Challenges will ...
7 Facts about Col de la Bonette
Col de la Bonette is a Tour de France mountain. It boasts the highest paved road in Europe thanks ...
Ride Puig Major and Reach the Highest Point on Mallorca
Mallorca has several fantastic cycling routes and like Cap Formentor and Sa Calobra, Puig Major is ...
Experience True Freedom: Ride La Route des Grandes Alpes
Riding “La Route des Grandes Alpes” or Geneva to Nice is one of cycling’s greatest adventures, and ...
Good Core and Posture Essential for Effective Cycling
To progress in cycling you need to have a strong core. Everything hinges around this. A good core ...
Four Reasons why you have to Ride the Famous Hairpins of Sa Calobra
Sa Calobra has become extremely famous in cycling circles and it is on many a cyclist’s must ride ...
Four Reasons Why Ventoux Should be on your Must Ride List
The Challenge of the Bald Mountain Ventoux is a cycling challenge like no other. It is the ...
Riding the ‘Shoelaces’ of Montvernier – The Quiet Legend
When we cyclists talk about exciting climbs we tend to talk about challenging cols with steep ...
Riding with Sean Kelly at SportActive
Sean Kelly Cycle Tour at SportActive Every year, cycling legend and SportActive patron Sean Kelly, ...
To the Lighthouse – The Amazing Places, featured in Cyclist Magazine, Martin and Peter Stuart Visited in Mallorca
If you are a regular reader of Cyclist Magazine then you could not have failed to notice we were ...
Could you be a 'Ventoux Superhero'?
"Le Club des Cinglés du Mont-Ventoux" Mont Ventoux’s reputation as being one of the toughest ...
Why is Mallorca seen as a Cycling Paradise?
“A scalextric set for cyclists” – Sir Bradley Wiggins Mallorca is well loved by cyclists of every ...
Coming Back to Cycling after a Long Break
If you haven't ridden for a number of years, getting back on a bike may seem a bit daunting. You ...
Can you ride 550 kms in Six Days?
Riding the French Alps with SportActive : Geneva to Nice over La Route de Grandes Alpes Our Geneva ...
Cycling Advice from Cycling Greats
In this post we feature cycling advice given by professionals of the sport past and present. The ...
6 Reasons to Ride in Mallorca this October
Ride with the Legend Sean Kelly Escape the Winter Maintain Fitness for Better Cycling October ...
A Word of Caution When Riding Fast
Over the last week we have been discussing cycling at speed. From fast downhill descents on Mont ...
Lance Armstrong vs. Marco Pantani – A Legendary Ventoux Race
In 2000, one of the most memorable Tour de France stage races took place on Mont Ventoux. The ...
What does it take to Ride the Beast called Mont Ventoux?
"I fought battles here in a past life." Dai Parry, (Cwn Carn Paragon Cycling Club, S. Wales) 2km ...
Mont Ventoux – The Challenge the Battle
"The Ventoux is a god of Evil, to which sacrifices must be made. It never forgives weakness and ...
The Riders Mont Ventoux Immortalised
As we saw in our last Ventoux post from 29/1/2016, this is the mountain that defines you as a ...
Test your Limits on Mont Ventoux
Ride the Mountain the Pros Respect! Mont Ventoux on the climb from BédMont Ventoux is the mountain ...
Geneva to Nice - A Journey you Don't Want to Miss
Are you ready to challenge your cycling skills? Take part in a ride over 550 km: the challenge of ...
The Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford. Dungarvan, 23rd and 24th August 2015
This year's Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford, similar to last year, has seen a copious amount of ...
The Cols you have to Ride Before you Die!
Test your Limits on Mont Ventoux. Take on Alpe D’Huez. Ride the Highest Point of the Tour de ...
Mallorca - The Best Place for Cycling on Earth
Mallorca the 'Cycling Paradise'. For a long time Mallorca has been deemed the 'Cycling Paradise' ...
Get on your bike
"In a moment of madness around two years ago I had a rush of blood to the head and bought myself a ...
Yoga for Cyclists – reaching new levels of strength and awareness
By Sarah W. Staber Whether you’re a competitive athlete, a weekend warrior or a recreational ...
Why cycle training should include etiquette
Everyone is aware of the tension that exists between cyclists and drivers, and high profile cases ...
Braking correctly is the key to cycling safety
Braking correctly is the key to cycling safety Cycling Training in Mallorca - Sean Kelly teaching ...
Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford. Dungarvan 24th August 2014
The Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford. Dungarvan, 24th August 2014 This year's Sean Kelly Tour of ...
Le Club des Cinglés du Mont-Ventoux
There is a club called "Le Club des Cinglés du Mont-Ventoux", meaning "The club of the mad men ...
Sean Kelly TV interview - April 2013
We thought you might be interested seeing this interview of Sean Kelly, on Mallorca Today TV, ...
