Mallorca (Majorca) is one to tick off the cycling bucket list: a true cyclist’s paradise whether on a bike touring holiday or as a professional rider on a training camp. Our 124km route (77 miles) takes in some of the best climbs and sights this beautiful Mediterranean island has to offer. Sun, sea and bikes: what’s there not to like?
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46 Comments
I’d love to see more practical bicycle travel videos. If I visit country X, what routes and climbs are good, how bicycle friendly are the towns, will trains/buses/ferries between cities let me take my bike on board, cultural dos and don’ts as a cyclist, ideal seasons and seasons to avoid if you want to ride in that country.
Peninsula, James? Are you sure? Check: 1:40
Absolutely beautiful!
However, I‘d argue that the Route in reverse is even more stunning:
Col de Soller from the South is amazing, with all those hairpins. Then, you get to climb the biggest climb on Mallorca, the Puig Major (Tùnel de Monnabar). Sa Calobra is the same, which ever way you go about it, but coming up to Cap Formentor is one of the most stunning things, and a perfect way to end a ride.
Give me a road bike pls😂🤣
I've been to Mallorca maybe 25 times, always business and never with my bike. That will change in 2022!!
As always, GCN produces top drawer videos for us mere mortals to watch and drool over. Cracks me up how these riders can talk and ride at the same time! My lungs would fall out my arse if I attempted that! Now I am playing hooky from work and looking up ways to get from Phoenix, USA to Mallorca…..
I ride Mount Dessert Island every year in Maine and evey cyclists favorite climb is Cadillac Mountain……3mi 1000ft elevation gain with amazing views….must go!
Fist bump heaven
Just think all UK citizens used to have the right to live and work visa free in this paradise. The EU was full of similar wonderful landscapes which used to offer us the opportunity to live and work visa free. No more what a f,,,,,,,,, tragedy.
The best cycling experience I have had. We did Formentor Lighthouse, Sa Calobra, Soller and I didn't stop smiling all day! Beautiful roads, spectacular views, iconic climbs and fantastic food. The beer wasn't bad either.
Last time I went up soller was 30 years ago and it was a bit of a nightmare with traffic, I remember getting stuck behind big buses, must be amazing now there’s a tunnel so much less traffic. Would love to go back one day!
Love the video and really nice ride!!Hank looks like a little kid when he rides next to Connor hahaha, he is just sooo tall, I'm amazed he finds frames that fit him!!
Amazing channel just subscribed .. I’m new and Conner caught my eye .. I’m 6’4”… and you seem quite tall ? What size frame do you ride or recommend for me ?
Excellent, inspiring and envious video, Thank You. Ive been to Majorca with the bike not as many times as I would like, due to having a family now, but the joy of it all comes flooding back with your video. Roll on lottery win and I would deffo buy a place out there!
Good
Time for a BVI ride
Conor missing fist bump…
Producer : 🤜🏿 🤜🏿 🤜🏿
Great show🇿🇦
We, Russian cyclists, drink Russian vodka before every race or training session! And at the same time we give out 400 watts per 100 km !
Great to see you while filming on puig major!
Was Connor just trying a Matt Stevens impression in that intro 🤷♂️
To enjoy the downhill in Sa Calobra, go early at 09:00 before those tourist bus start to show up around 10:00👌
how healthy is it to breathe in the fumes from your filming motorcycle while shooting?
Nice video chaps, but I’m now &hitting myself and have a whole load of training to do between now and April 5th….. Belmont Hill reps it is then….
Gotta love my magical Mallorca.Soon humanity will know what Mallorca really is because the truth is about to be revealed.The Age of Aquarius.
Mallorca is not free since 1715 because it is occupied by our enemy spain
But you need some fool to take you with the car to the lighthouse !!! Driving with the car to starting points on Mallorca is real BULLSHIT !!!
Ha! Mad how much I recognise from virtual rides on RGT.
Amazing ride! Absolutely beautiful!
Been there, done that… Excellent!
Port de Valldemossa is also amazing. Been there two times. I need to get back to Mallorca fast
I’m lucky enough to live on this beautiful island,, I often use my e-bike , it’s cheating I know, but love it….
Just did this same route in reverse, that descent to soller was incredible and the climb up Puig Major the most challenging climb I’ve taken, but the rewards are spectacular.
lovely
Looks great! But where to rent a bike in that area and how much does that cost per day? I want to try those climbs my self now : )
I’d prefer Gran Canaria
Any reason that the Brits can’t pronounce Mallorca correctly. My-orca.
Restaurants at the bottom of Sa Calobra really sux, real tourist trap.
Yup. Sa Calobra was on my Bucket List. .. in 2018, almost literally, since I climbed it with Atrial Fibrillation. No KOM for me. I had come from Alcudia via la Feminia, and returned via la Batalla. It was the day of a violent rain storm that took a number of lives in the south east. I beat the rain by a few minutes.
#AskGCN hoping here to ask, I once saw you cycling on a route/road east France that had lots of turns, I forgot the name of it and it is my dream to cycle on, believe either travel or bird flies was 70miles from west border
Bring your own food to SA Calobra as the cafes at the bottom appear to be the worst cafe's in the world.
Don’t come to Mallorca to cycle. The roads were not meant to be shared with non motor vehicles. You endanger and majorly annoy anyone who’s driving normally. There’s already enough tourists with rented cars not knowing how to respect basic principles of traffic laws. Just cycle in France or on the mainland.
Pro tip – if your scared of puig major – NEVER i repeat never!! Think that the gravel route on the second lake is the better option – we were in gravel and an actual hiking trail with our roadbikes and my s-phyre shoes for 3 1/2 hours scared to death partly – just take the extra uphill meters for your own sake ❤️
I just got back from Mallorca last week. First time cycling there. Did Coll De Sa Batala, Coll De Femenia, Sa Calobra and Cap De Formentor. Absolutely awesome. Your video makes those climbs look relatively easy. Sa Calobra was the toughest climb I've ever done. Hard graft indeed. Great video as always 👍
Awesome
It may be cyclist's paradise but it's mallorcan's hell on earth with people living in the inner small towns locked in their houses because they can not do regular life because the riders take them hostage since they can use the small roads in inner Mallorca to go meet friends or buy food and goods on weekends. It's also hell for farmers who can not wait to their farm jobs because public roads are constantly used by private clubs who use them as their own private playground.