Calpe Road Cycling Camp

Destination

CALPE - COSTA BLANCA - SPAIN

Travelling cyclists are typically looking for the superlative in two key criteria: climate, and terrain. Local delicacies, cost of living (and eating), and entertainment are all usually secondary. So, it’s helpful for Costa Blanca that in 1986 the World Health Organisation recommended the area as “one of the most equitable in the world,” applauding it for being neither too hot nor too cold. The area boasts an incredible 325 sunny days a year. Cyclists tend to visit in the months between October and May when max temperatures are around 16°C to 25°C. The months from June to September can reach 30° quite easily and can get a bit hot for bike riding. Average rainy days vary from one a month mid-summer to six in December, with the spring months hovering at around four.On to the terrain, which boasts the beauty of variability. There are plenty of long, flat lanes – often accompanied by the zesty scent of orange groves. These provide an ideal playground for team time trial training – something CCC Team (previously BMC) had been doing a couple of weeks before Cycling Weekly arrived for a week of riding in Spring, leaving behind the evidence in the form of chalk lines drawn on the roads.