The Mallorca 312 cut off time is 14 hours for the full 312km distance. The event normally starts at 7 am so need to complete the Mallorca 312 by 9 pm. There are also 2 further checkpoints that you have to reach to be allowed to continue. The first is at 97km with a time …
Well after all the issues with getting to the event, see my previous blog, I was pleased to wake up at 4:30 am and felt good! It is always an odd feeling putting on suncream at this time of the morning but highly recommended with being out in the sun all day! The facilities at …
Before I go into detail as to why I started the Mallorca 312 Academy I had better explain what it is first for those who don’t know. What is the Mallorca 312 Academy? Train in a virtual group environment with others towards the same goal of the Mallorca 312! The Mallorca 312 Academy gives you …
Flying can be stressful enough in normal circumstances but catching a 6 am flight during a pandemic certainly increases the stakes! So my alarm was set for 1 am after a busy evening of packing up the demo Factor bike which only arrived a few hours earlier! There was no traffic on route so arrived …
The Mallorca 312 is an annual closed-road sportive/gran fondo that takes place in and around the Serra Tramuntana mountains of Mallorca, Spain. There are 3 distances that you can ride on the day, 167km, 225km and the full 312km which includes over 5,000m of climbing! Around 8000 riders now attend this event from across the …
It was 2 years ago that I last completed this challenge where I completed 235miles and my target this year was 240+. The Forecast was not great ahead of the event with 18mph winds that were going to be a head wind for half of the course. Arriving at the HQ I arrived at the …
If you want to see the whole of Norfolk in a day on the bike then this event is for you! The event follows the perimeter of the entire Norfolk border taking in all of the stunning coastline. When you sign up to a 200mile sportive you know it is going to be an early …
This is my favourite sportive and my second year of riding it so I now know what to expect so can hopefully complete it faster than last year. The event consists of 8000 riders tackling 15,000ft of climbing over 312km on closed roads. There are also options of riding 167km or 225km on the day …
