Anybody who takes on a massive sporting challenge will empathise with the anxiety you feel the night before in trying to get to sleep with the alarm set at some ridiculous time. For me taking on the Mallorca 312 it was 3:30 am! It was not the best night’s sleep as I remembered dreaming about …
Travelling abroad with a road bike can be an exciting and challenging experience for cyclists. Taking your bike abroad isn’t as daunting as you may think. It has become more popular in recent years with the rise of cheap flights and training camps. In this essential guide, I will show you how to travel abroad with …
Being lighter for the climbs at the Mallorca 312 will make the event easier and you will be faster. This will help you make those strict cut-off times. Although this post has been written about the Mallorca 312 it can be used for any cyclist training for an event. General health With any weight loss …
Have you entered the Mallorca 312 and are unsure where to start with training for the Mallorca 312? Having completed this amazing event four times now, I will be riding again in 2023. I wanted to share my secret training tips to make sure you make the cut-off! When to start training for the Mallorca …
The Mallorca 312 cut-off time is 14 hours and 10 minutes for the full 312km distance in 2023. The event starts at 6:30 am so need to complete the Mallorca 312 by 8:40 pm. There are also 2 further checkpoints that you have to reach to be allowed to continue. The first is at 97km, …
This year I decided to do something different for the Mallorca 312 event. My dream has always been to travel with my bike across Europe in a campervan. This year was the time to stop putting it off and followed my dream, life is short! After spending 6 weeks in Spain I arrived in Mallorca …
Cycling nutrition is a massive topic. It is very individual and everyone seems to have an opinion on it. As usual, with most things, there is never “one” answer. I am not a nutritionist myself so this is just my experience. I have been lucky enough to work with a performance nutritionist in the past …
When you arrive at Palma Airport the first thing you will need to do is collect your luggage. Any suitcases will come out on the assigned belt for your flight but bike boxes come out at Oversized Luggage on belt 17 at the far end. Most people will generally stay on the east of the …