Tour of Andalucia

Tour Andalucia Spain details

• Discover the secret training grounds of 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans
• Andalucía including the lower valleys of the Alpujarras and the Sierra Nevada National Park in southern Spain is a dream for bike touring. As we ride you will see pretty whitewashed villages, steep valleys and snow capped mountains, this is postcard rustic Spain hopefully with the weather to boot.
• Cycle to Granada from our beach side Mediteranean hotel base.
• Ride to the base of Europe's southern most ski resort of Sierra Nevada at 2600m and the Pico de Veleta - the equivalent height of our very own Col du Galibier - a 25 kilometre climb from our base in Granada with a fantastic descent.
• 7 days cycling holiday with 4 nights in Almunecar and 3 nights on the outskirts of Granada in the heart of Andalucia Spain
• Great cols on super smooth quite roads frequently visited by the Tour of Andalucia and the Vuelta Espana
• Cheap flights to Malaga with Easy Jet and Ryan Air and others. Once you reach Malaga we can then pick you up from the airport for an additional charge. Please contact us for more details on group pickup charges.
• Group discounts available on holiday and airport pick up.
• Individuals and small groups are welcome to book but we do need a minimum of 5 people on each tour for it to run.
• Dinner is included on 6 evenings
• Breakfast is included on 7 mornings
• Full transport of all your belongings between Almunecar and Granada

Itinerary

• Saturday - Arrive in Almunecar after 3PM. Go for a swim in the sea and build your bike up.
• Sunday - We will be taking the local roads out of Almunecar today on a hilly local loop  - 80 KM
• Monday - Ride to Granada - This 90 km ride takes us from sea level on the Ruta Turistica road to a peak of 1500m before a long fast descent into the outskirts of Granda where we will be staying for 3 nights.
• Tuesday - Today we are going to tackle the steep ascent up through Guejar Sierra. We will be riding deep into the valley next to the lake before hitting the climb for the day. Its steep ! Even the bends have had grooves cut into them to allow you to get traction ! The climb starts in earnest at 1000 m and rises to 1643m over the next 7 km. Once at the top we turn left and head for the summit of the Pico de Veleta at 2600m.
• Wednesday - Day off / free day in Granada
• Thursday - The 90 KM return ride to Almunecar takes us back over the Ruta Turistica before a fast technical twisty descent down to the beach resort of Almunecar at sea level. After about 20km the true climb starts and there is a real feeling of remoteness as you gradually climb. At the high point we hit a narrow twisty road that hugs the mountains
• Friday - We will be taking the local roads out of Almunecar today on a hilly local loop  - 80 KM
• Saturday - Depart Monachil by 10AM

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Customer Comments - Tour of Andalucia

• In brief: the Andalucia trip this year was fantastic and solidified the outstanding reputation that Phil and Helen have built with us over the past French-Italian Alps trip Phil and Helen were attentive to all details and ensure the rides were most enjoyable. I thoroughly enjoy them both as our hosts and look forward to our 3rd trip sometime soon! [Victoria S Grant] [20/03/2012]