The Costa Blanca Region & Climate...
TRAINING CAMPS, COSTA BLANCA, SPAIN
FOR RACING, SPORTIVES AND TOURING/LEISURE RIDING
10th to 24th March 2012
All our 2012 Preparation & Training camps are based on the Spanish mainland of the Costa Blanca.
The Costa Blanca is arguably the best place in Europe to base your pre season training.
It is a known fact that the weather is much warmer at this time of year than other European destinations, and is the reason why many of the top professional teams use the area for their pre season training.
The roads are of good quality and there is a choice of either coastal, hilly and even mountainous rides, with some roads going to 1,200 meters.
Our Preparation & Training camps will run in the month of March 10th to 24th and you can choose which weeks suit you best.
All levels of cyclist will be accommodated for and each week we shall have groups for racing cyclists, cyclo sportive riders and those that want more leisurely riding.
Accommodation...
Our 2012 Training Camps will be based at the
luxury hotel complex of Albir Garden, which has
been designed to cater for sports groups.
The
Albir Garden:
The hotel complex is set in beautiful
gardens and also includes a heated
indoor swimming pool, gym, tennis court,
supermarket, launderette and conference room.
Accommodation will be in apartments on
half-board basis (bed, breakfast and
evening meal) and the hotels buffet style
arrangements will satisfy the hungriest of cyclists.
Each apartment is modern and equipped
with a twin bedroom, separate lounge with double sofa bed, bathroom, kitchen, and balcony.
Prices are for 2 persons sharing an apartment
The accommodation at the Albir Garden is on Half Board basis (Evening Meal, B&B). The hotels buffet style arrangements for breakfast & evening meal will satisfy the hungriest of cyclists.
Bring
the kids...
The
Albir Garden is ideal for all the family and in fact many riders
brought
their wives & children last year (See below for prices).
Some of
the facilities of the Albir Garden:
(Click
on the images for larger versions) |
The Apartment |
The Restaurant |
The Gym |
The Swimming Pool |
Flights & Transfers…
Flights will be to Alicante airport, which is only approximately
2hrs 15 mins from most UK airports, and can be booked yourself
using low fare airlines such as www.easyjet.com www.jet2.com www.bmibaby.com www.mytravellite.com www.thomson.co.uk www.fly-monarch.com.
We can also book your flight (please contact us for a flight price).
Nowadays most airline companies are charging for the return carriage of bikes and will be charged at check in. You may book your own flight if you wish, but the flight must arrive and leave Alicante airport between 09.00hrs and 20.00hrs.
If your flight times fall out of our collection times you will be expected to make your own way to and from the airport.
Please advise details of your flight times when you have booked your flight.
Your outbound flight will be on a Saturday, and our representative will meet you at Alicante airport on your arrival. You will be taken to your hotel by coach with transfer times at approx 12.00hrs, 15.00hrs, 18.00hrs and 20.30hrs depending upon final flight times and numbers.
If you arrive outside of these times, or on another day other than Saturday then you will have to make your own way to the hotel. There are numerous taxis available at Alicante Airport, or a direct bus service to nearby Benidorm.
Matt
White (US Postal) attended one of our training camps
in 2003 (Pictured here with Neil Stephens)
All
Abilities - (Racing, Cyclo Sportive or Leisure riding)...
All levels of cyclist will be accommodated for and each week we shall have groups for racing cyclists, cyclo sportive riders and those that want more leisurely riding.
Racing Cyclists rides will be led by current racing cyclists and will be aimed at those cyclists who are preparing for the 2012 racing season
Cyclo Sportive rides will be aimed at preparing riders for completing an Etape du Tour or Gran Fondo cyclo sportive event. They will be run at a slower pace than the racing cyclist rides. Two days in the week there will be a mountainous ride over an Etape type route.
Leisure & Touring rides will be at a slower pace and aimed for those riders who want to ride at a more sedate pace.
During the week there will be seminars for both racing cyclists and cyclo sportive riders.
What
the Camps include (Albir Garden Camps)...
