by Adriano | Jun 30, 2019 | Blogs from Portugal
GREAT TOURS are born at the most unlikely of moments…. ….. climbing up Montejunto, in fact the last two kilometres. You know, the bit where you can see the summit but the road decides to kick up to 14%. It’s as if the Mountain thinks you found the...
by Adriano | Jun 29, 2019 | Blogs from Portugal
OUR 800km CHALLENGE continues as we depart from Caceres and head north to the mountains…… DAY 3 177 kms, 26 kph, 2361m After pastries and coffee and some more cakes in Plaza Mayor, Plasencia, we picked up the pace; well, we drafted the support van until we...
by Adriano | Jan 1, 2018 | Blogs from Portugal
….10 of the best you’ve probably never heard about Portugal has some of the toughest cycling climbs in Europe. Here’s our list of 10 of the best cycling climbs in Portugal. 1. Col’ de Manteigas – Elev Diff 589m | Distance 15kms | Avg...
by Adriano | Jul 17, 2017 | Blogs from Portugal
There’s a lot you can learn about tour organisation when you are talking to one of the biggest names in international cycling. Especially when he’s also a stage winner in both the Tour de France and La Vuelta. I met up with Sean at the Volta Algarve in his...
by Adriano | Jul 21, 2016 | Blogs from Portugal
..Portugal, April, 8.00am As I roll up the shutter and open the window, the bright… …morning sun blazed into the bedroom. It’s April, a gentle breeze blows into my room and outside spring is in full swing. The birds in the garden are busy feeding...
by Adriano | Jul 21, 2016 | Blogs from Portugal
Descents are always fun. We passed through the hamlets nestled in……… sheltered valleys. The dry stone walls that capture a level piece of fertile land or a paddock with olive trees and sheep grazing in the shadow of its branches. Within minutes we...
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