Granada & Sierra Nevada

Cycle this phenomenal road cycling area, the best and highest in Europe!

Based in the centre of the beautiful city of Granada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, this tour takes you on 4 varied, scenic and challenging loop rides on roads carefully chosen by us using our local knowledge.

Rides are in the morning and get back early afternoon giving you plenty of time to relax, recover and explore the wonderful city. Being a short tour of 5 days in total, it should appeal to those of you who are looking to get some quality riding in on challenging roads over an extended weekend.

The loops take us out of Granada (easy to cycle in and out of with our local knowledge) onto the silky smooth asphalt roads, passing olive and orange groves and white villages galore. As a final test on the last day of riding, you ascend the infamous “Pico Veleta” of the Sierra Nevada, Europe´s highest road. Plus you have the chance to ride other famous local climbs used in previous La Vuelta’s and the roads where the pros train (Movistar, Garmin, Lotto and Peter Sagan with his Bora Hansgrohe team).. An ideal fixed based training camp.

Highlights

• Challenge yourself on Pico Veleta, Europe’s highest road at 3394m!
• 4 great loop rides all from one beautiful city
• Garmin, Movistar, Lotto, Bora (Peter Sagan) are regulars training on these roads
• Explore Granada, one of Spain´s most beautiful cities and home of tapas and the Alhambra
• Amazing climate to ride in – On average we have over 300 days of sunshine here in Granada
• The most inspirational riding for Roadies through rural Andalucía

Daily average of 85 km over hilly terrain. The tour is suitable for experienced cyclists of all ages who have a good level of fitness and enjoy road biking.