A Mallorca classic. Sa Calobra, 10 km of switchback dreams through the Tramuntana, an absolute must-do on every road cycling trip to the island.
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Author: Henri 👱🏻♀️
Henri is a road cyclist, bike-packer and Lapierre ambassador for the Xelius, Pulsium and Crosshill models. She covers more than 10,000 kilometres a year, taking her along new routes, through unfamiliar landscapes and to places that look different when viewed from the saddle. At You, Me & Cycling, she writes about cycle tours, weekend getaways and travelogues for anyone seeking adventure on two wheels without having to be a pro. You can find her on Instagram as @henricyclinginparadise.
Himmlisch Genießen Cycling Loops: My 5 Favourite Stops
Six pleasure-cycling loops between Pfaffenwinkel and the Zugspitze region. My five favourite stops between Lake Starnberg and an alpine cheese hut.
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Road Cycling in Mallorca
Mallorca is Europe’s most popular road cycling destination and for good reason. Over 300 sunny days a year, 1,445 metres of climbing on the Puig Major, more than 200 cycling-friendly hotels, and a season from February to May that lines up perfectly with early-season form-building. Add 15-22°C, almost no rain, and roads better maintained than…
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Finca Ca’n Beneït
Zehn Zimmer, Olivenhaine und Touren direkt ab der Haustür. Die Finca Ca’n Beneït in Binibona ist Mallorca von seiner stillen Seite.
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Your first 100 km on a road bike: how to do it
My first ride was 60 km, and I was absolutely knackered afterwards. Five months later, I cycled across the Alps. What happened in between? No magic, no training camp, no coach. Just a few things that really helped.
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Weekender: With the gravel bike from Munich to the Wallerei by the Walchensee
A short break just around the corner? This gravel tour takes you from Munich directly to the idyllic Bavarian Alpine foothills and the turquoise-blue Walchensee lake. Destination: the Wallerei, a hideaway where mountain panoramas meet retro chic.
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Weekender: From Munich to the Tegernsee at the Blyb Hotel
Sometimes it doesn’t take much: a free Saturday, a packed gravel bike and a route that clears your head. This weekender takes you from Munich straight into the countryside. Destination: the beautiful Blyb Hotel.
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Top 5 bikepacking tips
Wie packen für einen Bikepacking Trip? Und welche Tricks erleichtern einem das Leben? Hier meine Top 5 Bikepacking Tipps.
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How to Gravel
Gravel ride here, gravel bike there. There’s hardly a word that you hear more often in cycling these days than the word gravel. For me, gravel was for a very long time mainly one thing: nasty little stones. A gravel love story.
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Giro delle Dolomiti – the bike race in the Dolomites
6 stage bike race in the Dolomites. At first, that sounded pretty unmanageable and like an absolutely absurd idea. But somehow the 600 km and 12,000 meters of altitude sounded exciting. An experience report.
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Alpine passes and road cycling
At some point it is true for every road cyclist: the mountain must be conquered. About road cycling on the Alpine pass.
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