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We give you the five cycling holiday destinations we think you have to visit! These include Flanders, Boulder, Mallorca, Alta Badia and Adelaide. Each makes our list for different reasons and we recommend trying to experience them all.
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Looking for a great cycling holiday destination? Check out our top five recommendations of places we think you should visit. From the cobbles of Flanders to the 14,000ft mountains of Boulder, this list gives a wide variety of options for your trip away.
Our list comprises:
Flanders, Belgium
Boulder, Colorado
Mallorca, Spain
Alta Badia, Italy
Adelaide, Australia
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Dear @GCN you are or were my holiday cycling sportive… not other than the dragon ride in Wales as a very early post of you put it into my bucket list… I've ride all the 300km in one day and also over 500km more all around Wales… am still in UK wondering… could we ride along?
Sardegna and Corsica.
Nice, France. Beatiful surroundings. Lots of climbs, but nothing too extreme. Great weather. Close to the airport. Lots of stuff to do on the inevitable rest day.
I've been to Boulder, it's wonderful indeed, for cycling and hiking.
I hoped gorgeous Colorado would stay my little secret but.
Adelaide ?? urghh. Would be afraid to stumble across D…….r ! Plus, it's far, like… real far.
Montenegro, still a bit rough round the edges but it's getting better and so many mountains
Most underrated cycling ground in the USA is the Driftless region of SW Wisconsin. Anywhere W of Madison or S of Lacrosse or N of Dubuque/Galena is a good base. Fantastic roads with very little traffic. Endless rollers with lush countryside. Great training and the beer/food is superb and simple.
I never hear a mention of the Cabot trail in Nova Scotia, Canada on GCN but lots of other publications seem to list it as a top destination
Can’t believe you missed out Taiwan! Cycle-friendly roads all the way around the coast, amazing scenery, brilliant food and, to cap it all, the Taroko gorge climb. It’s a must.
These are good destinations but Siberia is THE best. Trusr me I travel a lot.
Hokkaido. Empty roads, amazing scenery, superb food and hot springs after a day's ride.
Only a short trip but the Shimanami Kaido in Japan is a great bike tour. Mostly for the views though and not training
Next summer for me: Lot valley in France.
Kyushu, Japan. Cycle the perimeter or inland. Good climbing and yummy food. Drivers are respectful of cyclists.
Italy
Gotta love Colorado!
Chile 🚴♂️🇨🇱
Luchon
Skegvegas
You forgot Albertville in the french alpes
Aotearoa New Zealand! Land of the long white cloud and home to beautiful vistas to cycle through. Tour Aotearoa features 3000km (and over 44000m of elevation) of sealed roads, gravel, cycle paths and trials through parks, beaches, forests, and mountains.
Boulder: superb but you'll need a day or two prep to get acclimated to the thinner air up there, so please factor into you're planning if you're thinking of going: ie: do your higher altitude climbs towards the end of the week to avoid suffering from altitude sickness, typically above 7,500 ft.
Adelaide
Located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, I suggest riding around Riccione, Italy (near Rimini). There are a few "bike hotels" where in the late spring they are taken over by cyclists. One is Hotel Sarti, where you can be lead out for daily 100+km rides by former national champions (ok they are in their 70's now, but they will kick your butt). You'll see a hint of Tuscany, and many castles and even visit San Marino, all in one day.
CAPE TOWN!
Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada. Why do you think the TOC almost always goes there;)
Taiwan
Around Boulder and Denver It takes a while to acclimatise to the altitude and being super dry atmosphere due to the altitude again makes it easy to dehydrate under suffer mountain sickness so you need to manage this in summer. It is a great cycling destination and a beautiful part of the world. But it’s Radelaide for me as I am biased and it’s my country so of course it’s the best.
Maui HI, there's Haleakala to climb, the West Maui Loop, and the Road to Hana. There are some dodgy bits on WML and RTH, where the road gets very narrow, but the scenery is amazing and the weather is very consistent.
Corfu is great! Theyre definately not advertising the place enough for cycling holidays
Kandıra, Kocaeli, Turkey
İznik Lake
Kartepe
They'll be my destinations for this summer.
Hokkaido and Kyushu have been mentioned, but, really, ANYWHERE in Japan!
Ötztaler Radmarathon, the mountain around Sölden Austria
If you want to go somewhere with amazing cycling, car free roads, an abundance of spectacular and varied views, plus some of the best local food in the world, try the Cevennes Mountains in south-central France: http://www.445cyclingtours.com/product/highroad-cevennes/. The best part is, you'll be among the rare cycling breed who knows about it.
Gran Canaria. Great climbs, fantastic scenery, super roads, always good weather, …. need I say more. Oh yes, also all the logistics support you ever need.
Bormio, Italy has to make the list
Portugal as very nice road to ride particularly in north and center. and you can't miss the serra da estrela with a massive climb. I've done a GF sera da estrela last year, the final climb was terrific !
What about Lanzarote? Stunning views, great climbs and wind, wind and more wind.
We just spent 3 weeks cycling around South Korea and we are pretty well convinced it may be the best place in Asia or even the world for a cycling holiday. See: https://bit.ly/2zvyV2D or Google 'Seoul to Busan Cycling'. Must of the route from Seoul to Busan is on a bike path that is almost the size of a road. There is plenty of accomodation or camping along the route. The people are friendly, polite and will go out of their way to help you.
Tenerife !
I work here already 4y as a cycling guide and can know the most beautiful/ epic climbs here !
Virginia, and Skyline Drive, also Shenandoah Valley
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