Calpe is a cycling paradise on the Costa Blanca, exactly between Alicante and Valencia. The region enjoys a microclimate with more than 300 sunny days per year. Almost all professional and club teams hold their training camps here. The asphalt is tight, climbs like the Coll de Rates are easy to do and there are numerous cycling cafes. No wonder the region is rapidly gaining popularity!
Looking for a winter escape in the middle of the professional peloton? We visit at least one cycling café of the pros every day. Go with RideUp along on the Costa Blanca Cycling Cafe Winter Escape! We stay in the heart of this beautiful area.
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Highlights cycling cafes calpe 2027
Guaranteed to spot professionals and professional teams
Visit a new cycling café every day.
Enjoy cycling in the sun in the middle of winter.
Stay in a cycling hotel.
An experience you will never forget
Program Per Day
Saturday January 16
ARRIVAL
You arrive at Alicante airport and are taken to the hotel. Settle in, enjoy a meal and explore the town.
Your bicycle will be delivered and if there is time, you can briefly loosen the legs. Your journey has begun!
Sunday January 17
Warm-up and the Cross of Benidorm
After a delicious breakfast we get ready for the first ride in this great area. We make a short trip and then visit the Benidorm cyclocross. Of course we stop at a cycling café along the way.
Col: No
Ride: 30 km
Coffee spot: D.Origen in L'Albir
Monday January 18
The pro run
The next ride is a long and beautiful day on one of the most popular routes among the pros. We are guaranteed to spot a lot of them today! The start leads us gradually up to Tárbena, from where we conquer the other side of the Coll de Rates. The descent to the village of Parcent is smooth and pleasant. Here we stop at one of the cycling cafes most visited by pros. We descend further to the coastline and return to the hotel.
Col: Tarbena
Ride: 110 km
Coffee spot: Blanca Bikes Base Camp
Tuesday January 19th
Lake Guadalest
Another famous route, this time to the lake with the typical Spanish name: Guadalest. We make a circuit around the lake, which includes some steep parts. After a wonderful descent we stop at the café in Callosa d'en Sarrià, before returning to the hotel.
Col: Lake Guadalest
Ride: 50 km
Coffee spot: n.t.a.
Wednesday January 20
Rest day!
The day of rest has arrived! And what do the pros do on a rest day? They get on their bikes for a quiet recovery ride. Where to? To the café of course!
We follow the coastline to the best café in the region: Cafeseamos. Make sure you're hungry, because the cake slices are huge there! Be careful on this main road.
Col: No
Gravel: 47 km
Coffee spot: Cafesea moss
Thursday January 21
The most beautiful climb!
Time for the next famous and beautiful climb of this region: Puerto de Tudons. The road winds upwards with beautiful views of the sea and the surrounding area. Enjoy it!
After this climb there is a new, shorter climb to Puerto de Confrides. Then the hard work is over and it's mostly down to the café and hotel!
Col: Puerto de Tudons
Ride: 70km
Coffee spot: n.t.a.
Friday January 22
The gatekeeper
The last cycling day has arrived and we still have two beautiful climbs on our list. The route starts in an easterly direction along the coast. Between Calpe and Moraira we start the climb of the Fustera. Once we arrive in Jalón, the nicest cycling café in the region awaits us. Here we enjoy coffee and something tasty before we continue our way.
The next challenge is the famous Coll de Rates. Do you still have some energy left in your legs? Then try the Super Coll de Rates (officially Tossal dels Diners): a tough climb of 3 kilometers with very steep sections. We then continue the road, sloping, but mainly descending, back to the hotel.
Col: Fustera, Coll de Rates, Super Coll de Rates
Ride: 87 km
Coffee spot: Velosol
Saturday January 23
Departure
Time to leave, but of course not without breakfast. You will be taken to the airport.
Hopefully we can all look back on a great week with beautiful rides and new friendships. An experience you will never forget.
Until next time!
Accommodation
Barcelo La Nucia Hills 5 star hotel
We stay in Barcelo La Nucia Hills. A fantastic hotel with good beds, excellent food, a roof terrace and a swimming pool. This offers us the necessary rest and fuel to perform optimally, with plenty of opportunities to relax after the ride!
The hotel has had the team of several times Visma | Lease-a-Bike welcome, a team that always strives for perfection. So that bodes well. Naturally, the hotel has excellent facilities to store your bicycle safely.
Read more about Barcelo la Nucia Hills
Travel details
Price
Included
7 nights in shared double rooms with single beds in a bicycle-friendly hotel
Breakfast and dinner
Airport transfer from Alicante
Daily guided tours by Jeroen van RideUp
High-quality rental bike (model to be determined)
Sports nutrition by Kalkman
Visit to the Benidorm cyclo-cross
Follow car during journeys
Travel descriptions
Guarantee scheme costs*
Not included
Lunch, cake and drinks along the way
Flight to Alicante
*This offer is covered by the STO Garant warranty. You can find the conditions of this guarantee scheme on the website STO Garant.
