From Where We Ride: Alicante
Words and Photos by Tristan Cardew
It’s a funny thing, cycling in Spain. It’s popular everywhere, of course, but there are a few spots that really take the cake over everywhere else in Europe when it comes to tourist numbers.
Mallorca has always been big. Girona has recently been growing. But Alicante has absolutely dominated when it comes to training camps for both professional and amateur cyclists alike. Thousands of riders converge on the region each December, January and February to gain fitness, escape the cold, meet up with friends and have a break from the brutal chill of their more northern European home countries.