Reasons to take a Cycling Holiday Abroad

Go on any British club run in winter, and it won’t take long before the conversation inevitably turns to complaints about the British weather, and British motorists.

Even the best laid winter training plans can go astray when the winter weather gives us many excuses to stay indoors and avoid getting wet and cold. Taking a cycling abroad, to a place like the Algarve, Mallorca or Spain can do wonders to your cycling training. These are some reasons to take a cycling holiday abroad

1. Cycling on a Turbo is boring. Yes, I know some people can spend 3 hours on a turbo. But, it is pretty demoralising for most of us mortals. Even after half an hour, we can get bored and just be sitting dripping in sweat.

2. Weather is much better

3. Psychological Break.

Taking a break abroad is a good way of preventing our winter training going stale. It is something to aim for and look forward to. If we have a big training week, we will motivate ourselves to be reasonably fit in order to get the most from the training week.

4. Less Chance of Illness / Falling off

Cycling in a good climate means we are less susceptible to falling off or getting ill from the cold and damp.

5. You don’t see many professional teams training in Britain…