03 Sep Cycling Routes Carvoeiro: Roads, Climbs and Local Knowledge
The best coastal riding in the central Algarve starts at Carvoeiro's door, not twenty kilometres away. Here is where it goes...
The best coastal riding in the central Algarve starts at Carvoeiro's door, not twenty kilometres away. Here is where it goes...
Maurten costs roughly three times more per gram of carbohydrate than the Portuguese staple. Here is when that is worth it and when it is not...
Flat riding in both directions and 501 metres of climbing an hour north. Why the middle of the Resort Corridor is the most flexible base in the Golden Triangle...
At 32 degrees you sweat twice what you do at 15, but your gut absorbs the same. Why you cannot drink your way out of an Algarve summer, and what to do instead...
The smoothest tarmac in the Algarve, a lagoon on the doorstep, and 501 metres of climbing an hour north. Where to ride from Quinta do Lago...
Granola before, a pastel de nata and a Coke during, Haribo in the pocket because chocolate melts. Fuelling a big ride using only what Portugal actually sells...
Three directions out of town and the fourth one is the Atlantic. Here is how to ride from Sagres, and why the wind matters more than the gradient...
December is the wettest month, July the driest, and wind matters more than either. Here is what the forecast actually looks like, month by month...
The highest climb in the Algarve, a fast flat run to a race circuit, and an easy ride to a Moorish castle, all from the same marina...
The eastern Algarve's 584-metre high country one way, dead-flat lagoon riding the other - Faro is the only base in the region with both from the door...