The intensity and excitement of the sport is returning to Mallorca this October with the legendary Semana Internacional de Ciclismo Masters 2023 (International Masters Cycling Week) in its 26th year. Runners, lovers of this sport and enthusiasts from all over Europe and beyond, will come together on this Balearic island to combine cycling with their admiration of the spectacular natural scenery that dazzles the whole world. There can be no better companion to the mountain routes than its heavenly climate, which makes Mallorca the perfect all-year-round destination for cycling, other sports and nature tourism enthusiasts.
Are you ready to get to know the wildest and most special side of Mallorca? Don’t miss one of the longest-running cycling races on the island, where the landscape is the main attraction. We are talking about International Masters Cycling Week 2023. Between 10 and 15 October, more than three hundred racers from all over Europe and even South America put themselves to the test and thrill fans and onlookers who come to follow the competition and raise their adrenaline levels to the highest peaks. Last year’s event was attended by the illustrious Colombians Álvaro Mejía, fourth in the 1993 Tour and in the 1991 World Cup, and Rúber Albeiro, who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.
If you dream of living life on your bike, you still have time – you have until 8 October – to sign up for this competition, which is included in the calendar of the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation, and become another of those in love with the Mallorcan landscape. The sporting event is divided into two: The XXIX European Masters Cup – to be held on 15 October – and the XXVI Challenge Vuelta a Mallorca for Masters – with four stages over four days – from 10 to 13 October.
Sprint to the top with Garden Hotels
Staying at the Garden Holiday Village, our four-star adults-only hotel, you will experience the International Masters Cycling Week close to the nearby turquoise waters of Playa de Muro, where you will surely want to take a refreshing swim. Secure your offer using the promotional code MASTERCYCLING.
In addition, the 4* Garden Holiday Village is the hotel where our permanent office will be located. Here you can pick up your race bib and find all the information you need about International Masters Cycling Week 2023.
Tour coastal and inland Mallorca on your bike
If you choose the Challenge Vuelta a Mallorca, taken in four stages of around 100 kilometres you will get into the soul of Mallorca. Starting off in the south of the island: cycling along the Arenal de Llucmajor you will follow a route by the open sea where the breeze, sun and light so typical of the Balearic archipelago, as well as its endemic Garrigue, are the main participants. The route towards Port de Pollença will present you with quiet and wild enclaves such as Son Serra de Marina, and the Parc Natural de s’Albufera, the most important and extensive wetland area in the Balearic Islands, which will undoubtedly leave you speechless before reaching the rocky northern tip of the island.
Your strength will be pushed to the limit on the ascent to the Castell de Santueri de Felanitx, an Asset of Cultural Interest, with a rich historical and heritage value: the view of this fortification located on one of the peaks of the Sierra de Levante in Mallorca will fill you with energy and drive to reach the finish line, at an altitude of over 400 metres, up a steep slope. The titanic effort that this stage will demand of you will have its reward: contemplating the memorable panoramic view of Puig de Sant Salvador from this majestic viewpoint in Levante.
