Coll de sa Bataia to Gorg Blau, Mallorca, Spain

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Malcolm Surgenor

Type

Bike

Distance

6.043 mi

Duration

00:31:59

Avg Watts

102.00 Watt(s)

Recorded on

18/10/2022

Added on

13/11/2022

Total ascent

722 ft

Bajada Urbanització Guix, s/n, 07315 Escorca, Illes Balears, Spain

Ma-10, 07315 Escorca, Illes Balears, Spain

Description

Coll de sa Bataia to Gorg Blau

I was on holiday on the beautiful island of Mallorca in Spain and wanted to cycle some of the hills to maintain my fitness levels. Cycling in Mallorca is heaven. Most of the time the weather is glorious, the roads are super smooth and the other road users and motorists are incredibly courteous to cyclists - I think to some extent that's because they realise the value cycling tourism has to the island.

When climbing up the Coll de sa Bataia, most cyclists return to Caimari or Pollenca or head on up for Sa Calobra. However, I wanted to continue my climbing by heading towards Puig Major. However! My legs gave out and I cut the ride short on reaching the Gorg Blau reservoir. It's not a particularly hard climb (much of it is only 6% with a short section of 8%). It's just that this was day four and I had nothing left in the tank! See if you can beat my 32 minutes time! The scenery is stunning and if you want to you can do the reverse ride down hill here.

Please check out my other Mallorca videos here -> Mallorca playlist

The bike I used for these rides is a beautifully light stainless steel bike made by Independent Fabrication and on hire from n+1 Bicycles in Pollenca.

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