Introducing the Velusso Devil Ride – a monstrous one-day challenge between two iconic cycling battlegrounds. Most cyclists would feel a sense of accomplishment climbing either Mont Ventoux or Alpe d’Huez. However cycling travel and experience brand Velusso is challenging you to go much further and tackle both – riding between one and the other in just one day. Introducing the Velusso Devil Ride. Totalling 265 km in length with over…
It’s no secret that the Catalan city of Girona is home to many of the world’s top professional cyclists. Whilst many of us don’t have the luxury of choosing where in the world we’d like to live based solely on cycling suitability, the best bike riders in the world do – so, when deciding where to go on your next cycling holiday, it’s well worth paying attention to where the…
Most cyclists, when envisioning a cycling trip in France, conjure up images of heroic Tour de France stages, endless Alpine climbs and exhilarating hairpin descents. However if you’re interested in a cycling holiday instead of a gruelling training camp and would prefer to take things a little easier while still riding day in day out through stunning scenery, you might want to consider the Rhône Valley area of Provence in…
With the new Velusso Cycling Club, the growing number of Velusso Stores, and the many different rides that we host, it’s clear that a large focus of what we do is on community. As part of this we will be supporting one local rider in the 2019 season in his goals to become a professional rider – Olly Moors, 22, of Haywards Heath, a friend of the first Velusso Store…
Fresh pastries and coffee stand on the villa table, and the sun begins to reveal itself from behind the Tramuntana Mountains; we are in Mallorca, on a special early season riding trip with Belgian cycling legend Johann Museeuw. Johan is a three time Paris Roubaix winner, three times Tour of Flanders winner, and the 1996 World Champion. This week, he is out Velusso Ride Leader – what better person to…
It is breakfast time on the final day of week of riding on the beautiful Balearic island of Mallorca. Harry, our ‘amateur’ rider has gone from strength to strength throughout the week; having only picked up a bike six weeks before this trip, he is showing incredible progression and resilience. Today though, is Sa Calobra… The breakfast table is a hushed quiet. The sounds of coffee being sipped and porridge…
