Flew from Gatwick to Malaga to join Ciclo Montana for 10 days of mountain biking in the Sierra Nevada.
Arrived on Saturday evening to find that all of the guests were connected in some way via this small world of mountain biking. Kate and Paul have been coming for 10 years here and know Charlotte who is here with Scott and Ash who I know!
We rode today a gentle start from a fire road with views of snow-capped mountains, it's about 17 degrees C and not a cloud in the sky- wonderful to ride in shorts and T-shirt in March! We took some wide rocky descent into Pitres where we had a coffee in the square while a funeral was going on for an 83 year old lady and then we climbed and climbed and climbed some 600m+ (piste de forest?) to the snow line before hitting some more rocky descents and switchbacks- this is a taster of what the week will entail! It took me a while to get back into the stride of riding this stuff especially on my less free ride set-up bike. The Zesty geometry pitches me just a margin more over the front of the bike so steep rocky descents are a little twitchy compared to previous ride.
I have a cute little rustic apartment in Mecina Fondales with 2 rooms, one with a double bed and the other with a single bed/sofa, a table and chairs for 2 and a kitchenette with gas camping stove for cooking my breakfast. The outdoor shower/toilet/wet room is really cute and I share it with several large spiders and a number of daddy long legs!!
I woke up and opened the stable door to see the sun rising over the mountains and oranges growing outside the front door with singletrack only 2 steps to the left. Wonderful!
This evening I have chilled with my book and a beer. These are the foundations of a relaxing week- loads of exercise, sun and chill out time and space.
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