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Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly & Roger Hammond
Sean Kelly with a group in Mallorca
Mallorca in February !
Coffee stop
 Baia de Pollença 
The Beach in Alcudia
Cap Formentor
Cala San Vincente
Roger Hammond trains in Mallorca
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SportActive : it's for you, it's about you. We use what we learn :
- to give you a positive cycling experience
- to help make you a better cyclist
- or for beginners, to make you a cyclist !
- to let you gain the benefits of organized, disciplined group riding
A SportActive cycling holiday is a positive experience.
click to see the presentation
Beginners, lads or ladies, are you worried ?
- not to be a good enough cyclist for a cycling holiday ?
- not to be able to keep up with the group ?
- to be sturggling keeping the pace ?
- to be left behind ?
- the week being too hard for you ?
No worry ! You will feel fine in YOUR group, the pace will be adapted to your ability, you will not be left behind or lost and you will be surprised about your improvement in cycling skills throughout the week ! This is our experience.
At the SportActive Cycling Centre in Puerto Alcudia - Mallorca, we ensure your visit is relaxed and your cycling structured, allowing you to develop under the guidance of our dedicated team.
We cater for beginners, sportif cyclists, leisure cyclists. Everyone has a place at SportActive, nobody gets abandoned. Your cycling is structured to a pattern that will give continuous improvement which you can follow on your departure.
Riding like a professional squad, you will gain the experience of controlled disciplined group rides and pace lines, developed and approved by Sean Kelly to enhance your cycling, develop your skills and instruct you on the positive aspects and needs of these disciplines.
You will gain the skills to ride within structured groups at any event, anywhere in the world.
Surpassing your limits is what we pride ourselves on.
If you want a positive sporting cycling holiday that will enhance your cycling and allow you to fulfill your goal, achieve it with a SportActive Cycling Experience.
2011 dates for cycling holidays in Mallorca :
- from 4th February to 7th May (with Sean Kelly in April)
- 16th to 31 October
- Saturday is usual arrival day ; first ride on Sunday ; but we give flexibility for arrivals on Friday and Sunday to allow our guests to avail of best flight offers
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New in 2011 :
"Ladies Only" Early Season Training Week, in February
information to come soon.
Sean Kelly will be joining SportActive on selected cycling weeks . (month of April and October). This will be your chance to ride alongside the Legend. Sean will be staying at the SportActive Cycling Centre hotel with our clients and will be on hand during the week to chat about his experience at the top level of international cycling.
Sean Kelly was the world ranked number 1 cyclist for 48 consecutive months.
His Major Wins :
Tour de France : 5 stages, 4 green jerseys
Vuelta a Espana : 1 overall win, 16 stages
Paris-Nice : 7 consecutive wins
Paris-Roubaix : 2 wins
Liège-Bastogne-Liège : 2 wins
Giro di Lombardia : 3 wins
How is it at the SportActive Cycling Center ?
It is located in Puerto Alcudia, on the North coast of the island, close to the fantastic Tramuntana mountains. It is based in the magnificent Aparthotel Estrella de Mar & Spa****, offering one of the best facilities in Majorca for all your cycling needs. click here for hotel
SportActive Bike Garage in the Hotel : with Mechanic and Bike Shop; sale of all bike accessories, energy drinks & bars, full range of SportActive cycling kit, selection of cycling clothing. Daily free drinking water for the bike rides.
Guided group rides : 4-5 different levels. For different training group details, Click here
Bike Hire : We recommend you hire your bike with SportActive in Mallorca. We have for hire top quality new Focus bikes. All bikes are equipped with Shimano 10 speed and Mavic race wheels.
- Price per week : 100 € + 2 € bike damage cover per day (strongly recommended!). This compares favourably with the price of taking your own bike at around 84 € : no hassle, no stress, no damage!
- Take your own pedals and helmet. Cycling helmets are compulsory on all cycling activities with SportActive.
SportActive In-house masseur and Sports Therapist
At what time does the cycle start ? where do we lunch ? when do we come back to the hotel ?
The Cycling Package includes :
- 7 nights half board in Hotel Estrella de Mar & Spa****, two sharing one apartment
- Transfers: airport hotel, return
- secure bike garage
- on-site mechanic service
- daily free drinking water
- 5-6 organized and guided runs in ability groups
- shop with bike accessories and energy drinkd/bars
Not included are :
- Flights
- Single supplement (25 €/night)
- Drinks during the meals and other private expenses
- Private medical insurance
- Bike hire with bike damage cover
- Bike transfer airport hotel airport: charge of € 25 (for those who bring their own bike)
Prices for the cycling holiday weeks
All package prices are indicated per person, for 7 nights. Flights are not included. If you wish a longer or shorter stay, please contact us.
Oct. 2010
- 16th to 23rd October 2010
- 23rd to 30th or 31st October 2010
- 468 € for bookings up to 30.05.2010
- 478 e for booking up to 30.06.2010
- 498 € for bookings after 1.7.2010
Feb to May 2011
The key is Early Booking
- FEBRUARY : early season specials
- "Ladies only" early season training Week, in February; information soon
- Early booking specials
- Exceptional family conditions
See our prices and specials here
SportActive packages are available with or without flights:
- we book flights from most UK and Irish airports to Palma de Mallorca;
- we invoice : flight cost + 15% adm fee ;
- for our guests of the Sterling zone, if the air company invoices in Sterling, we invoice in Sterling as well and you pay in Sterling in order not to go through exchange rate with Euro ; flight must be paid at time of booking
- you can also book your flight by yourself using low fare airlines, catching their special promotions and saving the 15% adm fee applied by SportActive
- click here for links to the air companies flying to Palma de Mallorca
Travel advice
For your training week in Mallorca, we would like to recommend you to carry the following items:
- If you hire a bike: your own pedals and shoes ; pedals are available for hire on site ; please check with us that the type you use is available
- your own seat for more comfort ? Absolutely recommended for ladies !
- Your helmet, as compulsory on all SportActive rides ; can be hired on site if you forget to take you own
- Windcheater and rain protection clothing, also the weather is mostly warm and dry
- sun cream, sun glasses
- Swimming trunks
- Cap for the spa centre (available on site for 3 €)
Contacts:
for any further information, please contact us
Please make sure you have valid private medical insurance and travel insurance
Book Now!
If you would like to book your place on this holiday, please download the booking form and return with a deposit of 200 € per person.
How to book and pay the deposit :
- post the completed booking form + cheque made payable to SportActive, to: SportActive, 1st Floor, 2 Dacre Terrace, L/Derry, BT48 6JU, N Ireland
- by direct bank transfer to:
- our €uro account: Bank of Ireland;
IBAN number: IE 76 BOFI 9049 1550 4844 10; BIC number: BOFIIE2D
Account number: 5048 4410; Sort code: 9049 15
- our Sterling account: Bank of Ireland;
Account number: 956 611 85; Sort code: 90 50 37
Once we have received the deposit, we shall send you a SportActive-Atol-invoice for the outstanding balance of the holiday (to be paid 8 weeks before departure)
Airport transfers :
Will be organized in function of your flight details ; if you book your own flights the flight details must be forwarded to SportActive with your booking. If any change in your flight schedule occurs later, please check with us if and how this affects your airport transfer. For all changes in transfers an administrative fee will apply.
The transfers for groups are organized with a privately hired bus.
The transfers for individuals or small groups under 5 persons are booked with a shuttle service.
A private taxi can be organized on request ; additional charge applies. Please ask us.
SportActive will organise accommodation and activities. The price is inclusive with the following exceptions:
- Cycle hire is extra
- On walking trips there will be a small additional charge for local taxis to walks start and return to hotel (for certain tours)
- Participants are responsible for their own insurance.
- All participants are responsible for their own safety.
- All participants (cycling) must at all times obey the rules of the road.
- All participants are responsible for their own fitness/health to take part in an active holiday.
- SportActive will accept no responsibility for accidents or injury to participants during the trip.
You are reminded to ensure that you have current and valid travel insurance for all bookings.
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