Day one is arrival and setup. You check into the hotel in Palma, collect your rental bike if you booked one (it will be fitted and ready), and meet the group over dinner. The welcome briefing walks through every stage, including the climbs ahead: Sa Calobra, Puig Major and the Faro de Formentor.

The riding starts properly on day two: 86 km and 700 m of climbing from Palma towards the south coast. The route follows quiet secondary roads out past the cliffs of Cabo Blanco, skirts the Es Trenc natural area with its salt flats and long straight road beside the sea, then turns into the Levante for the winding lanes around Cala Mondragó and Cala Marsal. You finish at Portocolom, one of the island's best natural harbours and a long-standing stop on pro training routes.

Day three is 92 km and 800 m, heading north. You ride from Portocolom to Artà, with its stone streets and hilltop castle, then on through low-traffic farmland to Playa de Muro — the stretch of road known as the golden mile of Mallorcan cycling and a favourite of professional teams. After Alcúdia and its medieval walls, the road runs beside the sea towards Puerto Pollensa with the Formentor peninsula in view the whole way.

Day four is the queen stage: 85 km with 2,300 m of ascent. From Puerto Pollensa you climb out to the Faro de Formentor, a road that winds along the cliffs above the Mediterranean. Back down, the route heads into the Tramuntana towards the Monastery of Lluc, passes close to Sa Calobra — the zigzag climb that is probably the island's most famous — and runs beneath Puig Major, Mallorca's highest mountain, before finishing in Sóller.

Day five is the longest at 110 km with 1,900 m of climbing, and the prettiest. From Sóller you ride through Deià, then Banyalbufar with its terraced slopes dropping to the sea, then Estellencs over a series of short climbs and descents on good asphalt. The road eventually brings you back into Palma, where there's time to walk the old town or see the cathedral before heading home.

What separates this from a generic island tour is the support setup and the routing. A vehicle with mechanical support follows the group all day, luggage moves between hotels for you, and feed stops are marked on the route. Tracks for every stage are sent in advance so you can load them onto your GPS or app. The guide, Miguel, is a local who knows the island's road and mountain bike routes well.

What's included

- Accommodation in a shared room for the whole trip - Breakfasts and dinners at the hotels - Welcome briefing covering the routes - Route tracks for each stage to load onto your GPS or app - Support vehicle with mechanical service, somewhere to change clothes and the option to get in the van during the ride - Solid and liquid feed stops on the route - Luggage transfer between hotels - Shower at the end before heading home

What's not included

- Travel to the meeting point at the hotel in Mallorca and home at the end of the trip - Drinks with meals and dinners - Tourist tax, paid directly at each hotel - Single-room supplement - Assistance and cancellation insurance - Bike rental - On-road guide riding alongside you - Extra night at the end of the trip - Anything not listed under included services