The riding is the whole point. Each day a guide leads the group out from the accommodation onto Mallorca's roads, with routes built around coast roads, climbs and small villages. The operator rates its trips from one to four mountains to show how hard they are; this camp is aimed at riders who want to work on condition through the winter, and route options are adjusted so both experienced recreational riders and keener racers can be on the same trip.

CYCLOsportive provides Maurten sports nutrition during the rides. A guide handles navigation and group pace, so you are not studying a route file at breakfast. The operator describes the days as a mix of effort and easy time in the sun, with the afternoons and evenings free to sit outside, eat and recover.

The trip is sold on a bed-and-breakfast basis: five nights in a bike-friendly accommodation, breakfast each morning, guide and sports nutrition included. Drinks, lunch, dinner and transport are not included, so budget for eating out each day.

Groups are deliberately small. The operator caps its trips at a minimum of four and a maximum of fifteen people, and this camp is listed for a maximum of ten. Solo riders are welcome and are placed with others of a similar interest in road and gravel riding.

Mallorca in the October-to-May window is the draw: mild temperatures and quiet roads while northern Europe is in winter. The operator also asks riders to consider a sports medical check before a hard trip, and has arrangements with sports medical centres in the Netherlands where a certificate can be signed; it is not compulsory.

What's included

- 5 nights' accommodation on a bed-and-breakfast basis - Guidance from a guide on the rides - Maurten sports nutrition during the rides

What's not included

- Drinks - Lunch - Dinner - Transport