A typical day starts with breakfast at 7:30, then a briefing at 8:30 where the staff explain the route and set a goal for each rider. You are on the road by 9:00 for three to five hours, with the team car following. Lunch and protein shakes are ready when you get back, usually around 14:00. Massage and electro-stimulation follow at 15:00, then a coaching session at 17:30 where your power data is analysed and there is a workshop on training with a power meter, nutrition or recovery. Dinner is at 19:00 with the whole group.

What separates this from a standard training camp is the amount of support packed into the price. Bike hire, power meter, Wahoo Element Bolt computer, helmet, and a Gobik kit (bib shorts, jersey, socks) are all included, along with daily bike maintenance. You also get Hyperice Normatec compression boots and a Compex SP 8.0 to use after rides. An FTP test at the start of the week gives you a baseline, and you receive a 14-week training plan before you arrive so you turn up fit enough for the riding.

The riding is genuinely demanding. The camp asks that you have ridden regularly for at least four months, three to four times a week and seven or more hours in total, and that you are comfortable with around 90 km on hilly terrain and up to 120 km on a longer day. You need to handle long, steep and sometimes technical descents, and ride confidently in a group on narrow roads and wet surfaces. Past riders have ranged from 2.6 w/kg to 5.4 w/kg and from 19 to 70 years old.

Groups are kept small — several dates show only one to three spots remaining — and the camp is guaranteed to run once the first reservation is confirmed. They never cancel for low numbers. Non-riders can join on certain dates, but children cannot be accommodated.

The Mallorca base is a villa in the Serra de Tramuntana, in or around Pollença, chosen from a small set of properties depending on group size. Calpe dates run on the Spanish coast, and the French Alps trips in June and July are built around the Tour de France, with one nine-day edition that includes a pro rider.

What's included

- 7 nights in a shared team villa - Airport transfers from Palma - Three meals a day cooked at the villa, plus energy bars, drinks, snacks and coffees - Daily rides with a following support vehicle - Full carbon bike hire with carbon wheels and power meter - Wahoo Element Bolt bike computer - Abus helmet - Gobik bib shorts, jersey and socks - Daily sports massage - Daily bike cleaning, lubing and maintenance - Post-ride coaching sessions and power data analysis - FTP test at the start of the camp - Hyperice Normatec compression boots and Compex SP 8.0 - 14-week training plan before the camp - Roadbook to prepare your trip - Chamois cream, sun protection and race radios - Photos and videos from the week

What's not included

- Flights - Travel insurance - Meals on arrival day other than dinner, and on departure day other than breakfast - Personal expenses - Spare parts if you bring your own bike