Seven years. One idea. Still running.
We started with a rental car and an idea that felt slightly too ambitious to say out loud. The dumb idea became a real business. The business became a real team.
Sa Calobra Cycling Club · Since 2019
Our story so far
2019
The beginning
A rental car, one villa, six riders.
Camp #1. A rental car doubling as a support vehicle, one villa in Sóller, six riders, and an idea that felt slightly too ambitious to say out loud. The concept was simple: give amateur cyclists a full professional team experience for one week. Nobody was doing it. We decided to.
2020
Covid year
Two riders. We ran the camp anyway.
The world stopped. We didn't. When only two riders showed up during a global pandemic, we took them out on the road. Every camp runs. No exceptions. That's our commitment. It has been since day one.
2021
Growth
First sold-out season.
Word of mouth did what no advertising could. Riders told their friends, who told their clubs, who told their teammates. We never run ads. We just made the week unforgettable that people couldn't stop talking about it.
2022
New destination
New destination, new fleet, new team.
We launched our first French Alps camps, a new challenge, bigger climbs, a different kind of suffering. We also acquired our own fleet of Canyon bikes, renewed regularly and maintained like pros.
2023
Going electric
Electric. Paul retires.
We bought a full electric team van. Better for the planet, better for the riders, better for the roads we love. Paul, our mechanic and photographer, who had been with us since 2021, retired after two years. We think of everyone who has been part of this, Maribel, our first massage therapist who passed away in 2021. The faces behind the scenes that riders rarely see but always feel.
2024
Milestone
100 camps. Five years. Zero cancellations.
Camp #100. We rode Sa Calobra to celebrate. Five years, two destinations, hundreds of riders, many of them returning for a second, third, or fourth time, and not a single camp cancelled. The rental car was long gone. The idea was still the same.
2025
A pro joins the road
Calpe. And a Tour de France stage winner joins the Team.
Third destination added, Calpe, where the pros train every winter. And Pierre Rolland, Tour de France stage winner, came to ride with our guests. Not a meet-and-greet. Not a photo opportunity. A week on the road, riding the same climbs, eating at the same table.
2026
Present
New villa. New kit. New team members.
September 2026, we move into a new villa in Pollença. Larger, more comfortable, and in one of the best locations we have ever had. We moved to Bioracer, a Belgian brand equipping some of the best professional teams in the world. Toni joins as our mechanic and Carles as our videomaker. The dumb idea from 2019 is still running. And it's better than it's ever been.
“The dumb idea is still running.”
What started with a rental car and six riders in 2019 is now 130 camps, 734 riders, and a team that has never cancelled a single week. We think about everyone who has been part of this journey, and everyone still to come.
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