#behind-the-scenes

“I also enjoy coming back to reconnect with the SCCC staff - both old and new, too”

Let's give a voice to those who know us best : the riders! The Sa Calobra Cycling Club is a team, your team! Today, an interview with Jonathan, who talks about his experience at the Sa Calobra Cycling Club. When did you start cycling? Jonathan Koertge : I started cycling when I was around 14. Everyone else I knew where I grew up in the midwest of the United States played soccer, baseball or (American) football. I wasn't interested in any of those sports or cultures. A friend of my older [...]

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“The staff and community of riders is really what makes the place special”

Let's give a voice to those who know us best : the riders! The Sa Calobra Cycling Club is a team, your team! Today, an interview with Noah, who talks about his experience at the Sa Calobra Cycling Club. When did you start cycling? Noah Syme : I have always ridden a bike as a form of transportation, but I didn’t really start cycling until 2016. I was in the midst of my surgical training and getting out on the bike was a great way to clear my head. Where did you find the Sa Calobra [...]

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“I am proud to wear the sleek black SCCC kit”

Let's give a voice to those who know us best : the riders! The Sa Calobra Cycling Club is a team, your team! Today, an interview with Dave, who talks about his experience at the Sa Calobra Cycling Club. When did you start cycling? Dave Carter : My cycling journey started in 2018. I'd been road running for a number of years, which had started to put excessive strain on my body, so I made the switch to cycling in the hope of fewer injuries, whilst maintaining a reasonable level of [...]

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“Authentic passion for riding”

Let's give a voice to those who know us best : the riders! The Sa Calobra Cycling Club is a team, your team! Today, an interview with Gus, who talks about his experience at the Sa Calobra Cycling Club. When did you start cycling? Gus van Setten : Like so many others I was a child of the pandemic. I started out cycling around the deserted streets of central London in January 2021. It’s unlikely it will ever be possible to experience those roads in the same way again, now that the traffic [...]

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“I’m still buzzing from the Sa Calobra climb!”

Let's give a voice to those who know us best : the riders! The Sa Calobra Cycling Club is a team, your team! Today, an interview with Dave, who talks about his experience at the Sa Calobra Cycling Club and how he came to prepare for the Mallorca 312. For those who don't know you, can you introduce yourself? Dave Carter : I started cycling about 4 years ago when I was 48, after transitioning from my main physical activity of road running which had started to put excessive strain on my body and [...]

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