Alcúdia, on Mallorca's north coast, sits between two of the island's defining rides. To the east, the road to Cap de Formentor climbs some twenty kilometres of hairpins along the Serra de Tramuntana's final ridge to a lighthouse at the island's northernmost point — one of European cycling's genuine icons, ridden by amateurs and professional teams alike through the winter months.
To the west lie the Tramuntana's harder climbs: Puig Major, the island's only hors-catégorie ascent, and the switchbacks of Sa Calobra, known locally as Coll dels Reis. Mallorca has hosted professional cycling for decades and remains a default winter base for much of the WorldTour peloton, drawn by mild temperatures, quiet roads, and a dense network of cafés for the mid-ride stop.
From Alcúdia, easier terrain also unfolds south toward the S'Albufera wetlands, giving riders a genuine choice between recovery spin and mountain suffering, often in the same afternoon.
