Team Sky professional, former German National Champion, member of the 2012 Tour De France winning Teamand all round top man Christian Knees gives VC Ibiza some love!
Awww shucks!
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Hocus Pocus!
Loving the latest Magic Tape 34 from the always dope Magician
Pete is Back on the Bike!
VC Ibiza clients Pete and Andy were able to get a few hours away from their respective young families this weekend to get out on the road bikes and go on a nice 50k loop around an eastern section of the island. Starting in Jesus and immediately taking on the lung busting climb out to Roca Lisa, we then rode along to Cala llonga before heading out to Santa Eularia and Es Canar, before looping back into the “campo” via Sant Carles de Peralta. A Special mention has to go to Pete from Southfields in the UK who was getting on a bike properly for the first time since a crash at a sportive in the UK some 24 months ago. Sterling work all round!
We pass a runner just by the Atzaro Spa
Andy from Altrincham does his best Philippe Gilbert impression!
Pete takes on the switchback at Roca Llisa
Andy was loving the riding and the bike
Inaugural VCI MTB Ride
Taking it fairly easy on 30m loop starting in Santa Gertrudis and heading out west towards San Antonio before looping back east via San Miquel…though a few teething issues with the route, some great trails were found and it definitely left us wanting to nail some more off-road routes.
Regular Brighton (UK) MTBer but soon to be Ibiza resident Graham managed to snatch a couple off hours free from the kids and joined what was the first official VC Ibiza MTB Ride! We had a nice little pit stop at the lovely new hotel / bar / restaurant that is Raco Ibiza then headed back for some poolside rays as the Sun really started to ramp up !
Specialized Rockhoppers were in full effect early this morning
Refreshments…
Cola Face!
The vibe at Raco is nice
Beautiful white trails are the secret off-road arteries of the island
Graham takes on a little climb coming back in towards San Miquel
Workin’ It, Feelin the Flow
oh yeh that Sting song….
And Relax…
VC Ibiza – Focus Cayo Evo 4.0
The Cayo’s UCI Approved Frame
Bling chromed plates stop any frame damage
Seatstays and Shimano Ultegra brakes
Dropouts and chromed internal cabling
Underneath the BB
The Focus Cayo Evo – 4.0 was a contender for Cycling Plus magazines Bike of the Year 2013 and received a mark of 4,5 out of a possible 5,0 describing the bike as a…
“A racy, confidence-boosting bike that can suit a range of riding styles”
Perfect for the Ibiza parcours the Cayo Evo 4 is available to hire from only 35 Euros a day with discounts applicable for longer rental
VC Ibiza – Official Performance Kit
Designed in Liverpool, Made in Italy by Sportful and soon to be ridden throughout the globe the Velo Club Ibiza kit is going into production.
For all order enquiries and pricing please contact: simon@veloclubibiza.com
For further info on our great Sponsors check them out here:
Kaper – An award winning communications agency created at the crossroads of traditional and digital PR
Plan-It – Are a full-service agency specialising in lead generation and permission marketing
Revolver – Internationally recognized as Ibiza’s best designer boutique
The Revival – A creative marketing consultancy that produces super credible and culturally valuable ideas, activity and audio / visual content for clients across the globe
#VaVaFroome
Congrats to Team Sky and Chris Froome on this years centenary victory…..
Check out the link below for Scott Mitchell’s behind the scenes photo gallery of the final stage:
Team Sky | Pro Cycling | Tour de France | Gallery | Scott Mitchell – Tour Stage 21 Gallery.
And the Victory party playlist has a few bangers on it also…
Alpe D’Huez
I like Carlos Sastre, he is currently on my TV talking about today’s stage that takes in the famous climb. A climb on which he rode to a superb solo victory on his way to winning the Tour in 2008. 
Henk and Conrad Training Loop
Saturday the 13th was a perfect day to ride…slightly overcast in the morning so the heat of the sun was going to be kept at bay for a few hours.
VC Ibiza clients Hendrik and Conrad are currently training for a number of events including the Prudential Ride London on the 4th of August and then the London Duathlon in September.
So what better way to put in some training miles than fly out to ibiza for a weekend of riding the brand new Focus Cayos and of course grabbing a few ice cold recovery caña‘s.
We rode out form Jesus on a 90K east side training loops that takes in a cross section of beautiful scenery from the coast roasts and into the “campo” the route has numerous and challenging climbs and super fast descents..
It was a job well done as the pictures show…
Conrad was loving the Ibicencan parcours
Hendrik coming over the Sant Joan climb
Final little uphill to give us a lookout over D’Alt Villa and the Marina