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day 01: arrival

One of the escapar team will meet you on arrival at the airport and transport you directly to the retreat.

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f you are arriving on an early flight and wish to ride after assembling your bike or fitting of our hire bike, we can recommend an easy rolling route towards Albadia or Fontanars. It's locally known for good reason as the 'Tuscany of Valencia'. We have many other routes to choose from, if you want something more challenging.

day 02: alcoy (stage 2)

We ride to watch the race come through Alcoy and Cocentaina. There's a chance for riders to get away on the Alto Benilloba and Puerto Confrides before the sprint teams try to bring it back together before they arrive in Calpe. 
 

We'll ride through the stunning Serra Mariola out and back.

More details coming soon.

day 03: biar (stage 3)

The race visits our door step for a rolling day of hills and two 3rd cat mountains in Biar and Tibi.

We'll ride to Villena and  Biar via the Beneixama and the wine country roads to Fontnars.

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More details coming soon.

day 04: big ride

The race heads north of Valencia and we'll have the chance to enjoy a bigger ride before returning to the Finca to watch the spring finish in El Puig. It's potentially a day for the puncheurs and climbers like of Sagan and Valverde who can get away from the pure sprinters on Puerto del Oronet 40km from the finish.

With no race day logistics, we have the option to do big ride with multiple extension and climbs to suit the group and individuals.

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More details coming soon.

day 05: javalambre (stage 5)

The stage generating all of the excitement, as the race enters new terrain and visits the 2000m Alto del Javalmabre ski station in Tereul for the first time in its history. 

We'll take the support vehicle and bikes to ride the mountain and catch the summit finish , before returning to the Finca in the evening. 

The day can also be taken as rest day if riders wish to stay with the support vehicle.

 

day 06: mogente

We roll out from the Finca and drop down to briefly follow the Clariano (Ontinyent) river taking us towards Ontinyent, where it's a short sharp climb backup to cross the stunning Santa Maria bridge and onto the mountains of the Serra Grossa. We take Port de Portitxol north, with its stunning views of the Vall D'Albaida, Serra Grossa and Costera plains, matched by a spectacular descent, down through the gorge into Mogente, Nearby was pss El Pobalado Ibero de La Bastida de les Alcusses, a 4th century BC Iberian city of major importance. We continue towards Fontanars del Alforins passing Celler del Roure, where wine is made with ancient amphora.

We stop in Fontanars  at a world renowned Bodega for refreshments and then take the valley descent back towards Ontinyent and onto Port del Paller. From the Paller it's a thrill ride down the Portillol back to the Finca.

day 07: xativa

We ride west and north through the pretty villages of the Vall d'Albaida with stunning views of the Sierra de Benicadell. We take Port Salem, perhaps the climbing highlight of the week and loop back around Beniarres and Port d'Albaida to head north towards lake Bellus before arriving in Xativa. There's a short climb to the castle, where we stop to explore and take in the most fantastic views in every direction. The castle sits on Vernissa hill on the strategic Via Augusta and was declared a National Monument, having been built and developed by Iberians, Romans and Borgia's.

We take lunch and refreshments and ease into the afternoon on gentle road to Vallada, before a tough final climb of the week into the Serra and finish with a flying descent down the Portillol into Ontinyent for Jijoneca helado in the Placa Concepcion.