San Miguel Injury Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Ross Robertson and I are heading out to hopefully a sunny Puerto Pollensa on the 25th of April for a week (my third year and Ross's first) and have both signed up for the 312 sportive. We are aiming to complete the 225km route, as the 312 would curtail the beers afterwards. Looking for any advice from those that have done the sportive before, thoughts and things to look out for. We are both really looking forward to it and plan to wear the club kit. cheers DavidC, PaulL, James and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Members chung Posted March 30, 2017 Life Members Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Alan, 225km is still a hell of a lot of tarmac :-) I assume Sa Calobra is part of the route???? :-) Have a blast & photos please if you can! Cheers Chung Ross R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Miguel Injury Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Cheers Chung, fortunately Sa Calobra isn't part of it, but it will be bad enough with the climb to Luc and Puig Major. We'll make sure we get some picks with the team strips on. ginty001 and PaulL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted March 31, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Good luck guys, enjoy ... San Miguel Injury and Ross R 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Miguel Injury Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Just a quick update on the Mallorca 312. On Saturday the 29th of April the Mallorca 312 sportive took place. There were three distances, 312 km, 225 km and 167 kms. Both Ross Robertson and I planned to do the 225 and got to the start line at 0635, 8 miles from Puerta Pollensa(our base) to Alcudia. Once the sun had come up it was a good day, but there was a cold wind which stayed with us for the week we were in Mallorca. Miguel Indurain and Steven Roche were amongst the front line starters. And so 15 mins after the hooter sounding we crossed the start line and headed off back to Puerta Pollensa, before starting our day of climbing. In summary:- 4 feed stations all well maintained with volunteers, water, fruit, sandwiches,- 225 kms, 3630m of climbing, average speed 23 km/h, 9:38 moving time and 6500 starters. This is a well organised sportive, with entrants from all over the world. We paid about 80 euros to enter and received a musette with 312 jersey and other goodies. There was good medical cover which seemed to be in constant use and photographers everywhere to capture the moment . Ross and I finished without any mishaps and pedalled back to our hotel for a beer or two having been proud to have worn the Wheelers jersey for the event. Would I recommend it- absolutely. Although how you incorporate it into a week in Mallorca is a difficult one as you have to be clear on what you can do before it and what you then can do after. Not a fan of "our sportive is harder than yours" eg Fred Whitton chat, however it was tough and I would recommend anyone to try it next year. Not sure how to post pictures, but if someone can advise I am more than happy to post a couple for your enjoyment. If anyone wants more info, next years event is on the 28th of April and happy to speak more about our experience. Gerard Deeley, chung and James 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions XXX Posted May 7, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Well done but don't appreciate the dig as I personally have not or would I compare two events nor do I think any of the others have commented to that effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions PaulL Posted May 7, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Well done, sounds like a great event. Are you going back next year? San Miguel Injury 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted May 8, 2017 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Well done. Sounds like an epic day out. We did consider it this year but flights did not work for some. Like all such events I suppose, it depends on the weather. Sounds like you got an excellent day! Chapeau (as they say) San Miguel Injury 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted May 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 well done San Miguel Injury 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions George Posted May 8, 2017 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Well done. btw my sportive is harder than your sportive! San Miguel Injury 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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