3rd maj 2023

Den tidligere verdensmester i cykling Colin Sturgess slutter sig til Blanca Bikes

Blanca Bikes er glade for at kunne annoncere et nyt holdmedlem: Colin Sturgess, den tidligere verdens- og britiske mestercyklist, slutter sig til holdet hos Blanca Bikes som førende cykelguide, der deler sin cykelviden, færdigheder og kærlighed til Costa Blanca med klienter hos Blanca Bikes.

Colin bringer et væld af erfaring (plus mange fortællinger) til besætningen, og med sin omfattende viden om området vil han tage guidede ture rundt i det smukke landskab lige uden for døren.

Colin er en tidligere professionel cykelrytter fra Storbritannien, der begyndte sin cykelkarriere som banecykelrytter og vandt flere nationale titler i det individuelle forfølgelses- og pointløb i løbet af 1980’erne. I 1990 skiftede Colin til landevejscykling og etablerede sig hurtigt som en af de bedste britiske ryttere i sin generation. Han vandt det britiske mesterskab i landevejsløb i 1990 og 1991 og deltog også i Tour de France i 1991 og 1993. Colin var kendt for sin klatreevne og havde især succes i kuperede løb. Han vandt King of the Mountains-klassifikationen i Tour of Britain i 1992 og 1994 og vandt også det prestigefyldte Milk Race i 1992.

Ud over sin succes på vejen fortsatte Colin med at konkurrere i banecykelbegivenheder gennem hele sin karriere. Han vandt den individuelle forfølgelse ved VM i banecykling i 1993 og blev den første britiske rytter til at vinde en verdenstitel i løbet af over 70 år.

Vi føler os alle meget heldige her på Blanca cykler at Colin har valgt at slutte sig til os og dele sine færdigheder og ekspertise med vores cykelferie, Cykeludlejning og guidede tur kunder. Med colin i spidsen kan vi skræddersy din guidede turoplevelse fra en time til seks eller syv timer. Colin kan guide dig op og omkring nogle af de mest ikoniske stigninger og ruter som f.eks Col de Rates, Tudons, Vall de Gallinara, Val de Ebo, Tollos, Tarbena, Guadalest eller de hurtige flade veje i Pego og videre. Et vist niveau af fitness er påkrævet, ligesom kompetence på cyklen.

Colin trak sig tilbage fra professionel cykling i 2000 og er siden blevet træner og cykelkommentator. Han har trænet flere cykelryttere på topniveau, herunder den olympiske guldvinder Bradley Wiggins og den tidligere verdensmester Mark Cavendish. På trods af at han trak sig tilbage for over 20 år siden fra konkurrencecykling, forbliver Colin en respekteret figur i cykelverdenen. Hans præstationer som rytter og træner har givet ham en plads i britisk cykelhistorie, og han fortsætter med at inspirere og vejlede den næste generation af ryttere, herunder dem, der besøger os her på Blanca Bikes.

Kontakt Blanca Bikes for yderligere information om booking af en guidet cykeltur med enten Colin eller andre medlemmer af vores erfarne cykeltur guider

Mark Eddy
Mark Eddy
2024-01-30
Blanca Bikes now have a cafe, workshop and rental centre in Parcent. I've been to the cafe a couple of times and the food is excellent as is the coffee. I was there again today and arrived in need of help as I had just crashed off my bike and was bleeding, sore, and with a rather broken bike. The staff were phenomenal, I didn't need to ask for help, they came to the rescue as soon as they saw my state (which wasn't terrible). A first Aid kit was quickly made available as was a comfortable place to recover. Coffee was brought to me, more staff came to offer assistance. The mechanic, who was about to finish for the day came to check over my bike. The rear mech had been pushed into the spokes and neither wheel was spinning properly. He quickly fixed all these issues. I had arranged for my partner to come pick me up and when the mechanic saw us starting to dismantle the bike to get it in the car, he rushed over to help us again, neatly packing it in for us. Sometimes it takes a little crisis to realise and remember there are some wonderful people in this world, today I was reminded of this. A very big thank you to all at Blanca Bikes :-)
Jacqueline Coleman
Jacqueline Coleman
2024-01-12
Great stay here for 2 weeks. Couldn’t have asked for anything more. Blancabikes looked after me and very well and took care of all my needs. This is a brilliant place to come to for training, and only being a 5 minute ride from the coast, you have all the cafes and restaurants you could ask for. I would seriously recommend to anyone looking a cycling getaway.
Martin Desser
Martin Desser
2024-01-08
Top und unkompliziertes Ausleihen von einem Weltklasse Gravelbike. Unkompliziert, top Service, top Räder. So beginnt ein Urlaub richtig. Danke an die Crew! Vor allem an Nigel für der Abwicklung
Rena H.
Rena H.
2024-01-08
Blancabikes not only delivered fantastic road bikes to our hotel but also swiftly fixed everything after a crash. Thanks for the outstanding service!
Joost van Leeuwen
Joost van Leeuwen
2024-01-05
What a great place to rent a bicycle at Blanca Bikes to explore the area around Xabia (Javéa)! Perfect bikes of very high quality (I rented the Cervélo Solist Rival). And I very much liked the professionalism and kindness of Nigel who helped me getting this unforgettable experience!
Kirstie Annable
Kirstie Annable
2024-01-04
We used Bianca bikes for a transfer from Alicante to Calpe, 4 people with 4 bike boxes. Super slick, the driver was waiting for us in arrivals at the airport and we were straight into the private bus parked outside. They even helped us with a mechanical in Parcent on our last day free of charge. Thank you.
Steven Pearson
Steven Pearson
2023-12-18
Just used the bike hire. The bikes were great quality. Good communication with Nigel throughout and competitive pricing. Delivered and collection included too
Ken Sung
Ken Sung
2023-11-28
This was my first experience on a bike camp and I would recommend Blanca Bikes for anyone interested in a great cycling adventure. The staff was great, breakfast every morning was world class, and the cycling in the Xabia area is world class.
C W
C W
2023-11-20
Unreal 3 days riding with Blanca! A very friendly and relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff, something for everyone. We were a group of 4 medium / keen cyclists and couldn’t have been better - some stupidly nice routes around the area, the bikes we were given the best bikes we’ve ever ridden and the breakfast in the morning sorted us right out. Couldn’t recommend this enough! Cheers to Nigel Peter and the rest of the team for sorting us out