Calpe · Costa Blanca · The winter capital
Base camp for the winter miles
The roads the pros train on, an indoor bike room, and two bedrooms for the whole group — straight from the door.
- 320+
- days of sun a year
- 18°C
- average winter day
- 6
- marquee climbs near
- 0 min
- drive to the start
The pedigree
Every winter, the world's best come to Calpe.
WorldTour teams base here for pre-season and the Vuelta a España races these mountains. The climbs out your door are the same roads the pros log their winter miles on — some of the most pedigreed riding in Europe.
- WorldTour campswinter on these roads each season
- Vuelta a Españaraces these very climbs
- Ridden by the bestthe sport's top names train here
The riding
Six climbs, every kind of day
From a flat coastal recovery spin to leg-breaking ramps in the mountains — all starting at the door.
The bike room
A room built for the bikes
Wall-mounted racks, a pump, and tools for the pre-ride once-over — plus a spot for helmets and shoes and the route maps on the wall. Roll in off the ride, hang the bike, and switch off.
- Wall racks for the whole group
- Pump & tools on hand
- Helmet, shoe & kit storage
- First floor, with a lift
On arrival
A welcome built for riders
Roll in to a proper rider's welcome: energy gels and bars, an electrolyte mix, a bidon to keep, and a printed card of our favourite local loops — enough to get you out the door on day one.
- Energy gels, bars & electrolytes
- A La Calpita bidon, yours to keep
- Printed cards for the local loops
- Freshly restocked for every stay
Built for riders
What the group gets
- Bike storage
- Indoor wall racks with elevator access — never carry a bike up a stairwell.
- Workshop
- A pump, tools, and space for the pre-ride once-over.
- Sleeps five
- Two bedrooms and an open living space — bring the group, split the cost, plan over dinner.
- From the door
- Quiet roads out of town in minutes; the climbs start within the hour.
- Laundry
- A washing machine and a sunny terrace to dry bibs and jerseys overnight.
- Recovery
- Air conditioning and heating, two quiet bedrooms, and a terrace to get the legs up.
After the ride
Recovery is part of training
Legs up on the terrace, air conditioning for the warm afternoons, and two quiet bedrooms for deep sleep. Stretch out, refuel, and wake up ready for tomorrow's effort.
The apartment
Where the group stays
Two bedrooms, an open living space, a full kitchen and a terrace — room to spread out between rides.
Plan your camp
Easy to reach, ready when you are
Getting to Calpe
75 km down the AP-7 — a quick transfer or hire car with the bike box.
When the camps roll in. The peak weeks of January to April book out early — reserve ahead.
Dry roads and ~18°C afternoons mean you're climbing in shorts in January.
Everything a rider needs, minutes away
- Bike hire & a service courseTop-end carbon rental, spares, and a mechanic minutes from the door for the pre-camp once-over.
- Riders' cafésProper cycling cafés in town for the post-ride flat white and the where-did-you-ride debrief.
- Feed stops & a full marketStock bottles and pockets two minutes away — and everything you need for the group's dinner.