I am an avid road cyclist and came to Alicante to watch the Volvo ocean race, and as a side…read moreactivity I thought I would check out renting a bicycle and doing some riding in the amazing looking mountains just inland of Alicante, el Campello and area. I found Ochoa bikes on line and paid them a visit. not only did they have great rental prices on mountain bikes and road bikes, the owner , who spoke very good English also recommended some great rides. Wow! I was hooked. After one ride up road cv777 to Busot from the beach in el Campello I realized that this is one of the best places I've ridden. Although there is a lot of climbing involved to experience the best roads, the scenery is stunning, the pavement is perfect although shoulder less and there is very little vehicle traffic. we came here in mid October so the weather is just about perfect for cycling. The high temperature was about 30c and night time temps are around 15c. Most days the noon temperature was around 20 to 25. Back to the bike shop, ... I rented a carbon bike called a couleur which is equipped with 105 components and they give you tools pump and spare tube to take with you when you rent it. I little pouch on the bike would have been handy. The price was very good I thought. 22 euros for the first day and 12 after that. I bought a very high quality full zip jersey at the shop for 34 euros and took a look around and found their prices very fair. Back to the riding... all of the road leading North from el Campello are amazing! Cv 777 , CV 773and CV 775 all head inland and upward. The view of the Mediterranean become spectacular pretty quickly. the gradient going inland varies from flat to 6% for the first 5 Kms or so no matter which route you take. Then you can chose your destination from there. The nice thing is that no matter where you go it's pretty well downhill to get back to the coast. some of the great rides I did were to Relleu and back , with a side trip to the cava del canalobres. (Candelabra caves) 78kms, 1350 m of climb. a loop up CV800 (which is a little busier but has paved shoulder) to Xixona ,east on CV774 to Busot then 773 to 775 and back down to el Campello 47 Kms 550 m climb. CV 777 North to Busot to Aigues and back down 775 40 Kms, 400 m. Climb. You can also keep heading inland past Releu into the mountains for even more great rides with more climbs and great loops which we drove in our rental car. there are lots of cyclist on the road and even more mountain bikes. Very awesome area for cycling and a great shop to deal with.

Customer service is excellent on the phone, especially for non-fluent Spanish speakers wanting…read moreinformation about bike rentals, as we are. Questions were answered helpfully.

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