Best European Cycling location

My BIL stayed there last month, they had an epic cycle holiday. I'll find out the name of the accommodation.

Ive here booked for April - have stayed a few times before as the hotel is also great for families.

What are the day/night temps like later in April? I'm contemplating heading out for a few days but just unsure what the weather would be like.

I really like that last part 🤩

I did start looking at Sardinia and Sicily too but Mallorca seems well setup. I'd like to try Sardinia though 🤔

I suspect it could be cold early morning/late evening and by cold i mean too cold for tee shirt and shorts. One year we were there and it rained a few days, so maybe pack a light rain jacket. But TBH, you'd be pretty unlucky to get bad weather for more then a day or two.

Staying in their Puerto de Pollença hotel again in April, have stayed there a few times before as excellent hotel and location.

Used Rent March for bike hire as beside the hotel.

In Majorca now, heading home in the morning - same routes as yourself as we got caught Monday with rain.

Could go to Andratx then down the coast to Sa Colobra - would be going over Puig Major on the way down so a big day of climbing.

I think Mallorca has had its day in terms of a cycling destination. It's too busy now, too many cyclists, bordering on dodgy with big groups thundering down the same narrow lanes with large speed differentials. Also, I have to say, the last time I was there I thought the road surfaces in places were poor and had deteriorated compared to the first time I went to there maybe 10 years ago.

This year and last year I've gone to Calpe on the Costa Blanca (?) and found it absolutely fan-bleedin-tastic. When you get away from the main thoroughfares it's almost as if you rented Mallorca all to yourself. It's awesome. Loads and loads of routes, top-quality bike hire available. Very reasonable hotel packages or Airbnb. - Apparently Remco Evanepoel and Van der Poel both have gaffs there and consider it worthy of their winter and between-race training.

I'll put my spoke in for Lanzarote. No huge climbs but pretty much every spin is lumpy. Road surface in the main is very good. Weather good(apart from the prevailing NE wind which can be a pain in the butt). Roads are quiet even in high season or so I have found over the 9yrs I've been coming here.

Agree with Fat Bloke on Calpe.

Have visited twice in the past year. Super location but not one for beginners. It is almost impossible to find a 100km route with less than 1500m climbing (More likely 2000m+).

The main road along the coast is busy with traffic and the hard shoulders barely exist. This means that you have at least 8km of challenging urban cycling (except for one way directly out to Benissa from town centre) to access the inland routes.

But when you do, you will be wonderfully rewarded. Super smooth roads, stunning scenery wherever you look, climbs to suit every taste and talent, quiet roads, sleepy villages where coffee and cake are delightful and cheap.

Different to Mallorca?

Not in terms of climate as they are on the same latitude and relatively close to each other.

Bike rental? At least five good choices in town. Vuelta-turistica is excellent.

Cycling friendly hotels…. several available. For groups, check out AR Diamante Beach offer from October to May.

Routes? see above.

Cost, quite similar.

Anyone ever base themselves in Fuengirola specifically, for cycling? I've been to Malaga and that was good, but getting out of the city was a bit trying. I've heard Marbella further west was good. Fuengirola seems to be about midway between them so on paper it looks like having good access to hills and national park areas to the west of Malaga.

If anyone has actually been there and cycled there I'd like to hear what they thought of it please - Road cycling, that is.