Cap De Formentor Mallorca Road Cycling Ride 1 | Julie Bonks! | When Gravel Cyclists Ride Road 

Did that ride in 2022 and it's hard but beautiful and iconic - well done, well worth it. You'll look back with fondness.

Great cycling and climbing ,amazing views too , well done Julie for overcoming heat exhaustion and fatigue 🏔️🚴🏻‍♀️💪👍👏 “ When the Going tough, Julie gets going “🏔️🚴🏻‍♀️💪💪💪

New bike looks nice,good to see you wearing the IOW badge.

Yeeeee HA! Love it. Hi Mike and Julie. Your new bike is a lovely colour Mike. Majorca does look amazing! A cycling buddy of mine used to carry a whistle and blow it going through tunnels/bridges. Scared the life out of me one day.

Great to see you rocking the IOW Randonnee badge 👍🏻

Beautiful! Real riders bonk sometimes LOL! ❤👏🏼👏🏾

enjoy 🙂

Loved watching this video, but please be careful out there. The heat is far more destructive than you'd think, especially to us Brits!!

Living in Australia, we never underestimate the need to stay hydrated when riding in warm/hot weather. Also we tend to ride earlier in the day to avoid the heat. It is very easy to get dehydrated and get sunstroke which as Julie experienced is very unpleasant and dangerous .... cover the back of your neck when riding and never underestimate the sun if you are not used to it. Take care. Thanks for the video.

Wow. Absolutely stunning scenery! I can only dream of visiting such a place with my bike! You guys have all the fun. Julie, what bike are you riding in this video? And where can we get our YEEHAA hats?

Awesome, you all are in south. Be careful with this sun you're not used to with that much sun at once. Watch after each other when out of your normal riding environment. Summer is coming it's getting hot here in Florida too.

Oh WOW! That was great! Mallorca really seems to be a cycling heaven! Have fun! Julie, take care in that heat! That was a bit worrying...!

Glad you're ok and well done Mike for assessing the situation and being mindful of the added dangers that over-exertion can bring, to any of us. My bonk in 2018 was very frightening. I had a seizure, worst experience of my life. I was put on a drip as I was dehydrated and needed electrolytes. The seizure was partly due to the heat and loss of salts but later that year, an MRI located a benign frontal lobe calcified lesion from a head injury I had when an idiot threw a brick at my head, walking home from school when I was 13. The moral of the story is that when I exerted the body, combined with a lack of fluids, plus excessive sweating, which compounds the problem with loss of salts and electrolytes, adding in high temperatures, where the body is unable to cool itself effectively to its essential functioning temperature, it closed down, sodium transfer is very important LOL Looking back, there were signs I should have acted on; during the long, hot climb I had blurred vision, foggy thinking, extreme tiredness and lucid thoughts, dreams but while awake. In hindsight, I should have stopped, seeked shade, drank more fluids and taken on board more carbs and electrolytes or quit the ride and returned to the centre. Now, I try to plan my rides with enough food (easy to consume and stomach while riding I find the Decathlon carbohydrate bars made with almonds good to keep energy up and SIS gel sachets with electrolytes) and fluids (spring water 500 mililitres for every 1 hour, with electrolyte tablet) although I still get caught out, as I did on Tuesday when I rode 5+ hours to cover 45kms of the Skyline Trail at Afan in 21 degrees C, and I had to miss the final section to get back off the mountain as I didn't consider the amount of fluids and food I had sufficient. A blast down the long fire road was my safety net. Looking forward to watching more of your sunny rides.

Thank you for your kind help 😊, it was amazing cycling up the hill , will defiantly be coming back again

Good effort. Mallorca has some great rides but fuel and fluids are key. 👍

Have a great trip and fingers crossed for no rain. It’s a lovely climb and even better when closed to cars.👍

That's a bucket list ride for me

Wow just catching up with you guys I’ve been away for few days (London) was hot there too 😅. What wonderful views and hills, glad we still get our yeehaas 😊 might be too hot there for me tho phew.

Just ran into this channel! This looks so much fun! I hope To do that next year! Thanks for the vid!

Love the Cap Formentor ride especially when they close the roads to traffic. Top tip on the baggage carousel. Take every opportunity to fill the bottles and stay hydrated. As you say the Mountain Roads there are fantastic for riding, but there are also really nice rides out to Sa Pobla, Campanet, Selva which are not as hilly to give nice variety. Enjoy being out there.

The irony is you go away during the only dry sunny weather we've had in Bournemouth this year.

Great to see you abroad Wheelers. I’ve done that climb so often on an indoor trainer so I know how tough that can be. One day I’ll get to do for real hopefully. Well done Julie on making happen, sticking to it and recovering. You’re a legend!

Did that ride last week. Still buzzing 😂

Well done both.

Puerto Pollensa was the favorite place of Agatha Christie.She had a good taste.

Always carry salt with you, especially in the heat!

Awesome ride guys, felt for Julie though. We like most go end of April beginning of May to avoid all that traffic and the really high temperatures, it makes the experience even greater! Don't feel you have to do all the climbs as there's plenty of flattish rides like Petra etc. that are just as memorable. Looking forwared to your next adventure 👍

Well according to an online translator thing Yee Ha in Spanish is ¡Sí ja! Hmmm... don't think that is going to work quite so well... Glad you were ok again Julie and able to carry on. Not a nice feeling at all. Congratulations on the new bike too Mike, looks a beauty!

Nice one! That’s one ride I never got to do when I went to Majorca, so I’ve got to go back just to do it. At one point Julie looked like I felt at the top of the Nufenen pass in Switzerland. One minute you feel absolutely fine, the next minute, you don’t know what day it is. I’m glad she recovered before the descent.

Great scenery and video. Perhaps too much too soon when in the heat - full marks Julie for perseverance. Heat exhaustion is not good.

Lovely to see you guys out in Mallorca. We were there a few weeks back and did that same ride. Fab views. If you're looking to go inland there's a lovely route clockwise from Pollenca to Alcudia, Campanet, up the climb to Sa Batalla (beautiful climb with cafe at the top) and then back to Pollenca via the Col de Femenia and a lovely descent. It's a fab island and hope you get hooked too. As per other posts, stay hydrated and enjoy the ride.

Looks lovely there in the sunshine! Sorry to see Julie bonk, as it’s not a pleasant sensation. Hopefully Mike will take better care of you now Julie?? But you do have to tell him if you are feeling weird? 😊👍 Stay safe and enjoy the trip.

Stunning riding venue, far removed from HGC territory! Great effort by both and time for some chivalry along the way to help a fellow cyclist. Take care out there, make memories and enjoy the adventure. (Shaun)

Well done Mike and Julie, very nice ride, take it steady in the heat were not used to climbing in high temperatures. Pleased to see you found tunnels and got your yee haa fix. Enjoy your holiday

Looks fabulous - enjoy.

With hindsight, it's easy to say - plan using your weakest link. Extra climbing, extra heat and different diet... Happy ending though!

I don't know...can't take Julie any bleeding where, stealing the show😉😜😉

Had to be some yeehas 😂😂

Teamwork Mike?

How did you find it taking your own bikes?

How long you guys out there? I arrive on Saturday, would be good to ride with you both?

You guys seem to wear casual clothes 😊

Drink more water, you need two bottles for a ride in heat