Here’s Why Mallorca Is For More Than Just Road Cycling!

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Mallorca is famed for its smooth roads and epic climbs, making it ideal for a road cycling paradise! But recently people have been discovering that there's a whole new dimension to Mallorca, and that's its gravel riding scene. Manon and GCN en Español's Bernat meet up with ex-pro Jan Eric Schwarzer, who shows them around a local gravel route displaying the best bits of Mallorca's final cycling frontier.
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@gcn Год назад

Would you visit Mallorca for gravel riding? Let us know in the comments!👇

@alinapopescu872 Год назад

No, I don't think I would. Even if I had the money for it, my bike would break into a million pieces on those roads. 🤔😐

@bkmontgomery Год назад

Next thing you know there will be amazing mountain-biking there and I’ll just have to take 3 bikes if I ever get a chance to go

@ViveSemelBeneVivere Год назад

For sure. Looks lovely. Food looks scrumptious too. 😃👍

@stevesnape3878 Год назад

I definitely would, I was there last week for my 40th and did the cap de formentor road ride. Absolutely amazing so I can only imagine given the terrain I went thru how fun the gravel biking would be

@tomas7403 Год назад

Yes, added to the list ✍🏻

@GwenGreenberg Год назад

I love that Manon is not too proud to get off and push when safety dictates. She is awesome as usual.

@gcn Год назад

Ain't no stopping her! 💪

@douglaspate9314 Год назад

Me too!

@geoffreyhoney122 Год назад

Absolutely love this content! Love the enthusiasm and spirit of adventure that is classic Manon! Great to do a wonderful collaboration with Bernat and Jan! So often, on gravel rides ,I love to forage and wildcraft food. This video shows us that it is the experience, not the finish line, that is the goal. Stopping to take in views, say hello to animals, grab local delicacies, and yes, get off and pushwhen the terrain humbles us, is what it is all about. Thanks to gcn, Manon ,Bernat, and Jan, Mallorca is definitely on my bucket list!

@gcn Год назад

Will you be riding the gravel or roads? 👀

@geoffreyhoney122 Год назад

@@gcn Gravel! For sure!

@YangusCool Год назад

I like how this video is almost just a vlog, makes it more personal

@gcn Год назад

Thanks for watching 🙌

@ryandillon941 Год назад

Looks good for a mountain bike as well.

@gcn Год назад

Yeah it's great for Mountain bikes 🙌

@__-bk6mm Год назад

Love that you busted the idea that just being from an area of the world makes you an expert, and including the regional GCN teams for inclusivity and exposure is always a classy move, I always appreciate that!

@gcn Год назад

Glad you liked us mixing the teams up! 🙌

@Grant_Ferstat Год назад

Jan Eric still looks fit enough to ride pro. Dude certainly hasn't gone to fat! Another great adventure GCN. Thanks!

@damu6678 Год назад

So much of what makes these types of videos great is the terrain, the landscape. Watching it on a TV with RU-vid, that needs 4K to be truly epic. When will GCn start filming in 4k?

@michelemeixner7604 Год назад

I love this video❤️Thank you for great content.

@SonnyDarvishzadeh Год назад

13:48 loving the yellow lines in that tight alley. they help me find my path at 100km/h and know my boundaries 😌👌

@douglaspate9314 Год назад

Fantastic!! I know Mallorca soooo well and have never ridden. Aways been there for business. It always makes me smile when a Brit (yn y fideo hwn, merch o Gymru) is so surprised with "food off a tree". That is Spain and the Mediterranean way.

Год назад

Another beautiful gravel area is Axarquía, close to Málaga, Spain. Looks like Majorca landscape (we're still in Spain) but the weather is just fantastic. Give a try!

@bikeskimawk670 Год назад

Well done Mannon! Gravel with a grin!🚴‍♂️😁

@gcn Год назад

Who can't gavel with a grin 🙌

@CG-99 Год назад

Tip from a local to anybody coming to Mallorca to ride - stay anywhere other than the cycling hotspot of Pollensa/Alcudia. Too many cyclists in that area. But the rest of the island is truly a cycling paradise.

@brachiosaurus6541 Год назад

As a mallorcan citizen, I couldn't live here without my MTB 😌

@gcn Год назад

Maybe we'll send the GMBN team over 🤔

@chims6536 Год назад

Sometimes for very rough gravel, you are better off with a mountain bike or flat handle bars for more stability. I have noticed that they looked to be struggling with stability with drop bars.

@gcn Год назад

Do you ride MTB or gravel? 👀 It's all down the individual.

@chims6536 Год назад

@@gcn I ride MTB….soon I’ll be getting a gravel bike, so I guess I will see how stable the dropbars are on rough gravel ✌️

@emricquito5107 Год назад

We need more of this!

@gcn Год назад

Will you be making the trip out to ride the Mallorca gravel? 🤔

@simonwalker6825 Год назад

I've started ridding some gravel... definately have to get off a push on the technical bits, so good to see its not just me 👍

@gcn Год назад

Hike a bike is not a crime! 🙌

@gatorglenn2892 Год назад

I have miles and miles of gravel here in northern Indiana. Yes it’s smooth, but pretty flat. I’d love to have a technical ride like this.

@msealyon Год назад

Just did a 125km gravel ride in Mallorca today! It’s a beautiful place, and a real joy to be on quiet tracks away from the cars and road cycle mobs!

@gcn Год назад

Nice riding! 🙌

@msealyon Год назад

@Jesskha Hi, sounds good! I think it’s about finding what works for you and challenging yourself while enjoying it too. It’s easy to compare to others (especially with so many awesome RU-vid vids!) and think you’re not doing enough. I have cycles on and off for 20 years depending on work and family and where I lived, but wouldn’t call my self a cyclist, I just like to cycle. Used to mountain bike because I never liked riding on roads. But they are a bit slow. Now a gravel bike is the perfect fit. I ride to work each day and do a mid week ride of about 30k then a day out ride on a Sunday when I can 👍

@Triathlon789 11 месяцев назад

What was your route @msealyon?

@Greg.Sutton Год назад

Nice to see another side of Mallorca. Not sure i get the obsession with "hike a Bike gravel" but the later part of the ride looked nice.

@alexandersnider734 Год назад

Cause going downhill on those hike a bike sections is always wicked fun

@gcn Год назад

Hahah it's an acquired taste. Does mean you can get to some really amazing spots 🙌

@bennetthasty7886 Год назад

Gravel in Mallorca looks amazing 😻

@gcn Год назад

It rides even better 🙌

@alexandersnider734 Год назад

That gravel looks wicked fun but I would definitely want some 45+ width tires to keep it compliant on some of the chunkier sections! Some of those almost single track sections look like a blast

@gcn Год назад

ooo nice some fat tyres would make a super fun build. Our gravel build is great for those mixed surface rides 🙌

@rbonn3880 Год назад

On my very short bucket list...for cycling and for food.

@cliveastman6448 Год назад

Great video Manon and The GCN team. I actually saw you guys when you were out on your ride. I did shout Hi 👋 as I passed you at junction near Sant Joan👍☺️

@gcn Год назад

Ah thanks Clive! Sorry we missed you 👀

@238949 Год назад

Great video, beautiful views, gravel not for me but such a lovely chance to see another part of the world I've never been, thanks GCN for the fun and the sight seeing

@gcn Год назад

Ever thing about giving gravel a go? 👀

@238949 Год назад

@@gcn No, looking at those tracks and rocks, I fall off at the slightest rut :) at 59 I'm over falling off to be honest xx

@ChrisGuarraia Год назад

What a beautiful place to ride both road and gravel! GCN is gonna make me go broke with all the places you go that I want to ride!

@gcn Год назад

What's your top riding destinations ? 👀

@333wheeler Год назад

Wonder if the Mallorca bike rent shops will be stocking them along with the Road & Mountain bikes . Might be some more maintenance involved for them I guess .. Yeah can be Rocky on those Islands . Toss up between a MTB and Gravel.. Whatever rocks your boat I guess..

@eekamouseman Год назад

There are gravel tracks all over Spain. Just follow the railway lines. On both sides there are gravel tracks.

@tunnybirtz8469 Год назад

soooo many private properties spoil the fun a bit…. but I managed to find very cool gravel routes with Komoot this year. Also the via Verd is a great option. Almost impossible to rent a gravel in Mallorca so suggest to bring your own (I did)

@gcn Год назад

Komoot is a great tool for finding routes 🙌

@maxfriswell8725 Год назад

Do you have any links to the Komoot page?

@mikew6840 Год назад

Now then, wouldn’t a mountain bike be altogether more comfortable and practical on these roads? (Asking for a friend 😅)

@gcn Год назад

Perhaps, but the gravel bike adds a certain fun 🙌

@andysmith8877 7 месяцев назад

Just Superb Guys n Gals..

@willmo1725 Год назад

Giod video, think you might need a moutain bike though. T bgg ose look more like bolders than gravel.

@capitantem Год назад

Hey, thank you for visiting my island and wellcome!

@gcn Год назад

You've got some great riding on the doorstep! 🙌

@steamerAE Год назад

Gave it a big thumps up, as requested😁

@tintansigloXXI Год назад

That route would be perfect for a hardtail mountain bike.

@gcn Год назад

Perhaps.. where's the fun in that though 🤣

@joshfleetwood145 Год назад

Seems like a lot of that would have been easier and more fun on a MTB. 🙈

@davewalton5856 Год назад

Absolutely. ‘Gravel’ seems to be primarily a marketing tool to sell people another bike. On a trail like that a MTB is the obvious choice. You can’t tell from a map what the surface is going to be like. Much better to be on a bike truly designed to deal with the conditions.

@TTDFAN144 Год назад

So excited for another cool looking video

@MallorcaTourism Год назад

#mallorcaisforyou #mallorcaissport 😍😍

@andrewmcalister3462 Год назад

12:51 What a Cafe stop!

@gcn Год назад

Great spot 👌

@JMcLeodKC711 Год назад

Great vid and kudos to the hotels, b&bs and VRBOs that are cycling friendly. Stayed at one last year. They did your laundry in cold water and brought your damp clothes to our rooms which all had drying racks. You could tell it was run by actual cyclists.

@gcn Год назад

Sounds like a great trip 👀

@DavidMackenzie Год назад

Pretty challenging gravel! More like MTB tracks. Liked the video but would have seen more focus on the gravel parts rather than the hike-a-bike stuff!

@gcn Год назад

The gravel mtb lines are blurring 😬

@yumyumhungry Год назад

How is Manon everywhere at once?! Colorado, england, and Mallorca all at the same time.

@gcn Год назад

She's a busy lady 🏃‍♂

@kevinthomson6324 Год назад

Such a beautiful place to ride

@gcn Год назад

It's amazing 👀

@melaniamonicacraciun9900 Год назад

Cycling makes life worth living & supporters like me are always pushing pedals from home next to you guys, never forget what a great job are you doing, let's save the planet together, this heavenly paradise on earth deserves our efforts and skills by now, living in perfect harmony with the Holy Creation

@KarlosEPM Год назад

Cycling trips aren't very eco friendly.

@theyorkshirewheeler Месяц назад

Just found this video after searching for Gravel in Mallorca - has anyone been for gravel yet?

@danielakerman8241 Год назад

In the late 1990s - early 2000s this was just called mountain biking…

@hotsky83 Год назад

Yes on light trails ;)

@Hypersonicbiker Год назад

Mountains are home of cyclist. Thx CGN.

@gcn Год назад

They really are 🙌

@esterlinaleman8443 Год назад

I would go with a hard tail not a gravel Bike for sure. Would love to cicle there

@gcn Год назад

Lots of great riding for all bikes in Mallorca!

@neilrobinson7965 Год назад

That course was more suitable for a mountain bike, in my opinion!

@aussieapple7729 Год назад

GCN should come to Australia specifically WA and do the 1000km Munda biddi with gravel bikes or try the wadandi track

@gcn Год назад

Sounds great!

@petinka721 Год назад

Yes that seem be nice place do ride at!

@itsfahys Год назад

What is the B&B where you stayed so we could look into staying there.

@thomasb.4219 Год назад

Great!

@melaniamonicacraciun9900 Год назад

Have fun pushing pedals riders, fans are always here by your side guys, cycling makes life worth living, it looks this spectacular and adorable oh yezzzzzz l love it, supporters like me are always here to backup you guys, more bicycles for everybody plizzzzzz, more competitions and more cycling partnerships world wide, having reasons to discover such natural beauties all the time, yeah, looks like heaven on earth indeed

@gcn Год назад

Glad you enjoyed the vid ! 🙌

@ggcadc Год назад

This looks a lot like gravel in southern California. Variety, scenery, we do however have a lot more trail users around. Generally everyone is very nice though. I kind of resent Manon calling her Midwest/great plains experience "American gravel". That's like calling Mallorca gravel "European gravel", while true, there's more to it ;D

@gcn Год назад

Interesting point! What's you favourite gravel to ride on?

@ggcadc Год назад

@@gcn I tend towards single track, more technical stuff than most gravel I see folks riding. Recently did the quick n dirty filthy 50 race which had _some_ technical riding as its primarily a mtb race. We like to call this "under biking", and it's honestly awesome!

@woodjonathan13 Год назад

The fresh figs would be the best part of the ride.

@gcn Год назад

Food is the best part of most rides no?

@richardstoner866 Год назад

So what time of year was this filmed? That would be helpful….

@adam_cosgrove Год назад

When are we gonna get GGN(Global Gravel Network)? And can I be a presenter when it happens?

@franktorleifmathisen5707 Год назад

Is there a link to the route in Komoot?

@martya.5221 Год назад

Is it cycling heresy to wonder aloud, whether gravel bikes will meet mountain bikes halfway at some stage and incorporate lightweight front fork suspension? The jarring would be a bit much for my sports-damaged wrists.

@gcn Год назад

Gravel bikes are now coming with short travel suspension forks, check this one out 👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iW0DKcT5pB4.html

@barriobarranco 3 месяца назад

Would love to try some Mallorcan "Delicksy".... 12:53 Not sure what language she speaks lol

@MichaelS-pr9qn Год назад

hmm, looks and sounds like Old School Mountain Biking

@rnghwdbcs Год назад

1:01 "You're Spanish" "I'm from Barcelona" that answer should've ended there ;)

@williamblake20 Год назад

More like "We need to talk how there is a Zwift add every 3 minutes"

@Danil-Crypto Год назад

no matter what anyone says, but the gravel road is more suitable for the track than for the crossing

@ethangodridge6833 Год назад

Looked great but I’ll stick to the roads when in Mallorca. Gravel is too wild for me😂.

@gcn Год назад

Some great roads too! 🙌

@blackcyclist Год назад

Alright, I'll have 2 stones & a packet of gravel

@andrewthehedgehog911 Год назад

Never really understood the logic behind gravelbikes...like modifying a sportscar for going off-road...Why not just switch to a xc mountainbike with a more aero geometry? The so-called technical section would be a non-issue

@alexandersnider734 Год назад

XC tires aren't wide enough. A gravel bike is basically XC with wider tires, more progressive geometry, and lower gear ratio, all ideal for travel over chunkier stuff like this and going up hills without necessarily having to carry your bike. Riding both is actually super, super different.

@monetaryjack1705 Год назад

@@alexandersnider734 100mm XC 29er (essentially a flat bar gravel bike as it should be with suspension forks) will have much lower gearing than a lot of the so-called gravel bikes! They're just road bikes with slightly bigger tyres with a 40T chainring and 42/46 cog, utterly crap for anything steep.....narrow bars on bouldery descents, hideous.... it's the worst possible thing I could think of for off road. Or on road.

@andrewthehedgehog911 Год назад

@@alexandersnider734 You forget a XC mtb has front suspension. This alone will make it handle better than a gravelbike. The only place a gravelbike would shine is over asphalt, obviously. Anything with dirt and you'll get more grip from a mtb guaranteed. It's just physics.

@DB-sj8km Год назад

Most of those trails look like hardtail MTB territory. Not fun with drop bars and 40mm tires (in my admittedly off-road low skill opinion).

@gravelbike912 Год назад

😍😍😍❤️

@renry14 Год назад

Are we seeing ‘gravel’ riding actually spill over into ‘mountain’ bike riding?

@gcn Год назад

The lines are blurring 😳

@raff5604 Год назад

Bah!!! Gravel, I don't know why I even watched. Twice.

@gcn Год назад

Not a gravel fan Raff? 😔

@raff5604 Год назад

@@gcn No, I just don't understand the position on the bike. It's too head forward and all the tech is leaning to the Mountain bike. I did watch it twice tough.

@itsianwood Год назад

That's the type of gravel that the gravel world champs should have been on, not that silly bike paths race :-)

@alexandersnider734 Год назад

PREACH

@katis999 Год назад

Nice video. Btw awkward situation - first you see the pigs and see how sweet they are....then you eat them as if that was the most normal thing in the world....(try vegan...it can change you.....)

@gcn Год назад

Have you tried out Vegan cook book? 👉 gcn.eu/6ej

@katis999 Год назад

@@gcn not yet, I will do so. thanks

@Mavrik-60 Год назад

Man that was a lot of food at one time if you still have some riding to do..... Maybe take a nap after eating all that. Then finish riding. Anywho good stuff. keepemcoming if ya can.

@gcn Год назад

We love a good picnic ride 🤣

@alexotti6753 Год назад

I think the ride is more for a Mountainbike.

@edsmith4821 Год назад

Animal innards 🤤 yum yum if it's good for the farmers....

@stephenmacdonald6751 Год назад

Puntersfest

@jasoncarson3390 Год назад

Isn’t gravel just trying to get road cyclists into XC mountain biking??

@hotsky83 Год назад

Shhh it's a secret!

@fbdtravel2594 Год назад

a trekking bike would be easier to use...!!??

@monetaryjack1705 Год назад

This video is great it's saved me a whack of money now I realise my "noughties" 26er Carrera Vulcan XC with 100mm Recon forks is far more suitable for the trip they did....Gravel- The Emperors New Clothes....And if I ever replace the Vulcan it'll be with another XC bike....."gravel" is an abomination for a generation who never had the misery of steel rigid MTB with crap gearing....

@gcn Год назад

Great to hear you've got a bike that works for you 🙌 Keeping an old bike going is always good too! Have you ever tried a gravel bike? they really are great fast, fun and great for lots of conditions 😊

@Cycle9568 Год назад

Someone needs to spend some time with their GMBN counterparts.

@gcn Год назад

Should we get them to teach us gravel? 🤣

@davidpala7882 Год назад

The real gravel paradise is Sardinia! Like Mallorca multiplied by ten

@johnb5482 Год назад

A Spaniard, a German and a Brit walk into a bar…

@gcn Год назад

Ouch!

@exonautes Год назад

"There is no traffic"?? Are you joking? Locals are more than one million. 8,6 BILLION car movements happen yearly here. And we are more than fed up by jams created by cyclists in our busy roads.

@user-zm9gc1kt8b Год назад

I'm from Barthelona ! Mallorca is an iceland ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@tarheelcyclist Год назад

I don’t blame you for not eating the organs, Manon! 🤢

@hotsky83 Год назад

Some are very high in nutrients (still working on trying myself lol)

@henkdevrjes9640 Год назад

Oh, fig...

@simonfunwithtrains1572 Год назад

This looked more like Mountain Biking to me. Could it be that Gravel Biking was just invented so that road cyclist did not have to dress up like Skate Boarders or Surfer Dudes?

@hotsky83 Год назад

This video had Vegan cyclists vibe to it.

@eteokles3 Год назад

Cool video, but Mallorca is MTB territory. Not worth bringing your gravel bike. Will only cause frustration.

@gcn Год назад

Glad you liked the video! We enjoyed riding our gravel bike there 👀

@charlesmansplaining Год назад

California, USA is a far better cycling destination.

@gcn Год назад

Bit harder for us brits to get too ... We've love to visit though! What's your best local route?

@BRC76 Год назад

Why MTBs exist!! 🤦‍♂️

@danielechesta4753 Год назад

First

@ltrtg13 Год назад

As a mountain biker. It always makes me laugh when I hear a roadie describe a rough technical route. Then watch them bottle it on and walk down a slight slope. that I wouldn't even slow down on. Riding the same route on my road bike. With 23mm tyres.