Late last year I enjoyed a holiday, near Calpe in Spain, a location that is well known for its gentle Autumn climate, quiet roads, challenging climbs and pro team training camps.
You’d imagine that I planned this as a cycling holiday. You’d be 100% wrong. The plan was not to even take a bike, but instead to get away for a few days with Mrs. Doc and enjoy a little warmth and sunlight before coming home to the grey grind of a British winter. It was a good summer for bike riders in the UK this year, and I was happy to take a week off. It’s not as if I have a lot of target races between now and Christmas.
