Posts Tagged ‘Mountain Biking’

New Short 5 Day Adventures for 300€!

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Walking Schist Villages of Portugal

Our new 5 day walking and mountain biking tours are a great option for a shorter stay in Portugal or for those who wish to extend their stay in Lisboa or Porto, getting to know one of the most pristine areas in Portugal - the Schist Villages region.

Starting at only 300€, these new tours can be adapted to your specific needs and, because you will stay in only one inn, you won´t have to deal with constant transfers.
Low-cost flights from several major airports in Europe to Lisboa and Porto make these tours even more appealing.
Now is the time - discover Portugal with us!

For more information and prices, please go to www.a2z-adventures.com

New Mountain Biking and Hiking trips in Turkey

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Our new Mountain Biking and Hiking trips in Turkey are now online. We are very excited about this new destination!

Click on MTB - Turkey, undiscovered Kaçkar Mountains or Trekking - Turkey, the hidden Kaçkar Mountains and learn all about these two great trips.

New photos will be uploaded as soon as possible.


Os nossos novos programas de BTT e Trekking na Turquia já estão online!

Clique em BTT - Turquia, montanhas escondidas de Kaçkar ou Pedestre - Turquia, Montanhas escondidas de Kaçkar e saiba tudo sobre estas fantásticas e económicas viagens na Turquia.

Logo que possível teremos mais fotografias destes destinos no nosso site.

Turkey, would you like some Turkey?

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

We are working on it. In 2009 we will offer two new trips in Turkey - a mountain biking trip and a hiking trip.

Turkey is a beautiful country, full of historic sites, the scenery is breathtaking, and the people are very friendly.

And the food is awesome!

Stay tuned. Our team is working (aka having fun) checking out the routes.

More later.

Pedro

Grande Rota in Mountain Bike magazine

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Our “Grande Rota das Aldeias Históricas” Mountain Biking trip is featured in this month´s edition of Mountain Bike magazine USA.

Check out some great photos of this ride and read the online story written by Todd Balf. It´s awesome!
The “Grande Rota das Aldeias Históricas” happens again in May and September 2009. Don´t miss it.

Mountain Biking in Portugal

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

A2Z Adventures never stops!

Last week (August 30-September 7) we organized the 2008 Historical Villages of Portugal Mountain Biking trip, sponsored by Gary Fisher and Centro de Portugal; 9 days with 7 days of riding, covering more than 500 km of trails connecting 10 Historical Villages of Central Portugal.

Check out the stats of the last days of riding:

Stage 7: Piódão-Castelo Novo, 86,5km done in 6h30min, average speed 13,2 km/h.

Stage 6: Linhares da Beira-Piódão, 76,7 km done in 6h29min, average speed 11,8 kmh.

Stage 5: Marialva-Linhares da Beira, 66 km done in 4h40min, average speed 14,2 kmh.
Stage 4: Almeida-Marialva, 73 km done in 5h.
Stage 3: Sortelha-Almeida, passing by Castelo Mendo, 90 km done in 5h44min, average speed 16,9 kmh, 8h30min total time.

The “peloton” had 9 bikers (eight Portuguese and one Swiss). During this intense week of riding, riders had the Gary Fisher support tent waiting for them after the day´s ride, with fresh fruit and Isostar energy bars and isotonic drinks. The mechanics from Central Bikes and GarBike were also there to look after the bikes. Some local mayors, from Aldeia Nova, Celorico da Beira, Dornelas do Zêzere and Arganil, offered snacks to the riders. We would like to thank them for the gracious support.

Like it happens every year, the Grande Rota had some sections that were paved recently. We are working on the re-routing of this great ride, to avoid asphalt and also offer even more fun trails do next year´s group. We gathered geo-referenced information of signing faults along the way so we can make a re-routing proposal to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Grande Rota.

The weather was not so hot as last year, so we had less dust and less flat tyres (not so dry = less thorns).

During the farewell dinner, in Fundão, along with the diplomas, we gave away a brand new Gary Fisher mountain bike worth 880€ - this bike was offered to Sérgio Silveiras by Bicimax, Gary Fisher´s distributor in Portugal.

Next year we may have some more surprises. Stay tuned and visit www.a2z-adventures.com

Grande Rota das Aldeias Históricas Gary Fisher 2008

A A2Z Adventures de novo em actividade… esteve no terreno, de 30 de Agosto a 7 de Setembro, a edição 2008 da Grande Rota das Aldeias Históricas patrocinada pela Gary Fisher e pelo Centro de Portugal. Foram 9 dias e 7 etapas a pedalar, cobrindo mais de 500 km de trilhos passando por 10 Aldeias Históricas do Centro de Portugal.

Eis um resumo das últimas etapas:
7ª etapa: Piódão - Castelo Novo: 86,5km done em 6h30min a andar, velocidade média 13,2 kmh.
6ª etapa: Linhares - Piódão: 76,7 km done em 6h29min a andar, velocidade média 11,8 kmh.
5ª etapa, Marialva - Linhares da Beira: 66 km em 4h40 a andar, velocidade média 14,2 kmh, 6h30 tempo total.
4ª etapa, Almeida - Marialva: 73 km em 5h a andar ;
3ª etapa, Sortelha - Almeida, passando por Castelo Mendo: 90 km em 5h44min a andar, velocidade média 16,9 kmh, 8h30min tempo total.

O pelotão teve a participação de 9 ciclistas (8 portugueses e um suiço) que no final das etapas foram recebidos na Tenda Gary Fisher, onde frutas frescas, barras e bebidas energéticas Isostar os esperavam. O staff mecânico das lojas Central Bikes e Gar Bike esteve também no final de algumas etapas de modo a todas as máquinas estarem a postos diariamente. Algumas autarquias locais ofereceram lembranças e snacks aos participantes como a Junta de Freguesia de JF Aldeia Nova, CM Celorico da Beira, JF de Dornelas do Zêzere e CM Arganil. Obrigado a todos.

Como noutros anos, a rota apresentou alterações de condições em diversas secções com alguns pavimentos melhorados (mesmo asfaltados) mas sem apresentar zonas muito degradadas que impedissem a sua ciclabilidade. O calor este ano não foi demasiado forte, chegando mesmo a registar-se um dia de temporal na passagem pela serra da estrela, o que levou a menos pó e menos furos que em anteriores edições. A organização recolheu ainda informação geo-referenciada sobre as faltas de marcações de modo a apresentar um projecto de renovação pela altura do décimo aniversário da GR…

No jantar final, em conjunto com a entrega dos diplomas de participação, foi sorteada uma bicicleta Gary Fisher no valor de 880€ (oferecida pelo importador da Gary Fisher, a empresa Bicimax) que foi ganha pelo Sérgio Silveiras, um dos finalizadores da Grande Rota.

Para o ano prometem-se mais algumas surpresas…

An example to us all…

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Once in while, we complain about our life, right?

Our good friends from Poison Oak Productions want to show us something that might inspire us to stop complaining…

The Way Bobby Sees It is a gripping documentary about Bobby McMullen, a competitive mountain biker on a mission to race the most demanding downhill course in the country. Adding to the difficulty: Bobby is blind.

With the help of a guide and a rigorous training schedule, Bobby is determined to race his bike down a course riddled with obstacles and flanked by steep, life-threatening cliffs. But, the racecourse isn’t the only challenge in Bobby’s life. Between thrills, spills and jaw dropping helmet camera footage, we see how Bobby uses humor, determination, and unshakeable optimism to battle adversity - both on and off the bike.

Go to www.PoisonOakProductions.com to watch the trailer.

Deadline for the Historical Villages Trail 2008

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The number of spots is limited and the deadline for registration is August 15. Don´t miss our great Historical Villages Trail mountain biking trip that happens August 30 - September 7, 2008.

This is one of the most challenging mountain bike rides in Portugal - we are talking about 535 km (335 miles) of pure mountain biking, through the remote 12th Century Historical Villages of Portugal region. September´s 08 edition of this ride is sponsored by Gary Fisher and has a very interesting price!
And one of the participants will take home a brand new Gary Fisher Genesis hartail bike, worth 880€.

New A2Z Adventures Cycling Jersey and Shorts!

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

That’s right, our brand new Northwave cycling jerseys and shorts will be available in August!
This jersey will be offered to all our Luxury Bicycle Tour clients but you can also buy it for only 40€ (tax included, shipping not included).

The shorts are a very limited edition…

Order now from info@a2z-adventures.com

Highest road in the world by mountain bike

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Here is the video of our reconnaissance trip in the Himalayas, back in 2003. Now this amazing trip is part of A2Z Adventures catalog. You can do this trip in August, self guided, but supported by Raju, our tireless local guide!