Winter is here in the northern hemisphere and this close to Christmas many countries are experiencing temperatures close to zero. Most cyclists share a preoccupation with the weather, with amateurs and professionals alike checking the temperature and wind before every ride. Warm conditions and dry roads are vastly preferable to cycling in winter even if you are wearing the best cycling overshoes or one of the best winter jackets. A winter of riding in the cold and wet can quickly become trying.
This is the reason most professional cyclists will migrate south to find a warmer climate and log quality winter miles on dry roads. With most pro riders covering the same distance in a few months many of us mere mortals cover in a year, a pleasant and warm training environment is a pre-requisite for a winter training camp.
Warm weather and altitude training camps are nothing new for professional riders looking to build fitness, and many pro team pre-season training camps are held each year in places like Mallorca and California.
The Syncrosfera fitness and health hotel in Denia, Spain has grown in popularity with professional cyclists since it opened its doors in January 2021. Syncrosfera has become popular partly due to its custom hypoxic hotel rooms which can recreate the atmospheric conditions of staying at altitude. Allowing riders to avoid the possibility of inclement weather or travelling to an isolated location. In the time it has been open, Syncrosfera has been used as a training base by some of the biggest names in the sport including Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel and world gravel champion Gianni Vermeersch.
Denia sits in between Valencia and Alicante on the Costa Blanca and its Mediterranean climate usually means it has mild winters, making it an easy-to-reach and pleasant place to train. The hotel boasts ex-professional rider and Olympic and world road race medallist Alexandr Kolobnev as its CEO, who has drawn on his experience as a pro rider to try to create an all-encompassing training and recovery environment for today’s professional riders.
Syncrosfera aims to provide everything a professional could need to aid performance and recovery in one place. From Hypoxic altitude rooms to physiotherapy,…
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