9th juli 2025

Soudal Quick-Step bekrefter Calpe som offisiell vintertreningsbase

Soudal Quick-Step har formelt bekreftet Calpe som sin offisielle vintertreningsbase, noe som ytterligere styrker et langvarig forhold mellom WorldTour-laget og denne populære kystbyen på Spanias Costa Blanca. Denne avtalen formaliserer mange års vellykket samarbeid og fremhever Calpes voksende status som en ledende destinasjon for både profesjonelle og amatørsyklister.

I flere sesonger har Calpe vært vertskap for lagets viktige treningsblokker tidlig i sesongen, inkludert den høyprofilerte lagpresentasjonen og mediedagen som holdes hver januar. Med dette nye partnerskapet får samarbeidet mer struktur og synlighet, og støtter byens aktive promotering av sykling under initiativet «Calpe, destino ciclista».

Når han snakket om avtalen, sa Koen Pelgrim, hovedtrener i Soudal Quick-Step: «Vi har alltid følt oss hjemme i Calpe.  Terrenget, klimaet, gjestfriheten – det er det ideelle miljøet for å forberede seg på sesongen som kommer. Å gjøre partnerskapet vårt offisielt var det naturlige neste steget.»

Teamet kommer tilbake til Calpe kommende vinter for å begynne forberedelsene til 2026-sesongen. Med sterk lokal infrastruktur, spesialiststøtte og et samfunn som er kjent med kravene til eliteidrett, fortsetter Calpe å tilby det ideelle miljøet for prestasjonsfokusert sykling.

Calp City Council er fortsatt forpliktet til bærekraftig turisme året rundt og ser på denne alliansen som et viktig skritt for å posisjonere området som et sykkelknutepunkt ytterligere. Marco Bittner, rådmann for internasjonal markedsføring i Calp City Council, fremhevet viktigheten av dette initiativet for den lokale turismestrategien: «Dette er et viktig skritt for å fremme Calpe som et turistmål året rundt. Med samarbeidet med dette ledende teamet styrker vi et langvarig forhold og vil være i stand til å sette Calpe på kartet for det enorme globale fellesskapet av sykkelentusiaster og profesjonelle. Det vil gi oss synlighet i sektoren og hjelpe oss med å bygge sterkere bånd med et respektfullt, lavsesong og økonomisk sunt turistsegment. Vi er glade for å krone dette samarbeidet med teamet.»

Hos Blanca Bikes støtter vi stolt sykling i Calpe og ønsker velkommen den fortsatte anerkjennelsen av regionen som en base i verdensklasse for trening, ridning og konkurranse.

Foto: ©Wout Beel

Mark Eddy
Mark Eddy
2024-01-30
Blanca Bikes now have a cafe, workshop and rental centre in Parcent. I've been to the cafe a couple of times and the food is excellent as is the coffee. I was there again today and arrived in need of help as I had just crashed off my bike and was bleeding, sore, and with a rather broken bike. The staff were phenomenal, I didn't need to ask for help, they came to the rescue as soon as they saw my state (which wasn't terrible). A first Aid kit was quickly made available as was a comfortable place to recover. Coffee was brought to me, more staff came to offer assistance. The mechanic, who was about to finish for the day came to check over my bike. The rear mech had been pushed into the spokes and neither wheel was spinning properly. He quickly fixed all these issues. I had arranged for my partner to come pick me up and when the mechanic saw us starting to dismantle the bike to get it in the car, he rushed over to help us again, neatly packing it in for us. Sometimes it takes a little crisis to realise and remember there are some wonderful people in this world, today I was reminded of this. A very big thank you to all at Blanca Bikes :-)
Jacqueline Coleman
Jacqueline Coleman
2024-01-12
Great stay here for 2 weeks. Couldn’t have asked for anything more. Blancabikes looked after me and very well and took care of all my needs. This is a brilliant place to come to for training, and only being a 5 minute ride from the coast, you have all the cafes and restaurants you could ask for. I would seriously recommend to anyone looking a cycling getaway.
Martin Desser
Martin Desser
2024-01-08
Top und unkompliziertes Ausleihen von einem Weltklasse Gravelbike. Unkompliziert, top Service, top Räder. So beginnt ein Urlaub richtig. Danke an die Crew! Vor allem an Nigel für der Abwicklung
Rena H.
Rena H.
2024-01-08
Blancabikes not only delivered fantastic road bikes to our hotel but also swiftly fixed everything after a crash. Thanks for the outstanding service!
Joost van Leeuwen
Joost van Leeuwen
2024-01-05
What a great place to rent a bicycle at Blanca Bikes to explore the area around Xabia (Javéa)! Perfect bikes of very high quality (I rented the Cervélo Solist Rival). And I very much liked the professionalism and kindness of Nigel who helped me getting this unforgettable experience!
Kirstie Annable
Kirstie Annable
2024-01-04
We used Bianca bikes for a transfer from Alicante to Calpe, 4 people with 4 bike boxes. Super slick, the driver was waiting for us in arrivals at the airport and we were straight into the private bus parked outside. They even helped us with a mechanical in Parcent on our last day free of charge. Thank you.
Steven Pearson
Steven Pearson
2023-12-18
Just used the bike hire. The bikes were great quality. Good communication with Nigel throughout and competitive pricing. Delivered and collection included too
Ken Sung
Ken Sung
2023-11-28
This was my first experience on a bike camp and I would recommend Blanca Bikes for anyone interested in a great cycling adventure. The staff was great, breakfast every morning was world class, and the cycling in the Xabia area is world class.
C W
C W
2023-11-20
Unreal 3 days riding with Blanca! A very friendly and relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff, something for everyone. We were a group of 4 medium / keen cyclists and couldn’t have been better - some stupidly nice routes around the area, the bikes we were given the best bikes we’ve ever ridden and the breakfast in the morning sorted us right out. Couldn’t recommend this enough! Cheers to Nigel Peter and the rest of the team for sorting us out