Performance Trip · Andalucía, Spain
Málaga cycling holiday: six warm days riding in Andalucía
Join a coached road cycling holiday in Málaga. Enjoy quality rides in the warm late-autumn sun. Steady climbs, quiet inland roads, and coaching that makes every day on the bike that little bit better.
7–14 November 2026
Dates
Málaga, Andalucía
Location
6 riding days
Single hotel base
2 ability pods
Max 14 riders
60-115km daily
1,100-2,350m
£1800
Performance Trip · Andalucía, Spain
Málaga cycling holiday: six warm days riding in Andalucía
7–14 November 2026
Dates
Málaga, Andalucía
Location
6 riding days
Single hotel base
2 ability pods
Max 14 riders
60-115km daily
1,100-2,350m
£1800
A coached road cycling holiday based in Málaga, built for riders coming off a full season who want consistent, quality riding in the late-autumn sun – not a sufferfest, not a sun-lounger. Steady climbs, quiet inland roads, and coaching that sharpens how you ride.
28 years
coaching experience
12,000+
five-star reviews
0 riders
ever dropped
Become a better rider this November.
By November, you’ve built up a season of experience, but you’ve likely picked up some bad habits along the way. Your pacing may drift, your effort might swing between extremes, and your riding rhythm could feel uneven. This week isn’t about adding more load. It’s about riding well. Our coaches, Tom and Duncan, will guide you over six days. They’ll help you keep a steady effort, climb at your own pace, and finish the week feeling more controlled and confident than when you arrived.
You’ll ride on truly great roads. With inland climbs, coastal recovery spins, and a famous descent or two. All with full vehicle support. The focus is on the quality of the riding and what you take home. The ability to ride consistently, day after day, long after the trip is over. Plus, you’ll share experiences with like-minded riders.
Leave knowing how to ride consistently across a full week with controlled effort, less fatigue and more in the tank at the end of each day, so you’re ready for the next.
Is this Málaga cycling holiday right for you?
You don’t need to race, be the strongest rider or have years of Alpine experience. You do need to be comfortable riding 75km on consecutive days, including regular climbing.
You should come if
- You’ve ridden a full season and want to maintain your fitness without pushing too far.
- You can finish the rides, but your pacing and effort control are inconsistent.
- You’re carrying end-of-season fatigue and want to ride smart, not heroic.
- You’d take steady, quality riding over one brutal day that wrecks the rest of the week.
This probably isn’t for you if
- You’re not yet comfortable riding 75 km on consecutive hilly days. We suggest starting with our Lake Annecy Foundation trip.
- You want a race camp focused on maximising distance and climbing numbers.
What you’ll take home.
You’ll probably return home fitter, but the lasting benefit is gaining a better understanding of your riding. You’ll come back with greater confidence, practical ideas to keep using, and maybe some new people to ride with.
Hold a steady effort across multiple days.
Learn to manage your energy across a long trip, explore farther and enjoy the whole adventure. Not one big day followed by three flat ones.
Pace without overreaching.
Know where your sustainable effort sits, how to stay there and when you have enough in reserve to push.
Fuel consistently, ride after ride.
Build a repeatable fuelling routine you can stick to, so fatigue doesn’t accumulate from one ride to the next.
Climb moderate Alpine-style ascents with control.
Use cadence, gearing and sustainable effort to manage longer climbs confidently.
Ride comfortably and efficiently in the group.
Draft safely, communicate clearly and save energy in the bunch.
Two coached groups, no-drop riding.
Even on a performance week, the fastest rider doesn’t set the pace. We ride in two coached groups, allowing everyone to ride at a pace that suits them. We separate into two groups on the road, but it remains one shared week. Everyone reconnects at coffee stops, back at the hotel and around the dinner table.
We match the two groups according to fitness, climbing ability and how everyone’s legs are feeling that week. Each group has its own coach, and your choice isn’t fixed. If one group doesn’t feel right after the first day, you can switch.
We regroup at the top of climbs and at key junctions. These pauses give everyone time to fuel and create natural opportunities for quick coaching. The support vehicle remains in the background, carrying spares, tools, water and ride fuel.
How each day works
The coaching is practical and built into each ride. It happens through pacing conversations on climbs, suggestions before descents and discussions about fuelling over coffee. Often, it’s one small idea that makes everything click.
01
Plan
We brief the next day’s ride the evening before: the route, the climbs, the descents, and the coffee and lunch stops. A quick check the next morning, then we roll.
02
Ride
Coaching happens on the road. On the climbs, we work on pacing and cadence. On the descents, we coach line choice and body position. On the flat, we work on drafting safely.
03
Review
Back at the hotel, an informal chat with the coaches about what worked, how the pacing and fuelling went, and what to adjust tomorrow. Small changes, every day.
Day-by-day itinerary: 6 days riding around Málaga
Every ride starts and finishes in Málaga, so there are no hotel changes during the week. Groups A and B follow the same general route at different lengths, with daily vehicle support and a genuine recovery day built into the middle. We adjust the routes each day according to the conditions and how everyone is feeling.
Day 1 (Sun)
Casabermeja loop
A rolling anticlockwise loop up the ‘squiggly’ climb from the Guadalmedina river, lunch in Casabermeja’s village square, home past the Casasola reservoir. The settling-in day: pacing, descending control, group riding and fuelling.
Pod A
90km/1,800m
Pod B
75km/1,500m
Optional Almogía extension
Day 2 (Mon)
Olías & Puerto del León
The famous Olías climb, a coffee stop in Gentilicio, an optional steep kick above Totalán, then the long, spectacular descent back to Málaga with two 360° hairpins. Climbing pacing, cadence, fuelling and descending technique.
Pod A
64km/1,500m
Pod B
47km/1,100m
Shorter route skips Totalán
Day 3 (Tue)
El Chorro
A commuter train out to Álora, a loop taking in the dramatic El Chorro gorge, then the train home – or ride the flat 23km back for extra drafting practice. Sustained climbing, pacing and descending.
Pod A
92km/1,750m
Pod B
72km/1,450m
Option to ride back (+23km flat)
Day 4 (Wed)
Coast road · recovery
The midweek easy day. Spin the legs along the coast towards Nerja, lunch at a beachfront chiringuito BBQ, turn around whenever the group’s ready. Low intensity, recovery and good company – the point is to relax and eat well.
Pod A
114km/400m
Pod B
114km/400m
Flexible turnaround
Day 5 (Thu)
Montes de Málaga to Comares
The big one. The famous Montes de Málaga climb (Fuente de la Reina – 18km, 950m) up to the whitewashed hilltop village of Comares, with the best scenery of the week. Long-climb pacing, fuelling, and descending under fatigue.
Pod A
92km/2,350m
Pod B
74km/1,700m
Optional Colmenar extension
Day 6 (Fri)
Casabermeja, the other way
The week’s finale rides the Casabermeja loop clockwise – which means the best descent in Málaga, the “squiggly” Camino Real run down towards the river. A descending-skills day: line choice and body position, put into practice.
Pod A
90km/1,800m
Pod B
75km/1,500m
Optional Almogía extension
Why ride Málaga in November
While much of Europe is reaching for the turbo trainer, Andalucía still offers warm conditions, quiet roads and smooth surfaces. From one hotel base, you can enjoy both coastal and mountain terrain at whatever intensity suits you. It’s an ideal place to maintain your fitness and ride well as the season winds down.
The roads are quiet enough that we can ride alongside each other and talk. The climbs are long enough to reward good pacing, while the descents provide opportunities to build confidence. With beautiful villages, great cafés, and the relaxed rhythm of Andalucía, it’s a joy to ride.
Local Knowledge
These routes come from riding the area year after year, not downloading a collection of GPX files. Traffic patterns shift during the day. We know which climbs fit each group, where to mix an inland ascent with a coastal recovery, and when to plan an easier day. We adjust each ride to the conditions and the group’s legs. That is the difference between having six routes and creating a week that genuinely works.
Your coaches
Coaches first. Racers second. You won’t be asked to hang on to coaches who are riding for themselves. Tom and Duncan are coaches first. Their racing experience simply gives them extra tools to help you ride better.
Tom Saxlund
Founder of New Generation and Head Coach
Tom is a ski instructor and has been a road cyclist for more than twenty years. He races European Granfondos in his age group, including a second-place finish in his category at the 2025 Marmotte, but he coaches first.
His mistake, so it’s not yours: Tom has learned first-hand what poor pacing and fuelling can do during long events. Those experiences are why controlled effort and consistent fuelling come first in his coaching.
Duncan Halliday
New Generation’s Swiss Director
Duncan is a ski, snowboard and surf coach who races across road, gravel and mountain bike disciplines. His results include top-ten general classification finishes in multi-stage races and podiums in graded races in Ireland.
His mistake, so it’s not yours: he bought his first bike without a fit, ended up on a frame too small, and made everything harder and riskier than it needed to be. That experience taught him how much comfort, control and confidence can come from getting the fundamentals of bike fit right.
Where you’ll stay in central Málaga
Home for the week is the Salles Málaga Centro, a four-star hotel right in the centre of the city. 50 metres from the old town, with secure bike storage. Step out of the door, and you’re among the restaurants, cafés and the easy evening buzz of old Málaga. Good riding by day, a proper city by night.
What’s included in your Málaga cycling holiday
Included
- 7 nights at the Salles Málaga Centro, en-suite, breakfast daily
- 6 days of riding with coaching
- Support vehicle every riding day, with a mechanic and spares
- Airport transfers (Málaga airport)
Not included
- Flights
- Your bike, or bike hire (we can help arrange local hire)
- Lunch and on-ride fuel
- Evening meals
- Train fares on the El Chorro day
Getting there
Fly into Málaga airport. Transfers provided to the hotel.
Fitness level
Comfortable riding 75km at a steady base pace, on consecutive days, with regular climbing.
What to bring
Summer kit, light waterproof, arm/leg warmers, long-fingered gloves, two bottles.
Málaga cycling holiday: your questions answered
It can be exactly as hard as you want. The daily load already includes real sustained climbing, and with two pods and flexible routes we can add distance and metres whenever you fancy more. The A pod week runs to roughly 542km and 9,600m.
No. Two pods, each with a coach, riders grouped by current condition, regrouping at the climbs and the van there if needed. The fastest rider never sets the pace.
Both, on your terms. The week is built around consistent, controlled riding rather than peak load – ideal for holding fitness at season’s end – but there’s plenty there if you want to push.
Very unlikely. Across our trips we’ve had riders from 22 to 75.
Plenty – you’re 50 metres from Málaga’s old town, with restaurants, cafés, culture and the coast on the doorstep.
Either. We’re happy to help arrange local hire if you’d rather travel light.
Book your Málaga cycling holiday
Six coached days. Steady climbing. Warm November roads. Nobody dropped.
£1800
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