Andalucian Cycling Experience

Servicio increíble y rápido con alquiler de bicicletas de carretera de alta calidad. Definitivamente lo recomiendo ya sea haciendo un viaje autoguiado con traslado de equipaje o visitas guiadas.

Tuve una gran semana con Andalucian Cycling Experience. Hotel decente (hotel Polo) con un personal muy amable y un gran desayuno buffet. Pedaleé por carretera durante 4 a 6 horas todos los días a mediados de marzo de 2024, recorriendo hasta 96 km y hasta 2000 metros de desnivel. Definitivamente desafió mis habilidades a los 60 años. Hermosos paisajes y pueblos, excelentes rutas y Ashley, Drew y el resto del equipo hicieron un excelente trabajo organizándonos y guiándonos. La bicicleta de alquiler fue genial. Recomiendo encarecidamente ACE y seguro que volveré.

Fueron unas fantásticas vacaciones en bicicleta y se las recomendaría a cualquiera. Paseos realmente variados a través de paisajes impresionantes con excelentes paradas para tomar café y pasteles. Ronda es una base increíble, increíblemente hermosa y con muchas opciones de comida. El alojamiento independiente es realmente cómodo, tiene todas las instalaciones que puedas desear y está a sólo unos minutos de la tienda de bicicletas. Ashley y el equipo fueron unos anfitriones fantásticos y no podrían haber hecho más para hacerme sentir bienvenida y apoyada. Una gran introducción a la experiencia de las vacaciones en bicicleta. Definitivamente volvería a ir.

Acabo de pasar una semana brillante en Portugal con Andalucian Cycling Experience. El ciclismo fue excelente con una variedad de paseos, todos adaptados a lo que convenía a nuestro grupo. Nuestros guías, Ashley y Drew, fueron muy flexibles y solidarios. El alojamiento era muy bueno, situado junto a una maravillosa playa de arena con fantásticas puestas de sol, y mis compañeros ciclistas fueron una gran compañía. Considerándolo todo, ¡unas vacaciones fabulosas!

Ashley, Drew y Claire fueron geniales. Fue fácil trabajar con ellos, organizaron todo perfectamente, fueron receptivos y flexibles. Las bicicletas estaban en excelente estado, había excelentes opciones de hoteles y lugares para hospedarse, y las rutas en bicicleta recomendadas eran increíbles. Muy recomendable. Al final del viaje, mi padre se unió usando una bicicleta eléctrica proporcionada por Ashley, lo cual fue una manera muy agradable de montar juntos.

Recomiendo encarecidamente esta empresa de viajes. Hicimos el Tour de los Pueblos Blancos con un grupo de 13 amigos. Ashley nos cuidó mucho en la planificación de nuestro grupo mientras íbamos en bicicleta de ciudad en ciudad durante una semana. Las bicicletas estaban bien mantenidas y eran fáciles de usar. Los ajustes de última hora no fueron un problema. Nosotros lo pasamos genial y tú también puedes hacerlo.

Utilicé ACE para organizar cuatro días de ciclismo de ruta independiente en la zona de Ronda. Ashley y su personal son altamente profesionales, tienen experiencia en la región y son extremadamente serviciales tanto con personas como con grupos que buscan ciclismo de carretera o todoterreno. La bicicleta que alquilé era de alta calidad y Ashley hizo todo lo posible para ajustarla a mis necesidades. Proporcionó rutas GPS para algunos paseos hermosos y desafiantes cada día. Los arreglos de hotel que hizo para mí fueron cómodos y céntricos. Considerándolo todo, una experiencia fantástica y espero volver y utilizar ACE nuevamente.

Acabo de terminar de montar con Ashley la semana pasada. Fue mi segundo recorrido en bicicleta con Andalucian Cycling Experience. Todo salió como se esperaba. Los paseos fueron hermosos y tan desafiantes como queríamos. Recomiendo encarecidamente hablar con Ashley sobre sus expectativas particulares y permitirle adaptarse a sus deseos. ¡No te decepcionarás!
Gracias
George Williams
San Diego California

Tuve una experiencia fantástica con Andalucian Cycling Experience. Soy un corredor de ruta aficionado en los EE. UU.y quería una semana de entrenamiento antes de la temporada de primavera para mejorar mi resistencia y mis habilidades para escalar (y, por supuesto, para correr en el hermoso sur de España). Monté con Andalucian Cycling durante una semana con Ashley. Hubo otros tres ciclistas que se inscribieron esa semana y pudimos elegir entre dos grupos de ritmo cada día. Ashley nos llevó a una ruta diferente cada día con longitudes de alrededor de 80-100 km y nos proporcionó un gran ritmo que no era demasiado agresivo pero también nos desafió (¡es un ciclista increíble que parece no cansarse nunca!). Tuvimos un día de descanso a mitad de semana y todos los paseos incluyeron al menos una parada para tomar un café o una tostada. Me lo pasé muy bien esta semana de ciclismo y sentí que me ayudó a convertirme en un ciclista más fuerte, especialmente en las subidas largas. Alquilé una bicicleta de carretera Wilier, que era cómoda y rápida. Ashley también me consiguió una vivienda en Ronda, que era un hermoso apartamento recientemente renovado a poca distancia del centro histórico de Ronda. Ronda es una ciudad encantadora para quedarse y tiene excelentes opciones de comida, hermosos alrededores y pocos turistas (al menos en invierno). Absolutamente volveré a montar con Andalucian Cycling Experience nuevamente y lo recomiendo al 100% a otros ciclistas que buscan disfrutar de hermosos paseos panorámicos, mejorar su condición física y convertirse en corredores más fuertes.

Una fantástica mañana de ciclismo todoterreno con mis 2 hijos (13 y 8) con Ashley (propietaria) de Andalucian Cycling Experience.
Con un buen comienzo temprano para evitar el peor calor del día, comenzamos con un poco de pista única fuera de Ronda. En el camino, Ashley nos dio pequeños consejos y sugerencias sobre cómo mejorar nuestras técnicas. Mis hijos incluso disfrutaron de la carrera más lenta de la historia (puestos de pista). Luego volvimos a Ronda con un descenso sorprendentemente largo (ni siquiera nos dimos cuenta de que subiríamos tan lejos) y disfrutamos de un pequeño descanso con unas vistas increíbles.
Después desaparecimos en una zona boscosa donde algunos lugareños han hecho unas pistas cuesta abajo. Nuevamente, ¡más pistas y consejos sobre cómo mejorar nuestras habilidades e incluso logré volar por los aires!
¡Ashley cumplió absolutamente con nuestro estándar de ciclismo y adaptó nuestro viaje a la perfección! Tanto mis hijos como yo disfrutamos mucho nuestro tiempo con Ashley. ¡Definitivamente recomendaría Andalucian Cycing Experience a cualquiera que venga al sur de España!

Wonderful cycling experience in Andalucía. We did the sporting tour on a self-guided basis for 7 days. The tour brought us from Zahara (a wonderful white village) to Ronda and then Antequera. At each location, there is a selection of routes from shorter to longer so that you can choose which one to do depending on your fitness level at a specific day. For each route, there are good recommendations for eating. In case of problems along the route, you can call them, and they will come with the van to help you. Excellent service, very responsive, very flexible. The routes in Andalusia are just perfect: very few traffic, tarmac in good state and marvelous views. The bikes provided were in a perfect state, very well maintained and excellent quality (we took the full carbon road bikes). If you want to cycle in Andalucia, this is the company to ride with!

Fabulous time cycling. My wife and I had a great two weeks with Ashley and Drew at Andalucian Cycling Experience. They took fantastic care of us. Some days we rode with the group and other days they gave us GPX routes. They gave us structure when we wanted it and an opportunity to explore when we wanted that. All the rides were beautiful, fantastic roads, well curated and well thought out. They provided short and long options. Very responsive. Set us up with a great hotel (Catalonia Reina Victoria in Ronda) and made our trip outstanding. Really liked Ronda as a location to be based, the drivers are courteous, and the roads are amazing. I would recommend without hesitation.

Four of us did the White Villages Tour in April 2023. It was excellent. Ashley is a great organiser and all aspects went smoothly from arrival at the airport to return again at the end. In between we hired almost new, top quality electric bikes and followed accurate route cards and GPX files to a series of very pretty white villages. The e-bikes were fabulous and enabled us occasional cyclists to cope with the hills - there are some decent climbs! All the hotels were happy to charge them at night. The hotel in Ronda is very well situated and all the others had swimming pools that were very welcome at the end of the day. There were no problems with the transport of our luggage to each hotel.
Ashley's routes were well thought out and easy to follow. The road that takes you to 'Smurftown' (it really is blue) was a highlight (Smurftown itself was not a highlight!).
An excellent tour that I highly recommend.

This was my 2nd trip with ACE. My 1st in 2017 was in Spring time with lovely weather. This time late January 2023 & it was very cold, never going above 9C & sub zero overnight. But the days were bright & sunny making for pleasant riding & enjoyable coffee stops in the sun. As there were only 5 riders and me being the weakest, Ashley decided I would have the luxury of having guide Drew, apart from 1 day, all to myself, Ashley taking the others. Drew soon had my measure & tailored my rides to suit a little above my ability making for demanding challenging rides in a stunning environment. Drew was great company and easy to get on with. My hired bike was not the best due to mechanical issues. My superb apartment in Ronda was just around the corner from the ACE depot. I would recommend ACE to anyone who is bike competent able to cope with the tough climbs and rapid descents. The only downside was airport transfers. Going out to Ronda on public transport is easy but you won’t make a morning return flight as the earliest bus from Ronda is 8.00am, which takes 2.5 hours to central Malaga, then another bus to the airport. ACE may not have availability to do the transfer & a taxi is 120 euros compared to the bus’s 17 euros.

Fantastic mini break. Great organisation from the call before I set off to check arrangements, to the collection at the airport, the bike, the group and the scenery - all spot I. I had an apartment which was clean, today and centrally located. Ashley and Clare know their part of Spain and how to look after their customers. Will definitely go again.

The perfect bike rental experience. Spent 3 days riding unbelievably beautiful loops from Ronda. Bikes were brand new and excellently maintained. Ashley was super communicative, explained everything we needed to know about biking in the area, and provided a quality of service exceeding our expectations. Could not recommend Andalucian Cycling Experience higher!

My wife and I are New Englanders, in our 60s and recently biked the White Village Tour with Andalucian Cycling Experience. We are casual cyclists and have previously biked in Italy, France, and Ireland. We love bike trips as a way to see a country, or more accurately, a small part of a country, slowly, thoroughly, sample the region's food & wine, all while pedaling through beautiful countryside.

The daily mileage was reasonable with some challenging hill climbing. Route selection was excellent and most roads were exceptionally quiet. The selected hotels were outstanding and typically exceeded our expectations. The selected hotels were outstanding and typically exceeded our expectations. A great hotel in a charming village is a nice reward after a day of cycling - finding your luggage delivered, swimming in a pool, having a glass of wine or sangria, enjoying the views of the countryside or walking the cobblestone streets of the village.

While our favorite village was probably Grazalema, we also loved Zahara de la Sierra, Setenil de la Bodegas and Olvera. We were also happy with our choice to spend two nights in Zahara which allowed for a more leisurely exploration on the off-day to see the town and the historic keep high above the town.

In summary, we absolutely loved Andalucia - rolling landscapes with impossibly beautiful & ancient villages perched high on rock outcroppings or mountaintops, superb tapas, seafood, paella, and great wine, welcoming people, and excellent accommodations - all expertly put together by ACE/Ashley. Ashley was excellent in handling logistical details and communications. We highly recommend this bike tour and ACE.

I returned to ride with ACE late October to test my fitness and to enjoy the sun, majestic mountains and time away from the mundane grind. It had been exactly a year since my previous trip and Ashley quickly caught on that I wanted a "training" week. Oh did he ever deliver! We did epic, challenging rides each day that took us to adorable mountain villages on pristine, quiet roads. What a phenomenal opportunity to practice one's fitness, cycling skills and Spanish! I stayed at a pristinely kept apartment and rented a carbon bike with disc brakes from ACE instead of trying to make my own arrangements. Staying in Ronda made for hassle free and fun stay. 100% worth it as everything was perfect (I'm fussy.). Hasta pronto!

Ashley and his team provided fabulous experience; great bikes, excellent logistics, amazing scenery and cool hotels. Loved drinking 'Ponche Santa Maria' in the Spanish bar/restos. Thanks to Drew and your airport transport driver. Highly recommend!

Ashley is a great host with fantastic local knowledge. He and Drew guided us though beautiful scenery to lovely villages and challenging climbs. The whole process was easy from booking to riding. The apartment was perfect and clean with space to build and store our own bikes.

This is our third visit with ACE over the past 6 years so that says it all really!   There is so much to enjoy:   From the varied and flexible routes, attentive but relaxed guiding and great hire bikes.   The Rhonda office is well located opposite the railway station. The Ronda area offers magnificent scenery, stunning white villages and smooth roads –  those factors, combined with Ashley and Drew’s excellent company, is the reason we keep on returning.   ACE also took good care of our hotel and restaurant bookings.   My recommendation is …… don’t hesitate – you will have a wonderful time!

Ashely and his team organised a road cycling experience in the mountains of Andalucia. It was well organised, professional and they did an amazing job for us. The food was fantastic and teh scenery was breathtaking.

I spent one week cycling in Ronda with ACE in September 2022. It’s an amazing experience: beautiful landscape, smooth paved roads with rolling hills and climbs, white villages in mountains and valleys, olive and chestnuts groves, national parks covered with acorn trees, AND kind and patient drivers who respect cyclists!

Communication with Ashley of ACE was easy and effective. Drew, the guide, was fun to ride with - I just wished I could climb as well as him! Accommodation in Ronda is centrally located and convenient for everything needed by a traveller.

Highly recommended for anyone who loves cycling!

Had a 5 star family Mountain Bike Holiday with these guys. Can't recommend them enough.

Brilliant service and rental bikes. I sent 4 days in Ronda, Spain and the Andalucian team made sure I had everything for a great few days of cycling in Spain. Great Orbea bike, well maintained and prefect for my needs. Thanks!

We just finished a wonderful cycling adventure with Andalucian Cycling Adventures (ACE) through the Andalucian “white villages”. Great new bikes, fitted before we started, carried us along challenging, yet stunningly beautiful, planned routes on our self-guided tour. The hotels were excellent and accented by proprietor-operated personal attention. Generous breakfasts, cultural stops and info about where to dine was all part of the package. We’re coming back and highly recommend this operator.

We've just finished a week of leisure cycling with Ashley and Claire in Andalucian Cycling Experience. Lovely routes well chosen to show off the scenery, local towns and good fun chatting with the guides. Loved the Via Verde cycle, a really special route. Lunches in Setenil and Grazalema were particular high points too!

Can't wait to come back 5*

Highly recommended. I did the White Villages tour - conditions were basically perfect for cycling, with excellent routes, majestic scenery, enough climbing for a good workout but nothing crazy, and light traffic on most roads. Accommodations were excellent, several surprisingly so given the affordable price of the tour (especially as a solo cyclist - the solo surcharge was very reasonable.) Ronda is a perfect launching point. Good communication from the team and overall a great, no-fuss experience. Thanks!

A small family run firm so you can be sure of flexible, personal attention. It is reassuring that there is someone on the end of the phone should you have any difficulties. Ronda is a beautiful spot to spend time off the bike and the surrounding scenery is spectacular and surprisingly (to me) varied, each day had a distinct character. My second and hopefully not last trip with ACE.

I was in Ronda for a friend's wedding but, as a keen cyclist and with a free day before flying home, i decided to hire a bike from Ashley. Friendly and flexible service, and he clearly knows the routes well as the one he recommended for me for the day was perfect.

Superb service from Ashley, Drew and co. Transfers, accommodation, routes etc all efficiently organised. Beautiful location as well. Highly recommend.

Had a great cycling holiday with this company! They were super accommodating to helping create a route that would work for us because we brought our toddler with us. The route was well organized and all accommodations and transfers of our luggage went smoothly. Ashley is personable and has worked hard to create the business- would highly recommend! An experience we will never forget

The whole experience was awesome. This company is top notch. We do a lot of touring on bikes and this is one of the best companies we have used! We are older folks (69/70) but in pretty good shape, based on Ashley's recommendation did the White Villages Tour with e-bikes. The bikes were high end, good instructions, Specialized LEvos, fantastic bike, but you still need to be in shape as it is peddled assist, no free ride! The accommodations were really great. Best of all Ashley was available when we got a bit lost to put us on track! This company tailors everything to your ability and wants to make it work for you, You can really trust these people. Plus it's a beautiful way to see the real Andalucia!

Experience of a lifetime! We did the self guided pueblos blancos tour as a family. Ashley was fantastic from first email inquiry. The routes, the bikes, the accommodations and recommendations were all fantastic and spot on the entire tour. This was our first cycle trip as a family, and we weren’t entirely sure what to expect but it truly was incredible and we certainly plan to do another ACE tour in the future! There are some challenging but rewarding climbs, super fun descents, and just lots of great riding. One of my worries going into the trip was traffic, particularly with our son (11). While there are a couple busier sections these were totally fine and the vast vast majority of the trip is on lovely extremely quiet country roads or the via verde. Thanks so much Ashley and ACE for a truly wonderful time.

A perfect cycing holiday! This is our second time cycling with Andalucian Cycling Experience and is our favourite destination. The guides Ashley and Drew are not only knowledgable of the route and terrain but also of the local culture and wildlife. They effortlessly look after the group they are guiding and make sure everyone is challenged appropriately. The roads are of good quality and the drivers courteous - Andalucia really is cycling perfection!
The location of Ronda offers plenty of options for refulling after a days cycling and there are also lots of options for walking if you have any energy left over from a day in the mountains!

Was ok, I was expecting a more maintained bike but it did the job. Also a bit of hassle picking and dropping of the bike as the shop is not open all the time and you need to communicate beforehand.

I'm one of many clients who keep coming back to Andalucian Cycling Experience. Claire and Ashley have a brilliant business that caters for all levels and types of cycling. I've previously always brought my own bike but this time, having been lucky enough to be able to squeeze in a week's road cycling at short-notice and rather than travel with my bike admidst all of the other complications of travelling in Covid times, decided to hire one from ACE. These are all fitted with compact chainsets and 12-32 cassettes. This is really important due to the "undulating" nature of the area:) So if you do bring your own bike, keep that in mind when considering gearing. I flew Ryanair direct from Glasgow to Malaga and then took the option of a transfer from Malaga Airport (around 1.5 hours), with a supermarket stop on the way to stock up on provisions.

One of the things that never fails to impress me is the patience of the local Spanish drivers and the respect they show to cyclists. The roads around Ronda are normally pretty quiet and the routes chosen are mainly on back roads, however there are times when it's necessary to ride on faster-moving, busier ones. As well as the UK, I've cycled in Italy, France, and more "touristy" places such as Gran Canaria and Mallorca, and have experienced a lot of bad driving. It couldn't be more different here and it's one of the big selling points of coming back year after year that regardless of the route it's always relaxed and friendly.

As of 2022 ACE will be based in the main town of Ronda. For my holiday it was in the usual small white village of nearby Montecorto. Whilst it makes perfect business sense to relocate to a bigger town and provide more accommodation and amenity choices (particularly fonr non-cycling partners), I've always loved the peacefulness of Montecorto and will miss staying there. On this occasion I shared a large house with another client which had all the modcons you'd expect. Although the weather was still dry and sunny, the December temperature meant that the swimming pool wasn't ventured into (not even for post ride recovery!). Although it's self-catering, ACE organise a couple of evening restaurant visits. These are entirely optional, with absolutely no pressure on those that would rather get an early night, but they provide a welcome break from cooking and a chance to sample the local tapas.

Personally I hope the move to Ronda doesn't make ACE *too* successful:) The place is a hidden gem for cycling and I'd hate for it to become another Mallorca or Calpe where every cafe is overrun and prices are high. The fact that ACE are still going strong despite the massive impact of Covid on all businesses is a testament to the dedication of Claire and Ashley along with all of the other people who help keep it going. I can't recommend ACE highly enough and I'll definitely be back!

Beautiful tour on the Via Verde de la Sierra in october.
Already booked several times and always fully satisfied.
Highly recommended for all ages, especially also for families.
Interesting tour selection for all bike/mountain bike fans in different levels.
Well-maintained bike equipment.
Friendly and competent guides.
Many thanks to Ashley, Claire & Inara Anne (guide)

We had an excellent trip with great service from Ashley throughout. I'm not sure what happened to the initial review score entry (that was not correctly entered or recorded for some reason) but Ashley looked after us really well. I would be delighted to recommend Andalucia Cycling Experience to anyone looking to have a great bike from a great company.

Had two great mountain biking holidays with ACE and already booked our third trip. Accommodation guiding and riding can't be beaten, thoroughly recommend this holiday.

Excellent holiday experience delivered from all of the Andalusian Cycling Team, as ever, wonderful scenery, roads & cake, fun in the sun, Happy Days
(Drew, make sure you align your stem cap properly)