S13 Ep5: KM0: Never Mind The Balearics – Trofeo Calvià
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
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🗓️ 29 January 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
The series title – Never Mind The Balearics, This Is The Cycling Podcast – is inspired by the classic 1977 Sex Pistols punk album of a similar name.
Now it's over to Lionel and Rob for the Hipster's Tour Down Under...
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to Nevermind the Ballyericks. This is the cycling podcast, a five-part |
| 0:05.5 | Kilometer Zero series proudly supported by Sports Tours International. My name is Lionel Burnie, |
| 0:11.5 | and over the next few days, we'll cover the Challenge Majorca, a stage race that isn't a stage |
| 0:16.3 | race, and explore the island and its rich cycling history and culture. This series is free for all to listen to thanks to the support of our title sponsors, Sports Tours |
| 0:26.5 | International. Whether you want to ride or watch the best in the world in action, |
| 0:31.8 | Sports Tours International can take you to the heart of some of the world's biggest cycling |
| 0:35.7 | events, whether it's a VIP experience |
| 0:38.3 | at the Tour de France or one of the major classics, or riding events such as the Atape du Tour or Marmot, |
| 0:44.3 | you can travel in style with sports tours international. One of the most prestigious sportive events in the world is right here in Majorcaca, the Mallorca 312 in late April. |
| 0:56.7 | And you can experience the beauty of the island on completely closed roads, tackling either |
| 1:01.1 | the full 312 kilometres or shorter 225 or 167 kilometre events. |
| 1:08.6 | You can spend three or four nights at the Group Hotel Maritimo, which is right by the start finish line. Couldn't be more convenient. Sports Tours International's experienced friendly team will be on hand to support you throughout the stay, making you feel like a pro, for a few days at least. They'll look after you and your bike and there'll be mechanical services too, |
| 1:29.6 | a pre-ride briefing and a sports tours international cycling jersey. The trip is Abda protected too. |
| 1:36.0 | So if you want to tackle one of the world's greatest sportive events, let Sports Tours International take |
| 1:41.3 | charge of all the planning and logistics. So all you have to do is enjoy the ride. Go to Sports Tours International take charge of all the planning and logistics, so all you have to do is enjoy the ride. |
| 1:46.6 | Go to SportsTorsinternational.com.uk for full details. Now it's on with the show. You're all right Rob? |
| 2:03.6 | Well, I hope so. I think I'm going to You're all right, Rob? |
| 2:18.3 | You're all right? Well, I hope so. |
| 2:21.3 | I think I'm outside number 39. |
| 2:23.3 | You're familiar miles away. |
| 2:24.3 | Am I in the wrong place? |
| 2:26.3 | Hello? |
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