Above and Beyond Training Camps

14/02/2019

We have news, all of it great. We're joined for 2019 by another outstanding Aussie nutritionist Gemma Sampson, who is based in Girona and advises Team Dimension Data among many!

Also our dates for 2019 are confirmed, better late than never and already late season camps are full!

So if you want to learn how to not just survive but flourish during demanding endurance challenges, get online and get your place booked.

https://www.aboveandbeyond.cc/

Camp1. 1st - 8th April
Camp 2. 6th – 13th May
Camp 3. 27th May – 3rd June
Camp 4. 2nd Sept - 9th Sept; SOLD OUT
Camp 5. 30th Sept - 7th October; SOLD OUT

You have the goal of becoming better at some kind of ultra-endurance nonsense that no-one normal would ever consider? Perhaps London to Paris, Transcontinental, the Highland 500 or just a big monster weekend ride for the hell of it?

19/11/2018

A sugary carb based nutrition plan isn't going to get you far in an ultra endurance event (unless you've got paniers full pasta, or gel-resistant intestines of steel). It's no coincidence we hold our training camps for adventure and ultra-endurance camps somewhere where avocados are held in high esteem!

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🥑 Harvest time! Healthy natural fats for fuelling cyclists, yogis and those who do both! Our ancient avocado tree has been through so much. The 2008 snowfall halving its trunk, an attack by some mad bugs that live inside it, and yet it continues to produce. That said, there's no harm in fostering the next generation of Bruguera avocado producers (see my little babies in the second pic). Bon appétit !

13/11/2018

A&B coaches Dave and Mike took their gravel bikes above and beyond today, heading up the forest roads to the Gavarres peaks of St Mateu de Montnegre, and Santa Pellaia. Its such a fun bike playground around our base in the Baix Empordà. affords our camps endless options for road, gravel, MTB, pyrénéen or coastal riding. Just WOW.

08/11/2018

A&B coaches Mike and Dave were out and about exploring the gravel paradise that is the Baix Empordà region of Girona province today. This is the playground for our ABOVE & BEYOND ultra endurance and bike packing adventure camps. Thanks for all the enquiries coming in for 2019 - we'll get dates up on the website and our social channels ASAP! As soon as we've managed to stop riding our bikes that is... 😉 🚲 @ Catalonia, Spain

21/09/2018

Oooooo this looks "fun"!

This new film, "I'm Not Stopping," follows Lael Wilcox as she races the Navad 1000 across Switzerland. Plus find a gallery of photos by Rugile Kaladyte...

27/06/2018

Things were distinctly Above and a bit Beyond in the rarified air at the top of Vallter 2000 today. The Girona province offers us such a rich playground for A&B ultra-endurance skills camps.
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25/06/2018

Mental toughness is trained, just like your physical capabilities. 4 days riding into a headwind is one way of flexing your resilience and perseverance muscles 💪
Repost from - Almost home, almost finished, if only I could have phoned for rescue. Fourth day riding into a block headwind.

20/06/2018

Time to stop dreaming and start planning 🗺 Then sign yourself up for some practical, real-world, endurance cycling skills training with us at the stunning 🚵🏼‍♀️
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Repost from .cc - 1 year bikepacking Around The World can’t cost much if you’re sleeping in a tent and pedaling your way round? 🤷🏼‍♀️
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14/06/2018

It’s another night of intensity, not ultra-endurance for A&B coach - 250m of 15-25% cobbled climbs, for an hour, and the best 5 laps count... utter madness, as you can see!
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12/06/2018

Our A&B coach/host took a break from ultra-endurance today to attempt the 10.5km Els Àngels Hill Climb time trial... hard work with 350km of gravel and 4500m of climbing in the legs from on the weekend, but as Sean Kelly would probably say, “there’s only one way to tell if you are ready for a race. Ride it, and then come home, and you’ll know”. Turned out he was 3 minutes less ready than his podium performance in 2014, but he was 3 minutes faster than his best 2018 time! It’s always good to mix it up, and this 25 minute max effort will certainly build some useful strength for the ultra-endurance ride this coming July.
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11/06/2018

🙏🏼🚲🙏🏼✨Our coach is so proud to launch our *Yoga for Cyclists* classes, with at our training base . Perfect for a mid ride stretch-strength-coffee session, or simply a Saturday morning yoga-chill-cake combo! Kirsti will give a class at the this Friday, and we’ll continue at La Bruguera on Saturday July 14th at 11am, and every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month thereafter. For €25 per person, you’ll get an hour of cycling-tuned yoga with Kirsti, followed by a selection of cakes and coffees in the forest garden here at the estate. A great way to start your weekend! Advance booking required, by emailing [email protected] for more info. 🙏🏼🚲🙏🏼✨
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