There\u2019s a privilege cyclists know well: finding joy in the suffering.
\nIt happens when a climb drags on, your legs start to feel heavy, and someone up ahead turns around to crack a joke at just the right moment. So you keep pedalling.<\/p>\n
From February 16th to 21st, we’re going to Gran Canaria with Daniel Oss <\/strong>for four days of road biking. We’ll set off from Maspalomas, between the dunes and the ocean, to explore an island whose landscape changes in the space of a few turns: inland valleys, small villages, climbs through greenery and volcanic rock, coastal roads to pedal while gazing out to sea. It’s February, while at home the fan in front of the rollers is working overtime.<\/p>\n We chose Gran Canaria together with Daniel and Ray from Cycle Gran Canaria<\/strong>, who has been organising cycling tours on the island for thirty years and will accompany us in the support vehicle, keeping us fuelled and providing mechanical assistance. For the camp we had in mind, the appeal was being able to plan a different route every day, mixing coastal roads and mountain climbs without having to head straight above 2,000 metres to find a serious ascent. And Daniel Oss has been to his fair share of training camps in his former life as a pro.<\/p>\n Daniel has raced the Giro and the Tour, won two world titles in the team time trial and taken silver at the Gravel World Championships.<\/strong> And after so many years as a pro, he still loves riding. His approach is relaxed and curious, always with a joke at the ready: train together, help each other out and enjoy the ride. Because to keep putting in the miles, year after year, you need to want to get back in the saddle with a smile. With Daniel, there\u2019ll be time to talk gear, find a more comfortable position on the bike and learn how to pace longer climbs with a gran fondo in mind.<\/p>\n There\u2019ll be nine of us<\/strong>, each with our own engine and our own way of riding. Sportful is putting together a limited-edition custom kit for each of us<\/strong>, so we\u2019ll roll out for our first ride looking and feeling like a team.<\/p>\n With Daniel leading the way, the wind in our faces and the island unfolding before us, from the mountains to the ocean. Every now and then, we\u2019ll stop to take it all in. This is Gran Canaria, after all. And today, all we have to do is ride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s a privilege cyclists know well: finding joy in the suffering. It happens when a climb drags on, your legs start to feel heavy, and someone up ahead turns around to crack a joke at just the right moment. So you keep pedalling. From February 16th to 21st, we’re going to Gran Canaria with Daniel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_joinchat":[]},"destinazione":[378],"legend_tass":[379],"mese":[284,374],"sport":[277],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[275],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-10873","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","destinazione-gran-canaria","legend_tass-daniel-oss","mese-284","mese-february","sport-cycling","product_cat-uncategorized","first","instock","featured","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n