Just come back from a week riding in sunny Spain with Sierra cycling.
Bloody Brilliant!

Great riding , excellent guides and fabulous trails.
Think of Bedgebury , but with bigger steeper climbs , longer , steeper descents , loads of rocks and NO mud.
The guides (Simon and James) know the trails and are always helping with technique tips and coaching.

On a typical day, the van takes you up around 700m , then it is pedal and or push, to gain a bit more height.
Then it is trails and fire roads down to a well earned lunch.
After lunch, it is more trails all the way back down to sea level and the house.
Don't get me wrong, there are some 'cheeky climbs' and 'small ups' and 'interesting bumps' along the way , but it is mostly down.
Depending on the group you can easily do 20-25 miles a day.

They are based in Fuengirola , about 20 minutes from Malaga airport. (they pick up & drop off)
At the moment they have 2013/14 Giant Trance hire bikes, but they are renewing the whole fleet soon.

Google Mijas epic descent or Malaga downhill SRAM test track for a taste of what it's like.
For the braver/younger among you they can tailor the weeks to suit , with more Downhill routes.
http://www.sierramtb.com is where they live.

Enjoy

Always great fun with Sierra MTB

very nice tracks, up and downhill

thx to Alan and his team

10/10 Thanks again Alan & Mary plus guides for a great week off in Spain. This was my third visit,a nd won´t be the last. The trails great, guiding excellent and Mary´s breakfasts are just what every true sportsman should ingest before hitting the climbs ( Do like the option for uplift´s, as and when needed. )
I would strongly recommend Sierra to anyone wanting a weeks MTB trip on varied trails (can satisfy many skill levels) The hospitality is great, service likewise, and the sun shone 5 days out of 6 in November. What more can you ask?
Nigel

Excellent experience, great location, friendly business, all the essentials are there, thoroughly recommended!

I hired one of the Giant Trance X2s and I really really wanted to take it home with me, great bike suited perfectly to the mixture of terrain and quite flattering to ride too oh and it's fun to play on too, my hops, jumps, manuals and wheelies all improved a lot.

The location on the beach means that you can always ride right back to the house, but you have a good choice of where to either get dropped off or ride up to the top from.

More than one guide also meant that no one was forced out of their comfort zone and even with only four other riders out at the same time as me the groups were still able to be split by ability / bravado

Sunshine in November too!

Thanks to Alan and Mary for looking after us at the house. Breakfast was spot on and we had everything we needed. The house was quiet at night so you could get kip and well placed for the town and beach.
we were there for the riding and the trails did not disappoint. well organised rides and fantastic coach. We rode with Simon most of the time and he is first class all round. He brought my riding on to a new level and got me round and home in one piece bar a few scrapes. ( Ps The wife will let me return) The trails are fantastic and were above my level at the start of the week but not by the end thanks to the coaching that was given.
Once again thanks for the holiday and anyone reading this should go. I cannot recommend it enough.

Thank you Alan, for an absolutely amazing holiday! So much good fun, food and new friends, you never fail to make us feel welcome and at home, and thank you mary for the awesome breakfasts! Thank you Simon for helping me to get confident on the bike and have the best last day ever!! We will return again.... Zoe x

Hello Alan
Just a quick email to say thanks to you and the team for another great holiday.

Many Thanks again
Maggie, Eddie, Terry, Alan & Dave

Alan/Mary/Nathan/Jamie (not forgetting Alexis)

Thanks for another cracking week. 6 days of marvelous cycling, pitched just right for those of us of mature years (or four and a half if you want to be picky and count a day trip to Malaga and sloping off on the beers on the last day!)

Excellent guiding by the "magician" Nathan and Jamie looks like a future star if he can stop falling off in front of guests!!

Top notch breakfasts and endless beer supply probably accounts for how we managed to put weight on during a cycling holiday but world cup football and bar food had their part to play,

Dont change a thing and looking to get back there next year for more "fun in the sun"

Ian, Barry, Moe, Dave, Andy & Paul

Ps - Mary - Thanks for washing my top, I snuck it in with your towels!!!

I came out over the third week of may and it was an amazing time! The first day we rode a very challenging technical trail that really was a great time, Nathan was a great guide and was inspiring to ride with.

Second day we rode telecom and all its variants, which were amazing, the views were stunning and the trails had a great variety from rocky alpine style to fast flowy singletrack, then finished off riding through parts of the city.

Hope i get a chance to come back from Canada and ride with these guys again!

Thank You
It was an excellent biking holiday once again.
Please give my thanks to your pro quides, Edgar and Nathan.
I will praise you on our Finnish biking forum (internet).
Best Regards
Jarmo