ABSA CAPE EPIC MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAINING CAMP

29th January- 4th February

Come and join the only official European training camp for the magical and untamed African mountain bike race, the Absa Cape Epic. Every year in the end of March South Africa hosts a well known stage race held over 8 days of approximately 800km and 16.000m of climbing for amateurs and professionals from around the world (www.cape-epic.com). Lanzarote is the ideal location to train for such an adventurous and extreme event with similar road and track conditions and the same warm and sunny climate. This camp is not only for Absa Cape Epic (future) participants, but for all experienced mountain bike riders with a passion for stage racing (you should be able to ride 4-5 hours on the mountain bike daily).

We will have different lectures on stage race nutrition, “Epic experience”, Absa Cape Epic 2016 race/practical information.

Training rides

The routes will vary both in length and difficulty, taking you to the far south, through the fascinating Fire Mountains and up to the north with the view over the nearby island La Graciosa. The dramatic landscape of the island and the wind will challenge you on the lava fields, gravel and sandy roads, single tracks, jeep tracks and rocky descents. The daily rides will be between 3 and 6 hours, organized in different group levels. Four times Absa Cape Epic finisher Laurent Sillon, together with the hosts and Green Team bike guides, will offer you plenty of challenges, guidance and many unforgettable off road experiences. On top of that you will get the chance to challenge yourself and experience the race adrenaline in the Club La Santa 4 stage Mountain Bike Race taking place on the 23rd – 26th of January 2016. Please remember to register for the race as well as the camp, if you wish to join both.

Camp Registration and travel arrangements

The camp is restricted to guests staying at Club La Santa during the event. Pre-registration is required as we have a limited number of participants. The price for the Absa Cape Epic Training Camp is 130 Euros, including all activities on the programme, sandwiches and refreshments on the long ride, event t-shirt, an end of camp dinner and free entry to the Club La Santa 4 Stage Mountain Bike Race. The full payment for the camp will take place in the welcome meeting upon arrival in Club La Santa. Additionally you will have to book and pay your travel arrangements (accommodation) with your nearest Club La Santa office/ agency. Club La Santa reserves the right to cancel or change the event if under subscribed.

Please note that if you want to rent a Club La Santa bike rather than taking your own, you will have to arrange this separately with Club La Santa UK prior to departure. The price for a bike is 98€ per week or 25 € per day for a minimum of 3 consecutive days. It is advisable to book these bikes at time of booking and will be subject to availability.

Instructors

Laurent Sillon, 5 times Absa Cape Epic finisher will be the leader of this camp. He has been working at Club La Santa since 1994. From March 2006 he has been organizing all the popular Club La Santa Bike Weeks in co-operation with the Event Week Coordinator. Laurent has 30 years experience of cycling and MTB including some years of A-Level/advanced amateur level cycling in both Lanzarote and his home country, France.

Karl Platt, has won the Absa Cape Epic 4 times and the Transalp 7 times and also the Transrookies, Transgermany and other World Cup races. Thsi will be the 4th time Karl will be helping out with this camp.

Sally Bigham, 3 times finisher and 2 times winner of the Absa Cape Epic, Topeak-Ergon Racing Team rider, Silver Medal UCI World Marathon Championships 2013, 3 x Silver Medal UEC European Marathon Championships, 2 x Transalp Winner, 4 times British Marathon Champion. Over the last few years Sally has acquired lots of experience of marathon and stage races and she will be on hand to offer help and advice throughout the camp.

Watch

A video of the first stage of the MTB can be seen below:

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Provisional Programme – subject to alteration

Friday
10.00: Departure Day ride: 2-3 hours (recon Saturday stage of MTB race)
15.00: Welcome meeting
16.00: Registration MTB 4 stage MTB race

Saturday
10.30: Start of 30K MTB race
11.30: Recovery ride (1-2 hours), optional

Sunday
09.00: Start of 60k MTB race

Monday
09.00: Start of 25k MTB ITT race
18.30 : Movie: Absa Cape Epic

Tuesday
09.00: Start of 80K MTB race
19.00: Talk – Questions & Answers

Wednesday
09.00: Departure Day ride: 2 hour
19.30: Dinner

Thursday
09.45: Departure Day ride: 4-5 hours

Please fill out our Pre-Registration Form for the Asba Cape Epic Mountain Bike Training Camp at the bottom of this page.

Book your place now on the Absca cape training camp here.

Date Posted: 24th November 2014

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IRONMAN LANZAROTE PRE-RACE CAMP

Many athletes spend a great deal of time and money training for their IRONMAN races, only to lose it all with bad preparation during the last part of the taper period. This camp offers you a fantastic opportunity to prepare for the race and meet other athletes from all around the world while being coached for the big day.

19th-24th May 2018

Please note that this camp is only for athletes racing in the Club La Santa IRONMAN Lanzarote 2018.

Many athletes spend a great deal of time and money training for their IRONMAN races, only to lose it all with bad preparation during the last part of the taper period. This camp offers you a fantastic opportunity to prepare for the race and meet other athletes from all around the world while being coached for the big day.

Ironman Lanzrote Triathlon Club La Santa

TRAINING

Our Pro Coach will be on hand to calm any pre-race nerves and answer any questions regarding race strategy and nutrition. We will guide you through the perfect pre-race taper via a schedule of sessions on the IRONMAN Lanzarote race course and use the fantastic training facilities available at Club La Santa. Take advantage of the coaches vast experience and arrive at the start line of the IRONMAN Lanzarote in the best possible condition.

We will arrange swim training sessions in the one of our 50 meter pools a few days and take you to Puerto del Carmen, where you will swim the IRONMAN Swim course. Biking will be on parts of the course, and the run will be mainly around the Club La Santa resort, but we will also take you to Puerto del Carmen to run the 10 K loop from the IRONMAN course. Remember to bring your swim equipment, wet suit, bike shoes, pedals and helmet.

INSTRUCTOR

Ain-Alar Juhanson double IRONMAN Lanzarote and Volcano Triathlon winner (2005+2006). Winner of IRONMAN New Zealand 2006; held the record for the fastest bike time in the IRONMAN World Championship on Hawaii in 2008. Triathlon competitor since 1992 and first IRONMAN in 2002.
Ben Price is a former national junior triathlon champion and has competed at IRONMAN as a pro during his twenty years of racing. Since his professional days he has been involved in the coaching of swimming, biking and running at Club la Santa and other venues.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

This is just a part of the provisional Programme. The full programme will be ready around 1 week prior to the camp start

Saturday
10:00 Bike ride – 2-3 hrs
Followed by 3 k off bike run
16:00 Swim in the 50 m pool

Sunday
11:00 Run (45 min. + 3k Max)
15:00 Swim in the 50 m pool

Monday
09:00 Bike ride (70 km)
15:00 Swim in the 50 m pool
17:00 Talk: Final week nutrition &
Q&A

Tuesday
08:30 Bike ride (to Puerto del Carmen)
Swim on the IM Swim course
Ride back to Club La Santa
(Bike ride will be on the IM course)
15:00 4 k run
17:00 Talk: Race Day nutrition & Q&A

Wednesday
09:00 We go with bus to Los Helechos
Bike ride to Mirador del Rio &
Arrieta (Back with bus)
15:00 Swim in the 50 m pool
17:00 Talk: The ins and outs of IMLanzarote
“How to approach the day”?

Thursday
Rest day
15:00 Swim in the 50 m pool

Friday
Final kit prep and Bike Check in

We have a bus service to take the bikes to Puerto del Carmen, but please remember to sign up for this in the IRONMAN information centre.

Please note that if you want to rent a Club La Santa bike rather than taking your own, you will have to arrange this separately with Club La Santa UK prior to departure. The price for a bike is around €98 per week or €25 a day. It is advisable to book these bikes at time of booking and will be subject to availability
Accommodation has to be booked separately with Club La Santa UK on +44 (0) 161-790-9890
FOR APARTMENT PRICES AT CLUB LA SANTA. Please refer to the apartment page.
Event weeks are restricted to guests staying at Club La Santa.

BOOK NOW

The camp is restricted to guests staying at Club La Santa during the event. Pre-registration is required as we have a limited number of participants.

The camp is free to enter for IRONMAN Lanzarote 2018 participants staying at Club La Santa.

Places are limited, early booking is advisable to avoid disappointment. Please note that the camp is restricted to guests staying at Club La Santa.

From time to time, there are not enough participants in an event to ensure that everyone can enjoy a good experience, in which case we reserve the right to cancel. This happens rarely and should this occur you would be refunded the full amount.

Book your stay at Club La Santa UK by clicking here or by contacting our reservations team at Club La Santa UK on 0161 790 9890 or email: reservations@clublasanta.co.uk

Once you have booked your accommodation you will be given details of how to book the event.

Club La Santa reserves the right to cancel or change the event if under subscribed

Date Posted: 11th December 2014

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SPRING TRIATHLON CAMP WITH JOE BEER & TEAM

CAMP FULLY BOOKED- WAITLIST ONLY

5th-11th February 2016

Club La Santa, CoachJoeBeer.com and SwimForTri are teaming up to provide a structured training week aimed at triathletes working towards various distances. This provides the perfect springboard for their 2016 season.

Spring Triathlon Training Camp Training information

We will use the 50-metre outdoor pool, quiet roads, well maintained running track and off road runs that cover different surfaces and terrain. The sessions are perfect for athletes from intermediate to experienced levels and the aim is to work with each person individually to ensure that they get the correct advice and training.
The camp would not be suitable for absolute beginners who may be used to a lower level of exercise, but athletes from single sports who have a few years endurance experience will find it manageable and great fun.

Spring Traithlon Training camp Camp Registration and travel aarrangements

Pre-registration is required as we have a limited number of participants. You can pre-register through the contact form on this page.The price for the training week is €220 including all activities on the programme, car support on the long rides, dinner and a special event t-shirt. The full payment for the camp will take place in the welcome meeting upon arrival in Club La Santa.

Please note that if you want to rent a Club La Santa bike rather than taking your own, you will have to arrange this separately with Club La Santa UK prior to departure. The price for a bike is 98 € per week or 25 € per day for a minimum of 3 consecutive days. It is advisable to book these bikes at time of booking and will be subject to availability.

Spring Traithlon Training Camp Instructors

Joe Beer has been competing in multipart events for more than 25 years, covering all distances from sprint to Ironman – Including the legendary Hawaii Ironman. He has been coaching and writing in multisport magazines for almost two decades. His book “Need To Know Triathlon” was Published in January 2008. He was voted the inaugural 220 Magazine Coach of The Year in 2004 and is a qualified BTA Coach. Joe has been coaching on camps at Club La Santa for over 10 years.
Dan Bullock is a swim coach par excellence who knows how to teach triathletes to swim at their best. Dan brings with him state of the art filming equipment and a level of experience which is second to none. He was 220 Coach of the Year 2004 and London Regions Coach of the year 2005.
Phil Price has been coaching for well over two decades. His local knowledge and wealth of experience adds a dimension of expertise that younger coaches do not possess. He is well respected and very personable.

CAMP FULL – WAIT LIST ONLY

Provisional Programme – subject to alteration

Friday
09.15 Welcome meeting & registration
10.30 Swim 2h: Fitness session with surface filming
14.00 Cycle talk: Set up, technique and group riding
14.30 Cycle 1½h with group riding familiarisation
16.00 Brick Run off the bike 30 mins. (incl. aerobic HR test & cooling recovery)
19.00 Talk: Nutrition to go faster w/ Joe Beer

Saturday
08.30 Run 1h: Warming up, Aerobic Trail running & drills
11.00 Swim 1½h: Technique
14.00 Cycle 3½h (with Café stop)
17.30 Brick run off the bike 30 mins.
20.30 Sports Bar social get together (Boot Camp instructions given out)

Sunday
09.00 Boot Camp – Instructions to follow
Afternoon off
17.30 Talk: Swim Training Theory w/ Dan Bullock

Monday
09.00 Cycle 4-6h (100-120k): With support car and Café stops, 10k timed-climb – incl. parts of the IRONMAN LANZAROTE bike course
16.00 Run 1h train cruise effort (Long course athletes option)
18.30 Talk: Talk: guest speaker

Tuesday
08.30 Run 30 mins: Neuromuscular intervals & aMAX surges
09.15 Cycle 1½h
13.30 Swim 1½ h: Technique set with submerged filming
15.00 Swim Theory with wetsuit sizing, fitting and Open Water tips
17.00 Swim ½hr: Open Water Lagoon session

Wednesday
09.00 Cycle 2h
12.30 Meet at the Meta Tower: Race brief and T2 setting up
13.00 Mini Triathlon (0.4k-15k-4.5k)
19.00 Meet in Sports Bar for End of Camp Awards
19.30 Dinner

Thursday
10.00 Swim: Self coached swim (Lane 1-3 booked until 11.30)
Please fill out our Pre-Registration Form for the Spring Triathlon Camp at the bottom of this page.

Date Posted: 15th December 2014

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INTERMEDIATE TRIATHLON CAMP

28th August- 3rd September 2015

The Intermediate Triathlon Camp is designed to help athletes carry on improving to the next level in their sport. The camp will be structured in a similar way to the beginner’s camp but a little more intense with harder and longer sessions. Athletes wishing to take part should be able to swim a minimum of 100m front crawl without stopping.

Triathlon Training Camp

We will provide training for a range of abilities, although we would ask that athletes signing up would be able to compete in the three disciplines at a level above beginners. You will be divided according to ability into three groups for the bike rides, which will cover most of the island. The running will be in and around Club La Santa, also using the track for some of the sessions. The swims will be in the 50 meter pool and in the Club La Santa Lagoon – a confined area of water with no strong currents, so it’s perfect to practice your technique.

Evenings

On some evenings we will be holding lectures on various triathlon-related subjects and we will have some open forums, where you can test the coaches’ knowledge and experience.
Please note that if you want to rent a Club La Santa bike rather than taking your own, you will have to arrange this separately with Club La Santa UK prior to departure. The price for a bike is around 98€ per week. It is advisable to book these bikes at time of booking and will be subject to availability

Camp Registration and travel arrangements

The camp is restricted to guests staying at Club La Santa during the event. Pre-registration is required as we have a limited number of participants.The price for week is 185 Euros including all the activities in the programme, coaching, lectures, a dinner and a special event t-shirt The full payment for the camp will take place in the welcome meeting upon arrival in Club La Santa.

Register now via the form at the bottom of this page.