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Bike Basque organizes exceptional cycling tours in the Basque Country to satisfy every appetite for a two-wheeled pedaling adventure in France & Spain. Our expertise assures that you will be well taken care of by our amazing team, ride Basque road-bikes from our brand new fleet of Orbea Orca, stay in carefully selected, quality hotels and dine in the finest restaurants possible. Know more..
Bike Basque Blog
1y ago
As the most well known bicycle race in the world, the Tour de France needs no introduction. Every year, for three weeks in July, millions of fans from across the globe travel to France or turn on their television to watch the action. Bike Basque is fortunate to be headquartered near the base of the Pyrenees, where some of the most famous Tour de France climbs can be found.
This year, we’ve got a special cycling tour planned to highlight some stages of the Tour de France in the beautiful Bearn region, our neighbor to the east. After, we’ll ride to Pau to watch the time trial action live ..read more
Bike Basque Blog
1y ago
Annual Recommended Training hours
Firstly, let’s talk about training volumes based on time, not distance.
The number of hours you train per year including off bike forms of exercise above recovery intensity is a fine balance, it is important to look back at where you have come from, how many hours you spend exercising per week and so per year to assess what would be appropriate.
Training or exercise volumes should be increased by no more than 15% year on year. Setting an annual volume that is too high will probably result in some degree of overtraining, at the least, the resulting fatigue will ..read more