April 2015 stage race in Mexico – more details
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:22 pm
Quick summary for anyone new to this conversation: In early October, I spent a week cycling in Nayarit and Jalisco, Mexico, with Bici Bucerias – a bike touring company created and led by the fella who founded the team I raced with in Calgary (Team Niklas).
I wrote a travel article about my trip and incorporated it into an iBook to make it purdy. If you'd like to get a flavour for the cycling experience as well as the off-the-bike experience in and around Bucerias, take a peek. You can download it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uoa7e95s05q63 ... s.pdf?dl=0 (Once you get past the cover wrap, it should scroll normally page by page.)
Now let's get to the really good stuff…
Joel was hoping to host a six-stage Vuelta this month but is now going to do so in April 2015 – around the same time a small group of Trippleshotters usually heads to Sardinia for the GiroSardegna. During last Sunday's ride I started floating the idea of getting a TS group together for La Vuelta de Jalisco y Nayarit, and there was clearly a lot of interest. So...
Following are the proposed dates and itinerary for the event. You don't have to be a hotshot or a hammerhead to participate – Bici Bucerias makes their rides fun and accessible for anyone. And I'll personally vouch that the roads, the routes, the cycling and the food are amazing.
If you want to add your name to the "I'm interested" list – or if you have questions – reply here or send me a PM. (I'll add that if a ticket for your significant other is what it will take to participate in an event like this, Bucerias is the ideal destination for a spouse or partner to tag along. Read the iBook for my wife's perspective on the experience. She went as a hesitant sceptic and came home loco for Bucerias.)
PROPOSED ITINERARY FOR LA VUELTA
Dates for the excursion: April 24 to May 2, 2015
(Specialized Puerto Vallarta is running a Gran Fondo on Sunday, April 26, and Joel would like to tie into that near the start of the Vuelta. So following is the itinerary he has proposed.)
Friday, April 24
- Airport pick up
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Bucerias (Casa Victoria)
Saturday, April 25
- Intro ride (El Colomo - Nuevo Vallarta) - 70 km
- Time Trial Prologue
- Casa Victoria
Sunday, April 26
- La Vuelta Gran Fondo (one-day stage TBD) - 120 to 150 km
- Casa Victoria
Monday, April 27
- La Vuelta Stage 2 - Bucerias - San Sebastián - 82 km
- San Sebastián Hotel
Tuesday, April 28
- La Vuelta Stage 3 - El Puente - Ayutla - 135 km
- Ayutla Hotel Rul
Wednesday, April 29
- La Vuelta Stage 4 - Ayutla - Villa Purificación - 127 km
- Villa Purificación Hotel Principal
Thursday, April 30
- La Vuelta Stage 5 - Villa Purificación - Puerto Vallarta - 218 km
- We could potentially cut short by ending at top of climb from Tuito (- 40 km) but this could be the creme de la creme stage...
- Bucerias Casa Victoria
- Dinner (special guest chefs) and KOM presentation
Friday, May 1
- Family Day / Leisure Day
- No group dinner
- Bucerias Casa Victoria
Saturday, May 2
- Departure
I wrote a travel article about my trip and incorporated it into an iBook to make it purdy. If you'd like to get a flavour for the cycling experience as well as the off-the-bike experience in and around Bucerias, take a peek. You can download it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uoa7e95s05q63 ... s.pdf?dl=0 (Once you get past the cover wrap, it should scroll normally page by page.)
Now let's get to the really good stuff…
Joel was hoping to host a six-stage Vuelta this month but is now going to do so in April 2015 – around the same time a small group of Trippleshotters usually heads to Sardinia for the GiroSardegna. During last Sunday's ride I started floating the idea of getting a TS group together for La Vuelta de Jalisco y Nayarit, and there was clearly a lot of interest. So...
Following are the proposed dates and itinerary for the event. You don't have to be a hotshot or a hammerhead to participate – Bici Bucerias makes their rides fun and accessible for anyone. And I'll personally vouch that the roads, the routes, the cycling and the food are amazing.
If you want to add your name to the "I'm interested" list – or if you have questions – reply here or send me a PM. (I'll add that if a ticket for your significant other is what it will take to participate in an event like this, Bucerias is the ideal destination for a spouse or partner to tag along. Read the iBook for my wife's perspective on the experience. She went as a hesitant sceptic and came home loco for Bucerias.)
PROPOSED ITINERARY FOR LA VUELTA
Dates for the excursion: April 24 to May 2, 2015
(Specialized Puerto Vallarta is running a Gran Fondo on Sunday, April 26, and Joel would like to tie into that near the start of the Vuelta. So following is the itinerary he has proposed.)
Friday, April 24
- Airport pick up
- Welcome dinner
- Stay in Bucerias (Casa Victoria)
Saturday, April 25
- Intro ride (El Colomo - Nuevo Vallarta) - 70 km
- Time Trial Prologue
- Casa Victoria
Sunday, April 26
- La Vuelta Gran Fondo (one-day stage TBD) - 120 to 150 km
- Casa Victoria
Monday, April 27
- La Vuelta Stage 2 - Bucerias - San Sebastián - 82 km
- San Sebastián Hotel
Tuesday, April 28
- La Vuelta Stage 3 - El Puente - Ayutla - 135 km
- Ayutla Hotel Rul
Wednesday, April 29
- La Vuelta Stage 4 - Ayutla - Villa Purificación - 127 km
- Villa Purificación Hotel Principal
Thursday, April 30
- La Vuelta Stage 5 - Villa Purificación - Puerto Vallarta - 218 km
- We could potentially cut short by ending at top of climb from Tuito (- 40 km) but this could be the creme de la creme stage...
- Bucerias Casa Victoria
- Dinner (special guest chefs) and KOM presentation
Friday, May 1
- Family Day / Leisure Day
- No group dinner
- Bucerias Casa Victoria
Saturday, May 2
- Departure