ALGARVE NECTAR

It’s famous for its golf courses, but is it time that southern Portugal became a honeypot for cyclists? We venture to the Quinta do Lago Resort to find out

Matt Baird

We’ll just go out for two, maybe three hours,” our guide Marcus Ornellas informs us. “I have a nice loop in mind that’ll get us back in time for lunch.” Six hours later and we’re still 25km from home, at the side of a road in the hills above Faro, photographer Steve’s 20kg+ eMTB having long since run out of juice. Marcus has clearly misjudged the leisurely pace and photographic demands of a Cycling Plus Big Ride. Port of call We send Marcus back to our base at the Quinta do Lago Resort alone so he can make his 6pm tennis coaching session with 20 local kids. The early March evening temperature is flirting with 20°C and the pastel de nata custard tarts pinched from the breakfast buffet have congealed…

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Cycling Plus (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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