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 SportActive is owned and run by Martin Birney and Flora Mittermair who collectively have a vast knowledge and experience in cycling and walking.
For SportActive's Cycling, Walking and Triathlon holidays we specialise in Majorca.
But, since 2006, walking holidays in Austria and France and Cycling in the French Alps are also part of the programme.
Our detailed knowledge of Majorca and its people means that we can show you the hidden delights of this paradise island - something that high street tour operators cannot compete with.
The SportActive Cycling Center in Mallorca is located in the magnificent Aparthotel Viva Tropic****, situated just 200 m from the gorgeous beach of Puerto de Alcudia and right in the heart of the shopping and entertainment district. It could not be better positioned to ensure our guests have the holiday of a lifetime.
Click here to find out more information on the Aparthotel Viva Tropic****
Your SportActiveTeam
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Martin Birney
Martin, one of the founders of the SportActive Company, has a vast experience in cycling and extensive knowledge of Mallorca, gained with over 18 years of training on the island. He has competed in Europe and Australia in international road and track, achieving 4th in the World Master's Championship. He is also a qualified cycling coach. He is a native of Donegal and his cycling passion has taken him to many parts of the world.
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Flora Mittermair
Flora Mittermair, General Manager of SportActive, comes from a downhill skiing background with also experience in mountain biking and running and has since moved to road bikes and now participates in cycle sportifs in France. Flora has many years experience in the tourist industry and is polyglote.
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Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly was the world ranked number 1 cyclist for 48 consecutive months. Amongst his long palmares, can boast of 4 Tour de France green jerseys, victory in the Tour of Spain (plus 16 stages), 7 editions of Paris-Nice, 2 Tours of Switzerland, 1 Worldcup series, 1 Grand Prix des Nations in his list of successes. He was known as the king of the Classics: he won 2 Milan-San Remo, Paris-Roubaix and Liège-Bastogne-Liège as well as 3 Tour of Lombardy.
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Alastair Irvine
Alastair is a former international racing cyclist who has competed at the highest level; he was a double medal winner in the Commonwealth Games, and a former Tour of Ulster winner. He has great leadership skills and is very knowledgeable of Majorca's roads.
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Stephen Burns
Stphen has a vast experience in cycling mechanics. He comes from Donegal from a cycling background. In his youth, travelling with his father to races all over Ireland, he gained the passion for cycling and the knowledge of the mechanics of the bike.
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Thierry Bry
Thierry is our French cycling guide living in Haute Savoie in the French Alps. He is a passionate cyclist, triathlete and cross country skier and takes care of the children of his local triathlon club as instructor.
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Gillian McDarby
Main coach for the "women only" cycling training week, from 26/2 to 5/3/2011 Gillian is not only at the forefront of developing women's cycling and cyclists, she is also renowned as a formidable competitor and is using her vast knowledge and experience to assist in coaching.She is an exemplary role model for women cyclists : she coaches what she has done and is doing.
It is a pleasure for SportActive to have Gillian as part of the team and it is an incredible opportunity for all women cyclists to benefit from both the SportActive experience and Gillian's experience. |
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Tomeu Coch - masseur
Masseur round the world since 1999 (Mallorca - his home,- Canary Islands, Germany, Switzerland…), Tomeu is specialized on cycling and hill walking sports, practicing himself these activities.
He knows every hidden corner in Mallorca and all types of soreness in your muscles you can get with these sports.
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Steve Casson - Triathlon coach
Steve has been participating in triathlon events since 1997 and started coaching in 2003. At the beginning of 2009 Steve started coaching professionally and set up a coaching studio in Northampton, to provide 1-2-1 technical coaching and performance testing services to triathletes, swimmers, cyclists and runners.
Steve is Head Coach of Northants Tri Club and has competed in events from sprint through to Ironman and is just about clinging onto the tail end of the GB Age Group squad!
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Albert Cerdà - walking guide from Mallorca
Albert, is the local SportActive walking guide in Mallorca. He was born in the island and has explored all the walking paths and mountain bike trails.
He is not ski instructor as the other SportActive local walking guides, but scuba diving instructor parallel to his walking and mountain biking.
He will explain the history of the island, the local habits and customs of the inhabitants and mountain villages. He speaks perfect English and French.
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Xavier Renan - French walking guide
Xavier is the local SportActive guide from Samoëns, located in the Haute Savoie Region in the French Alps. He was born in Samoëns and has explored the area's mountains all his live : walking paths, mountain bike trails, downhill ski slopes, cross country ski trails and the snow-shoe walking options have no secrets for him.
Xavier is a ski instructor of the "Ecole du Ski Français" as well as mountain guide. He can explain all the local habits and customs of the region and knows the places to find the chamois, ibex and other alpine fauna.
He speaks perfect English.
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Georg Weihs - Austrian walking guide
Georg, is the local SportActive guide from St Johann in Tirol. He was born in St Johann and has explored the walking path, mountain bike trails and ski slopes of the tyrolean mountains for all his life. Georg is a ski instuctor and mountain guide. He will be able to explain all the local habits and customs of the little mountain villages and inhabitants, name all the mountains and tell stories about them. He speaks perfect English and the Ladies in our groups simply Love him (ask previous guests). |
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