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Best fitPollença
- Shops with road bikes confirmed on their own websites: 11
- Big climbs (HC, category 1 or 2) starting within 30 km: 7, incl. Puig Major, Sa Calobra
- Hotels with cycling facilities confirmed on their websites: 7
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Where to stay in Mallorca for cycling
Tell us how you ride and who's coming. We rank the island's cycling bases on climbs nearby, flat roads, road-bike rentals, cycling hotels and the airport transfer.
Your best bases in April
Ranked from our climb, route, rental and hotel data. Change an answer and the list updates.
- 2Good fit
Alcúdia
- Shops with road bikes confirmed on their own websites: 8
- Big climbs (HC, category 1 or 2) starting within 30 km: 6, incl. Puig Major, Cap de Formentor
- Hotels with cycling facilities confirmed on their websites: 5
- 3Good fit
Palma
- Shops with road bikes confirmed on their own websites: 6
- 20 min by road from Palma airport
- Big climbs (HC, category 1 or 2) starting within 30 km: 3, incl. Coll d'Honor, Coll de Sóller
In April on the island: highs around 19.8 °C, lows around 7.4 °C, 4.8 rain days and 234 hours of sunshine (Palma airport averages 1981–2010). Shown for context, not used to rank the towns.
All cycling bases compared
The same data the finder uses, in the default order. Counts update when our data does.
| Base | Climbs within 30 km | Routes from here | Road-bike shops | E-bike shops | Cycling hotels confirmed | Hotels listed | Cafés | From the airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollença Port de Pollença | 12 (7 big) | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 75 min |
| Alcúdia | 11 (6 big) | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 65 min |
| Palma | 7 (3 big) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 min |
| Calvià | 6 (3 big) | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Santa Margalida Can Picafort | 11 (6 big) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sóller Port de Sóller | 12 (8 big) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 80 min |
| Muro Playa de Muro | 13 (7 big) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Sant Llorenç des Cardassar Cala Millor | 1 (1 big) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 108 min |
| Capdepera Cala Ratjada | 0 (0 big) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 102 min |
| Santanyí | 2 (1 big) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 68 min |
| Campos | 2 (1 big) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — |
Next steps
Check the hotels with confirmed bike storage, then line up a road bike.
Choosing a base
Where is it best to stay in Mallorca for cycling?
On our data, Pollença (Port de Pollença) ranks first for a typical week (3 to 5 hours a day, mixed terrain, a rental bike, no car), followed by Alcúdia and Palma. Pollença (Port de Pollença) has 7 big climbs (HC, category 1 or 2) starting within 30 km, 11 shops with road bikes confirmed and 7 hotels with cycling facilities confirmed; Alcúdia has 8 and 5. Change the answers above and the order moves with them.
Which part of Mallorca is best for cycling with a non-cycling partner?
With a partner who doesn't ride, we weight the number of listed hotels and cafés alongside the riding data: Pollença (Port de Pollença) comes out first (20 hotels and 17 cafés listed), then Alcúdia (38 hotels, 5 cafés). We hold no beach, shopping or sightseeing data per town, so that is only a proxy for having a town to spend the day in. Check the town page before you book.
How does the base finder work?
It ranks 11 towns where we have hotel or road-bike rental data and at least one route or climb. For each town it counts climbs starting within your day's reach (20, 30 or 40 km), curated routes, shops with road bikes confirmed on their own websites, hotels with cycling facilities confirmed, cafés and the drive from Palma airport, then adds them up with weights that depend on your answers. There are no editorial scores and no paid placements. The month only changes which nearby climbs are at their best, plus the climate note; we hold no per-town weather data.