Cycling in Tenerife - explore the island and keep fit at the same time!Just in case you're thinking that "Cycling in Tenerife" should be in the section on "Sport", this page is concerned with cycle routes as a way of exploring the island. 
Alternatively, if you don't want to go through all this rigmarole, simply hire one on your arrival.
Always wear a cycle helmet. Wear flourescent or reflective clothing. Don't cycle at night. Watch out for the tour buses (especially on mountain bends).
The whole of this northwest part of Tenerife is extremely mountainous and, therefore, pretty challenging. You'll have calf muscles the size of melons when you've finished! TEIDE You can't, however, get more mountainous than Teide, can you? The most obvious challenge for cycling in Tenerife, you can also find reasonably easy rides in the mountain's surrounding areas. ANAGA Up in the northeasterly tip of the island, there are mountainous landscapes and cycling challenges galore.
Here's a list of companies offering cycle tours: Tenerife Training This company offers professional guides to lead you on all the cycle tours around the island. The price for any of these is the same: 45 euros. There is also a special price that includes bike hire and lunch: 75 euros.
Telephone: (+34) 922 331191 (ask for Leslie)
A company offering the full package. Not only a selection of guided tours, Cycling Tenerife also provides a choice of accommodation - bed and breakfast, or bed, breakfast and evening meal. Guided tours are offered daily of either 60 or 100 kilometers.
Telephone: (+34) 922 700723
As its name suggests, based in the town of El Medano, offering cycle tours, bike rental and accommodation.
Telephone: (+34) 922 176273
For those of you more interested in leaving the proper roads and venturing onto the mountain dirt tracks, this company specialises in mountain biking, offering a selection of tours, plus accommodation.
Telephone: (+34) 922 703301 return from cycling in Tenerife to homepage
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