Gravel Skills Campin Granada, Spain.
A 7-day gravel camp in Granada, Spain built around technique – cornering, braking, climbing and descending on loose surfaces, taught by a pro-team coach and then applied on real Andalusian terrain.
Camp runs in English · Portuguese, Spanish & Ukrainian also spoken by the team
Fitness gets you
to the climb.
Technique gets you over it.
Most gravel riders train the engine and leave handling to chance. This camp flips that: every key ride day starts with a skill, the ride that follows is where you use it – coached in real time, filmed, and reviewed the same day.
who can read the ground."
Real terrain.
Real coaching.
Terrain That Teaches
Gravel tracks, loose climbs, sierra passes and technical descents around Granada – one varied playground, so every skill gets a surface to be practised on.
Skills First, Then Kilometres
Every key ride day opens with a technique focus and ends with a video debrief. You go home with better habits, not just more hours in the legs.
Taught By A Pro-Team Coach
Carlos Cobos Márquez is part of the professional Movistar Gravel Squad and coaches professional and semi-pro racers – the same standards, adapted to your level.
Gravel in Granada:
sierra, tracks and big skies.
Train the skills.
Not just the legs.
Cornering & Body Position
Weight distribution, outside-foot pressure and line selection through loose, rutted and off-camber corners.
Braking & Descending
Modulating the brakes on loose surfaces, staying off the rear wheel, and reading a descent before it reads you.
Climbing Traction
When to sit, when to stand, and how to keep the rear wheel hooked up on loose, steep gravel.
Line Choice & Terrain Reading
Spotting the fast line early – surface changes, drainage ruts, washboard, sand – and adjusting before you hit them.
Group Riding on Gravel
Dust, loose stones and no room to draft: how to ride close, signal early and stay safe in a mixed-terrain group.
Bike Setup & Mechanics
Tyre pressure, tubeless basics, and fixing a puncture or chain issue on the trail – so a mechanical never ends your day.
Gravel isn't won on the flats. It's won in the corner you took cleanly, the descent you didn't brake too early for, and the line you chose three seconds ahead.Portcycling Coaching Team
skills sessions
workshop
(mixed terrain)
6 nights
Seven days.
One skill at a time.
Morning Mobility & Activation, dedicated skills sessions on the key days, mixed-terrain rides, one programmed recovery day, and a Skills Challenge to finish.
* Schedule is indicative and may be adjusted based on weather, trail conditions and group needs.
Everything you need.
Nothing that dilutes focus.
6 nights · Double room in the hotel
Hotel double room in Granada with daily breakfast included. Your base for the week.
Technique sessions
Dedicated skills blocks on the key ride days: cornering, braking, climbing, descending and group riding on loose terrain.
Video analysis of your riding
Filmed on the trail and reviewed with your coach the same day – you see exactly what to change, and why.
Bike setup · tyres, pressure, tubeless
Tyre choice and pressure tuned to the terrain before you ride it – the cheapest speed and grip you'll ever find.
Mechanics workshop
Fix a puncture, plug a tubeless tyre, handle a chain issue – hands-on, on your own bike.
Morning Mobility & Activation
On training days – dynamic activation and mobility work that keeps you loose and balanced on the bike.
Full technical support · mechanic + support vehicle
Mechanic and support vehicle on the ride days – bike repairs, spare parts, roadside help – so you can focus on learning.
1-on-1 technique review + written skills plan
A personal sit-down with Carlos – your handling reviewed, priorities named, and a skills plan to keep working on at home.
Why Granada
One week.
Built around technique.
- 6 nights double room in the hotel
- Technique sessions with video analysis
- Mixed-terrain rides, coached in real time
- Bike setup · tyres, pressure, tubeless
- Bike mechanics workshop
- Full technical support – mechanic + support vehicle
- 1-on-1 technique review + written skills plan
Available on request
Discounts
Small groups.
Real skills.
Gravel that finally makes sense.
This isn't a gravel holiday. It's a skills camp with a hotel attached – a pro-team coach, video feedback, real terrain, and one clear target: leave riding rough ground faster and with more control than you arrived.
To reserve your place – €300 deposit on confirmation.
After review, we'll send you the secure payment link.
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Pro knowledge.
Personal touch.
Camp runs in English – with Portuguese, Spanish, and Ukrainian spoken across the team. Learn more about Portcycling and how we coach on the About page.
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Ride rough ground
with more control.
Fitness takes months to build. Technique can change in a week – when someone is watching.
Organized by Portcycling – Associação (Portugal) · Non-profit cycling organization · NIPC 518757366