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68—GW<br />
M A L L O R C A<br />
below, allowing them to better<br />
analyse their strokes. World<br />
champion Daniel Unger, twotime<br />
Hawaii Iron Man winner<br />
Normann Stadler and European<br />
champion Andreas Raelert all<br />
hone their swimming<br />
techniques for triathlon here.<br />
Outdoor types will love<br />
Mallorca’s idyllic hiking trails.<br />
Qualifi ed mountain guides<br />
David Casajuana and Salvador<br />
Suau from the Mallorca<br />
Muntanya team have been<br />
leading hikes through the<br />
Tramuntana Mountains – a<br />
Unesco World Heritage site – for<br />
over 10 years.<br />
They’ve devised some new<br />
routes for 2013, gaining exclusive<br />
right of way through partially<br />
private land, which isn’t<br />
normally open to the public.<br />
‘We’re local guides with<br />
special right of way, and we take<br />
holidaymakers through<br />
wonderful landscapes that they<br />
wouldn’t normally be able to<br />
access,’ they say.<br />
If you’re an experienced<br />
climber, the Muntanya team<br />
recommend a hike up the<br />
Massanella, Mallorca’s highest<br />
climbable mountain, and a tour<br />
of the impressive Torrente de<br />
Pareis gorge.<br />
The island is also<br />
synonymous with tennis.<br />
Mallorcan Rafael Nadal<br />
practised his serves as a small<br />
boy at his local club in Manacor,<br />
and stars such as Boris Becker,<br />
Charly Steeb, Tommy Haas and<br />
Steffi Graf have trained on the<br />
sandy courts of the Tennis<br />
Academy Mallorca (TAM) in<br />
Paguera. The Academy, 30 years<br />
old next year, boasts 15 outdoor<br />
courts, which are open<br />
throughout the year.<br />
International teams regularly<br />
prepare for the off -season under<br />
the tutorship of former Davis<br />
Cup player Ali Yenilmez.<br />
‘TAM is the most popular<br />
tennis school on the island. We<br />
Unterwegs mit dem Quad Team Mallorca<br />
Quad Team Mallorca in action<br />
welcome guests from all over the<br />
world. They hail from Vancouver<br />
to New Zealand and Kuwait to<br />
Finland. We off er quality<br />
training, a great location – 20<br />
minutes from Palma and three<br />
minutes’ walk to the beach – and<br />
a friendly international<br />
atmosphere,’ says manageress<br />
Valerie Yenilmez.<br />
In 2011, around 160,00 golfers<br />
teed off on the greens of<br />
Mallorca’s 19 courses. The clubs<br />
all come with driving ranges, and<br />
golfi ng professionals are on hand<br />
to off er expert advice. The<br />
fairways are perfect all year<br />
round, thanks to the mild climate.<br />
Alcanada is considered one of<br />
Europe’s most beautiful golf<br />
links – its greens and fairways lie<br />
right next to the sea. Golf de<br />
Andratx is one of the most<br />
attractive courses on the island,<br />
and at the Vall D’Or golf club,<br />
pine, almond and olive trees<br />
grow from the hillocks<br />
overlooking the sea. This winter,<br />
the exclusive Son Gual course<br />
will host intensive golf camps<br />
led by golfi ng pro Tim Holroyd.<br />
Golfers are invited to improve<br />
their technique and golf fi tness,<br />
and do some mental training.<br />
The courses are a great way to<br />
get ready for the tournament<br />
season back home.<br />
The Fun4u racing arena is a<br />
favourite with motorcycle road<br />
racers, like three-time world<br />
champion and Mallorcan<br />
native Jorge Lorenzo, who<br />
trains there.<br />
‘Visitors can do some circuits<br />
of our 3.2km racetrack in an AC<br />
Cobra [a vintage sports car]. We<br />
also off er safety training and a<br />
great go-kart track,’ says<br />
manager Peter Unterberg.<br />
Or you can combine some<br />
four-wheeled action with<br />
outdoor adventure on a quad<br />
combination tour. The itinerary<br />
includes power snorkelling in<br />
summer and hiking or mountain<br />
biking in winter. Dark Wirtz and<br />
Quad Team Mallorca have been<br />
taking holidaymakers and locals<br />
on combination tours of the<br />
island since 2004.<br />
‘Fit with Franco’ is local<br />
celebrity fi tness guru Frank<br />
Wierig’s slogan. He can’t think of<br />
better place to get into shape<br />
than Mallorca.<br />
‘First and foremost, we want<br />
our clients to have fun and<br />
rediscover their passion for<br />
sport,’ says the personal trainer.<br />
And for daredevil visitors,<br />
there’s paragliding. Gliders<br />
launch themselves into the air at<br />
Puig de Sant Marti, and from<br />
there swoop over the bay of<br />
Alcudia and the Port de Pollença<br />
harbour.<br />
TOP TEN CONTACTS<br />
1. SAILING<br />
www.sailsurf.de<br />
2. CYCLING<br />
www.bicycle-holidays.com<br />
3. TRIATHLON<br />
www.bestswimcentre.com<br />
4. HIKING<br />
www.mallorcamuntanya.com<br />
5. TENNIS<br />
www.tennisacademymallorca.com<br />
6. GOLF www.son-gual.com<br />
7. MOTORSPORT www.fun4u.es<br />
8. QUAD<br />
www.quad-team-mallorca.com<br />
9. PERSONAL TRAINING<br />
www.inseltrainer.com<br />
10. PARAGLIDING<br />
www.paragliding-mallorca.com