Santa Monica Mountains

Ride coastal California’s finest cycling routes—paved, gravel, and everything in between—as part of your spring build.

The canyon climbs of the Santa Monica Mountains, between Los Angeles and Ventura, are the perfect venue for logging big miles in the spring. With an abundance of sun, big ocean views, and your choice of silky pavement or dirt trails—or both—escape from the winter doldrums for endurance miles at their finest.

With the Pacific Ocean as our constant companion, we’ll explore a spider’s web of canyon climbs. We’ll cover the best that southern California has to offer, right out our backdoor.

Five Days of California Dreaming

Below is the tentative schedule for the trip. A final itinerary will be created and distributed the week before the trip, with consideration for the objectives, weather, and composition of the group. All routes are subject to change.

Day 1

We’ll start by exploring some of the area’s most famous roads, including Latigo Canyon and Mullholland.
Pre-ride activation routine and post-ride stretch.
Evening session on a physiology topic of choice.

Day 2

Custom route will be created based on group interest and objectives
Pre-ride activation routine and post-ride stretch.
Evening session on a sport psychology topic of choice.

Day 3

Custom route will be created based on group interest and objectives
Pre-ride activation routine and post-ride stretch.
Evening session on strength and conditioning or mobility topic of choice.

Day 4

Today is the big one. Ready to tackle all that this region has to offer?
Pre-ride activation routine and post-ride stretch.
Evening session to review the gains of the week, and a group discussion on how to use what each athlete learned to develop further.

Day 5

For our final ride, we’ll cool our jets and take an easy spin, as time allows. Pastries anyone?
Pre-ride activation routine and post-ride stretch.
Pack up and head to the airport.

What’s Included, Pricing, & Dates

5 days of expertly guided rides over everything from silky smooth roads to chunky gravel.
Evening sessions on training, nutrition, and sports psychology, as well as pre-ride activation and post-ride stretching best-practices
All breakfasts, dinners, and snacks/drinks during our rides
5 nights accommodations
Transfers between airport and lodging

Pricing

$3,250 per person for five days*

*Discounts available for groups of 4+. Because Alter’s tours are always customized, final pricing can take a conversation. Once you’ve submitted an application, Alter will be in touch to discuss ideas and options that fit you (and/or your group), before preparing a formal proposal with final pricing and itinerary.

2024 Dates*

February 14-18 (plan to arrive on the evening of Feb. 13)
February 21-25 (plan to arrive on the evening of Feb. 20)
March 12-16 (plan to arrive on the evening of March 11)
If you are interested in other dates, or would like to shorten or extend any of the listed dates, please contact Alter.

What’s Not Included

Flights to and from the destination
Our local knowledge means you’ll always have a partner to help you find the perfect café stop, bike shop for gear or repairs, and restaurants throughout your stay.

Start daydreaming

Copious amounts of climbing, sunny California vistas, and big ocean views.

Important Things to Note

This trip can be tailored to your desires—road, gravel, or both. Obviously this influences the bike you bring. A gravel/all-road bike or road bike fitted with 28-32c tires would be a great choice if you wanted to do a bit of everything.
Bring a bike equipped with a large range of gears. These climbs can get steep—above 12% at times.
This tour is limited to 5 guests unless special arrangements have been made.
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Let the Transformation begin

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