Cycling for the mind

Moving to Mallorca nearly five years ago was for me a new start, an opportunity to find a new place to do new things so that my mind could leave the toxic past that would drag me back into a world of stress and anxiety.

Mallorca, with its radiant sunshine and its status as a cyclist's paradise, has given me an invigorating fresh start and an open, airy space for my mind to flourish. While mental health challenges don't magically disappear just by changing your work and living environment, the thrill of meeting new, passionate cyclists every day brings fresh conversations, unburdened by the past. New friendships and work connections (all centred around cycling, of course), nearly a three hundred days of glorious sunshine each year, the world's best cycling roads, stunning villages and towns, delightful coffee and cake, and the occasional beer create a vibrant new living environment that helps liberate my mind from past troubles and future anxieties. Although moving here with my wife hasn't completely eradicated my anxiety, it has certainly lifted me several rungs up the ladder from where I was. Launching this website and promoting myself as a tour guide here come with their own risks and stresses, but they open up thrilling opportunities, and I eagerly anticipate meeting new customers and hopefully giving them a cycling experience they'll want to return to again and again.

Rob 29 agosto 2025