Route information needed for the Vilamoura area

I am coming to Portugal from England on the 18th of january and i am looking for route advice near or within driving distance of vilamoura where i will be staying at the prado villas...

I will be there for a week... even better would be some local riders to go out with

Any help appreciated

Paul

 

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Hello Paul, welcome to Portugal and our Forum.

I'm from up north but there is a group that I'm sure will welcome you and they ride really close to Quarteira. You can check some of their reports here check the ones about BTT Mem Moniz.

Hang on; I'm sure they will reply here soon.


P.S. If you have a GPS you can find some (few) tracks here http://www.bravellir.com/tracks4you/tracks4you.php

 

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Thanks for the first quick reply... link to pictures was great and i can't wait to come out...

I'll be out later in year for Trans Portugal race so looking forward to getting used to some of Portugals trails

Paul

 

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anybody have any routes for me?

Paul

 

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Hi Paul! If you want some one to show you our trails, you can contact us. We normaly join together for a ride on Sunday mornings at 8 o'clock in the mourning.
As you could see from the pictures that Bravellir posted here, those are the trails that we can show you.

We're from Albufeira, and we join at Mem Moniz on de road from Ferreiras to Paderne. But you can contact me when you get here, so tahat I can give you the wright direction, or we can meet on some place, so that I can show you the way.

my phone number is 969051544

my email is raposo.roberto@gmail.com

Cheers

Biculas (my name is Roberto)

 

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Olá , I´m from the best place of Portugal to make BTT: Paderne (about 14km to Vilamoura)!!! I ride e pedalo my bike close the ribeira of Algibre, who finish ou desagua in Vilamoura. We have lots of places very nices ( grande zézé camarinha) to show you, and partner of cycles Biculas (um chato do carraças :mrgreen have the tracks for GPS. If you want see pictures ou retratos of the place, it was here ou aqui

Agradecimentos ao Bravellir!!!

 

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Thanks alot for the replies...

Well i now have saturday booked riding with Ludos.... I would like to go on your sunday ride Roberto...

Doc are you free at all during week to show me routes?

Thanks Again

Paul

 

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If you go sundays with Roberto... its better i go too wiht you, because... its very easy Roberto to lose itself ...

 

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Hi Paul,
i can arrange a ride with you on Wednesday or Thursday morning since those are my days off, just let me know if you want to go a couple of days before. If not possible on those days, we will meet on Sunday with Biculas and DOC in the same area i would take you for the ride. If you are fit for the TransPortugal you better bring a rope to drag me :mrgreen:
One thing about the Sunday ride, NEVER talk about music with Biculas, NEVER :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Luciano

 

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Hi Luciano...

I should be able to ride wednesday 24th if you have a route to show me... i will definately be out on the group ride on sunday ( and i won't talk about music with Biculas )

Another question where was the picture in your avatar taken with the shark?

Looks like i'm going to have a busy holiday riding... just need to find some horse riding places to entertain my girlfriend

Paul

 

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I saw that picture on the web site of the diving school where i took my diving training, http://www.boradive.com/ , i don't have any good underwater pictures from there because i only had a disposable camera. You can also check some diving pictures from the Vilamoura area in http://www.forumbtt.net/index.php?topic=9401.0

 

É pá, de Inglês não percebo nada, mas de certeza que se arranja maneira de lhe entreter a namorada. Penso eu de que. Há-de haver muita gente interessada em fazer de cavalo.

PS. Não pude resisitir, é tudo brincadeira, certo??

 

agamadeira...
mas pelos vistos o inglês é fraco mas ainda deu pa perceber que o rapaz tinha a namorada desentretida...
Quando um gajo "precisa" mesmo parece que aprende não é?

abraço!

fftopic:


P.S.: Quer-me parecer que o meu post foi mal interpretado, ou efectivamente foi erro meu por não escrever como devia... o que é certo é que após rever o post, e retirar os "smiles" parece-me que a mensagem enviada ficou bastante mais clara... Assim peço desculpa aos companheiros do pedal, e do Fórum pelo "incómodo" que uma estupidez da minha parte possa ter causado! 2 smiles fazem efectivamente uma diferença GRANDE na ideia que a mensagem passa e foi erro meu colocá-los!

 

Tens toda a razão Ludos, e ainda por cima o Paul é muito simpático e prestável. Não é maneira de receber um membro internacional, eu até se fosse aos autores dos posts modificava-os, ou então em prol do bom nome do forum e dos seus participantes, apagava-os. E não era estar a ser mau ou isto ou aquilo, era zelar pelo bom nome do Forum e como já disse dos seus membros.

Aproveito para dizer que dia 21 de Janeiro, o Paul vem pedalar com a malta do BTT Mem Moniz, quem quizer aparecer, no local do costume, à hora do costume, é bem vindo.

Abraços

Biculas

P.S. Sorry Paul for writing in Portuguese, but I'm inviting anyone who wants to show up on the 21st, to join us.

Cheers

Roberto (Biculas)

 

Thanks again for your kind replies...

agamadeira i have been told of the contents of your post... i will pass on your kind offer but i wouldn't hold out much hope... maybe instead you could come riding with me.. i'll take it easy on you.. maybe

Biculas thanks for organising the sunday ride for me.. i owe you a coffee or a beer

Bravellir, thanks for pointing m in the right direction and your advice through msn....

paul

 

Também podias deixar aqui a morada da tua para que da próxima vez que saísses de casa o pessoal podia entretê-la. Penso eu de que. Há-de haver muita gente interessada em fazer de cavalo.

PS. Não pude resistir, é tudo brincadeira, certo??

 

paul78,

My post above has been edited... I apologize for any misunderstood! In fact after reading my post again, I noticed a couple "smiles" which twisted the content of the whole message! I'm sorry for that...
I'm also sorry I live in the North like Bravellir, and for that reason I won't be able to have a ride with you!
Have some really nice rides here in Portugal! Always with great groups and athletes if possible!

Best Wishes

Aldo Cardoso

 

Hi Paul78,

here you have a GPS track near Vilamoura, its a easy one, but with nice views:
http://www.rolandino.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=28&func=fileinfo&id=22


Cheers,

Marafado.

 

Hi guys....

No apologies needed for any posts i have a good sense of humour and my girlfrriend even thought it was funny

Marafado, that route looks like what i needed for friday morning.. i will give it a go and let you know what i think when i have done it.. anybody free friday morning first thing for this ride?

Paul