It shames me considerably to have to admit that I am somewhat cyclophobic.
I do agree that Mallorca offers an ideal location for cycling excursions. Its varied landscape from the flats of Campos to the mid-sized hills of the Llevant and the Pla, and the demanding challenges of the Serra de Tramuntana must come close to Paradise where the heart of a cycling enthusiast is concerned, or so I imagine. And there are hundreds of miles of secondary roads signposted as cycling routes, plus there are considerable lengths of cycling tracks in and around Palma. Mallorca offers, in parts, a year-round Tour-de-France environment en miniature and tens of thousands of cycling tourists make the most of this enticing temptation. Where the would-be Armstrongs go wrong, though, is the small matter of the Highway Code. During the Tour de France or any some such cycling race, roads are off-limits for the rest of the traffic. Not so in Mallorca. When the cycling hordes invade this island every year during springtime, the regular traffic continues. Roads are not being cordoned off for the cycling enthusiasts. Traffic incidents are provoked. Rage gets incited. Accidents do happen all too frequently. Between January and April 2011, 160 road accidents involving cyclists have been reported in the Illes Balears so far, including three deaths. That’s 15 accidents in January, 23 in February, 65 in March and 57 in April. One must simply fear for the numbers to accumulate month after month, year after year.
I do not plead for a ban on cycling on Mallorca’s roads but, I would appeal to the common sense of any and all of our visitors to simply adhere to the rules and regulations that at home they so willingly accept. I am simply concerned for our well-being and safe-keeping, theirs as well as my own.
The photo was taken in Petra, Mallorca, Baleares, Spain. The date: April 7th, 2011. The time was 12:42:19.
The Mallorca Photo Blog 
I agree that many cyclists do not circulate correctly, but in my experience cars are much worse. It’s not only up to the cyclists to keep roads safe, especially when it is cyclists suffering the worst in the accidents. I cycle to work every day, and every single day at least one driver breaks the rules and puts me in danger by passing me without using the minimum separation, passing me on a curve, cutting me off in a roundabout… And I am the one without a chassis.
Most drivers are still unaware that bikers have a right to be on the roads and that there are rules of circulation that everyone has to follow, even if you can drive faster.
As you can see in the videos of Teleweb – Category Sport, Mallorca offers the possibility to practice multiple sports and discover and see life at the same time the most beautiful sites of Majorca the Mediterranian sea for water sports the mountains for hiking beautiful country roads for cycling Come and see for yourself!