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Cyprus’s continued efforts to promote the Island as a training destination for professional cyclists received a boost when riders from a top German pro-cycling team, Milram spent two weeks training here.
 

Team members enjoyed a change to their regular training venue with two weeks optimal training conditions to prepare for the teams forthcoming competitions. The group included three Tour de France riders.
 

The Milram camp was co-organised by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation with accommodation provided by the Agro Tourism specialists, Cyprus Villages. The team were based in Tochni near Larnaca and given a taste of some of Cyprus’s most picturesque inland and coastal cycling routes.
 

In recent years cyclists have been attracted by the mild winter climate, quiet roads and professional cycling events such as the annual Sunshine Cup and Aphrodite Trophy races.
 

This year sees road races catered for with Cyprus’s newest cycling challenge, the ‘Tour of Cyprus 2010’ at the end of March. The event will take riders on a 400 km scenic tour of the island’s coastal and mountain routes. Designed in a ‘Tour de France’ style format, the multi-stage endurance race offers two rider categories to suit both professionals and those who prefer to take things at a gentler pace.
 

The decline in tourism in Cyprus has prompted an urgent re-evaluation of tourist products and services, indicating a need to diversify into smaller profitable niche markets.
 

German tour operator Udo Vollmer said “Cyprus is an island for activities, there are so many features and the only drawback I think has been the flights but it’s getting better and better. I think we have 5 or 6 airlines flying out from Germany now and I believe Cyprus is going to a higher level for this kind of tourism every year.”
  
 
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