Steve Twiselton runs cyclemalaga.com based in Competa and operates from Malaga to Almunecar and inland providing bike rental, tours and holidays to both novice and competative riders and triathletes. Take a look at his adverts on pages 2, 6 & 7
- Where do you come from
originally?
I am from Northampton, England however before moving to Competa I spent a few years in Zante, Greece, Gran Canaria & Mallorca as a holiday rep working with the 18-30 age group! - Tell me about your partner and or family?
My wife (Helen) and I moved to Competa 16 years ago with our twins Sam & Katie. When we
arrived, we started “The Grapevine Magazine” which we still run to this day. Sam is still at school in Competa and Katie is in her second year studying bachillerato at a school in Torrox Pueblo. - When did you start your business and why?
I stopped playing football when I moved to Spain and after a couple of years missed playing in a team, so a small group of us started an expat football team based in Competa. We played for a season in a league and in a couple of tournaments with limited success! Our ageing expat team was no match against the young slim
Spaniards and we decided to pack it in. (You can see our team photo from the Competa 2007 7’s tournament on page 60!)
This is when I started cycling. I quickly improved and joined the local Competa Cycling Club. Around this time, I entered my first triathlon in Malaga, that went well and I finished 4th of 41 triathletes in my age group. From then on, I was hooked! I was often introduced to other cyclists/triathletes on holiday as Steve the cyclist/triathlete. It would repeatedly come up in the conversations how difficult it was to hire a professional quality bike in the area. There were/are lots of shops that rent bikes that are suitable to cycle a few kilometres but unsafe for serous training. The advantage I have being a triathlete is understanding the need for correct gearing to climb the hills and importance of the bikes being well maintained. It’s not unusual for cyclists to hit 80kph on the descents. Good brakes are
essential
What’s your favourite part of your work?
Meeting likeminded people. I deliver and collect bikes from customers and like to have a chat about the best routes in the area, races that we have done and what challenges we have in the near future. The Axarquia region is a beautiful area and a stunning area to cycle. In our third year we have many repeat customers and hundreds of
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