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3 REASONS WHY WE STARTED CITY ALPS

No. 1   Amsterdam  is  flat.  Really,  really  flat Georgia and I arrived in Amsterdam three years ago (from South Africa) and immediately fell in love with the city. The charm of the canals, long runs along the Amstel, the bike culture, the village feel, bitterballen, cosy brown bars...there is not much not to love about Amsterdam. The only thing that was missing for us was a little elevation and the more wild places you would typically find in South Africa. City Alps (still some disagreement who came up with the name - swear it was me) was born out of a desire to address this one drawback of an otherwise remarkable city. We really wanted to create The only Mountains in Amsterdam. No. 2   To  make  a  home  for  endurance  and  mountain  athletes Arriving in a new city without a network is always tricky. We often joke about our aggressive friend-making strategy in our first year in Amsterdam. We said “yes” to everything and anyone, and sometimes shit got a little weird. But ultimately we found our humans in Amsterdam and, as always, sport was a big part of it. We love nothing more than spending time with mates while getting a little training in together.  Community is the secret. It leads to consistency which leads to endurance and strength gains. We want City Alps to be a hub for endurance and mountain athletes to connect (even if some of their more sport-specific training is outside the studio). We will facilitate weekends away for races and events so that City Alpers can go on missions together. We help you train hard to always be  #AdventureReady. No. 3   To  make  athletic  training  fun  again The Amsterdam “boutique fitness” trend has really started to take off. There are some really incredible studios and cool concepts popping up everywhere. But we couldn’t find anything that matched our desire to train like athletes whilst still having fun in a relaxed setting. Everything seems to be too far one way or the other. You can party on a bike and do things that no real athlete has done ever or you can ride in complete silence staring at your wattage and taking life a little too seriously. We want to be something in the middle. Our classes will be fun with great music and good vibes, plus we guarantee that we’ll help you get you leaner, stronger and naturally more athletic.

Dayne at the Ultra Tour de Monte Rosa 2017 (170km, 4 day stage race)