There's Gold in the Mountains of Tenerife

You may just think of Tenerife as being a lovely island on which to take a holiday at any time of the year.  However, recently you may have heard more and more about Tenerife being a destination where world class athletes decide to carry out their sports training.

One of Great Britain's "golden" boys of the Tour de France and 2012 Olympics - Bradley Wiggins - used Teide National Park for part of his training programme.

The Director of Tenerife Tourism Corporation - Miguel Angel Santos - was reported as saying that the physically demanding conditions on Mount Teide enables athletes to get acquainted with extreme physical conditions and is used as an effective destination for runners, climbers and cyclists and has helped develop world class athletes.