For a road cyclist, there’s nothing quite like conquering an exciting coast to coast journey like Bilbao to Barcelona. This year, Ian Leftwich and his wife Susan not only made their way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, but also…
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There’s plenty of mountains to climb on two wheels in Europe, but only a few climbs have secured their place in the Grand Tour history books and in every cyclists bucket list. One of the names you will hear a lot…
Exploring 1,000 miles across the full length or breadth of a country is a great achievement! Our carefully crafted Iconic Journeys are concocted to give you this sense of gratification, but what do they actually involve? It’s time to take…
Two of the most iconic climbs in Tour de France history! This dramatic journey takes you from Mont Ventoux to Alpe d’Huez via some truly stunning, and challenging, Alpine riding. Our guide and cycling journalist, Hannah Reynolds, tells us all…
What is great about cycling holidays, is that they are always accompanied by a sweet sense of achievement when you complete the journey. And this is especially true on our fantastic (but challenging) road cycling holiday in Colombia. Our Customer Competition…
Riding a bike up a mountain, resisting gravity at every turn of the pedal, is not easy. But it is possible, for everyone, no matter how fit a cyclist you are. You might just be cutting your teeth on a…
Our Channel to Med odyssey through France sees us cycling from St Malo in Brittany and only stops when we reach Nice on the French Riviera. It’s a 1,000 mile journey that is incredibly popular with many Skedaddlers and is truly a…