We catch up with Naomi, head of Skedaddle Italia and pictured below, to learn more about our very first cycling holiday in Italy, which is just as popular today as it was 25 years ago! Here is the story behind the Sardinia Coast to Coast Mountain Bike Holiday. What makes Sardinia such a great mountain ...
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Sardinia
Cycle Sardinia’s rugged coastlines, quiet roads, and Mediterranean landscapes. Authentic island adventures on two wheels await.
Sardinia – A Mediterranean Cycling Paradise
Prepare to be seduced by Sardinia! This beautiful island is loved for its white sandy beaches and deep turquoise seas that are found dotted among the rugged cliffs of some 1800Km of coastline – the perfect setting to relax and enjoy an authentic taste of Mediterranean life and delicious cuisine. Sardinia might not be the ...
The Story Behind: Sardinia Cape to Cape
The beautiful Mediterranean island of Sardinia is home to Skedaddle Italia and we’ve been uncovering the very best cycling here for 20 plus years. Although it’s part of our exciting new Gravel Riding range, ‘Cape to Cape’ in Sardinia is the result of many years of experience exploring the island’s off-road routes. We caught ...
Meet the guides: Naomi Lindfield
Say Ciao to Naomi! Head Honcho of Skedaddle Italia, Naomi is responsible for all of the tours we run in Italy, and as a guide you may have been lucky enough to meet her on a trip in the past! Originally from Sardinia, she's been with us since 2000, working hard to build Skedaddle into ...
Customer Story: Sardinian Coastal Explorer
Widely renowned as Italy's most exotic island, Sardinia is home to a stunning coastline and a fantastic network of well surfaced and car free roads which promise great cycling. But, that's enough from us! Here is a story from Anne Maxfield, who recently joined us on this beautiful island escape, to give you an insight ...
Our guides talk about their favourite mountain bike trails
As guides we are often asked what our favourite holiday is, and it is often a very difficult question to answer. It is like choosing your favourite child; they are all different and amazing for different reasons and it is unfair to make us pick one! Mountain biking is a diverse sport with an equally ...
12 hours in… Cagliari!
Welcome to Cagliari! In Sardinia it is known as Casteddu and translates simply as castle, the island's capital is packed with steep streets, where medieval meets modern, and it’s here where you will discover the most peculiar mix of customs and traditions influenced by many different inhabitants who have called the city home over the years. In a nutshell… Cagliari is ...
Serendipity in Sardinia
Two-time Customer Competition winner Nigel Rees keeps coming back for more road cycling fun and this year he headed out to Sardinia to check out the area surrounding our idyllic Italian base. To find out what he thought of our Coastal Explorer tour, read on: A new peloton pack emerges … I conjured the title ‘Serendipity ...
Best of 2015…
“Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein Wise words, Mr Einstein. We have always believed our pedalling prowess had some greater meaning! Okay, so we can’t quite proclaim ourselves intellectual geniuses, but we thought this was pretty fitting following our most successful year ever at ...
Sardinia: The Last Day….
Talk about saving the best till last...often the final day of a holiday can provide some of the best riding of the whole tour and regular roadie Chris Budge certainly felt so on his sunny break to lovely Sardinia. Find out how he got on below: We woke up before the alarm with mixed emotions ...
Sardinia: Sunshine, Splashing and Cycling
Chris Yarwood packed his bag and his sun screen for a week of sunshine cycling in Sardinia with wife Nicky and son Jack. Find out how their first family cycling holiday got on below: So, we are off on our first cycling holiday, me Chris, my wife Nicky and son Jack who is 12. We ...
Feasting in Sardinia!
We've been raving about the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia for quite some time, so it's always great to hear our Skedaddler's raving about this destination upon their return from a holiday here! Pam Fogg was so impressed with the mediterranean delights on offer during her Island Flavours holiday, she sent us in this fantastic entry ...