While On Tour

Food glorious food! Our skillful guides will always be there waiting for you with a legendary Skedaddle picnic on our guided cycling holidays, but if you go on your own or need a quick pick-me-up then it is important to think…

Every great guide is a multi-talented, creative and resourceful individual. On top of the obvious essential skills of being a mechanic and navigator, a guide is also top class in a number of other unexpected areas. A Skedaddle guide is…

What goes up must come down! If you’ve conquered that big hill it is time to enjoy the reward of flying down the other side. Descending is one of the biggest thrills in cycling, it’s free speed, having expended a…

Skedaddle picnics are without doubt legendary! We take picnics very very seriously. Our guides are highly trained professional picnic makers and inter-guide rivalry keeps picnic standards high. So what are the 5 key ingredients in a great Skedaddle picnic, we hear…

Embracing a new destination often means full immersion. This can be challenging at first, maybe even uncomfortable, as you have to put aside some of your own routines and expectations, but the deeper in you go the more you get…

Punctures are an inevitable part of cycling, just like hills and headwinds. Whilst they are invariably annoying, they don’t have to ruin your ride or your cycling holiday. With a bit of practice and the right tools, they can be…

If you are out on a bike, sooner or later, you’re going to encounter a hill no matter what type of cycling you do. For some of us, climbing is an exciting part of the ride. For others, not so much.…