After a long hiatus, Paul rejoined us on a Skedaddle tour in the French Alps to conquer classic climbs, including cycling Mont Ventoux. Discover his highlights of this epic road cycling trip below. If there was a prize for the longest gap between Saddle Skedaddle holidays, I might just walk away with it. In the ...
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Customer Stories
Stories from our trips written by customers
Customer Story – An Iconic Journey Across Spain and Portugal
The Trans Iberia is our newest end-to-end road cycling tour, from Barcelona to Porto through the heart of Spain and Portugal. We caught up with our biggest iconic journeys fan, Russ, who recently completed this brand new tour for 2026. Having already taken on some of our most epic rides, Russ shares his highlights from ...
14 best British cycling rides, according to you
Having been running cycling holidays in the UK for 30 years now, it’s safe to say our team of local experts know a thing or two about the best places to ride our bikes! We have over 40 amazing itineraries to choose from based here in the place we are proud to call home. All of our routes are all ...
Customer Story – China – I’ll Never Forget…
Take a closer look at what you can expect from our incredible cycling adventure in China, told through the words of our 2025 Customer Competition winner, Barbara Kinner, who joined us to experience the magic of Guilin and Guangxi. "I was not to be disappointed. I had the time of my life. We all did. ...
Exploring Girona by E-bike
Girona is a popular cycling destination thanks to its extensive network of cycle paths and trails that offer something for riders of all abilities. Add some Spanish sunshine, countryside and cuisine and you've got the makings of an ideal cycling holiday. The Girona and the Catalan Coast is our self-guided leisure cycling holiday that's perfect ...
My Skedaddle Story: Grumpy Guide to the Loire Valley
Regular Skedaddler David Bentley and his lovely wife Leila this time set their sights (and wheels) on the land of fairy tale castles, royal residences, and incredible Renaissance architecture – the famed Loire Valley, one of our cycling holidays in France! To our delight, they came back with stunning photos to show off their journey and a few curious insights to ...
My Skedaddle Story: Hadrian’s Cycleway
Russell Hogg (age 62, from London) has been a cyclist for twenty years, he has travelled to many different countries with his bike, visiting exotic and far-flung destinations. But in 2020, due to travel restrictions, he tried a destination closer to home - Hadrian’s Wall, cycling back in time and pedallin' along the dramatic northern ...
My Skedaddle Story: Cycling LEJOG
Riding the length of Britain is the ultimate challenge, through county after county, from sea to sea - Land's End to John o' Groats is a road cycling adventure that every cyclist dreams to complete at least once in their lifetime. With over 1,000 miles to conquer this is no easy feat, but we wholeheartedly ...
We Asked, You Answered: How did you get into cycling?
We were keen to find out how Skedaddlers got into the wonderful world of cycling and we've received a wide range of answers on our Facebook page and from our amazing guides from around the world too! Check out some of our favourite responses from our social media followers and our team on their experiences ...
Customer Story: Vienna to Budapest With Family
After joining a previous Skedaddle trip to Norway, customer competition winners Engelien and her family chose to check out our Vienna to Budapest family tour as their next cycling journey; a self-guided border hopping cycling holiday through Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. Read on (and watch on!) to find out more about their family cycling adventure below... "For ...
Customer Video: Chile and Argentina
Our Chile and Argentina Lake District holiday has it all: astonishing snow capped volcanoes, clear blue waters of the lakes, glorious bright blue skies and some exhilarating routes perfect to be enjoyed on two wheels. But don't take our word for it - our latest Customer Competition winner, Ronen Siman Tov, has created a fantastic ...
Customer Story: Danube Cyclepath
After joining us on our Coast and Castles trip last year, Sarah Ainsworth and her family decided to book onto our Danube Cyclepath holiday, a self-guided cycling holiday through Germany and Austria. Read on to find out more about their wonderful holiday below, starting in Germany's Passau... "Having all three of our children together for ...
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 ...
Customer Story: Capital to Coast in Slovenia
After ticking a few cycling holidays in France off their to do list, our Customer Competition winners and repeat offenders Sheila and Samuel McIntyre decided to try something new and pedal through Slovenia on our Capital to Coast journey. Read on to find out more about their trip, beginning in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana and finishing in ...
Customer Story: Giro della Toscana
New to Skedaddle, Angela and Jeremy Adams, recently headed on our Giro della Toscana self-guided road cycling holiday in Tuscany. It's a journey that explores one of the country's premier destinations with classic Italian landscapes, rolling hills and medieval hilltop towns along the way... 'We have just returned from our first Skedaddle holiday - a self-guided tour of Tuscany. ...