Wild Atlantic Cycling Blog

Balkans on a Time Budget! You no longer need a whole 18 days to join in on our Balkans Tour that goes all the way from Dubrovnik to Istanbul in 2024! We’ve broken it into 2 terrific tours within a tour for our AVID riders to enjoy. You can now opt to join us for just 6 days from Dubrovnik to Ohrid (the tougher section), or 11 days from Ohrid to Istanbul. Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia is the ideal place to start or end your ride (or have as a rest day if you are joining us for the duration). The airport is well serviced by the major airlines and the town itself sits in a beautiful location on the Lake itself. New 6-day tour in the Balkans! For the 'time poor' of you let me give you a taster of our 6 day tour. Arriving at the airport in Dubrovnik the nearby Cavtat makes an ideal seaside start to our journey. If you are not TOO time poor do try to arrive a few days before to acclimatise, swim a little and take a trip to the spectacular world heritage town of Dubrovnik. To

Just one of the many wonderful things about having a cyclist in your life is never having to suffer through the old ‘they’re impossible to buy for’ dilemma come Christmas time! Whether you are looking strictly for stuffing fillers or are going for a more serious investment, the range of options out there is practically without end. Of course, too much choice can sometimes become a problem in itself. But never fear; we have scoured the internet and spoken with some of our most avid rider friends and whittled the whole thing down to a list of more manageable proportions.  Budget 1. Rapha Brevet Reflective Socks. £24 Getting socks for Christmas is about as traditional as turkey, tinsel and Tiny Tim. But as any rider will tell you, wearing high quality, cycling-specific socks can make the whole business a lot more comfortable, enjoyable and, if you choose the right pair, fashionable.  Our favourites are the Brevet Reflective from Rapha. Made from a blend of wool and PrimaLoft, a syntheti

2023 Reflections 2023 was the first full year of our Portugal End to End on the N2 tour. What a success it was. Here we bring some photo highlights and more detail about each day's riding. With its mild climate, 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, Portugal is the perfect cycling holiday destination! This is a country that has the oldest borders in Europe, with an exceptional range of different landscapes to pedal through. Tradition and modernity blend together in perfect harmony. Its superb cuisine, fine wines and hospitable people make for a cycling tour to never forget! More About Our Portugal N2 Cycle Tour You will cycle the length of this wonderful country from north to south mainly on the popular N2 route - Europe's ‘Route 66’. Imagine cycling its rugged mountaintops, tranquil valleys and vineyards, all on one safe, smooth and quiet road with the support of an experienced crew. The Portugal End-to-End tour is a strenuous tour with some longer days in the saddle. The route h

France has the reputation for being one of the most cycle friendly countries in Europe. We recently embarked on a recce of the iconic St Malo to Nice route known as Channel to Med We got about a quarter of it done in the short time that we had. And it was a wonderful time. The feeling of being respected as a cyclist was very enjoyable. At no point are you made to feel an annoyance becuase you are on a bike. Anyways, I write this whilst waiting for my train from Tours to Bordeaux for the next chapter (another story). Time to put together a few photos of cycling in this part of France. Fontevraud-l'Abbaye St Malo Seafront French Countryside Beautiful Normandy Beaches Coffee stop at la Pointe du Grouin Some hotels advertise their cycle friendly approach Tidy french gardens Arrived in Fougerés on a busy Easter Saturday  French cuisine is hard to beat! Fourgerés Lunch by the church - Easter and everywhere is shut Farm style Bed and Breakfast near Segré-en-Anjou Bleu (Came across this ol