What we do...
We provide a range of guided road cycling, mountain biking, bikepacking, triathlon tours and holidays in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Our holidays and weekend breaks in the UK including Bath, the Cotswolds, Quantocks and Brecon Beacons are supported from our base in Bath. Our New Zealand adventure cycling and triathlon holidays are based in Wanaka on the South Island, an iconic mountain town with stunning mountains, glacial fed lakes and rivers on our doorstep.
We focus on providing enjoyable and challenging experiences allowing our clients to build confidence, knowledge and the ability to meet their sporting and lifestyle aspirations. In particular our training camps and adventure fitness holidays equip clients with the tools to continue achieving performance and fitness improvements when returning to their busy and ‘time precious’ lifestyles.
Our website is also an adventure sports resource providing information on how to do it, gear reviews, nutrition, planning support and a blog following our adventures.
We focus on providing enjoyable and challenging experiences allowing our clients to build confidence, knowledge and the ability to meet their sporting and lifestyle aspirations. In particular our training camps and adventure fitness holidays equip clients with the tools to continue achieving performance and fitness improvements when returning to their busy and ‘time precious’ lifestyles.
Our website is also an adventure sports resource providing information on how to do it, gear reviews, nutrition, planning support and a blog following our adventures.
Our team
Our main guiding, instructional and support team consists of Darroch, Wayne, Rickie, Grant, Martin and Misa. We also use experienced local performance coaches, nutritionists and bike mechanics to support our clients individual needs.
Darroch Davidson is a former British army officer and security advisor with experience operating in the world’s most challenging environments including Iraq, Afghanistan and West Africa. Darroch's military and security background combined with his love of endurance sports ensure that our holidays and guided events are planned and supported with military precision. Having completed a military 88 mile ultra run across Hadrian's Wall twice, 4 ironman distance triathlons (Challenge Wanaka and Roth) and the 'Double Brutal' 463km mountain ironman finishing 7th in 37 hours 39 minutes he is constantly seeking out new challenges. Darroch is a qualified mountain bike leader, outdoor first aid practitioner and guide for our triathlon, road, mountain biking, adventure cycling and bikepacking holidays. He has also completed 'Child Protection in Sport and Active Leisure' training provided by Educare and a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Our main guiding, instructional and support team consists of Darroch, Wayne, Rickie, Grant, Martin and Misa. We also use experienced local performance coaches, nutritionists and bike mechanics to support our clients individual needs.
Darroch Davidson is a former British army officer and security advisor with experience operating in the world’s most challenging environments including Iraq, Afghanistan and West Africa. Darroch's military and security background combined with his love of endurance sports ensure that our holidays and guided events are planned and supported with military precision. Having completed a military 88 mile ultra run across Hadrian's Wall twice, 4 ironman distance triathlons (Challenge Wanaka and Roth) and the 'Double Brutal' 463km mountain ironman finishing 7th in 37 hours 39 minutes he is constantly seeking out new challenges. Darroch is a qualified mountain bike leader, outdoor first aid practitioner and guide for our triathlon, road, mountain biking, adventure cycling and bikepacking holidays. He has also completed 'Child Protection in Sport and Active Leisure' training provided by Educare and a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Wayne Buxton is a retired international athlete who represented Great Britain over the marathon distance and has a personal best time of 2:16:38. He has numerous victories to his name including the Bristol Half Marathon, Great Eastern Run and was bronze medallist in the English Half Marathon Championships. He is an experienced athletics coach who worked with the British Paralympic team at Athens and was honoured by the British Olympic Association for his coaching services for his work at the Sydney Paralympic Games. He was also a marathon guide runner at Atlanta for a visually impaired 2:31 marathon runner.
Wayne competed in The Great Race, a three-week 21 stage running race starting in Glasgow and finishing in London. Now days he is more likely to be seen on two wheels, whether that’s a road bike, gravel bike or mountain bike. He has a passion for travel and is always seeking biking and hiking adventures wherever the trails may take him.
Wayne competed in The Great Race, a three-week 21 stage running race starting in Glasgow and finishing in London. Now days he is more likely to be seen on two wheels, whether that’s a road bike, gravel bike or mountain bike. He has a passion for travel and is always seeking biking and hiking adventures wherever the trails may take him.
Rickie Cotter is an elite cyclist with a number of titles to her name including the female National, European and World silver medallist at the 2014 World and UK Solo 24 Hour MTB Championships, previous female Highland 550 record holder. A seasoned adventure and endurance cyclist having completed the Transcontinental, Tour Divide, Tour of Aotearoa, Ironbike stage race winner and Trans-Wales stage race winner. She is currently training for the Tour Divide taking place in June 2019. An athlete with a reputation for utilising strategy and the ability to stretch mental and physical capacity beyond the competition. Rickie is a guide for our bike packing holidays and instructor, mentor and technical advisor on our adventure cycling holidays. She also has a sense of humour...
Martin Tracy is a former Army and Royal Marines Commando officer and prominent Bath businessman of 30 years. Having operated all over the world with the military he settled in Bath opening the award winning Framing Workshop in Bath’s artisanal quarter, Walcot Street. His love of Bath has seen him heavily involved in the business, arts and charitable community with his passion and hard work recognised with 16 National Industry Awards, a Lifetime Exemplar Award in 2012 culminating in being awarded as one of four 'Champions of the High Street ' nationally in 2013 by Mary Portas and the Daily Telegraph.
An alpine sportsman with a passion for walking, cycling and ski touring has seen Martin adventure from desert to the arctic circle. His impressive CV includes British military artic warfare instructor and selection to manage GB winter biathlon team for Winter Olympics 1984, ensuring our clients are in for an amazing experience whilst enjoying his leadership and company during our walking and cycling tours.
An alpine sportsman with a passion for walking, cycling and ski touring has seen Martin adventure from desert to the arctic circle. His impressive CV includes British military artic warfare instructor and selection to manage GB winter biathlon team for Winter Olympics 1984, ensuring our clients are in for an amazing experience whilst enjoying his leadership and company during our walking and cycling tours.
Misa Klaskova is a strength and conditioning coach with a bachelors degree in physical education and sports nutrition. Following a string of strong age group ironman distance triathlon and multisports events, Misa plans to race as a professional athlete in 2018. Based in Wanaka Misa supports our 'Challenge Wanaka' triathletes during their build up to race day providing insights into the course, race conditions and their taper programme. An experienced local Challenge athlete finishing 1st at Challenge Wanaka 2018 in the female division and a number of age group podium performances at Challenge Roth, Ironman Taupo 70.3 and Red Bull Defiance offer a wealth of experience for clients to draw on whilst in Wanaka. Misa is lucky enough to live in Wanaka full time indulging her passion for the outdoors, endurance sports and Wanaka's numerous cafes!
Grant Breese has spent 20 years working in the health and wellness industry, working as a Personal Trainer, a Performance Coach and Lifestyle Analyst. He's a fully qualified NLP Master Practitioner, Master of Time Line Therapy and Hypnotherapy. He now works combining all these skills to become the ultimate wellness professional, understanding and analysing your lifestyle with the digital lifestyle assessment. Modifying your mindset to a way that best serves you in reaching your goals, developing the correct exercise plans that you can progress, keep consistent and remain injury free. He also lives and loves road cycling... difficult to get hold of during the TDF! Grant is our performance and technical guide for our road cycling and adventure fitness holidays.
All of our team hold outdoor first aid practitioner or first aid at work qualifications.
Our goals
Are very simple… Provide clients with an amazing experience, take their fitness to the next level, equip them with real and practical skills to enjoy, thrive and succeed in their outdoor pursuits no matter what their goals.
Our goals
Are very simple… Provide clients with an amazing experience, take their fitness to the next level, equip them with real and practical skills to enjoy, thrive and succeed in their outdoor pursuits no matter what their goals.
