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, Rickie, Grant, Christian 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.
Our main guiding, instructional and support team consists of Darroch, Rickie, Grant, Christian 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.
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...
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.
Christian Henwood is a former British army officer. A strong background in leadership, training and development in the military including an operational tours in Iraq and Kosovo has provided Christian with the ability to get the most out of people under strenuous and demanding conditions. A keen open water swimmer, cyclist, cross country skier and biathlete with a passion for swimming in the wilder places. Christian is a qualified swimming coach, personal fitness trainer, sports massage therapist and yoga instructor providing support as a guide, instructor and mentor for our cycle 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.
