Posts for April, 2025

A display of vintage bikes to complement the history of local cycling already on show

• Lead rides on adaptive cycles, two separate sessions
• Cycles can be booked in advance
• Adaptive Cycles available: one tandem recumbent cycle, one bowhead rogue handcycle, one XCR handcycle, three recumbent foot pedals.
• All of the adaptive cycles are e-assist
• Standard hardtail mtb and e-assist mtb adult cycles available for friends and family
• Helmets and gloves provided
• Please come dressed for the weather

Come along to a mountain biking skills workshop with Anna Riddell from RideOut.
Learn to ride drops, berms or your first jump.

9.30 – 10.30am Beginners drops (12+ – adult)

10.45 – 11.45am Berms and rollers (12+ – adult)

12 – 1pm Beginners Jumps (12+ – adult)

Wheels Around Grantown is a cycling festival to promote cycling in Grantown-on-Spey and the wider Strathspey area. It will be held between the 8th and 13th April 2025.

Whether you are just starting out in the sport, or an experienced triathlete chasing a PB, this event will give you the chance to push yourself whilst experiencing some of the best views the Cairngorms has to offer.

Join us at Loch Insh Outdoor Centre on Sunday 22nd June 2025!

Registration will be open from 9:30am at Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, giving you plenty of time to set up your transition zone.

Fitnessat58° Founder, Sam Cairns will lead an event brief and warm up on Loch Insh beach at 11:45am, before the race begins at 12pm.

The race will start and finish is at Loch Insh Outdoor Centre. There will be vehicles available for you to leave your belongings during the race.

Car parking will be available at the Kincraig Shinty Pitch, next to the Loch Insh Outdoor Centre, just two minute walk from the car park to registration.

The Speyside Triathlon Distances:
1. 500m swim
2. 18km cycle – 70% gravel/forest tracks and 30% road
3. 10km run – 90% gravel/forest tracks and 10% road

No way! GRINDURO SCOTLAND is a muckle dram of two-wheeled FUN in a laid back atmosphere finished off with a rocking PARTY OF Type 1 fun. (Well ok, you may suffer too.)

Picture it now… a weekend of celebrating all that is great about cycling, part race, part party, surrounded by the stunning scenery of the stunningly majestic Scottish Highlands… you won’t get bored along the route of Grinduro Scotland.

Come experience a Highland Adventure previously known only to insiders: one of secret paths, ancient military roads, winding trails, wooded climbs and gripping descents. All in good company to the familiar sound of gravel crunching beneath.

Grinduro: A 100km ride with the perfect blend of gravel and singletrack.
Grindurito: A half-distance ride for those looking for a more relaxed challenge.

Picture it now… a weekend of celebrating all that is great about cycling, part race, part party, surrounded by the stunning scenery of the stunningly majestic Scottish Highlands… you won’t get bored along the route of Grinduro Scotland.

Come experience a Highland Adventure previously known only to insiders: one of secret paths, ancient military roads, winding trails, wooded climbs and gripping descents. All in good company to the familiar sound of gravel crunching beneath.

Glenlivet Trail Day – Women Only
Join us for an exciting day of mountain biking at Bike Glenlivet! Get ready to hit the trails and experience the thrill of mountain biking skills in the beautiful Glenlivet Estate. We will gather at Bike Glenlivet to kick off this amazing event which combines coaching, a guided ride, stunning scenary and of course great vibes.

Bike Glenlivet, tucked away in the heart of Glenlivet Estate, is the perfect location for beginner and intermediate riders. It has an amazing variety of confidence inspiring trails, set within gorgeous scenery. Your cheeks will hurt from grinning!

We will begin this incredible day with a full morning of coaching covering FUNdamentals to trail riding and riding features such as rocks, small drops, rollers and berms, working on control, technique and most importantly building your confidence. We’ll have lunch at the amazing trailside cafe before heading out for a guided ride of Glenlivet’s best trails in the afternoon, where we’ll have the opportunity to put our new skills into practice. Our Glenlivet Trail Day is for adult riders wishing to have fun on blue and red trails with like minded individuals.

Laggan Wolftrax

Up there with the best trail centre riding in Scotland, Laggan Wolftrax offers miles of purpose built trails with gnarly rock gardens, swoopy berms and the infamous ‘airs rock’ among the highlights. As if the trails weren’t enough, the incredible views to the Monadhliath mountains and those cakes from the cafe make Laggan a must-visit destination on the trail centre circuit!

Our day will begin with a full morning of coaching on specific features like rock gardens, drops and turns, building our confidence, technique and control. After lunch, we’ll head out for a guided ride in the afternoon, taking in the best trails Laggan has to offer and putting those newly learned skills into practice. Our Laggan Trail Day is aimed at intermediate riders – those who are comfortable on blue graded trails but would like to build ability and confidence on red trails and features.

Join us in the spectacular, remote and challenging Highlands of Scotland for an unforgettable, life-changing adventure. We are offering two race distances, so something for almost everyone – newbies to seasoned and experienced racers.

Both courses will be a compelling multi-day, multi-sport journey through unique and historic landscapes of forests, mountains, rivers, sea and lakes (or lochs!). Expect multiple stages of trekking, mountain biking, kayaking and the odd ‘special stage’ thrown in as well. Navigation (using maps and compass) and self-sufficiency are at the heart of adventure racing – the glue that binds the course together and enables a true adventure. Get your team-mates sorted, and get entered into this epic event!.

ITERA races have a unique Long & Short Course format that allows for a wider range of experience and ability to successfully complete the course. Most Checkpoints (CPs) are optional, and so each team can create a course that plays to their strategic strengths. Around 30% of the teams will be able to complete the Long Course (all CPs). Most of the remainder will pick and choose the optional CPs and thus finish the Short Course.

Join us for a cycling event and a fun and inclusive weekend in a great natural environment.

The Cateran Dirt Dash bikepacking event takes you in two days through the stunning surroundings of the Cairngorms National Park to enjoy the dramatic scenery in the Cateran Ecomuseum.

It’s the perfect way to experience the rugged beauty of Scotland’s only museum without walls. This event has a shorter route than the Dashes in Yorkshire and Dunoon; it’s the perfect introduction to bikepacking in Scotland.