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First tour of the season was a coast to coast in Italy. ACT supported Maglia Rosso cafe and Bike shop in taking some of their clients on a tour of Central Italy. Starting in Varieggio, we cycled through Tuscany, then […]

The penultimate ride was another 70miles to the town of Letterkenny,  a beautiful ride and again the Irish weather was kind –  the heavens opened when we arrived and only a few braved it out of the comfort of the […]

Day 4 – What a day! Blue skies and a ride through what must be one of the most beautiful places on earth, Connemara. Somehow this part of Ireland seemed to gift us with not only exceptional scenery but I’m […]

Following a steady three mile climb out of Limerick in the morning rain we we all enjoyed the dry, undulating roads to follow – we won’t mention the standard of the road surface too much but I was dreaming of […]

Day 2 – Killarney to Limerick 70.5miles, elevation gain 3336ft, top speed 45mph The riders were all up bright and early and ready to take on the next 70 miles to Limerick. A relatively flat stage of the tour with […]

The best way to see a country is by bicycle… Yesterday was a day of meeting all the riders as they arrived in to Cork, a great bunch of like-minded bike lovers! Good when we will be spending so much […]

With a view to running a full commercial Slovenian Tour in 2018, I and a group of friends set off across Slovenia last week. Starting at Lendava, close to the Hungarian border, we gradually made our way across this beautiful […]

A fantastic bunch of people took on the ACT challenge of Lands End to John O’Groats earlier this month. Weather at times was adverse, but it was another great trip. Superb scenery as we sped up the country. Glorious rides […]

2017 Tours haven’t even started, but we are already looking ahead to 2018. The main tours for next year are already on the website. Our standard two LEJOG’s, are accompanied by Ireland(still my favorite), Portugal and the Pyrenees. New for […]