A year in 20 photographs
2024 has been a fantastic year and we want to celebrate with some of our favourite images from guiding cyclists around Scotland and beyond.
American Flyer
In 1985, 23 year-old American cyclist Andy Hampsten won stage 20 of the Giro d’Italia. He was riding with Jim Ochowitz’s 7-Eleven team, which had just turned professional that year and relocated to Europe.
Cycling Calvine to Dalnacardoch
A family friendly cycling route on the old A9 Cycling in Britain has never been more popular, and the successes of our Olympic and World... Read More
New cycling column in the Courier
Skinny Tyres Director, Scot Tares will be writing a weekly cycling column in the Courier every Saturday, starting from tomorrow (Saturday 21st January 2012). The... Read More
Women and cycling
Under the bicycle’s influence, wholly or in part, have wilted chaperones, long and narrow skirts, tight corsets, hair that would come down, black stockings, thick... Read More
Training for the Etape Caledonia
Part 1: Setting targets If you are new to cycling and have already entered the 2011 Etape Caledonia then well done! You are half way... Read More
Etape Caledonia Training Ride April
These rides just keep getting better. As before riders gathered at Escape Route in Pitlochry, this time to complete the full 81mile route of the... Read More
Etape Caledonia Training Ride March 20th 2010
Friday the 19th saw winds strong enough to blow the roof off a house in Perth, but Saturday dawned still and promised a great day... Read More
Etape Caledonia Training Ride Feb 2010
A big thank you to everyone who took part and helped out on the first of the Etape Caledonia Training rides of 2010, which took place... Read More
Skinny Tyres wins award
Skinny Tyres has won a Scottish Enterprise Tourism Innovation Award for 2009. The award is aimed at individual or collaborative project ideas that offer genuinely... Read More
