The Cairngorm Mountains area offers the best mountain biking in the UK – the perfect location to hone your skills!

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Our base for the Women’s Mountain Bike Skills Week is Kingussie in the heart of Speyside where we stay in a wonderful Highland Guest House.

Experienced Required: NONE! Just a willingness to learn, make new friends, ride with your peers and have a great time!

Throughout the week, instruction is given on bike setup, general maintenance, riding position and skills, trail side repairs, route finding and navigation, river crossings, clothing, nutrition, fitness, weather, etc. Each day combines both instruction and of course interesting and varied mountain bike rides on the wide variety of double track and single track trails. Daily rides are set in accordance with group experience and fitness (15-30miles).

The 5-day course is led by John Fulton. John is the Director of Wildcat Adventures, and a Qualified Mountain Bike Tutor. John’s racing and touring experience over 30 years in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East complements his easygoing manner and excellent teaching skills.

Joining John is Brigitte Lucas, a qualified Mountain Bike Leader who has been working with Wildcat Adventures in both Scotland and Morocco since 1999. She is an experienced guide blessed with a permanent smile!

This is a great opportunity for women who may be interested in taking up the sport or interested in pushing their riding to the next level in one of the most scenic areas of Scotland.

TOUR FACTS
Tour Name (Reference)	Womens MTB Skills Week (WMTBSKILLS)	Tour Starts: Stirling, Scotland Tour Ends : Stirling, Scotland
Duration	7 DAYS - Saturday to Friday
Accommodation	6 nights carefully selected Highland guest house in Kingussie (6 nights).
Food	6 cooked breakfasts and 5 packed lunches included
Group details	Minimum 8 – Maximum 12 plus Mountain Bike Leader Tutor and Mountain Bike Leader assisting.
Biking Profile	A challenging tour through vast wilderness areas with long descents sometimes rough pistes. Our landrover support provides total flexibility and enables keen climbers to enjoy the optional climbs. The tour is 90% off road on double track pistes and an average of 30 miles per day
Instruction is given on:	Bike Setup: - Setting up the bike for comfort and to accommodate your riding style Bike Skills : - Gear Changing - Balance / Centre of gravity - Braking (downhill/uphill/emergencies) - Steering/Cornering - Climbing/Descending - Riding in a group - Bunny hop/Front wheel hop/Drop-off - Single track techniques - River Crossings Basic Trailside Repairs: - What to do if it breaks, makes funny noises, is uncomfortable - General preventative maintenance
Other Topics covered:	Weather / Proper clothing: - layering of clothing - effects of weather - planning for weather changes / route choice Fitness: - what you can do to get faster, stronger - training guidelines and how to select one to suit your needs Fuel & Hydration: - the importance of keeping the body fueled - various hydration methods/equipment Navigation / Route Finding / Planning: - matching the terrain to the map - estimating time and distance
Bikes	You may bring your own or hire a front suspension bike from our fleet.
Grade (details)	Easy / Difficult
Dates & Prices 2006 - We will schedule courses June-Sept 2006 for groups of 8 or more.
Transport	Transfer from base at Stirling to Kingussie and return to base. Vehicle support throughout week.

Personalised WILDCAT Tee shirt available for purchase at the end of the tour.