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Leaders in Leadership
When CycleActive started 11 years ago there were no ofcial leadership awards for mountain bikers. People buying holidays had to rely on their own judgement to decide if the trip would be run well, or not. But things have changed. Through the governing bodies of cycle sport, British Cycling and Scottish Cycling, the Scottish Mountain Bike Leader Award scheme was established in order to accredit leaders and show the public who they can trust to guide them safely, to coach them properly and to handle problems as they arise. At CycleActive we train all of our UK guides to the highest level of SMBLA accreditation, then give additional training on mechanics, group leadership and individual country skills depending on where they will guide. We now have a dedicated team of leaders, operating at the highest levels of professionalism and client care. Many of them are high level Tutors for the SMBLA and are helping to shape the way leaders are trained right across Britain. For more information on our team please see their CVs on our website.
SMBLA
An excellent rst tour... this has to be a success!
The Telegraph on our rst East African tour in 1997
A fantastic way of seeing The Lakes
Chipps, Singletrack magazine on our week-long Lakeland Epic
We chose Chris Ford and the CycleActive instructors for our Olympic Talent Team Camp because of their infectious enthusiasm and unique brand of skills coaching. The training was pitched at exactly the right level for our riders who all made real progress during the weekend.
Chris Furber, British Cycling Olympic Talent Coach.
Awesome!
Rob Warner, Pro Downhiller on our rst Mountain Bike Instructor course with the CTC
Morocco Skirting round a mountain kasbah in the High Atlas
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