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      Simon Harry

      Simon Harry

      Enthusiastic | Spirited | Engaging

      Mini Bio

      I make a yearly pilgrimage to France to catch at least a few stages of le tour, and have actually managed to get my wife interested. I’m a qualified British cycling performance coach, work as a mountain bike leadership tutor training new guides, and volunteer at my local cycle club. I’ve loved all things two-wheeled since being swept up in the BMX boom of the ’80s and then the mountain bike boom of the ’90s. I love combining my love of cycling with guiding, and it’s so rewarding to take folks to some of the most beautiful parts of the UK. I’ve been bikepacking since before it was called bikepacking. Two years ago, I struck off a bucket list item by completing the French Divide, a two-week self-supported Bike backing race. In 2024, we have the Italy Divide, and then, in 2026, the big one – the Tour Divide in America. With my other hat on, I work as a lecturer at my local university, teaching Forestry and Countryside Management. I also don’t mind getting my hands dirty and can build a mean drystone wall. Having taken a two year ‘Let’s go to the other side of the world’ sabbatical with my wife-to-be, I headed to New Zealand to live out of a van to get to know the country – the results of which was that on our return, we promptly bought a van, converted it, and travelled extensively on this continent.

      Favourite Place to Play

      West coast cycling: it’s beautiful, lacks cars and has some fantastic cake & coffee shops.

      Not a lot of People Know This

      I was in two episodes of Dr Who and a Bond film. I have also fought the boxer Joe Bugner (it’s on film!).

      “I needed to live in a place that had mountains, open roads, and a slower pace of life.”
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      Qualifications Read More

      General: TCL, MBL L3, WSRCGA
      Cycling: RCGA (Road Cycle Guide Award), Scottish Cycling – Trail Cycle Leader (TCL), British Cycling – Mountain Bike Leader 2, Scottish Cycling – Mountain Bike Leader (MBL), British Cycling – Mountain Bike Leader 3, British Cycling – MTB Night Leader, Scottish Cycling Night Riding Module, Silver Velo Tech Mechanic, Gold Velo Tech Mechanic, Any other relevant Leader / Coach / Tutor Awards, L3 BC Performance coach – Mountain biking, MBL Tutor
      Other: Leave No Trace, IOL Bushcraft Competency Certificate, NCFE Level 2 Bush Craft Instructor, Outdoor Food Preparation

      Experience Read More

      – I have been obsessed with bikes since my first BMX (Skyway TA) in 1984 – I got my first mountain bike in 1987 (a specialized stumpjumper, ahhh) – One of the first Qualified mountain bike leaders way back in 1992 – I have completed Paris Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, and Gent Wevlegem – Completed the French divide in 2022 – Can build and use a pretty good Bow and Drill for fire lighting

      Biggest Adventure Read More

      French Divide 2022 – 2250kms, 35000m of climbing, 80% off road, self supported. One one of 45 to finish out of 152 and only one of 8 to complete it on a gravel bike.

      Specialist Subject Read More

      Bikes, bikes, bikes! Also natural history, forestry, and ecology

      Book a trip with Simon

      Trip / Departure Availability Status Price Book
      Road Cycling – Arran, Islay & Jura
      24th Jul - 30th Jul 2027       		6 place(s) left Guaranteed 3,195 Book Now
      Road Cycling – Outer Hebrides
      7th Aug - 13th Aug 2027       		3 place(s) left Guaranteed 3,165 Book Now
      Road Cycling – The Five Countries Tour
      22nd Aug - 3rd Sep 2027       		11 place(s) left Available 5,545 Book Now

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      Sometimes it's nice to get family and friends together and travel privately for some quality time. This means you benefit from all the features of the group departure, including hand-picked accommodation and expert local guides and we'll take care of it all. Then you can make your choice of departures dates and we'll get back to you to finalise the details.

      We work together with our team of guides to decide which departures they lead each year. As part of that, guides provide available dates that they are free to be booked. This means that any of the dates you see in the first field of the form below, could be perfect for your private departure or customised tour.

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