About Us

Having stayed in Bourg d'Oisans and competed in the Megavalanche for the first time in 2007 we enjoyed the scenery lifestyle and riding so much we thought a serious change in pace was in order and to work for ourselves doing something we love - enjoy oisans.

Phil has been riding bikes for as long as he can remember but started competing seriously in cyclo cross events in the late 1980's. Phil switched to mountain biking in the mid nineties and has now been mountain biking for over 10 years most of which has been with the Bigfoot Mountain bike club in Gloucestershire. He is a qualified mountain bike guide via the OTC in the UK and holds an emergency first aid certificate issued by the Rescue Emergency Care Scheme Guidelines.

Helen has spent the last 12 years in and out of police cells and court rooms as a defence solicitor and now needs to see some light!  She has been riding mountain bikes largely to see Phil for the last couple of years and entered her first event in November 2007.  Helen is also an ITEC qualified massage therapist, and holds an emergency first aid certificate issued by the Rescue Emergency Care Scheme Guidelines. She doesn't plan to ride the Mega! - ever but sorts out all our admin and baguettes.

please note: the french authorities do not currently recognise the UK moutain biking qualifications so we will purely be showing you the local trails when you stay with us. For this reason we do not charge for this part of the holiday. If you wish to be guided by a fully qualified English speaking French guide then please contact us and we will provide you with more details including costs and availabilities.