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Summer is here and with sunshine forecast, we’re getting excited for some epic cycling adventures again!To celebrate and to kick-start your motivation we’ve teamed up with Climategames, a new activity tracking, challenge-smashing and rewards-giving app. Want to get involved? Complete our 100km ride challenge during June and you’ll get a £20 voucher to spend on any Shutt Velo Rapide cycling jersey. Simply download the Climategames App and join the Shutt Velo Rapide challenge to get started.

What is it? The North Coast 500 (NC500) route was launched in 2015 as a tourism initiative to promote the northern Highlands of Scotland. It’s a 500 mile circular route around the rugged coastline of Scotland, starting and finishing at Inverness Castle. The route is very popular with motorhomes and bikers, as well as cyclists. A publican we spoke to in Helmsdale said it had transformed the economy of the area with formerly closed hotels reopening and restaurants and cafés springing up along the route. The GCN route The official NC500 route is marked with road signs. We used GCN’s 'bike...

One of our Brand Ambassadors, Grace Ward, was selected to race at the Youth Tour of Scotland this year.  A rising star in the youth ranks, on road, MTB and CX bikes alike, here is her review of the event.  Shutt VR were honoured to help support the team supplying a set of our premium jerseys for the event. Give Grace a follow Instagram - @gracewardracing    The Youth Tour of Scotland returned this year after a 3 year hiatus due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, the prestigious Youth Tour comprising of 4 stages over 3 days was contested between the...

Shutt's James B. headed to Spain for a week to escape the dirty Devon lanes and wet and cold south westerlies, to get some base miles in the sun. The offer of a week in Denia, riding the mountains and coast roads of the Costa Blanca and training with a pro triathlete/ironman was an opportunity not to be missed. Meeting some new and old friends out on the road was a great chance to get some base miles in before some big challenges later in the year, while still recovering from a bad shoulder injury last summer and the loss of cardio fitness....