Wanting to go abroad for a week or so of great xc riding. Can anyone recommend a good resort/tour company to go with?

try bikegreece.com

James there is a good guy and plenty of XC riding/hills/views/ouzo/olives he does a 7 day or so tour of the best bits

bikegreece.com

*bookmarked*.

My bro lives in Athens so might be able to combine MTB with a visit 🙂

http://www.bikevillage.co.uk

You won't regret it

Bike Verbier.

If they're not already full.

second bikevillage – sam and lyndsey are lovely, the riding is amazing. Although Sam can find anything ot suit his guests, the best amd majority of the stuff is very technical, steep, tight switchbacks type xc stuff. Oh and sam has a policy of making his guests work for the height gain.
Neil

http://www.aquickrelease.com

Fantastic trails in Luchon, French Pyrenees 🙂

2nd AQR. Not only fantastic trails, but fantastic food too…

2nd Verbier

resort/tour

As a resort sieracycling are at the end of the Costas in Feungerola

Basque cycling and Riviera in Italy look good so hope to get there before I retire from mtbing 😉

Intro

Being twice. Excellent both times. You stay in a lovely mountain side village with great food.

Mike has a policy of NOT making you work for height gain. Which is just as well given how much you descend in a day.

Another vote for Bike Verbier – brilliant holidays in every respect.

I've used MBMB in the past. Not been with them for a few years, but they supplied a very good holiday. They are based in Chamonix. I really enjoy the riding round there. Lots of lovely technical single track and definitely XC rather than DH.

B V

Cheers! Will check out some of your recommendations.

Another vote for Bike Verbier

Tracey, when are you going over to Verbier this summer??

Be great to meet up with you and your family again!
I'm just about to send an email off to Lucy and Phil to get myself sorted, and I shall be visiting my LBS to order a suitable bike upgrade 😀

Michael

Ooh, ooh, pick me! Pick me! 😳

http://www.whiteroomchalet.com/sumintro.htm

For great grub, location and some of this:

Just come back from Luchon with AQR, brilliant holiday, fantastic trails, great food and my wife got some excellent skills coaching from Mr Potter.

Going the first 2 weeks in August same as last year.

Tracey

Yeah, pick stevomcd! Hopefully see you later this year big fella!

If you want to try somewhere new and different, have a look at iRide Africa.

Cheers

Yeah, pick stevomcd! Hopefully see you later this year big fella!

Glad someone finally popped up, thought I was going to have to upset the powers-that-be again!