Perfect escapes start long before the first pedal stroke. Three Rapha riders used the new London-based car rental app THE OUT for a weekend road trip to the Isle of Arran.

The journey, from central London to the rugged Scottish island, was planned to recce the roads of this year’s first Grinduro, an off-road cycling event somewhere between a party and a race that has quickly become one of the most loved gravel events on the calendar.