Cycling Skills
Skills classes are my favourite aspect of coaching. I love teaching in general and when it involves bicycles, then it is doubly great. Some of the classes I have put together for cyclists in the past include:
- bicycle maintenance
- wheel building
- trainer sessions
On the road
- bunch riding behaviour and etiquette
- descending
- climbing
- criterium strategies
- lead-out trains and other aspects of teamwork
The race of truth Anzac Parade, Canberra
On the track
- riding the banking
- race strategy
- track etiquette
Madison Narrabundah velodrome
On the dirt
- cornering
- body positioning
- negotiating obstacles
- drills to make you a better rider
The short track race Brent in California
Some classes, such as teamwork, require a group of people to practice with. Others, such as the mountain biking skills, work best with only a few people. In general I will put together a syllabus for any group of 1 to 10 people that come to me with an idea. My climbing and bunch riding classes proved so popular during summer that I had to provide multiple classes each week to keep the group size small enough. If you have a group of friends that wants to improve your cycling together, I am your guy. Together we can work out all the class details such as how many hours and what we intend to cover. I really can’t get enough of this!
XC Nationals Trudy at Mt Stromlo