Rider Development Coaching and Ride Series

This series of combined coaching sessions and rides will build your skills and confidence on your bike, as well as improving your ability to ride close to other riders. We will start each session with 45 minutes' coaching at the Preston Park cycle track, then head out for a ride together, usually heading for a cafe where we will pause before returning into Brighton (10 miles total). We allow lots of time for the ride to the cafe and back as we ride at the pace of the slowest in the group (and need to allow for delays with things like punctures). If you need to get back before the scheduled finish time, you can always say bye bye to us as we head off for the cafe and do a few more laps of the Preston Park velodrome on your own or with others not riding to the cafe. The focus of the coaching will depend partly on the skill level of the group, but is likely to include: - Using gears to manage your energy on a ride - Riding one-handed so that you can eat and drink whilst riding - Cornering - Group riding - Climbing hills - Descending hills The coaching sessions and rides will be led by Alison, a fully qualified British Cycling Level 2 Road & Time Trial Coach and Level 2 Ride Leader and she will have an assistant ride leader with her to ensure no-one gets left behind on the ride.