Cycling 101 Rides

Specifically designed for the novice cyclist, these rides will help you to develop the essential skills and knowledge that turns a bicycle rider into a cyclist. Proper pedalling cadence, hill climbing strategies, gear selection and application to varying load conditions, emergency threshold braking, emergency obstacle avoidance and much much more are part of these rides. Get advice on bicycle selection, essential accessories for the bike, clothing and training aids. Never fixed a flat tire before – find out how on one of these rides. Seven weeks (exclusive of the May long-weekend) starting April 26^th at 7:00 p.m. at the Kinsmen Centre. This ride is limited to 20 riders for the duration of the seven weeks.

Please note, as of March 17, 2010 this ride is full.

Cycling 201

Mentored by some of the most skilled and respected riders in the Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club, these rides take you the rider beyond Cycling 101. If you've developed the basic skills of cycling, but have hit that 25-26 kph plateau - these rides are for you. Through weekly pace-line rides, sprint for the pole repeats, fox and hound chases, and hill climbs you'll discover the secrets to move to the front of the pack. Be ready to fine tune your ride position, improve your economy of motion and fitness so that YOU can watch everyone else arrive after a day of touring! Saturday mornings at 10:30am starting in May.

Target the Tour

Discover what good base training can do for your enjoyment of the bike. Perfect for the novice cyclist, this series of rides is the ideal way to prepare for the EBTC signature event the Tour d l'Alberta®. Starting at a manageable 15-18 kph average and 25 km distance, the rides build endurance first until riders can manage 60 km at 15-18 kph average – NO ONE gets left behind! Then the distance is cut back and the average speed is raised to 18 – 22 kph average. Through these development cycles a rider will finish off the series 1 week prior to the Tour d l'Alberta® having completed a 140 km ride at a 25 kph average. Do you have a goal in mind? 

Starting Sunday March 28^th and each Sunday after (excluding long weekends) at 9:30 a.m. until July 18^th.

The Allez-Allez-Allez Hill Series

Going up hurts right? The secret to making hills hurt less is to do more of them. Intended for novice riders and those who avoid hills at every opportunity, this series of rides will start easy. Week by week you'll build strength and power through incremental increases in both the number of hills tackled, as well as the steepness of the grades. Learn some of the secrets of hill climbing and decending that make going up and down just little bit easier. Starting Thursday April 29th at 7:00 p.m. and each week after until August 12. These are the perfect ride to get you ready for that mountain tour you've been dreaming about.

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