| Subject: | Cyclocross clinics start at Alpenrose tomorrow |
| Date: | 08/30/2005 05:51 AM |
| From: | Candi Murray |
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Here are some notes from Rhonda Mazza and Erik Tonkin Notes on the Alpenrose Cyclocross Clinics . Try to register by 6:15 (at the latest) so we can be ready to practice by 6:30. This will be important as daylight dwindles. . We're here to practice our skills, not get a workout. Go slowly at first to hone your technique, then gradually speed up. That's the healthy and safe way to do it. . At every practice we'll break into equal-sized groups, each "coached" by one or two riders. Groups will not necessarily be divided by gender or skill level. Work with a different coach each week-what one coach has to say may "click" better than it did with another. . Each practice will be broken, roughly, into three segments. First, we'll work on the approach and dismount. Second, we'll work on going over the barrier or up the run-up. Third we'll work on the dreaded remount and get-away. Also, each practice we'll try to end with a group rally or race simulation. . At the first clinic on Aug. 31, we will use boards laid flat on the ground rather than real barriers. Further, we may only work through segments 1 and 2 of the clinic. We may also devote a group to simple bike handling skills. . Cylcocross bikes for "demo" may be available at the clinics. |
