Summer Coaching

16th December 2009

Summer cycling coaching series for juniors and new riders

Aim - to provide instruction for juniors and new riders on how to ride efficiently, how to get faster, time trialing, riding in bunches, lapping it out, attacking and responding to attacking, hillclimbing, nutrition and fluids, and cycling tactics.  A basic training programme on how to get fitter and faster will be provided for those who are interested.

What - coaching sessions with short races (followed by a fast group ride) every second Saturday morning over the summer holidays.  The final race on 30 January will have age group prizes.

Who - all teenage riders and all new riders who are Marsden Wheeler members or are thinking of joining the Marsden Wheeler Cycle Club for 2010 - all fitness levels catered for. 

Where - Kokopu School (on Kokopu Road) which is about 20km west of Whangarei city.

When - 19 December; 2 January; 16 January; 30 January meet at 8.45am at Kokopu School

8.45am Registration
9 am Coaching session
9.15am Warm up
9.30am Short race, with 1 hour fast group ride to follow

Cost - $2 per session

Coaches - Ruth and Jonathan Jarman, Marsden Wheelers Cycling Club

For more information contact Ruth at her email or phone her on 021 438 252.

No road bike – contact Ruth for options.

Ruth and Jonathan Jarman

93A Puriri Park Road
Maunu, Whangarei 0110

064 94382293


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