Upcoming Cycling Skills & Confidence Programs
YMCA Girls ride MTB at the You Yangs
This day program is ideal for girls and women of all ages who would like to try mountain biking and develop their bike riding skills.
Upcoming dates:
+ 15th April 2025
+ 8th July 2025
Book here: https://ymcavic.venue360.me/public/events/homepage?&org=7&eventPlan=ALL&season=ALL&groupBySeason=false
Individual 1:1 Skill Sessions (for adults and kids)
These 50min individual cycling skill sessions are for adults or kids aged 7 and over, who can not yet ride a bike but would like to learn, or for novice riders with basic skills who would like to improve their confidence to enable them to use their bike for sustainable transport to school, shopping, visit friends, or fitness and recreation.
Banyule
Next session: Sunday 16th February
Do you live, work or study in Banyule; and missed out on a 1:1 session for yourself or your child?
Send me a message as there are other options.
Urban Cycling Confidence
This course is for adult bike riders who are confident riding on shared paths and wish to start riding on the road. Participants will gain riding skills and knowledge to ride on roads with confidence so they can use your bike for recreation, fitness and transport.
Course includes a short revision of bike handling skills, road rules and safety principles, followed by an on-road ride where we discuss, demonstrate and practice negotiating various traffic scenarios and intersections safely on a bicycle. Route planning methods are also discussed.
Banyule/Darebin:
Sunday 24th November at La Trobe Uni - https://www.trybooking.com/CUFQZ
Banyule:
Saturday 15th February at Ivanhoe Hub - https://www.trybooking.com/CTYDB
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PAST SESSIONS:
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On-Road Cycling Skills
This short course is for adult bike riders who are confident riding on shared paths and wish to start riding on the road. Participants will gain riding skills and knowledge to ride on roads with confidence so they can use your bike for recreation, fitness and transport.
Course includes a short revision of bike handling skills, road rules and safety principles, followed by an on-road ride where we discuss, demonstrate and practice negotiating various traffic scenarios and intersections safely on a bicycle. Route planning methods are also discussed.
more coming soon!
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Novice Bike Riding Skill Development
This 2.5 hour practical bicycle skill training session is perfect for adults wanting to improve basic riding skills and gain confidence on the bike. In a traffic free environment participants will practice basic but essential bike control skills including smooth starting, stopping, using gears, scanning, signaling and emergency stops.
more coming soon!
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She Devils - Girls MTB Program for Warrandyte MTB Club
6x 1.5hr sessions
5:00-6:30pm Thursdays - 10th October to 14th November
Thanks to a Change Our Game grant from the Victorian State Government, Warrandyte Mountain Bike Club is thrilled to announce that we will be running a junior girls mountain bike skills clinic in term 4. She Devils is a spin-off of Warrandyte Mountain Bike Club's hugely successful Dirt Devils kids program.
She Devils participants will receive tuition from experienced mountain biking instructor Cazz Clarke over six consecutive Thursdays from 10 October to 14 November. The program will be suitable for girls who can comfortably ride a bike but may not have ridden off-road before, or have limited experience on trails. The focus will be on building skills and confidence in a safe and supportive environment.
For more information, drop the club an email at [email protected].
This day program is ideal for girls and women of all ages who would like to try mountain biking and develop their bike riding skills.
Upcoming dates:
+ 15th April 2025
+ 8th July 2025
Book here: https://ymcavic.venue360.me/public/events/homepage?&org=7&eventPlan=ALL&season=ALL&groupBySeason=false
Individual 1:1 Skill Sessions (for adults and kids)
These 50min individual cycling skill sessions are for adults or kids aged 7 and over, who can not yet ride a bike but would like to learn, or for novice riders with basic skills who would like to improve their confidence to enable them to use their bike for sustainable transport to school, shopping, visit friends, or fitness and recreation.
Banyule
Next session: Sunday 16th February
Do you live, work or study in Banyule; and missed out on a 1:1 session for yourself or your child?
Send me a message as there are other options.
Urban Cycling Confidence
This course is for adult bike riders who are confident riding on shared paths and wish to start riding on the road. Participants will gain riding skills and knowledge to ride on roads with confidence so they can use your bike for recreation, fitness and transport.
Course includes a short revision of bike handling skills, road rules and safety principles, followed by an on-road ride where we discuss, demonstrate and practice negotiating various traffic scenarios and intersections safely on a bicycle. Route planning methods are also discussed.
Banyule/Darebin:
Sunday 24th November at La Trobe Uni - https://www.trybooking.com/CUFQZ
Banyule:
Saturday 15th February at Ivanhoe Hub - https://www.trybooking.com/CTYDB
-------------------
PAST SESSIONS:
-------------------
On-Road Cycling Skills
This short course is for adult bike riders who are confident riding on shared paths and wish to start riding on the road. Participants will gain riding skills and knowledge to ride on roads with confidence so they can use your bike for recreation, fitness and transport.
Course includes a short revision of bike handling skills, road rules and safety principles, followed by an on-road ride where we discuss, demonstrate and practice negotiating various traffic scenarios and intersections safely on a bicycle. Route planning methods are also discussed.
more coming soon!
-------------------
Novice Bike Riding Skill Development
This 2.5 hour practical bicycle skill training session is perfect for adults wanting to improve basic riding skills and gain confidence on the bike. In a traffic free environment participants will practice basic but essential bike control skills including smooth starting, stopping, using gears, scanning, signaling and emergency stops.
more coming soon!
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She Devils - Girls MTB Program for Warrandyte MTB Club
6x 1.5hr sessions
5:00-6:30pm Thursdays - 10th October to 14th November
Thanks to a Change Our Game grant from the Victorian State Government, Warrandyte Mountain Bike Club is thrilled to announce that we will be running a junior girls mountain bike skills clinic in term 4. She Devils is a spin-off of Warrandyte Mountain Bike Club's hugely successful Dirt Devils kids program.
She Devils participants will receive tuition from experienced mountain biking instructor Cazz Clarke over six consecutive Thursdays from 10 October to 14 November. The program will be suitable for girls who can comfortably ride a bike but may not have ridden off-road before, or have limited experience on trails. The focus will be on building skills and confidence in a safe and supportive environment.
For more information, drop the club an email at [email protected].
