Candi Murray

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.