Team PossAbilities/Gary Fisher/Subaru will host the 2nd annual Women’s Cycling Clinic in Redlands May 15-16. The clinic is designed to encourage more women to enjoy the benefits of cycling, both beginner/intermediate recreational and race focused athletes. The clinic begins Saturday with breakfast and instruction– riders get on their bikes early to learn and practice riding skills such as pedaling proficiency, cornering, pacelines, pack riding, race strategies, and eating/drinking while on the bike. “The instruction I received gave me the confidence and skill that I needed to bring my riding to the next level,” said 2009 participant Lisa Leaming.
Lunch is also provided and riders are presented with special guest speakers. Certified cycling instructors then give instruction on topics which will cover bike maintenance, nutrition, massage/muscle recovery, yoga and core strengthening, team and individual race tactics. There are numerous “goody bag” items and every participant has a chance to win cycling and health related raffle items.
This year, the Women’s Clinic is proud to announce guest speaker Dotsie Bausch – A five-time U.S. National Champion and a Pan Am Championships gold medal winner in her tenth year of racing. She spent seven years as a member of the U.S. National Team and has competed in the biggest races around the world for professional teams including T-Mobile, Colavita-Sutter Home, Jazz Apple, and InCycle/Time To Track presented by Empower Coaching Systems cycling team the latter of which is the present squad on which she serves as mentor to young riders new to the professional peloton.
Sunday options include 1) a local group ride, choice of 15 or 30 miles 2) local criterium race with on course mentor plus support and post-race feedback. Women USAC Category 4 racers receive 4 upgrade points for attending the clinic.
Space is limited to the first 100 participants, and fees are $70 for non-USAC license holders, $60 for USAC license holders. Race fee is additional.
All proceeds from the clinic go to support the PossAbilities program.
For more information contact: womenscyclingclinic@gmail.com
PossAbilities is a disabled community outreach program of Loma Linda University Rehabilitation, Orthopedic, and Neurosciences Institute. Membership to PossAbilities is free and there are no age restrictions. For more information: www.TeamPossAbilities.com