Does a new outdoor season, give you an excuse to purchase a new cycling kit?

Does a new outdoor season, give you an excuse to purchase a new cycling kit?

by | Apr 18, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Leading Group Rides

 

life time fitness cycle club C ride 2015

Fun 17.75 mile C ride = my chance to develop more new outdoor riders!

I don't know if this is true where you live, but we are enjoying a fantastic spring here in Minnesota. Yesterday was 70 and sunny. I did a little multitasking = hammered for two hours, while pre-riding the two “C” loops I've created for our Life Time Fitness Cycling Club.

To create a new route for a group ride >

  1. Decide on an appropriate distance and then map the route on mapmyride.com. It's super easy to use; create a free account, click Create a New Route, center the map on your starting location, then just click along the path you want to follow. You're shown the cumulative mileage as you go and there are edit tools (I use the undo a lot) so you can make changes until you've configured your ride. Then give your new ride a name and then Save Route. You will find a link to your new route that can be easily shared via email, or if you paste it into Facebook it will display the map.
  2. Then take a test ride (the fun part) to check for any construction work or other concerns. Oh, and to learn the route yourself if you'll be the leader.

I feel it's important to give new riders a chance to lead. There are situations when I might be the only lead on the ride. Assigning a new leader is helpful so I can fall back and check on others and assist those needing help. I've learned not to ask; “can you be the new leader?” New riders almost always say NO! Instead I casually tell them; “you're the leader now… keep a steady speed and I'll be back shortly”. Before disappearing to the rear, I will also tell the new leader what's coming up; the next turn, any concerns, safety hazards, etc.

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Does a new outdoor season, give you an excuse to purchase a new cycling kit?

ICI Podcast 329 – Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame

by | Jan 19, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Latest News

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1/19/2015 In celebration of Martin Luther King Day – I thought it appropriate to re-run this podcast about Major Taylor!

Minnesota author and cycling historian Terry Kerber joins me on this episode of the Podcast to discuss his book; Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame.

About Major Taylor
In 1907, amid a time of unspeakable racial cruelty, the world’s most popular athlete was not pitcher Cy Young or center fielder Ty Cobb. During the height of the Jim Crow era, the world’s most popular athlete wasn’t even white. He was an oft-persecuted black bicycle racer who was denied meals, kicked out of hotels, forced to sleep in horse stables, trained by a washed-up former racer, and managed by a pugnacious Irish sports promoter and Broadway producer.

This is the Inspiring story of Major Taylor and the men who helped him achieve worldwide fame…

Greg Lemond writes in his foreword to the book:Black Cyclist Major Taylor Book by Conrad and Terry Kerber

There are so many lessons in the pages of this epic story, but perhaps none are nobler than Taylor’s transcendent ability to forgive those who tormented him on and off bike tracks. That is why I was honored to speak at the unveiling of the Major Taylor statue at the Worcester Public Library, to stand in the very city that sheltered him from the racial storms a century before. I am equally honored to write the Foreword to this engrossing book, written by two gifted writers and passionate cycling fans that just happen to live near my suburban twin cities home. As the sport of bike racing and our nation attempt to transition to a new and refreshing era of transparency, we would all be well-served to seek wisdom and guidance from the lessons left behind by this remarkable sportsman.

You can learn more about this incredible man and purchase a signed copy of the book at their website.

After listening to my interview with Terry you may feel as I do, that this could be an awesome movie. If you know anyone in the business please pass this along to them.

 

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