Youth Academy
Mid Devon Cycling Club is one of the South West’s largest and most active cycling clubs. We organise fortnightly training sessions at Torbay Velopark cycling facility to encourage young people aged 8–18 to develop various cycling skills with an emphasis on having fun. We have 8 British Cycling coaches who deliver the sessions under the Go Ride banner in a traffic free environment. We support all cycling disciplines and promote local races in closed circuit, cyclocross and mountain biking.
Our youth coaching sessions are aimed to be run on a fortnightly basis on Wednesday 06:30pm but other bookings may change the plan!! Cost £3.50 for 1 hour or £6 for 2 hours per session. Riders are split into age and ability groups. Riders learn the basic skills of bike handling and control, and progress through to bike racing and tactical knowledge.
***Coaching update***
Hi all sorry for the late notice due to events out of our control we have decided to change the dates of our coaching sessions for the next two months this will mean fewer clashes with racing and more coaching ability.
No Coaching on the 1st Feb
Coaching booking form 8th Feb
Coaching booking form 22nd Feb (Cancelled)
Coaching booking form 8th March
Coaching booking form 22nd March
Groups
– Please ensure that you make bookings in the correct category, as incorrect bookings may exceed our capacity limit, and we may have to turn people away on the day. If you are unsure of which group you should be in, please check with Rob. (rob@middevon.cc)
– Use the online booking system. Training is only available to those who have made an online booking.
– Availability is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You will notify at booking if we are full.
– There will be 2 groups divided by ability, not age, at the coaches’ discretion.
Group 1 (1 hour) 10:00-11:00: This group is for novice racers aiming to develop skills for cornering, group riding, sprinting, and bike control. They will ride on the small left section of the track. The cost is £3.50.
Group 2 (1 hour) 11:00-12:00: This group is for intermediate racers who have progressed beyond group one and are now working on developing skills at a faster speed, including improving fitness levels on the whole track. The cost is £3.50.
Group 3 (2 hours) 10:00-12:00: This is for advanced racers working on the same skills development as in groups 1 and 2, including a higher level of fitness work at speed. The cost is £6.00. This group will use the whole track.
Payment:
Payment must be made at the time of booking on the online system only and closes on Friday at midnight.
Parents of any new riders will need to stay.
Rider information:
Riders need to be ready to ride 5 minutes before there sessions starts
Please ensure your bike is roadworthy, as we will not be handling or repairing any bikes, including pumping up tires.
Membership renewed on 1st January. Benefits include:
• British Cycling qualified coaches delivering a range of sessions.
• Access to our coaching and racing events.
• Club kit at discounted prices.
• Free British Cycling membership in your first year.
• Regular events and coaching sessions for road and mountain bike.
• Trips to Newport Velodrome.
• Loan bikes available to new members.
Our coaches are Level 2 trained and hold discipline specific qualifications in Road, Time Trial, Track and Cyclo-Cross. Riders compete locally, nationally and most of all have fun on their bikes!
We are always keen to welcome new members but before attending our coaching sessions please contact us so that we can confirm availability and answer any questions you have.
We are also keen to introduce as many riders as possible to racing and have developed a format of racing where we stagger the starts of the events so that the more experienced riders start a couple of minutes behind and have to chase the younger/ newer riders. This creates a level playing field for everyone and also builds on the group riding skills they’ve learnt in their coaching sessions.
Interested? Please fill in the form below