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Why train with CycleActive?
- Only National Provider of CTC mtb courses
- All staff are SMBLA qualified leaders
- Official training partner to the UK 's biggest mtb event series – the Merida Marathons
- Official training partner to Mountain Mayhem, Europe's biggest mountain bike festival
- Advisors to the CTC and SMBLA on skills development
- First organisation approved to train CTC MTB Instructors
The benefits to you are clear – our expert instructors will get you riding, smoother, faster, better and with a bigger smile on your face than ever before!
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 Mountain Biking Courses
Personal Riding Skills
Trail Centre Day Courses
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New for 2008 we’re offering a superb range of one-day courses across England, Wales and Scotland. Each course is packed into a well structured day so you come away brimming with new ideas and sharper skills.
These one-day courses are run at Forestry Commission centres renowned for their great biking and top-notch teaching areas. With small groups (max 6) we can get right out onto the trails and find the best sections to use for coaching and developing your skills. By working on sections of trail with expert observation, feedback and review you will get a real understanding of the skills, how to apply them and how to push your riding to the next level. There are three courses to choose from, run out of four locations:
The Courses:
Singletrack Skills
Develop razor sharp bike handling as we get you flowing through fast singletrack, round berms, through technical sections of trail and more. This course is aimed at ensuring that you get the most out of the best trails in Britain, not just getting round them but riding them with confidence, speed and style.
Jumps and Drops
If you want to enjoy those tabletops and drops, feeling confident as you take to the air and land in perfect control, this is the course for you. We will show you how to fly over jumps and drops with good technique that you can apply on any trail. If you follow the programme and stay committed you’ll be airborne in no time.
Speed and Energy
To get the most out of big enduro events like the Merida series, Mountain Mayhem, 24/12 and others you need to ride both quickly and efficiently. This course is all about going fast, staying smooth, conserving energy and using bike, body and trail to best effect on a big ride. With experience coaching the Olympic Talent Team and the What Mountain Bike race team, amongst others, you know we have the ability to bring out the best in your riding.
Get Started
Through expert instruction, observation and skills analysis you can go from non-biker or relative novice to competent trail rider in one day. This course is ideal for those who want to get into mountain biking the right way – no bad habits just good techniques and helpful advice on a whole range of topics. We'll tune your bike to your body and riding style, show you how to analyse your own performance and give you the tools to keep improving long after the course has finished.
Every course has been developed in line with the latest teaching practices. These come from over 10 years of experience and our partnership with the CTC Instructor Award. The coaching and skill analysis techniques come right out of World Cup cross country and downhill performance plans. On booking you will be sent a detailed pre-travel pack with directions, recommended equipment, when to arrive and other useful information.
The Venues:
Glentress, Scotland
Famous for its range and quality of trails this is a great place to visit if you want a weekend of biking and some superb areas to learn on. The jumps in Spookey Wood are great for us and many sections of the black and red runs can be used for all of the courses.
Ae Forest, Scotland
Less famous than Glentress but those who know will tell you that the 24km Ae Line Trail and superb downhill course provide some of the best biking in Scotland. With less trail-traffic than Glentress this is a quieter place to use for coaching, with no shortage of great terrain to learn on and enjoy.
Cannock Chase, England
In the heart of England this area of trails has been popular with local riders since the very early days of mountain biking. Cannock is now a real mountain bikers hub with its own dedicated xc and downhill trails and an additional full xc trail due to open in 2008. It’s easy to access and provides plenty of challenges for all levels of rider.
Afan Forest Park, Wales
One of the most widely known and popular trail centre in Britain, Afan has huge appeal and a great network of quality riding. This is an ideal venue for long weekends of mountain biking and we’ll be offering a full range of one-day courses from Friday to Monday to give riders the best chance to enjoy their stay. With sharpened skills you can tackle even the most demanding trails with new confidence.
“We chose Chris Ford and the CycleActive instructors for our Olympic Talent Team Camp because of their infectious enthusiasm and unique brand of skills coaching. The training was pitched at exactly the right level for our riders who all made real progress during the weekend.”
Chris Furber, British Cycling Olympic Talent Coach.
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Price (per person):
£85 – first day
£70 – additional days on same weekend
Bike rental:
£25 (approx) per day
Duration:
1 day
The biking:
1 day, centre based
Fully guided
Fitness grades 2/3
Skill grades B/C
Skill Grade (Get Started course only) A
Group size 3-6
What’s included:
Full day of professional instruction
Pre-course information pack
Special offers with our sponsors and partners
Glentress, Scotland
2008
19 January – Singletrack Skills
20 January – Jumps and Drops
1 March – Singletrack Skills
2 March – Speed and Energy
25 April – Jumps and Drops
26 April – Speed and Energy
27 April – Singletrack Skills
23 May – Jumps and Drops
24 May – Singletrack Skills
7 June – Singletrack Skills
8 June – Speed and Energy
5 July – Singletrack Skills
6 July – Jumps and Drops
9 August – Singletrack Skills
10 August – Jumps and Drops
30 August – Singletrack Skills
31 August – Jumps and Drops
20 September – Singletrack Skills
21 September – Jumps and Drops
11 October – Singletrack Skills
12 October – Jumps and Drops
Ae Forest, Scotland
2008
2 February – Singletrack Skills
3 February – Jumps and Drops
22 March – Singletrack Skills
23 March – Jumps and Drops
19 April – (NOW FULL)
20 April – (NOW FULL)
4 May – (NOW FULL)
5 May – (NOW FULL)
25 May – Jumps and Drops
26 May – Singletrack Skills
28 June – Singletrack Skills
29 June – Jumps and Drops
12 July – Singletrack Skills
13 July – Jumps and Drops
26 July – Singletrack Skills
27 July – Jumps and Drops
2 August – (NOW FULL)
3 August – (NOW FULL)
6 September – Singletrack Skills
7 September – Jumps and Drops
4 October – Singletrack Skills
5 October – Jumps and Drops
25 October – Singletrack Skills
26 October – Jumps and Drops
8 November – Singletrack Skills
9 November – Jumps and Drops
Cannock Chase, England
2008
12 January – Singletrack Skills
13 January – Jumps and Drops
26 January – Singletrack Skills
27 January – Jumps and Drops
8 February – Singletrack Skills
9 February – Jumps and Drops
10 February – Speed and Energy
23 February – Singletrack Skills
24 February – Jumps and Drops
15 March – Singletrack Skills
16 March – Jumps and Drops
5 April – Singletrack Skills
6 April – Jumps and Drops
26 April – Singletrack Skills
27 April – Jumps and Drops
9 May – (NOW FULL)
10 May – (NOW FULL)
11 May – (NOW FULL)
7 June – Singletrack Skills
8 June – Jumps and Drops
21 June – Singletrack Skills
22 June – Jumps and Drops
19 July – Singletrack Skills
20 July – (NOW FULL)
16 August – Singletrack Skills
17 August – Jumps and Drops
23 August – Singletrack Skills
24 August – Jumps and Drops
13 September – Singletrack Skills
14 September – Jumps and Drops
27 October – Singletrack Skills
28 October – Jumps and Drops
18 October – Singletrack Skills
19 Ocotber – Jumps and Drops
1 November – Singletrack Skills
2 November – Jumps and Drops
Afan Forest Park, Wales
2008
26 April – (NOW FULL)
27 April – (NOW FULL)
28 April – (NOW FULL)
2 May – Singletrack Skills
3 May – Jumps and Drops
4 May – Speed and Energy
9 May – Get Started
10 May – Singletrack Skills
11 May – Jumps and Drops
30 May – Singletrack Skills
31 May – Jumps and Drops
1 June – Speed and Energy
13 June – Get Started
14 June – Singletrack Skills
15 June – Jumps and Drops
27 June – Singletrack Skills
28 June – Jumps and Drops
29 June – Speed and Energy
4 July – Get Started
5 July – Singletrack Skills
6 July – Jumps and Drops
18 July – Singletrack Skills
19 July – Jumps and Drops
20 July – Speed and Energy
15 August – Get Started
16 August – Singletrack Skills
17 August – Jumps and Drops
22 August – Get Started
23 August – Singletrack Skills
24 August – Jumps and Drops
5 September – Singletrack Skills
6 September – Jumps and Drops
7 September – Speed and Energy
19 September – Get Started
20 September – Singletrack Skills
21 September – Jumps and Drops
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