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A Guide to Cycling in a Group Ride
How to choose a suitable group ride, understand pace categories, pack sensibly and know what a typical ride looks like before you roll out for the first time.
Riding Skills
Group Riding
How to ride safely and smoothly with other cyclists.
Cycling Skills for Riding in a Group
Learn the common group hand signals and spoken calls for hazards, slowing and stopping, and why signals vary between clubs and countries.
Essential Skills for Riding a Bike in a Group
How to position yourself in a group on the road: single file versus riding two abreast under local rules, letting traffic pass and regrouping safely.
The Art of Riding a Bike in a Group
How paceline riding works: holding a wheel at a safe gap, taking smooth turns at the front, and why sudden moves are so dangerous in a tight line of riders.
The Top 5 Cycling Tricks for Racing and Competition
Five race-craft skills to practise with clubs and coaches: drafting, cornering lines, positioning, smooth braking and pacing. They are skills, not stunts.
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Balance and Control Staying upright, steering, braking and cornering. Riding Confidence Building calm, capable riding on real roads and paths. City Riding Traffic, bike lanes, shared paths and bike share skills. Bike Computers and GPS Using cycling computers, sensors and navigation. Commuting Skills Skills and habits for riding to work and back every day. Cornering How to take bends on road and trail with control. Hands-Free and Limited-Control Riding No hands, one hand, feet and vision skills made safe. Advanced Skills Why advanced skills help in traffic, commuting and groups. Handling Variations Handling skills with different hands, brakes and seats. Riding Technique Body position, pedalling, braking and line-holding fundamentals. Advanced Riding Skills and tricks for experienced riders, with sensible limits. Style and Mastery Polishing skills, style and flow through deliberate practice. Speed, Agility and Flexibility Drills for quicker handling, faster riding and a more supple position. Handling Different Bike Setups How bar width, tyre size, stance and loaded bags change the way a bike handles. Practical Riding Fixes Riding straight, coping with a broken chain and riding well on little money. Falling and Crashing Safely Understanding falls, reducing their risk and what to do afterwards. Reading the Road and Trail Seeing hazards early and choosing where to ride. Gears and Cadence Using the gears smoothly and finding a comfortable pedalling rhythm. Etiquette and Signalling Riding courteously and clearly with others.