Last Friday, we were absolutely delighted to be back at Croydon Arena for another round of summer cycling sessions. We started these sessions last summer after teaming up with the Cycling Instructor with support from Croydon Council and as it went so well we decided to run the sessions again this year.
Friday’s session was the first in a series of four sessions which will run once a week throughout the month of July. The aims of the sessions are to improve confidence in cycling, prepare attendees for road cycling, teach basic cycling techniques and introduce people to an enjoyable way to get some exercise.
This first session was great fun and it was nice to see Brian from the Cycling Instructor again, he led the group last year and did a fantastic job so we were happy he was back with us again this year. We were also really pleased with the turnout, there were ten of us and it was a really mixed group in terms of age, ethnicity and cycling ability, plus everyone was really friendly; all the right ingredients for an enjoyable session.
After a round of introductions it was on to the serious part of the session, technique. We learnt how to check that our bikes are road worthy and then were instructed on the proper way to get on and off a bike, maintaining balance, braking properly, riding with one hand (preparation for signalling) and cycling slowly (to prepare for cycling in traffic).
We were all given plenty of opportunity to practice all these techniques making this a very informative but practical session, and at the end of the two hours we had cycled several times around the track so we got some good exercise too!
The next session will be on Friday 10th July at 6pm at Croydon Arena. Please email events@thelakefoundation.com to register or call 07440 146 645, and you can download our flyer below for more information.
We would like to say a big thank you to the Cycling Instructor and Croydon Council for giving us the opportunity to run this cycling group.
