Great Dublin Bike Ride – Training Day

The Great Dublin Bike Ride is a bike ride for all abilities and to get everyone ready we are hosting a FREE training workshop in St Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin on August 27 (9.30am – 1pm).

The training workshop will start with a talk on preparing for Great Dublin Bike Ride by Aidan Hammond of Bike Fitting Ireland. This will be followed by a road spin, which will be broken down into levels of abilities.

The training day is FREE and will be hosted in conjunction with Dublin City Sport & Wellbeing Partnership. The workshop is limited to first 50 people who register, simply scroll down to register.

Whether you are a novice or regular cyclist, this workshop will enhance your cycling skills and knowledge and allow you to become more confident on the bike.

There is no better way to prepare for Great Dublin Bike Ride.

The training session will include: 

• Intro on what we will be doing and quick discussion on safety individually and in group.
• Talk on cycling clothing / helmet /equipment
• Group riding 2 abreast and up and over
• Group riding singling out
• Riding shoulder to shoulder / close to other riders
• Drinking bottle and eating while on the bike
• Looking behind while riding
• Cornering and cornering in a group
• Braking and use of gear

RUNNING ORDER

• 09:30am - Participants arrive
• 09:45am - Meeting point, Main Gate 
• 10:00am - Training Starts 
• 12:00am - Training Finishes
• 12:00am - Training Spin on new cycle lane
• 13:00pm -  Q&A

For more detail please email info@greatdublinbikeride.ie or check out www.greatdublinbikeride.ie and follow us on Facebook facebook.com/greatdublinbikeride/ & Twitter @DublinBikeRide.