Potential Clinic Schedule
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 Saturday – Day 1

8:00      Registration
9:00      Clinic starts – Welcome, Introductions, Goals for the Weekend
9:15      Potential topics:

Classroom Topic 1: Technical Skills

                        - Individual riding style & efficiency
                        - Group riding dynamics (pack riding& position, echeloning)
                        - Bike control (cornering, downhills, when to brake)
                        - Bike handling skills (wheel touching, bumping)
                        - Climbing (shifting, standing)

Classroom Topic 2: Bike Stuff (bike stuff may be dropped in favor of more classroom work on skills, depending on client skill levels)

                        - Equipment (pedals, what gears to use when, wheels/tires)
                        - Bike maintenance (basics, changing a flat)

11:30    Bike Fit Discussion
12:00    Lunch Break
1:00      Meet outside Clinic classroom to depart for skills area
            On the Bike Skills Drills: Individual and Group Riding
                        -Bumping, touching, and close riding; taking a feed
                        -Cornering
                        -Time Trial starts
                        -Climbing
3:30      Pacelines, echeloning, group riding etiquette
5:00      Clinic day ends

Sunday – Day 2

8:00      Registration opens
9:00      Clinic starts – Welcome, Introductions, Goals for the day
9:15      Classroom Topic 3: Training Tips
                        -Planning a season (finding strengths/weaknesses, goal setting)
                        -Training plan (training with a purpose, training goals)
                        -Components of a program
                        -Using a heart rate monitor
                        -Hidden training (nutrition, recovery, stretching, massage)
                        -Philosophy (Details and consistency)

Classroom Topic 4: Racing Strategy and tips
                       -Types of races
                        -Preparation
                        -Sizing up a race
                        -Race strategy & team tactics
                        -Positioning in a race
                        -Sprinting
12:00    Lunch Break
1:00      On the Bike Skills Drills: Basic Racing
                        -Sprint drills
                        and/or Climbing drills and/or Descending drills if venue logistics allow
3:00                  Practice race. (Either criterium or time trial, depending on venue availability. Optional, but encouraged!)
4:00      Classroom wrap-up – Q & A
5:00      Clinic ends