Rider Manual - Cycling Training Guidelines: Group Riding

Table of Contents:

1. Getting Started
2. Types of Training Rides
3. Intensity
4. Warm Up and Warm Down
5. Group Riding
6. The Training Plan
7. Nutrition
8. Conclusion

Before riding in the Tour For Kids it is a good idea to get some experience riding in a group. You local bike shop or club is a great spot to go to get some advice on an appropriate group for you to ride with. Riding in a group is much faster than riding on your own because of the benefit of drafting. But drafting and bike handling are skills that need to be learned and trained so that you can safely benefit and enjoy riding in group situations. For beginners you need to find someone who will explain the ins and outs of riding in a group and what you should and shouldn’t do, this will make your riding much more social as well, when you are comfortably able to ride with others.