St Peter’s College Cycling 2015 Information for New Riders and Parents

Cycling at St Peter’s

Cycling at St Peter’s – our Coach Eric McKenzie

School Cycling  Rapidly growing sport in NZ across all age groups  Variety of events:  Team Time Trials  Individual Time Trials  Road Races  Criterium  Points Races  One of the few sports where parents can directly participate with their children  A sport for life

Equipment  Bike  Pump  Helmet/glasses  Shoes/cleats/pedals  Training clothing  Jersey/shorts  Winter clothing  Polyprop/jackets/arm warmers/leggings  Skin suits  Wind trainers  Accessories – tire levers/tubes/lights

Training  Skills for the new:  Road safety  Learning to use equipment  Learning to ride in bunches/team time trialling  Fitness  Building base fitness through riding -Y7 Sat or Sun (race or train), Spin on Monday(why), other sport. -Y8 as above plus mid-week ride -Y9 up Sat, Sunday (long ride), spin on Mon, Wed(am) + more if time permits. Lots in school holidays.  Cross-training through other sports  Speed ( we want more of this!!!)  Practising TTT (16km only so need to go fast! )  Racing

Parents – we need you !  Parent riders  Assistant coaches  Team Managers  Marshalling duty for ALL!  Fund raising  Is their a Doctor in the house ?  Team mechanic

2015 Calendar  ASSC Team Time Trials - Mangere  17th May,  7th June  21st June,  26 th July,  9th August,  23rd August  13 th September – Finals Day.  North Harbour Junior and Middle Schools Tour May 23/24  North Island Secondary School Road Champs 4 th /5 th July – Cambridge  NZ Secondary Schools Individual Cycling Champs Sep 5- 6 th (Mt Wellington)  North Island Intermediate and Middle Schools Cycling Championships Taupo Sep TBC  National Secondary Schools Road Champs Sep- 26 th -27 th Palmerston North.

The Rewards