The sun shone down on us for our first Go Ride session of 2022. After storm Eunice the first thing to do was clear the worst of the branches and sticks that were scattered across the playground. This proved to be an excellent warm up activity :-).
Once all the riders had arrived we kicked off with a quick game of Whistle Stop, ending in a head to head elimination stand off between Tom & Oliver. Oliver maintained his crown, although Tom gave him a good run for his money.
Moving swiftly on we headed back the main playground and got to work on some group riding drills. With riders ranging in age from seven to thirteen, I was impressed that we managed to get everyone riding close and in contact in a variety of pairs and groups. We progressed onto two groups of six riders peeling off the front of each group and dropping to the back. We finished off with the older riders riding hand on shoulder six abreast down the playground. Excellent work by all.
For our endurance block we formed groups of three riders and practised riding in team time trial formation. With riders of different speeds and abilities it's a hard ask to keep your group riding smoothly together but everyone managed it really well. With one lap to go we rang the bell and gave everyone a chance to push themselves hard before the end of the block.
A great start to this year's Go Ride.
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