{"id":11434,"date":"2022-05-19T23:18:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T02:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/?p=11434"},"modified":"2022-05-19T23:20:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T02:20:42","slug":"bike-skills-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/bike-skills-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Skills Clinic Sunday May 29, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">In preparation for a busy 2022 season, Triathlon NS is hosting a draft skills\/certification clinic in Dartmouth this May! This clinic is for young athletes (14 \u2013 23yrs) who are interested in learning the necessary skills to pursue draft legal competition. If the athlete\u2019s skill level is deemed sufficient at the end of the skills clinic they will be draft legal certified. Draft legal certification from Triathlon NS is recognized by Triathlon Canada and internationally, and is a critical skill in Triathlon Canada\u2019s Gold Medal Profile, and required competency in Triathlon NS\u2019s performance pathway.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday May 29<br \/>\n11am \u2013 1 pm<br \/>\n\u00c9cole Bois joli parking lot<br \/>\n\u00c9cole Bois-Joli<br \/>\n(902) 433-7070<br \/>\n<a class=\"extlink https\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/YgebQ3tV97zju7yK9\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/YgebQ3tV97zju7yK9<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong class=\"\">WHAT:\u00a0<\/strong>Senior, certified cycling coaches will instruct athletes on proper techniques related to draft legal racing. The course promises to cover how to safely:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\">Ride in a peloton\/paceline environment<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Rotate positions within a paceline<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Signal to communicate within a paceline<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Position hands on the handlebars, maximizing safety<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Employ emergency maneuvers and proper braking procedures within a paceline<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Remove, drink, and replace water bottle while riding in a paceline<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Use all gears effectively<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Apply proper cornering techniques<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Apply seated and standing climbing techniques<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">Apply the \u2018long and low\u2019 position to maximize aerodynamic efficiency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\">Athletes demonstrating relevant competencies will receive a Certificate issued by Triathlon NS upon completion of this clinic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong class=\"\">Pre-requisite:\u00a0<\/strong>This clinic aims to build upon the skillset of athletes that already have basic cycling competencies in place.\u00a0 Athletes will be cycling in a pack environment; all participants attending Draft Clinics\u00a0<strong class=\"\"><em class=\"\">must already possess<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0basic cycling competencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Please note:<\/strong> The use of a road-specific bike with drop bars is required. \u00a0Riders with Mountain bikes, and time trail specific bicycles are not permitted to ride in groups but will be allowed to participate in the individual skill-building.\u00a0 Only bicycles in good functional maintenance will be permitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">In preparation for a busy 2022 season, Triathlon NS is hosting a draft skills\/certification clinic in Dartmouth this May! This clinic is for young athletes (14 \u2013 23yrs) who are interested in learning the necessary skills to pursue draft legal competition. If the athlete\u2019s skill level is deemed sufficient at the end of the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11434\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/triathlonnovascotia.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}