Cyclinic MTB Skills Clinics

Cyclinic—recent happenings!

2010-11-16T19:11:00.000-08:00

• Sweet Cyclinic skinsuits arrived, which Aiden and Anna debuted at 2010 Singlespeed Nationals. So aerodynamic and performance enhancing were they, that the duo took out line honours making them Mr and Mrs Singlespeed Aus 2010. A hilarious experience, by all accounts!

• State championships was run and won at the technical Mt Crosby race track, hosted by Kenmore Cycles, with Aido and Anna taking Elite line-honours. It was a tough race, with 200m of climbing per lap (putting this in perspective, the Beijing Olympic course had 55m per lap...).
Cyclinic was out in full force, with Donna Dall stepping up to the elite challenge and taking out third, and 'the hot noodle' Glenn Stewart taking out second, proving that age really does matter! Furthermore, old mate 'I don't race' Christmas Singlespeeded his way to a Vet's title.

Glenn and Aido, flying the flag! These guys could teach you how to shred trails at Cyclinic!

• Cyclinic riders are presently prepping for the upcoming 2010/2011 MTBA National Series, with the first round at You Yangs, Geelong kick-starting the series on 21 November, stay tuned for details and updates!

For more information on Cyclinics, please email rlcsport at yahoo dot com or call Aido on 0411 805 805.

Cyclinic Kit, v2.0

2010-08-10T19:00:00.000-07:00

Features:

• Full length zipper

• Slim-fit 'Race Cut' jersey

• Three rear pockets

• Tapered collar

• Made from Champion System's exclusive 'CS Tech' Fabric—keeps you cool!

• Looks: VERY HOT!

Kits are in!

2010-08-10T18:56:00.000-07:00

Long time, no update but Cyclinic continues to tick along.

Racing the Sunshine Series has been awesome fun this year, with more Cyclinic riders out there than ever before.

Aido and Anna at the Karingal SS Round, photo courtesy of Tom.

We have produced a new run of Cyclinic kits, which proved more popular than we could have ever imagined! Because of this, we are offering another run of kits—jersey's and bibknicks (now less corrosive!!), for more information email rlcsport at yahoo dot com for an order form.

KWT Maxxis Sunshine Series Cross Country, 2010

2010-07-13T23:31:00.000-07:00

The 2010 KWT Maxxis Sunshine Series is drawing to a close, with four of the five XC races having been run and won.

Cyclinic has been out in full faculty, with skill guru's Aiden and Glenn, as well as the remaining Cyclinic coaches Matt, Donna and Anna racing the series.

The awesome thing about XC racing is that it's short, hard racing, and you can have it all over before lunch time—very handy if you have kid-wrangling duties, or the disinclination to spend enormous hours on the bike training.

Skills are a crucial part of XC racing—while fitness can get you to a level, without skills you lose time and waste that precious energy that you could be putting into the pedals towards the end of the race.

With Cyclinic, you can learn to ride smarter, become more efficient and ultimately get more out of the time spent on your bike. For more information on group or private sessions, contact info at rlcsport dot com

Cyclinic visits Mt Perry...and cleans up!

2010-07-13T23:22:00.000-07:00

Aiden and Glenn on the podium

Aido smashing it.

Cyclinic Dates TBA

2010-02-12T14:44:00.000-08:00

Hi all!

With the summer festivities well and truly over, and the national racing season also wrapping itself up shortly, the Cyclinic crew are looking to hold some new Cyclinics in the coming months.

Furthermore, there has been a massive increase in small-group Cyclinics in the past few months, with one-on-one clinics a great option to learn and perfect your singletrack slaying skills, and two-on-one clinics great if you have a buddy to partner up with!

Furthermore, team Cyclinic are heading over the ditch in March, teaming up with Race Elements for a week of mountain biking bliss in the iconic Redwoods Forest, Rotorua.

To register you interest in an upcoming Cyclinic, or to be put on the email list, contact Aiden on rlcsport at yahoo dot com

2009-12-02T21:41:00.000-08:00

Despite the recent inactivity of this blog, Cyclinic has been very busy of late, with many one-on-one clinics being conducted these holidays. We are also looking at some full-day clinics to be held in early 2010, around all the summer racing (of course!).

The Cyclinic crew will be away several weekends throughout the summer in order to race the MTBA National Series. For more information on the series, please visit this link.

For more information or to contact Aiden at Cyclinic, please call 0411 805 805.

Lady Clinic

2009-09-15T19:39:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, Cyclinic held a women's clinic—basically a bunch of crazy ladies in the dirt.

It was a lot of fun, with Kathy generously offering up her house as the Cyclinic base camp for the half-day clinic.

All the women showed vast improvements in their skills, with particular cartwheeling skills exhibited by Kathy, Jen and Anna.

Peace out to Sol Breads for some good tucker!

A Cyclinic for the ladies...

2009-09-13T23:34:00.000-07:00

Cyclinic—July 11, 2009

2009-07-11T16:52:00.000-07:00

Owen chasing a faster time during the race lap.

Helena gets corners sorted.

Tony rounds the bends.

Aido shows us how it's done.

Hucking Howard...or Howard the hucker?

Attempt #1.

Craig nails it!

Aido talking about riding bikes...and stuff.

Owen, concentrating on the monohop.

Leigh executing a bunny-mono-hop.

More Cyclinic pics...

2009-07-07T01:54:00.000-07:00

Cyclinic—June 21 2009

2009-06-21T14:07:00.000-07:00

Last weekend marked the debut Cyclinic for the QLD region. Braving mud, rain and prehaps even sleet, 15 keen mountain-bikers hit the trails for a day of skills...and plenty of mud!

Everyone improved on the day, with the group learning how to 'drop in' vertically, monohop, huck off stuff, practice their tight slalom cornering skills (in a pool of mud) and much more.

Some photos of the day can be found below, with more to be posted in the near future. Thanks to Rob Eva for making the trip north, in the lovely weather, as well as to Aiden Lefmann, Donna Dall and Glenn Stewart. Also a big thanks to our chef Matt!

The punishing race-lap climb...conquered!

Chris drops in.

Max shows off his new skills.

Jo masters the slippery corners!

Gary cruising around the muddy track.

Cyclinic—June 21 2009

2009-06-21T14:01:00.001-07:00

Clare has style down the drop!

Greg 'drops in' in style.

Aiden shows us how it supposed to be done.

Bill does some skids!

Tim stops with style!

Cyclinic this weekend—Karingal, Mt Cotton

2009-06-15T16:45:00.000-07:00

This weekend marks the debut of the Queensland Cyclinic series of skill clinics, and should be a hoot! We're getting really excited just planning it!

The clinic is being run Sunday, 21st June at the Karingal mountain-biking track, Mt Cotton.

This clinic, we have super XC racer, Glenn Stewart, coming along to show us how it's supposed to be done!

Glenny Boy up a nasty pinch during an XC race.

Glenn has a wealth of experience, having raced at national and at World Champ's level as a junior. More recently, Glenn has been a member of the national Cannondale team, and the KOM MTB Race Team.

A map to the from Brisbane CBD to the Cyclinic site cam be found below:

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What you need for Cyclinic:

• mountain bike—in good working order;
• Australian Standards Approved helmet;
• hydration for out on the trail (hydra-pack or water bottle);
• MTBA License, if you don't have a current MTBA License and haven't paid for one when signing up, you will have to purchase a day license on the day of the skills clinic, no exceptions!;
• comfortable clothes for cycling (remember it's a bit chilly in the mornings and afternoons at the moment!); and,
• a sense of adventure!

For those who have registered, see you there at 8.45am sharp for registration, ready for a 9am kick-off.

For more information on other upcoming Cyclinics, check out the Cyclinic webpage here.

Mt Crosby Sunshine Series

2009-04-28T15:04:00.000-07:00

April 26 marked the fourth round of the Sunshine Series XC (cross-country) round, hosted by Kenmore Cycle Club and held out at their Mt Crosby race course.

The day prior, the club enlisted Cyclinic coach Aiden Lefmann along with other notable QLD XC riders to run a two-hour junior skills development morning, to get the kids comfortable with the challenging course.

It was no wonder then, when the juniors put in an impressive effort, showing that there's a strong future for the sport in the coming years!

Cyclinic riders, Aiden Lefmann, Glenn Stewart and Anna Beck all raced the gruelling 6km course, which consisted of long, open grassy climbs, technical rock gardens, steep pinches and steep (but fun) chutes.

Aiden Lefmann, skills guru, managed to hold his series lead, taking the win over Mark Frendo with a comfortable margin. Dave Whitney came in third, with out Glenn riding in fourth.

In the women's race, it was a tousle between Anna Beck and Connie Silvestri, but eventually Connie proved the stronger woman, with Anna coming in second—holding the series lead—with Jo Rowall in third.

Cyclinic things

2009-04-24T23:50:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is the next race in the 2009 Sunshine Series, and is being held at Mt Crosby.

Headed out there today, and the course is quite fun. A few tricky rocks and things that cyclinic would help smooth out for any rider, no doubt.

Results will be posted tomorrow.

Cyclinic comes to Brisbane

2009-04-22T15:00:00.000-07:00

Cyclinic, the brainchild of Rob Eva and Paul Rowney, has headed north with new dates being released for the Brisbane area.

Dates for the Brisbane clinics are listed below:

Sunday 21st of June
Saturday 11th of July
Sunday 12th of July

For more information, updates and sign-up sheets, visit the Cyclinic site.