Training Rides
Join us every Tuesday evening from May 4th through September 14th (longer if the weather holds) for weekly training sessions. If there is interest, we will provide a brief review of specific skills every week from Hill Climbs and Descents to Group Riding and Cornering.
Rides will leave from Endurosport's Leaside location at 6:30pm sharp (Click for location details). Please come 10 minutes early your first time out to fill out the rider form. Riders need to be comfortable riding in a group and in traffic. Rides will often be run in Sunnybrook Park and the Bridal Path Loop to minimize the amount of traffic we have to deal with but the courses noted below are subject to change. All riders must wear a helmet and have a well tuned bicycle. The duration of the ride will depend on daylight hours initially and will increase in duration as the season progresses. Intensity of rides will also increase as the season progress so come out early to get ready for the harder work later in the season!
| Week | Skill | Leader | Loop 1 (Hospital Hill) – N. on Laird - enter park via Leaside and then loops from lower Leaside parking lot up along speed bump straight to the top of hospital hill. See the map Loop 2 – (Leslie Spit )enter park via Thorncliffe Park, calm ride south through the valley – hard ride / intervals around the Leslie Spit then return. See the map Loop 3 – Bridal Path/Sunnydale - technical course south side of Post Road. Map unavailable. Loop 4 – enter park via Leaside and then loops: hospital hill - Bayview N – descend into Glendon – up Glendon hill – Lawrence – Leslie S – into park. See the map 3 Climbs – enter park via Leaside and then loops: Hospital hill – Stables hill – Dog Park hill. See the map If the number of riders exceeds 7-8 then there will have to be a split for safety. Some days and with some participants in some locations it will not be possible to safely run intervals or hard efforts – that is the ride leader’s responsibility to determine and adjust workout or route. |
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| May 4 |
Bike Safety |
Greg |
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| May 11 | Group Riding Basics |
Andy |
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| May 18 | Intro to Cornering | Johnny |
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| May 25 | Intro to Descending |
Cary |
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| Jun 1 |
Climbing Basics |
Andy |
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| Jun 8 |
Bike Fit |
Mark D. |
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| Jun 15 | Transition (Swim 2 Bike) | Rhys |
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| Jun 22 | Pacing (Solstice Ride!) |
Cary |
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| Jun 29 |
Transition (Bike 2 Run) |
Rhys |
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| Jul 6 |
Paceline Intro |
Mark C. |
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| Jul 13 | Paceline Advanced |
Johnny |
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| Jul 20 | Cols of Sunnybrook | Andrew |
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| Jul 27 | Getting aero | Andy |
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| Aug 3 |
Group Riding Adv. |
Greg |
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| Aug 10 | Cornering Advanced |
Scott |
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| Aug 17 | Descending like a pro |
Mark C. |
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| Aug 24 | How to Climb faster |
Cary |
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| Aug 31 |
Tapering & Peaking |
Andrew |
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| Sep 7 |
TT/Tri Pacing II |
Cary |
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| Sep 14 | Off Season Training | Scott |
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| Sep 21 |
Ride Leader's Choice |
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| Sep 28 |
Ride Leader's Choice |
We do our best to accommodate riders of every level. These questions are a great pre-ride tool to determine your level of comfort. If you would answer "no" to any of these questions, make sure you check in with the ride leader for a little extra assistance before the session.
- Are you comfortable riding in traffic?
- Are you comfortable with other riders in close proximity to you?
- Do you understand all the hand signals used by cyclists to indicate turns, stops, slowing and obstacles on the road?
- Do you understand all the short phrases used by cyclists to quickly convey information on the road? Car up, Car back, tracks, on your left.
- When did you last have your bicycle serviced and is your bike in good working order?
- Do you understand the inherent risk of injury or death with cycling?
