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    Taught by women for women
  Bay Area Women's Cycling Clinic 2008

The instructor of this Clinic -- Nicole Freedman -- is an outstanding coach and was a professional cyclist, 2-time U.S. National Champion, member of the U.S. Olympic Road Team, and founder of the Ford-Basis Women's Cycling Team. Improve your bike handling skills, learn what is needed to start road racing, or improve your racing strategy! For beginner and intermediate racers, triathletes, endurance riders, and cycling enthusiasts.

Date: Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, 2008 (attend either day or both).

Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (registration and refreshments starting at 8 am)

Location: Lucie Stern Community Center, Fireside Room, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Cost: A generous donation from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition allows us to subsidize the clinic at the low price of $89/day or $159/weekend (or $84/day or $149/weekend for seniors or San Francisco Bicycle Coalition members -- http://www.sfbike.org/?join_renew); Juniors (age 18 years or under): $39/day or $79/weekend. Five full scholarships are available for juniors; contact Brooke Kuhn to apply (BrookeKuhn@gmail.com or 415-252-9047). Lunch is included.

Group Rates: 3 to 5 people - $84/day per person or $149/weekend per person; 6 or more people - $79/day per person or $139/weekend per person (must register together for discount).

To Register: Make checks out to "Bay Area Women's Cycling Clinic" and postmark by June 3 to:

Brooke Kuhn
c/o Bay Area Women's Cycling
143 San Carlos St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Be sure to note on your check which session(s) you'll be attending and your lunch preference: vegetarian or white meat. There will be on-site registration, space permitting (with a $10 same-day reg fee). The maximum size for the Clinic is 60 people.

Bring: Your bike, helmet, and cycling clothes.

Content: The clinic schedule will include individual bike handling, group bike handling, pacelining, climbing, descending, cornering, sprinting, training for an event, race skills, sports psychology, stretching, and strenghthening exercises.

Note: Rain does not cancel. Upgrade points provided for bicycle racers.

For More Information: Please contact Brooke Kuhn at Bay Area Women's Cycling:
(415) 252-9047 or BrookeKuhn@gmail.com

A great success!
Comments from prior clinics:

"I was amazed at the high level of professionalism in the program, the credentials of the coaches and even the nice facilities. I am so excited to have been in the company of such awesome women being taught by the best of the best coaches!

It was an honor to have met and been taught by Nicole Freedman and the other coaches at the clinic. I can't believe all the skills that she crammed into one day; not only taught - and learned by all! I can now relax on my bike, ride with no hands, corner hella fast, hop my bike over an obstacle and ride and communicate in a rotational and straight paceline. I've always lacked the confidence to draft off another cyclist. What fun it was! Each of the other coaches were constantly working with individuals on the side during the group activities as well. On the side I received tips on a better way of looking back at traffic, replacing my chain, nutrition tips and more. I had to come home and take more notes!

And you Brooke - you saw to every single detail - no one's needs went unfulfilled. What a professional organization you are. Thank you SO much." -- Betty Barada, Walnut Creek

"I felt that my skills just went through the roof.  I rode today with a small group and I was amazed at how close I was able to get in the group, I no longer take GIGANTIC turns, and just my overall confidence was so much better." -- Jill Painter, Mountain View

"I learned much more than I thought was possible for me to learn in just 2 days. The coaches were the best. I found them to be very knowledgeable and able to balance the student's needs for instruction with the time to process the new skills." -- Diane Sanchez Costello, San Jose

"I very much appreciated all the patience, help, coaching, encouragement and answering of my newbie questions.  I learned a ton and feel much more confident as a rider now.  There were so many big and little things that made all that possible, it was just a terrific experience! And, yes, I would highly recommend this to anyone who listens (in fact, I think, Bay Area bike shops ought to tell women who are buying a new road bike about this clinic!). I am planning on being back next year." -- Rachel B, San Francisco

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