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The Northampton Cycling Club is excited to sponsor the first ever spring Junior Cyclocross Training Camp . To register for this program, contact the Northampton Recreation Department at 413 587-1040 or see their website www.northamptonma.gov/recreation/ Information: What is cyclocross? Cyclocross is one of the country’s fastest growing participation sports. Think of it as steeplechase on a bicycle. It combines the skills and action of mountain biking with the speed and power of road cycling. Cyclocross is typically raced on a 1 to 2 mile loop consisting of grass, dirt trails, pavement, sand, mud, barriers, obstacles, tree roots and hills. Cyclocross races are usually held in the fall and winter in cool and cold weather, rain, snow, ice or sunshine. Anyone who can ride a bike can probably do cyclocross. What do you need to join in? Definitely, you will need a bicycle in good working order (a mountain bike is fine but you’ll probably want to remove all of the water bottle cages), a snug fitting helmet and a full water bottle. In addition, for your own comfort (but not essential), you might want cycling What do you get? NCC will supply you with a team shirt (included with your registration fee). In addition to the cycling skills you will learn, expect to make new friends, get in really good shape, have a ton of fun and perhaps get so stoked about cyclocross that you might want to race this fall as part of the NCC Junior Cyclocross Team! Who will be running the camp? The training camp will be run by longtime NCC members and racers who have raced in hundreds of cyclocross races in New England in the last few years. In addition, we are lucky that a handful of professional cyclocross racers live locally and may stop by on occasion to help out and offer advice. Where is it held? Meet at Look Park in Northampton (this is tentative, pending approval from Ray Ellerbrook) by the Frank E. Dow Pavilion (this is at the north end of the park near Willow Lake) at 5 pm every Monday, rain or shine (unless the weather is too dangerous for outdoor activity). Look Park charges a $3 entrance fee to all vehicles but you can ride your bike into the park for free. Each session will last about an hour and a half and run until 6:30 pm. Who can participate? This activity is open to anyone in grades 2 through 8, boys and girls, who have a bike and like to ride it. Depending upon registration numbers, we will likely split this group into smaller groups depending upon ability so that each group will get ability-specific training. ScheduleWeek 1 Bike fit and inspection Week 2 Safety check and warm up Week 3 Safety check and warm up Week 4 Safety check and warm up Week 5 Safety check and warm up Week 7 Safety check and warm up Week 8 Safety check and warm up Week 9 Safety check and warm up |
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shorts, sunglasses, and cycling gloves.
