The Last Post

With a revamped Bicycle Newfoundland and Labrador site, and the fact that many cycling stories are covered as cross training items on nlrunning.com, this will be the final post for Spoke NL.

Any cycling events that appeal to the broader running, triathlon and cross training community will continue to be listed on the NL MultiSport Calendar.

Reasons To Commute By Bike

See THIS STORY for 5 reasons why you should choose your bike for commuting.

And reason #6 is the City of St.John's Cycling Plan which is underway ... construction has started on the path along the Parkway from The Village to MUN!

More Indoor Training Opportunities

BikeDoc Ben Instone has added a third Indoor Cycling Training session on Wednesday evenings starting January 5.

More info HERE.

"Let's Ride" Instructor Training

Further to our PREVIOUS POST BNL is working on a "Let's Ride" Level 1 Instructor Training course tentatively scheduled for December 11/12 in St.John's.

This course will qualify you to be an instructor for the Let's Ride program. Let's Ride is a skills based introductory course designed for children aged 8 - 12 and can be taught by cyclists, parents, youth group leaders or school PE teachers. Graduates of this course will be fully certified to teach this course and will be accredited NCCP Community Initiation coaches.

Let's Ride replaces Sprockids as the Canadian Cycling Association's approved cycling introduction program and is fully integrated with the Long Term Athlete Development Plan and the National Coaching Certification Program.

If you are interested in teaching cycling skills to young people then this is the course for you. Drop a line to admin@bnl.nf.ca or call 709-576-4629 to register.

Let's Ride Coaching Course

BNL has the opportunity bring in Sheila Colbourne to facilitate the NCCP Level 1 cycling coaching program “Let’s Ride”. With enough interest this course will be offered over 2 days including an evening session on Friday December 10 and an all-day session on Saturday December 11.

If you’re available and have an interest in receiving this introductory coaching/instructor training please drop them a line at admin@bnl.nf.ca or call 709-576-4629.

CAN-BIKE Instructors

Congratulations to the recent graduates of the Canadian Cycling Association CAN-BIKE Instructor Workshop.

From left to right Darryl Nixon, Caroline McIlroy, David d’Entremont, Kevin Foley, Peter Haidelmayer (CAN-BIKE National Examiner) and Peter Hynes.

These graduates are now qualified to deliver CAN-BIKE cycling courses which will be offered by the City of St.John’s starting this spring.