KWCA Programs 2021 (Age is a guideline only)

KWCA 2021 MTB School Program

New in 2021 is the KWCA MTB School Program which takes our young riders through 6 different skill levels from absolute beginner to experienced trail shredder. The program covers everything from learning to mount the bicycle, starting to pedal and stopping your bicycle to approaching large obstacles with confidence and introduction to competition. Special development projects for technical skills lead by experienced external mountain bike coaches compliment the weekly rides lead by our own highly-trained KWCA Ride Leaders and coaches with provincial, national and international certifications in cycling and mountain biking instruction.

Our riders young and old learn to ride in groups at similar ability levels to create the optimal environment for a fun and challenging path to quick progression at their own pace. The selection for the right group is made through a special assessment event that puts the fitness and ability of each rider to the test (assessment days for new riders will be announced separately in our team calendar).

‍Youth Program (Recreational riders)

Who: Under 13 riders and new riders; 

Goal: Ride for fun

Focus:

• Time on bike enjoying riding
• Skill development
• Introduction to racing (Optional) (Kelso and O-Cups age 9 and older)

Sport Program

Who: U11;  Age 9 & 10 and older

‍Goal: Enjoy riding; enjoy racing; skill development

Focus:

• Time on bike
• Skill Development
• Regular racing
• Train for fitness and  bike handling skills
• Develop race skills

Racer Program

Who: U15 (Minime) Age 13 & 14 and older

Goal: Enjoy riding; Skill Development; Race competitively 

Focus:

• Time on the Bike
• Skill Development
• Train for fitness, bike handling skills and racing
• Race O-Cups / local race series (i.e. Kelso)
• OCA Development programs

HP Program

Who: Cadet & older – expert or elite category

Goal: Race competitively at highest level; Qualify for Ontario projects; be within 5 minutes of top finisher

Focus:

• Time on the Bike
• Skill Development
• Train for fitness, bike handling skills and racing
• Race O-Cups / local race series (Kelso)
• OCA projects

 KWCA MTB Ride Schedule 2020

Monday:  Focus - youth and recovery

• Youth ride (Cambridge) – meet @ 5:45 pm ride at 6 pm
• Recovery ride – join MTB Youth ride (Cambridge)  or Road ride (Waterloo) or go out on own
  

Tuesday:  Focus - race/train hard (Sport – HP) & youth recreation ride

• Prerace season (April/ May)  -  long hard MTB rides 
• Race season (May 19 – August) – race hard  (preride, race, post ride) 
• Hard road fitness rides (WCC or local club ride/road race)
• Youth ride at Breithaupt park (Kitchener) April – June (1 Hour)
  

Wednesday:  Focus - medium training ride

• Time Trial (Crowsfoot & Maryhill Rd) Maryhill side (5:45pm
• Road training ride (Waterloo)

‍Thursday: Focus -  longer lower intensity ride (Sport – HP) & youth recreational ride

• Long MTB  training ride (Sport – HP riders)
• Youth ride (this may be done in partnership with WCC)

‍Friday: Focus - recovery ride (Sport – HP riders)

• Road ride (Waterloo)

‍Saturday: Focus – Youth (non race weekends) & activation or long interval training ride

• Activation Ride @ O-Cup location
• Race day – sportif race (Marathon series, epic 8 hours)
• Long road ride  – challenge ride
  

Sunday: Focus – Skill development or go have fun on your bike (non race weekends) or race

• Skill development with Coaches - Select dates March – May – & throughout summer
• Practice skills assigned from coaches – find a place locally  (non club ride)
• Race O-Cup

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‍Week day Rides - Meet at 5:45 pm; ride at 6 pm (minimum ride 1.5 hours)

‍Kelso race nights – Preride at 5:15 pm; race at 6:45 pm (Covid dependent)

‍Saturday Youth rides - (non race weekends) – meet at 9:45 am; ride at 10 - Noon

Sunday skill sessions - Day Camps