Club Standards
Silver Award for Track Etiquette (all Fixed Wheel)
Basic
1. Starting & Stopping (On track fence)
2. Pedalling (Correct position /style
3. Starting & Stopping (On flat surface)
4. Balance (one handed, each hand)(track stand for 5 secs min)
5. Braking (controlled, slow and quick kick back)
Track Co-ordination
6. Changing direction/lanes safely (Looking before changing)
7. Ride out of saddle (stay in lane
8. Ride between white & red line (while time trialling)
9. Ride behind another rider staying within 0.5m of rear wheel @ 18mph
10. Ride between two riders (Blue/Red lines)
11. Ride close to the fence
Skills
12. Ride between a line of cones 100mm apart (without touching any)
13. Ride between two other riders that are linking arms
14. Madison sling another rider (slow speed)
15. Pick up obstacle (box height)
16. Touch 4 out of 10 evenly spaced bottles with back of hand
17. Changing at front of line (into the bend) (signal by flicking elbow)
18. When sprinting being able to keep your line straight
19. Raced on another track (not training)
20. Close Group Riding
21. Good positioning in a devil race
22. Good approach to the flying 200m T/Trial
Questions
23. When racing on an indoor track do we alter the pressure of our tyres
24. List 4 foods that’s high in carbohydrate
25. List 4 snacks that you could pack and take on a ride
26. What should you do after just finishing a longish race?
27. Name 5 types of track events
28. Where are your quadriceps, hamstring and calves
29. What is best, technique or speed and why?
30. Why do we restrict your gears
31. How can you tell you are starting to dehydrate
32. Where should your foot position be when pedalling and what should you do with your leg/foot if it comes out of the pedal at speed.
33. What happens if your crank length is too long
34. What is the name of the bone which cyclists often break
35. What must you do if you start to crash