Group Leader
Course outcomes
During the course you will:
- Learn how to assess participants and boost their confidence
- Try different approaches to ride leading
- Learn about route planning
- Develop ways to assess and manage risk, and deal with incidents if they do happen
- Review and reflect on your rides
Key content
By the end of this course you will have experience in managing a group of riders through traffic.
Prerequisites
The Group Leader course is aimed at cyclists who have experience riding with groups and would like to share their enthusiasm of cycling with others.
Course participants should be able to:
- Ride a minimum of five miles
- Confident riding on the road, both in a group and independently
- Control a cycle safely
- Use brakes sufficiently and start and stop in a controlled manner
- Turn left and right in a controlled manner
- Look over each shoulder without losing control of the cycle
- Remove each hand from the handlebar to indicate a turn, while remaining in control of the cycle
- Have an understanding of how gears work and when to shift appropriately
- Be aged 18 years or over
Progression
As your next step, you might want to consider taking either the Club Leader or Tour Leader courses.
First aid
- Bike First Aid – 1-day course
- First Aid in the Outdoors – 2-day course
Both courses have been developed to be cycle and outdoor specific.
Basic and Trailside Maintenance.
For details of these courses, see Cycle courses and training.
Course details
Duration
Self led e-learning theory, followed by half-day in-person practical assessment
Terrain
Roads and traffic-free routes
Group size
Minimum number of attendees: 5 / Maximum number of attendees: 7
Price
Full course: £945