Technical Mountain Bike Leader
Course outcomes
Cycling UK’s Technical Mountain Bike Leader course covers:
- Riding on technical ground
- Managing your group in technical ground: developing skills and identifying hazards
- Navigating accurately and in detail
- Dealing with mechanical incidents with a wide variety of trailside repairs and fixes
- Motivating, engaging and educating your group members
- Delivering skills development sessions for your participants as part of rides
Key content
Extending your knowledge and skills from your Cycling UK Mountain Bike Trail Leader course, the Technical Mountain Bike Leader course enables you to guide riders into technical and demanding terrain.
This course is widely recognised as one of the benchmarks of competence with the outdoor education and activity industries – including holiday guides, teachers, youth workers and multi-activity instructors in the UK and abroad.
See our grading guide for information on what routes this qualification will allow you to lead on.
Prerequisites
In addition to the Trail Leader prerequisites, participants must also:
- Provide a logbook of leading rides on non-technical terrain (minimum of six as leader with further minimum of 20 as an assistant).
- Provide a logbook of 12 personal/group rides in technical terrain covering at least three geographically different areas. Terrain to include, forestry, farmland, bridleways and open moorland.
- Be capable of riding in red and black terrain and comfortable working in adverse weather conditions.
Progression
The Expedition Module covers all aspects of multi-day riding.
The Night Module covers all aspects of leading at night and overnight.
Course details
Duration
Three days
Terrain
Technical off-road terrain, including rocks, roots and bumps
Fitness level
Moderate
Group size
Minimum number of attendees: 5 / Maximum number of attendees: 6
Price
Full course: £2,835
