Beginners Off Road

Join Jay Cracknell our brand new off road coach in the basics of off road cycling at Les Quennevais.

We will meet at the Jersey Youth Cycling Club House (///splats.bicycle.intelligent), please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled start time.

Weather

Should we need to cancel due to adverse weather conditions, you will be informed of this decision a

minimum of 2 hours before the session, ideally the day before via email.

If we deem it appropriate & it is available we may still run an alternative indoor session looking at the bikes. 

Session Timings 

Youth Session 12:30 - 13:30 (Parents / carers are not required to stay but a volunteer in this session would be great) 

Adult Session 13:45 - 15:15

Objectives

This session is targeted towards new riders & beginners to help gain confidence & skills around off road riding.

Skills that may be covered within these sessions: 

• Body position


• Body movement


• Cornering


• Braking


• Pedalling


• Gear selection


• Mounting and dismounting


• Weighting and unweighting


• Absorbing and compressing

We will be targeting off road cycling which relates towards cyclocross in these sessions.

What to bring: 

• Water 


• Snack


• Weather Appropriate Clothing


• Bike of choice 


• Helmet 


• Gloves 


• Protective Eyewear 

Please check the weather in advance and bring weather appropriate items:

• gloves for colder weather, 

• rain jackets/waterproof clothing,

• sun protection and light layers for warm days). 

Please note you do not have to have a cyclocross bike to attend, a mountain bike, gravel or cyclocross bike works or something that has chunky tyres, we recommend no smaller than 30mm / 1.2inch width tyres.



Your bike must meet the M check standard (link to YouTube video of how to here) https://youtu.be/SA0aSdj5FC4?si=971q-EvrSNbKjANl

Your helmet must fit correctly & not have any cracks in it (link to video of how to check here) https://youtu.be/vBV_cGHgFbg?si=22eTF0lCWst929jY

If your bike or helmet does not meet these checks please take them to a local bike shop. 



Get to know your coach - 

Whilst only just qualifying as an off road coach Jay has been coaching since he was 15 Years old in many different capacities. Jay now rides & races, road, mountain bike & cyclocross events in Jersey & off the island.

Jay has also helped The Jersey Cycling Association to achieve the Jersey Sport Green Status in their health check, meaning that we are a safe and sustainable association. 

If you have any question regarding the sessions please email hello@jerseycycling.je