Taking place on the BMC Working Week Series weekend, Racelines for Newbies gives novice riders the opportunity to pick the minds and skills of our elite trainers. This session takes riders around the BMC Working Week Series - Round 3 course and shows the easiest line to take giving participants the opportunity to session these lines under our trainer's close supervision. This clinic also provides excellent guidance on race nutrition, hydration, race preparation, race etiquette and basic bike setup.

Who is this course for?

~ Do you have confidence on easier trails but would like the skills to get out on more technical and difficult sections?
~ Would you like the opportunity to learn how to tackle those technical sections you always wanted to have a go at?
~ Do you want to ride with other MTB riders at your skill level?
~ Do you want to start going faster?
~ Do you want to learn how to get into XC, enduro and adventure racing events?

The course

As the single tracks are being closed around our ears we may have to travel slightly further out to train for the Angry Doctor. Aim to get at least 2 laps of the XC course and perhaps the downhill as well. This means The Valley, Big Gully Road, Jurassic Park, Potters Gully Road, Five Ways, The Roller Coaster.. it's all on the trail and all brilliant.

Aiming to ride at a fair pace, but the main idea is to get the single track skills up a bit. I'm happy for anyone to come along.

A jolly Sunday morning jaunt exploring some of the best (er, only) dirt in Hornsby Heights!

Using as little tarmac as possible one can string a number of fire trails together to make a 45kmish ride in Hornsby/Hornsby Heights which provides a good workout - it's just over 1000 metres of climbing I think. I like it because I don't have to travel very far; you can move at a reasonable pace, making the downs interesting enough, and a couple of the ups are challenging. I'd equate it to the Centre/Duckholes/Perimeter/Long tracks + connecting road bits, with more hills.