Bay Area Women's Cycling Clinic March 24-25

A cycling friend of mine who is not on TE asked me to post this announcement here. (She's attended the past 2 years and said it is very insprational.)

Annual Bay Area Women's Cycling Clinic: March 24-25, 2007

Bay Area Women's Cycling (BAWC) announces its seventh annual women's and girls' road cycling clinic to be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 25 and 26, at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, inthe Fireside Room. The Clinic runs from 9:00am to 5:00pm both days; registration and refreshments are from 8:00-9:00am.

The Clinic is for women and girls who want to learn how to improve their bike handling skills, to know what is needed to start road racing, or to improve their racing strategy. It is for beginner and intermediate racers, triathletes, endurance riders, and cycling enthusiasts.

The weekend will offer skills drills and classroom instruction that include basic bike handling skills, training, sports psychology, and racing skills/strategy. City Cycle will provide discounted coupons for expert bike fittings at their store in San Francisco for those attending the clinic.

Instructors include Stanford University alumna, Nicole Freedman. Freedman is a former professional cyclist who was a two-time U.S. National Champion, member of the U.S. Olympic Road Team, and founder of the Ford-Basis Women's Cycling Team.

Because of generous donations from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, the Clinic is subsidized at the low price of $89/day or $159/weekend (or $84/day or $149/weekend for San Francisco Bicycle Coalition members -- www.sfbike.org/?join_renew ); Juniors (age 18 years or under): $39/day or $79/weekend. Five full scholarships are available for juniors; contact Bay Area Women's Cycling to apply (BrookeKuhn@gmail.com or 415-252-9047).

In addition, group rates are available as follows:
3 to 5 people -- $84/day per person or $149/weekend per person;
6 or more people -- $79/day per person or $139/weekend per person.
Groups must register together to earn the discount.

To register for the Clinic, send checks postmarked by Tuesday, March 20, 2007, to Brooke Kuhn, c/o Bay Area Women's Cycling, 143 San Carlos St., San Francisco, CA 94110. Participants should be sure to note on the check which session(s) they will attend and whether they prefer a turkey or vegetarian lunch. There will be on-site registration, space permitting (with a $5 same-day registration fee). The maximum size for the Clinic is 60 people.

Participants should bring their bikes, helmets, and cycling clothes. Also, for women and girls who race, upgrade points will be provided for attending the Clinic.

BAWC owes thanks to the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, MetroMint Cycling Team, MetroMint, Selle Italia, Sycip, Galaxy Granola, Luna Bar, Trico Sports, DeFeet, See Jane Run Sports, Trashy Cat, Sports Basement, Hammer Nutrition, Accelerade, Cycling Made Real, and USA Cycling for their generous support; many of the organizations have donated prizes for participants at the event.

For more information on the Bay Area Women's Cycling Clinic, visit http://bawcycling.com/Clinic.html or contact Bay Area Women's Cycling at BrookeKuhn@gmail.com or 415-252-9047.