We have wrapped up the riding clinics for the season with a crop of fine new bike racers. I want to commend the core group who intrepidly showed up week after week despite the weather and mishaps to get ready for the mid-Atlantic racing season.

For those who may be just learning about this group, the Cabruce name is a combination of our founder's name (NCVC Life Member Bruce Oliver) and the railroad caboose on the W&OD trail where we initially met to begin each ride. Since its inception, the rides have always been designed to teach the essential skills of bike racing to riders who really want to learn. It is best suited to adults and stronger 15-18 year old juniors.

By necessity, the rides begin in the late fall,early winter at an appropriate pace for that time of year and gradually build speed and intensity over the winter. The skills learned are also scheduled to progress from less intense (physically) to more intense as the racing season nears. We finish the rides in early March to allow riders to apply their new skills in the early training races.

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