What is Competitive Cycling?

Series Summary

Learning to ride a bicycle is usually regarded as one of the major milestones of childhood, yet many people ride bicycles into late adulthood, and some cultures have built entire transportation systems around the bike. Cycling is an exciting that allows you to travel a little further than an evening walk would afford, but much faster and usually in the same amount of time. Competitive cycling and mass bicycle races developed into a sport in the late 19th century, and the first Tour de France was held in 1903. Since that time bikes and cycling gear have undergone countless improvements in comfort, safety and efficiency.

In this series of free online videos you'll learn all about competitive cycling. Expert cyclist Angela Dybdahl offers tips on picking the best bike and racing equipment for the type of race you are competing in, racing tips for starting a race, taking corners, using gears and other racing tactics, and training tips and advice on preparing for race day.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Angela Dybdahl and I am here today on behalf of expertvillage.com and I am here today to talk to you about competitive cycling. I've been involved in fitness my whole life and just started ice skating when I was younger, got involved in running and different sports and I picked up cycling when I decided to try triathlon. I thought that it would just be more of a cross training but I fell in love with riding my bike and decided to take it to another level. Today I am going to talk to you about how you can get into competitive cycling. We will talk about finding a club to ride with and joining a team whether you want to get licensed or not. The different types of bike racing you can involved in race train nutrition and I will take you right up the start line of the first race. "