USA Fit Bellingham Cycling Program

USA Fit Bellingham Cycling was started through Bellingham Fit to improve your fitness and learn more about the fun sport of cycling. We hope you'll make lots of new friends along the way. Whether you're new to cycling or been riding for years, we'll help you reach your goals and have fun along the way. We are a non-competitive cycling training program encouraging all fitness / ability levels to join us. Our goal is the Tour de Whatcom, a 100 mile (Century) ride on August 2, 2008.

Our program will provide two weekly training rides for you to attend, Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings. Some Saturdays we will attend local rides to use as our training, for example: Tour de Lopez, Skagit Spring Classic.

The general format of the USA Fit Bellingham Cycling program is as follows:

• An organized ride each Wednesday evening and Sunday morning.
• Wednesday evening sessions will include seminars on nutrition, proper clothing and shoes stretching, shifting, safety, fixing a flat, riding etiquette etc. to help you learn the fundamentals of successfully improving your fitness.
• Lots of time for discussion with your fellow members and instruction from your coaches.
• A schedule of workouts to be completed each week on your own, or if you choose, with other members of your training group.

Please note, due to the nature of the training and the event we are training for, we regret that we cannot allow mountain bikes in the cycling program. You must ride a hybrid, tri, or road bike.

Prior to our first training session on April 16th, you will need to complete the following:

• Attend a fix a flat session at Kulshan Cycles. We will offer a special class for you on Tuesday March 25, April 1, 8, and 15, @ 7pm. There is no charge for this class.
• Take your bike and Helmet to Kulshan Cycles for a safety inspection. The mechanics will check over your bike and make maintenance recommendations. There is no charge for the inspection. Regular service charges will apply for any work that is done by the mechanics at Kulshan Cylces.

USA Fit Bellingham Triathon and Cycling is part of the USA Fit program, which began in 1989. The USA Fit programs have improved the health, fitness and wellness of thousands of people each year. Our USA Fit Bellingham Triathon and Cycling Head Coaches are certified by USA Fit, and are CPR and Sports Safety trained. Each coach has successfully completed century rides themselves. Come out and join us and see for yourself.

Remember it's not about the destination, it's about the ride.