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British Cycling Off-Road Leader Award (Formally Fundamentals)

Previously known as the Fundamentals of mountain bike leadership the Off-Road Leader is British Cycling’s first step on the MTB leadership pathway. 

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to start leading groups of all kinds in a mixed and off-road environment.

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Course Overview

This course is open to anyone over the age of 16. 

This 2 day combined training and assessment has been developed by outdoor professionals focusing on leadership and will leave you with the confidence and skills to start planning rides, fixing simple trail side mechanicals, dealing with incidents and leading groups on terrain that ranges from the urban fringe and gravel tracks through to open countryside, woodland and most trail centre blue routes.

Suitable for MTB’s, E-MTB’s, Adaptive Bikes and Gravel Bikes

Included in Course pricing is 

  • Registration to British Cycling leadership scheme
  • British Cycling leadership resources
  • Pre course online learning
  • 16hrs of face to face tutorial

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Full Course Details and Booking

  • The minimum age to attend a course is 16 (Scotland) or 17 (England and Wales) years old. Note, you will only be able to lead independently once aged 18.
  • You must be able to ride a suitable off-road bike comfortably on roads with some traffic, off-road trails up to blue grade, be regularly riding and have an appropriate level of fitness
  • Complete a logbook to evidence your recent rides. We recommend a minimum of ten rides of at least 1 hour and five rides of at least 2.5 hours duration (inclusive alternatives are available by request) over the last six months.  We have a downloadable Logbook that can be saved electronically or printed if needed.

£295