Tutorial Video – Drafting

This is the first of three Tutorial videos on good practices whilst drafting. Drafting on the bike is a considerable energy saver and can reduce your effort levels by up to one third. This is obviously very useful for the purposes of racing and training, if you are competing in draft legal races then drafting is an essential skill set to be practiced in training.

However even if you are an age group competitor that does not race in draft legal events then it still is helpful. The use of drafting means that large groups with varied strengths can ride together and also means when its your easy day you have the opportunity to sit back in the group and relax whilst those more ambitious riders work hard at the front.

Tutorial Video No 1 – Responsibilities of the Leader

There are many safe practices to be observed whilst drafting another rider (or a group of riders), however when training in a group those people up the front also have a responsibility to lead well and ensure the safety of riders behind them. We all want our group rides to be safe so tutorial video number 1 looks at the first step in safe group riding, ‘Responsibility of the Leader!’