Cyclocross Skills School 2024! The longest running CX clinic series on the island!
UPDATE FOR 2025: Interested? Sign up with the form below, and closer to August I’ll follow up with the details! Usually the last two weeks in Aug, and the first week in Sept, though can vary.
Join us for this informative skills clinics, around 2hrs each, over three Sundays before CX racing begins. Great for beginners, or anyone looking to top up and improve their cyclocross skills. Cross on the Rock is coming up fast, let’s make sure you’re ready!!
FACT: This long-time clinic series has been running since 2008, check out our 2009 poster PDF here – classic!!! 😂
Best bike choices for the clinics are a cyclocross bike (of course!), but a gravel or mountain bike works fine too. Will be in parks in Victoria/Fairfield.
Clinic Registration (Note: no payment collected at this step.)
Here’s the PDF poster for the 2024 clinics.
ALSO: Be sure to also check out our Cyclocross & Gravel racing resources page, and Season 6 of the Victoria Segment Challenge will be a ‘gravel’ version, beginning early September!
NEW! Victoria Cyclocross Bike & Tire GuideAugust 25th, 2024 – Cyclocross Fundamentals:
- Great for beginners & those interested in sessioning these skills
- Intro to cyclocross, a brief on the history of the sport
- Dismounting & remounting techniques, along with barriers
- Shouldering and stairs
- Brief grass & cornering intro
September 1st, 2024 – Fundamentals Recap & Grass:
- Recap of dismounting & remounting techniques, with more advanced barrier practice
- Recap of shouldering and stairs
- Recap and more advanced grass & cornering
- Off-camber grass
September 8th, 2024 – Quick Recap, Starts & Sand:
- Brief recap of dismounting & remounting techniques
- Brief recap of shouldering and stairs
- Recap grass & cornering & off-camber
- Starts – tips for getting a quick start, and getting to the front of the field
- Life’s a beach – riding sand & loose stuff!
Each clinic will feature a mix of instructional chat, Q&A (like wondering about tire pressure?), and riding and technique practice, and info about local race series like Cross on the Rock (which category should I enter?) And if time permits, we’ll have some fun mini competitions to practice these skills!
RSVPs are required, please fill out this quick questionnaire to reserve your spot, ideally before Saturday at noon before each clinic! Have a question? Don’t hesitate to send a note!
Bonus Section
Cyclocross bikes are getting to be a bit harder to locate, and while there are a zillion gravel bikes out there, they’re not the same if looking for a proper cyclocross rig.
Below are your best options for helpful local shops offering cyclocross bikes and tires, thanks to each for kicking in a few prizes for our clinic series as well!
Guide: We list the cyclocross bike brands they carry, what bikes are in stock when I reached out, and what brands of tires they also carry. Note that if an item is not in stock, they’ll be happy to order in for you!
Brentwood Cycle
Cyclocross Bike Brands Carried
None currently.
Models In Stock
None currently.
CX Tires
Goodyear, Maxxis and Panaracer in stock and available for order.
Cycles West
Cyclocross Bike Brands Carried
Brodie
Models In Stock
Brodie Romax Adventure XS and SM / Brodie Ronin 1.0 in SM and MD and LG.
CX Tires
Challenge, Continental, Kenda and Schwalbe in stock.
Fairfield Bicycle Shop
Cyclocross Bike Brands Carried
None currently.
Models In Stock
None currently in stock.
CX Tires
Continental, Panaracer, Schwalbe & Pirelli (can order if not on hand).
Giant Victoria
Cyclocross Bike Brands Carried
Giant TCX
Models In Stock
None currently in stock, can be ordered.
CX Tires
Maxxis All Terraine (and can order others).
Goldstream Bicycles
Cyclocross Bike Brands Carried
Felt
Models In Stock
Felt CX Advanced
CX Tires
Vittoria and Maxxis cyclocross tires in stock (and can order others).
Oak Bay Bicycles
Cyclocross Bike Brands Carried
Trek & Ibis.
Models In Stock
None currently, but can be ordered.
CX Tires
Challenge Continental, Maxxis, Schwalbe, Vittoria, WTB.
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