Registration for this year’s Training Team is now closed!

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The Richmond Area Bicycling Association is proud to announce the return of the Heart of Virginia Bike Festival Training Team to help RABA riders achieve their goals! Registered riders will be provided a 13 week training plan developed by League of American Bicyclist Certified Instructor Gregg Hillmar and professional cyclist and coach Julie Hunter. The goal of the plan is to transition a rider comfortable with a 30 mile ride into a rider ready to complete the Heart of Virginia Bike Festival’s English Century or the Metric Century. Part of the plan is a weekly road ride with other Training Team members. Each Training Team Road Ride will be accompanied by experienced ride leaders. So whether you like to ride at 14-16 mph, 16-18 mph, or 18+ mph, you can learn from an experienced rider who rides at your speed! Training Team rides will start at 8 am on Saturday June 16th, and will ride each following Saturday until the Heart of Virginia Bike Festival on September 15th. Many of the rides will use roads that are part of the HoVA routes so riders become familiar with the actual terrain of the ride. The plan also includes suggestions for other rides and/or workouts to complete between the supported rides. Other benefits included in your registration are the following:

• Rides over 40 miles will include stocked rest stops and on-course vehicular SAG support
• LAB Smart Cycling class, a safety and skills workshop with certification upon completion
• Sweet Spot Cycling classes (2) if outdoor ride is rained out
• Training Team specific socks

Note that the weekly rides and events will be open ONLY to riders registered in the Training Team. Communication will not be through the RABA members email list. All notifications of rides, events and/or cancellations will be separate from normal RABA email traffic. The Training Team (more than 60!) is signed up and training is under way and on schedule. To support the Training Team as a sponsor of the Heart of Virginia with a donation click the following link:

Donate to Support the Training Team as a Heart of Virginia Sponsor

Feel free to contact Gregg Hillmar at bike@hillmardesign.com with any questions. Note that you have to be a RABA member if you want to be part of the Heart of Virginia Bike Festival Training Team. Find out more about about RABA and join HERE.