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Teaching children to ride can be a challenge. Many of us struggle to find the time in our lives and the right space in our busy urban environment to gift our children this life changing skill. The Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy offers a group environment which encourages learning and development. Your child will become part of a group that learns to play at cycling together, rewarding each other and spurring each other onwards as they acquire new skills and abilities.
For many of us, being on a bike with friends is a thread that ties together years of childhood memories and with Clancy Briggs we want your child to create their own memories that they’ll take forward in life. Learning to ride is a gift we give to the next generation and with it comes the likelihood that they’ll live a longer, happier and healthier life as a result.
Balance18 Months+
For many children, the first steps toward riding a bike comes hot on the heels of their own first steps. So from 18 months, we'll be there to guide and support your little one as they get mobile on two wheels before eventually progressing to riding with pedals.
At that point, they'll receive their Clancy Briggs Medal for Pedals a memento of this key milestone that they'll treasure for the rest of their lives. Regular attendance and ongoing progress will also be recognised along with speedy acquisition of new skills by the presentation of The Clancy Briggs Bear to a new child each week.
Learn7 Years+
For those a little older, who already have a strong grasp of balance, coordination and agility off the bike but have yet to transfer these skills across to their bike riding and learn how to ride independently without the need for stabilisers.
In learn we aim to teach the fundamentals of bike riding in a more concentrated environment than our balance classes, we’ll teach them how to confidently & safely set off, come to a stop & pedal without any assistance at all.
Once they’ve mastered the basics, the natural progression from our learn classes is into Pedal, where they can show off their newly acquired skills to a larger group and have fun with even more friends.
PedalAll Ages
Now your little one can pedal, it's time to add the layers of skills that will make them happy, safe cyclists, able to get the most from their bike and the places that they ride it.
Pedal classes will see your child learning to do more on a bike than they (and you!) ever dreamed possible. Each week, every class will have a champion of the week with one child in the group recognised for a personal achievement like mastering a new skill, whether at the first attempt or after a longer struggle.
Race10-16 Years
If they're already racing, or thinking about starting, our Race classes will introduce them to a set of skills that are the essential tools of good racers at every level of the sport.
The focus of each Race session is on skills, so their speed and fitness won't be a barrier as we introduce them to better cornering, bunch riding skills, gear selection, standing starts and tactical tips. All this delivered in a fun environment that will develop every rider regardless of their ability.
AccelerateAll Ages
Looking to fast track your cycling progress or just want an opportunity to work on some specifics in a one to one environment or feel your child wouldn’t be quite ready for a group environment?
In accelerate your youngster will get one to one tuition from one of our expert coaches, it’s the perfect chance to consolidate existing skills or learn new ones. This class can be subscribed to weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or just as a one off – so you can use it as a regular thing or a top up now and then.
British CyclingTalent Pathway
Event promoted by the British Cycling Talent Development Team in partnership with Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy coaches.
These sessions are for riders competing as a Junior, Youth A or B in the 2020 season (aged 12 upwards), the sessions consist of progressive training exercises which will challenge riders physically and technically working on race fitness, skills and tactics.
Location
Our home is the Doncaster Cycle Track which is a brand new world class cycling facility at the rear of the Doncaster Dome in Yorkshire. The track is a 1km long 6m wide floodlit circuit that is closed to traffic to create a safe environment.
We will also have other academies running throughout the UK.
We are a Nationwide business that will be coming to your area soon.

Recognition
Our learning environment rewards commitment and development, our ethos is about meeting your child where they are and helping them develop. There’s no speeding off into the distance and no child is left behind. As long as they keep attending, we’ll keep our focus on their development.
Gallery
Below are some images of our students having fun and working hard during our classes.