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Free cycling confidence courses

Cycling in the City course

The Cycling in the City course is a free course available to any individual over 18 years old who is not a beginner (see below for beginner course providers). The course teaches low risk and responsible riding and is designed for people who can already ride but want confidence to ride on city streets.

Book online

You can book online here.

Course details

Course duration: approximately 4.5 hours
Course size: maximum 10 people per course
Course instructors: 2 certified cycling instructors
Wet weather: courses will run in all but extreme weather conditions. In the event of extreme weather, course participants need to call a mobile number to find out if the course is proceeding on that day or not. The mobile number is provided in the confirmation email sent to participants once they are booked in to the course.

Course structure:

  1. An initial check and practise of basic cycling skills (conducted in a park away from traffic)
  2. Cycling on quiet roads to learn what to do on a bike in low to moderate traffic
  3. Cycling in regular traffic to practice urban traffic cycling skills (with regular stops to discuss different situations city cyclists come across)
  4. Learning different cycling drills on a variety of roads – the two instructors will demonstrate the various drills first and then course participants will practice them

Beginners

Note: this course is not designed for beginners. If you want to learn to ride a bike the following providers have beginner courses:

Website

Email contacts


Location & transport information

Location

The Cycling in the City course is run from the CARES Facility in Sydney Park. The CARES Facility is located on Sydney Park Road, close to the intersection of Mitchell and Sydney Park Roads. More information about the CARES Facility can be found here.


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CARES Facility

Parking

There is a public car park close to the intersection of Mitchell and Sydney Park Roads.

Public transport

St Peters station (the Bankstown line) is a five minute ride on a shared path along the northern perimeter of Sydney Park.

Visit the CityRail website for timetables.

 

Last Updated: Wednesday 7 October, 2009

Please Note:
While care is taken to ensure accuracy, the City of Sydney cannot guarantee that information expressed here is correct and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use. The City of Sydney makes no warranty or undertaking, whether expressed or implied, nor does it assume any legal liability, whether direct or indirect.