City offers cycling courses this summer

The City of Greater Sudbury is now offering cycling courses that will begin this summer. Courses are tailored for children ages 5 and up who want to give up their training wheels, a course for teenagers 14 years and older, a course specifically tailored to women, and one for cyclists for commuting and recreational use.

Course descriptions are as follows;

Kids Learn to Ride: This is a course for children (5 years and older) who are ready to start riding a two-wheeled bike.

Date: Wednesday, July 23
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Rosemarie
Cost: $20

Date: Thursday, July 24
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Algonquin
Cost: $20

Date: Monday, July 30
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Delki Dozzi
Cost: $20

Streetwise Cycling: This is a course for cyclists who are 14 years and older and who already ride on residential streets or bike paths.

Dates: August 12, 13, 14
Times: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Delki Dozzi Hall
Cost: $40

Cycling Freedom for Women: This is a course taught by women for women who are 14 years and older and who already ride on residential streets or bike paths.

Dates: September 16, 17, 18
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Delki Dozzi Hall
Cost: $40

Defensive Cycling for Commuters and Recreational Cyclists: This is an advanced course in defensive cycling for commuters and recreational cyclists who already ride in traffic and on multi-lane expressways. Participants must be 14 years or older.

Dates: August 23, 24, and September 13 and 14
Time: Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Delki Dozzi Field House
Cost: $80

All course participants must have a helmet and a bike in good working condition.

For a full course description and for barcodes please visit www.greatersudbury.ca/cyclingcourses. To register for the cycling courses please dial 3-1-1 or visit www.greatersudbury.ca/register.