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The future of mountain biking is bright! Coach Erica Tingey had the honor of working on skills with nearly 80 high school girls today. They are all so enthusiastic, hard working, respectful and kind. Our sport is being passed onto an amazing generation!
Back row: Charity, Lynda, Laura, Mary, Nancy, Erica, Nicole, Kim, Julie, Shellee, Shawna, Lindsay
Front Row: Nicole, Tonya, Jillian, Lisa, Emma, Alice
Erica Tingey, Lynda Wallenfels and Lisa Leonard returned to St. George for the 4th Desert edition of Women in the Mountains! The clinic was sold out and had the biggest variety in rider skill levels yet. Everyone loved learning to ride the manual and almost half of the women learned the wheelie!
Kim: rocking the "ready position"
Lynda, Erica, Lisa
Back Row: Shellee, Nicole, Shawna, Tonya, Alice, Mary, Laura, Charity, Nancy
Front Row: Jillian, Julie, Kim, Lisa, Erica, Lynda, Nicole, Emma, Lindsay
Jenny booked a private session to improve her mountain bike handling skills. She has ridden a road bike for years and recently purchased a mountain bike. She was excited about the small things (like learning how to start on a hill) as well as the bigger ones, such as how to ride up a curb or a small rock! She is taking another session with her daughter in a couple of weeks.
Women in the Mountains went to the desert! Erica Tingey and Lynda Wallenfels hosted the clinic on the red dirt single track. They had a sold out clinic and an assistant making it a group of 17 women! The day was phonemail with success on everyone's part. The group of women consisted of absolute beginners to great riders.
Shannon, Brook, Kellie, Shirley, Virginia, Anna, Danielle, Cindy ,Shauna, Hailey, Jane ,Paula, Deneen, Amy, Lynda
Ashley has been through the Women in the Mountains clinic and had a prior private session with Erica Tingey. She was ready to learn the art of flying off of rocks! We met at Trailside Bike park and with all of her foundational tools learned throughout the summer, we were able to get her in the air with ease and comfort in less than an hour! Nice work Ashley!
Holly and her husband are new to mountain biking this year. They have been riding all summer and decided it was time to get some pointers. Both of them picked up every skill I taught immediately. It was cool to watch their dynamic as a couple and have them learn together.
Working with Kelly B. was a blast. She has ridden mountain bikes for the past 4 years and was ready to step up her game! So many of the cues "clicked" for her and she was cornering like a pro by the end!
We love hearing reviews like this! Melissa talks about her improved skills after an all day skills clinic with Women in the Mountains host, Erica Tingey Pro Rider
Sign up for our clinics in St. George this November with Erica Tingey and LW Coaching today!
Melissa talks about the skills she learned from Women in the Mountains on September 17th, 2016
Working with Mel was awesome! She has been a strong road rider for a long time and new to mountain biking. She discovered how to seperate her body from her bike and so many other things!
On week later I got this text from her: "Managed to mountain bike and made it downhill on the bike instead of walking most of the way!! Had a fabulous time and excited for more lessons."
Thanks to Ashley for setting up this clinic! Participants were: Ashley, Ivy, Lois, Hillarie, Julie, Kelly, Anne, Melissa. We had such a fabulous group dynamic! More details to come next week. For now it's off to Interbike!
Erica hosted an all day skills clinic with Lynne, Kari, Anne and Christina
We have partnered with Lynda of LW Coaching for clinics in St. George, Utah this winter! Dates are:
November 12th (one day clinic)
November 18th & 19th (2 day clinic, more in depth skills covered)
January 16th (one day clinic)
Erica Tingey and Lynda Wallenfels will be hosting the women skills clinics and rides.
For questions email: Erica@womeninthemountains.com or Lynda@lwcoaching.com
See full post about it at THIS LINK.
This great couple from Las Vegas had a semi-private skills instruction over Labor Day. Even though they had varying degrees of experience they were both able to learn some new tricks and increase their bike handling skills!
We took our new skills to the trails in the afternoon where we worked on body position climbing and descending. They learned how to start on a hill and stop mid trail without clipping out (grab a tree!). Also, they were introduced how to choose a line when cornering on the descents based on the terrain. By time we had finished riding, we had connected all the skills and the women were descending with great efficiency and ease!
Women in the Mountains hosted a mountain bike skills clinic August 6th. We met at a scenic location perfect for practicing mountain bike skills! After introductions we talked about the expectations of the clinic and the mental side of riding and racing.
Moonbeam, Nora, Lynne, Nicole, Carrie, Marci, Nicole, Jen
We started the work on the bike with various vision skills and body position. Then we dissect cornering skills and more body position details. I like to work with people in a parking lot versus a trail in the beginning to take away all obstacles and distractions, so I can distill the exact skills and apply them to the bike/body connection.
