Giving cycling lessons

Teaching cycling is so much more than just teaching technical skills. It is about motivating people, ensuring safety and responding to various needs and learning styles. This knowledge base page offers a wealth of information for anyone involved in cycling education: from methods and lesson structure to the use of materials and tips for a safe teaching context. Whether you are a novice teacher or want to deepen your approach, here you will find tools to make every cycling lesson purposeful and enjoyable.

Learn how to teach successful cycling lessons here.

Lesson preparation

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Prepare each lesson well. Use a template so that each lesson preparation is recognisable to teachers and volunteers.

Warming up with Fietsness

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Cycling is exercise. Use our Cycling Fitness exercises to warm up participants at the start of class.

Manual Cycling Lessons

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Teaching Cycling Lessons, how do you do it? This guide explains the learning process step by step, giving instructors and Volunteers tools for successful Cycling Lessons.

Cycling Skills Checklist

Checklist

What skills should a novice cyclist master? Work through this checklist before going out on the track with novice cyclists.

Manual - digital platform defietschool.be

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Publishing Cycling Lessons on defietschool.be - a step-by-step guide for organisers and teachers

Cycling safely on the streets: defensive cycling in practice

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More and more people are choosing to use bicycles for their daily journeys. This is positive for health, the environment and mobility, but…

Learning to cycle in special education: tailored approach

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For pupils in special education, learning to cycle does not always come naturally. The needs are diverse, the learning process is slower…

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Volunteers

Volunteers make your cycling initiative run. How do you recruit them? How do you welcome and frame them? And what tasks can they all take on? You will find out here.

Administration

For smooth running of cycling lessons, keep good records. Work with attendance lists and cycling reports to evaluate your lessons afterwards.

De Fietsschool Platform - Cycling School

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