Off-road Leader Award

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British Cycling Off-Road Leader Award (formally Fundamentals of MTB Leadership)

Reference No: R1662 Licence No: L102613

Neil Slater t/a Cycle4adventure is registered with the HSE Adventure Activity Licensing Authority as licensed to provide specific activities under the following categories: Watersports, Trekking

Specified Activities: Canoeing, Hill Walking & Mountaineering, Kayaking, Off-Road Cycling

License details can be confirmed by viewing the HSE AALA website - CLICK HERE

Email - cycle4adventure@gmail.com

Phone - 07767760992

Together with Scottish Cycling and experts in the outdoor industry, we have developed this course from the old Fundamentals of Mountain Bike Leadership Award. The course combines online learning with face-to-face training and assessment to give you all the skills you need to lead off-road rides. Though you might already be a regular on group or club rides off-road (and therefore wondering where this award fits in), there are a few important elements to the qualification that will both empower and protect you for future activity:

Learn leadership principles and skills from the most experienced off-road tutors in the country.
Get the most out of your route planning with a dedicated module.
Keep rolling with the knowledge to fix simple trailside repairs.
Be prepared with plans to manage accidents and emergencies – plus you’ll undergo first aid training in order to qualify.
Get protected with leader insurance.

The course is ideal for anyone who wants to lead groups using mixed road and off-road environments. This might include rides that are already taking place but require development and insurance, or perhaps you are looking to organise activity for your school, college, activity centre – or simply a group of friends. Your remit would be to lead on terrain that ranges from the urban fringe and gravel tracks through to open countryside, woodland and most trail centre blue routes.

What does the course include?

3-4 hours of elearning via British Cycling Learning
16 hours training and assessment course with Cycle4adventure

Booking on an Off-road Leadership (MTB Leadership) course

Bookings for Off-road (Mountain Bike) Leadership courses and assessments are now handled by British Cycling directly and course costs depend on the location. If you are interested in an Off-road Leadership course, please contact me

If you have a group or staff and are looking for a Private course/assessment (whole-course and/or assessment for your group/staff) , please contact me.

What do I need to be able to register

The minimum age to attend a course is 16 (Scotland) or 17 (England and Wales) years old. Note you will only be able to lead independently once aged 17 in Scotland and 18 in England and Wales.
You must be able to ride a mountain bike (or another appropriate bike for the terrain) comfortably on roads with some traffic, off-road and mountain bike trails up to blue grade, be regularly riding and have an appropriate level of fitness
Complete a logbook to evidence your recent rides. We recommend a minimum of ten rides of at least 1 hour and five rides of at least 2.5 hours duration (inclusive alternatives are available by request) over the last six months. British Cycling have a downloadable Logbook that can be saved electronically or printed if needed.

What else do I need to do to achieve the Award?

In order for your award to be accredited in addition to successful completion of your award, you are required to:

hold British Cycling Membership of “Member” level or above.
attend and evidence a two-day outdoor First Aid course
undergo and evidence safeguarding training appropriate to the country they are leading in

These can occur after your Leadership course, but your award will only be provided on receipt and acceptance of these.

Off-road Leader training course dates

Essential Information

Pricing

£TBC per person.

INCLUDING registration with British Cycling (NB. You will need British Cycling membership in addition to the course fee)

Course Duration

18 hours, usually over Two days; inc. Training and assessment (plus 3 to 4 hours of prior eLearning)

Also available over 4 half days via Private Hire (please contact for details)

Course Dates

For MTB Leadership Courses dates please see our booking page

(click here)

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Bike Hire

We now have a small number of bikes for customers to hire on courses, camps and guided rides. Please click here to find out more information on our hire bikes.

Please contact us if you require MTB hire cycle4adventure@gmail.com

E-Mountain Bikes

PLEASE NOTE: if you wish to use an eMTB on a FunMTB Leadership award course, please contact us for latest NGB policies.

We welcome riders on eMTB’s as well as none powered MTB’s, on most of our MTB Courses, Camps and Guided Rides.

Please note eMTB riders must be at least 14 years old and eMTB’s must be UK & EU “Pedalec” legal. Riders of eMTB’s must also be respectful and tolerant to riders of none powered bikes (and vice-versa).

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Need a different date? What to book a group? Private Hire 100% TAILORED available, please email cycle4adventure@gmail.com
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