Women regaining riding skills

WOMEN of Noosa are being encouraged to get back on their bikes, with Cycling Australia’s ‘She Rides’ program set to begin next month.
Noosa is one of 40 locations around Australia chosen to host the new program which was piloted in 2014 and created to help females regain riding skills, improve their fitness and create a social network of friends in the local community.
The program, offered in two formats — a road/traffic program and a mountain bike program– was sparked following findings from a Female Stakeholder Consultation by Cycling Australia that identified that most women would ride more if they felt safer, more confident in their abilities and had an organised group to join.
It will kick off in Noosa on 17 March with up to nine local women taking part in the mountain bike program.
Noosa program leader Jan Leverton said she was excited for the program and was looking forward to watching the participants’ skills improve each week.
“What I see happen in this program is truly amazing,” Ms Leverton said.
“Women who haven’t been on a bike for many years have become competent mountain bikers in the space of eight weeks.
“They have become fitter and happier people and have a new network of friends with a common interest in cycling.”
For more information on joining the program in Noosa, visit: www.sherides.com.au.