Women on Wheels: Introductory Learn to Ride workshops – Joondalup

Event Type |

Westcycle

Date & Time

  • 08 March, 2025
  • 14:00 PM

Location

  • Falkland Park Netball Courts, 17 Falkland Way,
  • KINROSS, WA

Difficulty

  • All comers
Event Details:

Looking to learn how to ride, but not sure where to start?

The WOW Introductory Learn to Ride Program consists of 4 weeks of workshops to introduce women who have no experience to bike riding, covering all the beginner topics and aims to progress you through to being confident to continue once the program ceases.

The sessions will cover the following topics: Preparing to ride, Skill assessment and development, Traffic awareness, and Basic bike maintenance.

Dates: 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th of March 2025. All sessions will run from 2pm-3:30pm 

The sessions will cover the following topics: 

  • Preparing to ride – what to wear and carry, positioning on the bike. 
  • Skill assessment and development – braking, balancing, cornering/turning, scanning. 
  • Traffic awareness – developing the skills and etiquette of riding on paths and roads. 
  • Basic bike maintenance 

Bike Path Etiquette Guide and Recreational Riding Route maps/resources will be provided to participants.

What to bring:
– A bike
– A helmet
– A water bottle

 

Register here: https://westcycle.memnet.com.au/MemberSelfService/EventBooking.aspx?selectedEventId=23

Contact Information
  • Club: WestCycle
  • Event Organiser: WestCycle
  • Contact Number: 0863369688

Tim Roach

Elected Director | Off Road

Tim has been in senior leadership and strategic development roles for more than twenty years. He is currently Director of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University and is a past Assistant Commissioner and General Manager in the public service. He is an Accountant (FCPA) and sits on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia.

Tim has been involved in racing mountain bikes, BMX and triathlon for many years, both as a father of two children who race and as a past and current bike racer. Tim is the current over-50 State Champion in downhill mountain biking. He is also a very regular and enthusiastic transport cyclist; frequently seen in a suit and tie riding to meetings in the city on a mountain bike.

Helen Sadler

Independent Director

Helen is a Town of Cottesloe councillor and is the current Chair of WestCycle’s Transport Advisory Group.

A medical doctor, Helen is a strong active transport advocate with a focus on health outcomes and social well-being.