Location: South parking lot of old Amway Arena, Downtown Orlando.
Parking: if you’re driving a car, you can park in the lot for the Downtown Recreation Center at the west side of the arena lot

Cycling Savvy bike handling session: This session is conducted in a parking lot. It consists of a set of progressive drills designed to increase students’ control and comfort handling their bikes in various situations. Drills include:

• Start/Stop, Power Pedal & Balance Stop
• Snail Race, Slow-speed Balance
• Drag-race, Gears & Acceleration
• Ride Straight, One-handed
• Shoulder Check
• Object-avoidance Handling, Weave, Snap
• Turning: Slow-speed Tight Turns, High-speed cornering, Emergency Snap-turn
• Emergency Braking

63% of Florida adult cycling hospitalizations do NOT involve a motor vehicle. Many are crashes with fixed objects, pavement hazards, pedestrians, animals or other cyclists, and could be avoided with better bike-handling skills.

This session is available á la carte. You may take it as a stand-alone class. In three short hours, you will learn to command your bike with precision and confidence.

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Location: Florida Hospital Facilities Admin Bldg
1919 N. Orange Avenue, Ste.A, Orlando, FL 32804
Directions:  Exit  I-4 to Princeton, head East one block to Orange Avenue. Turn Right (North).    We are the second building on the Left  is a 2-story tan brick building with a black awning (Suite D & E).    Continue (East) down the stairs is Suite C and next door is Suite B.  Enter into Suite B.   Our conference room is to the right.  You can park in any of the available spaces.

Through guided discussion with video and animation, this session familiarizes students with bicycle-specific laws, traffic dynamics and problem-solving strategies. Students discover that bicycle drivers are equal road users, with the right and ability to control their space.

Bicycling is very safe and with a few simple techniques, you  can make your own cycling virtually conflict-free.

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Cycling Savvy on-road session*: This session is an experiential tour of Orlando roads. The course includes some of the most intimidating road features (intersections, interchanges, merges, etc.) a cyclist might find in his/her travels. The students travel as a group, stopping to survey and discuss each exercise location. After observing the feature, discussing the traffic dynamics and the best strategy for safe and easy passage, the students ride through individually and regroup at a nearby location.

Starts in Colonialtown—location TBA

This session is designed to give you the confidence and skills to handle any situation you might encounter.

*Requires completion of the classroom and bike handling sessions.

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This is an incredibly fun cycling event that benefits a worthwhile cause: The Young Survival Coalition, an organization that supports young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cyclists ride from bike shop to bike shop on a marked route throughout Seminole County, drawing a playing card at each one. The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the ride. A Wild Card will be available at one stop for those wishing to extend their ride by 15 miles.

Each card pickup location will feature a fully stocked SAG.

Prizes will be awarded to the top Poker hands, with special recognition to the Cycling Club with the most participants. After the ride, enjoy food, drinks and entertainment, along with a raffle for prizes generously donated by local businesses.

When: Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010

Ride Start: River House Pottery courtyard, corner of Palmetto & 2^nd Ave., Sanford

Start time: 7:30 am

Distances: 30, 65 and 75 miles

Registration fee: $40 until 7/31/10; $50 thereafter. All participants receive a YSC bracelet

2010 Poker Run t-shirt is available for $25

Need a day off the bike? Come enjoy food, drink and live music while others ride at the Sanford Wine Company, where the ride concludes. Cost is $20, which includes a YSC bracelet

Ready to join the fun? Register here: http://www.SCPokerrun.com