I have been passionate about cyclocross skills for A LONG TIME. I remember learning to remount when I first started on Rutgers Cycling—the guys on the team spent weeks trying to get me to hop onto my bike effortlessly, but most of that just looked like me running next to my bike muttering 1-2-3-go! … and then not ‘going.’ It wasn’t great. And I admit, I learned a lot of bad habits that I had to unlearn a couple years later.
Even if you know how to remount / dismount, there are awesome drills and bits of advice for making getting on and off the bike a lot smoother, and I’m really excited with how the course turned out—it’s great for a beginner or novice CXer, but there’s tons to be learned as a veteran as well. We all need to practice skills more: I’ve met and traveled with a ton of CX pros, and all of the good ones are the ones who regularly work on their skills.
You can access the video, which includes one of Peter’s favorite warmup and technique drills called ‘The Rodeo Clown’ , basically numerous mounts and dismounts separated by only 2 steps (1-2- up! or Right-Left-UP!)
