Lachapelle Riding School 2009 story and photos by Carolin Lueders
On May 23rd & 24th, Woody’s Cycles once again hosted a Lachapelle riding school, with Allan Lachapelle and Warren Thaxter teaching the school. The both days were almost filled to capacity with 17 riders on the 23rd and 22 riders on the 24th. The days started out at the pit, with Allan and Warren going over some basic body positions that riders should be using while riding. Riders were then divided into two groups and taken out into the fields, where they did various skill development exercises. Warrens group was even riding around with hockey pucks taped to their seat to teach them to sit farther ahead on the bike. After a great lunch, the group discussed bike maintenance. The group returned to the field for a short period of time for some more skills training, before
it was done. It was the riders turn. Some opted out, but the fearless, took it on. Conquering the staircase was the final part of the day, and I have to say that most of the riders looked pretty tired by the end. All in all, everyone had a good time and learned a lot from Allan and Warren. Allan has donated healthy portion of the proceeds to the Corduro Enduro, that is held every fall. Woody’s Cycle would like to thank Allan, Ann, and Warren for taking the time from their busy schedule to travel down and teach the school.
heading up to the extreme cross track, where everyone got to watch Allan effortlessly navigate the track. Here he demonstrated how to use the skills that they had been practicing all morning. Riders had the option of trying the Extreme Cross sections. After some of the riders gave it a try, they all moved on to the large rock hill, in the bush. Here they took turns going up and down the steep rock face. After everyone had a go, they then moved to the stone staircase. Once again, Allan showed them how