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Mountain Bike Rider
|July 2021
Hone your trail-riding technique by getting specific and setting targets

Hopefully, you’ve been out a few times since restrictions lifted and you’re starting to get a feel for riding your bike again. With summer just round the corner and dry trails on the horizon again, make the best possible use of your time by setting some deliberate goals and making good progress. That way you can be back to your best, or perhaps even better, for the remainder of the year.
THE COACH
ANDY BARLOW
Before joining Dirt School Andy liked to win things – races like the Scottish XC Champs and the Scottish Downhill Champs. Since 2009, though, he’s coached some of the world’s best riders with Dirt School and helped bring on the BASE MTB course at Borders College lege in the Tweed Valley.
Taking some time to session a feature or section of track will mean that you can focus on purposeful practice and maximise your time on the bike by making quicker progress
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This story is from the July 2021 edition of Mountain Bike Rider.
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