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Skill Progression — Steering

Your Athlete Can: Never Sometimes Often
At a moderate speed, initiate a change in direction to the right by using the hips to lean the bicycle to the right
At a moderate speed, initiate a change in direction to the left by using the hips to lean the bicycle to the left
Identify the correct line through a corner
At a moderate speed, approach a corner and, without steering, lean the bicycle while looking in the direction he/she wants to go
Understand that the inside pedal (right pedal if right turn, left pedal if left turn) must be up to avoid contact with pavement
Make a sharp corner at a high speed by keeping the inside pedal (right pedal if right turn, left pedal if left turn) up and keeping the outside pedal down and weighted
       
 
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