CCX Clinics

Fitness is something that disappears quickly... After "The Bruise", I didn't spend much time on the bike. My hip hurt, my back hurt and my arm hurt. While I was unable/unwilling to train, I did find the strength to go to the cyclocross clinics put on by Tonkin and his crew. The clinics were awesome!


I had watched the videos on Velo News and tried practicing them. However, I was having a lot of problems. The first night with Tonkin, all of my known problems were fixed (there were many more to be discovered). The secret? When you grab the top tube, load that arm so that your left foot has much less weight on it. This makes it much easier to get out of the clips gracefully.