New League Cycling Instructors in St. Louis Area

The League of American Bicyclists trains League Cycling Instructors (or LCIs for short) to teach bicycle safety courses to adults and children. These LCIs are a key part of educating cyclists all over the US.

As of this past weekend the St. Louis region has six additional LCIs, bringing the total to nine. I’m happy to report that I am one of the six new LCIs in our area. Five of us are board members of the St. Louis Regional Bike Federation with the sixth being a board member of the Missouri Bike Federation. Another St. Louis Regional Bike Federation board member, Martin Pion, has been an LCI for quite a few years and he assisted with our training. Eight additional students became LCIs this past weekend in Springfield MO.

Knowing how to bike on the road is so much more than just riding with traffic rather than against traffic. The League’s “Road 1” course is a minimum of nine hours of instruction which is part classroom and part on bike training. As we get our classes organized I’ll be sure to let you know the when and where details. You can also follow the details at my BikeClass.com website.

– Steve