Mentorship
Learning to race bicycles takes a combination of fitness, passion, skill and craft. The more you ride, and the more you ride with experienced riders the more you will learn the craft. Learning by doing, taking advice and feedback from those who have come before you will help develop your knowledge and confidence to line up for your first bike race – and many thereafter.
As Buffalo’s oldest cycling club, the Buffalo Bicycling Club wants to encourage cyclists to try their hand at bike racing. In 2021 the Buffalo Bicycling Club developed a formal mentorship program that pairs up newer riders looking to learn to race with more experienced club members who’ve been racing for years.
This program aims to pair up newer riders with more experienced riders so they will have a friendly face at events (it’s sometimes a little scary to be the new kid!) and as a new rider you probably have a lot of questions.
| Click here to sign up as a Mentee (new or newer member to the club | Click here to sign up as a Mentor (experienced member to lead) |
| Program Expectations for Mentees | Program Expectations for Mentors |
| Must be a Buffalo Bicycling Club Full Member age 18 or over | Signing up to be a Mentor is not a coaching relationship- as a mentor you’ll be a friendly face at events and a helpful ear to Mentees to learn the ropes |
| To be eligible to be matched up as a mentee, you will first need to show up to a few events to demonstrate interest and let us get to know you so we can pair you up with the best fit | Assist your Mentee with questions about riding and racing and try to get a few rides in together during the season |
| As a mentee, we expect you to engage with your mentor throughout the season | Mentors will need to be a Buffalo Bicycling Club member |
| We hope that you will join the Buffalo Bicycling Club group rides, Fireballs, and Club Training Races to build fitness, skills, and confidence for racing | |
We’d love to hear from you if:
- you’re new to the club and interested in being mentored. Your role as a mentee to get the most out of this program is to engage with your mentor, ride with them, ask questions, and join our group rides!
- you’re an experienced club member and wish to mentor a newer rider. Your role as a mentor is to answer questions, give feedback, ride with your mentee, and join some of our group rides!