(and those that motivate ladies) in MTBing. If you have actually missed out on the interviews up until now, you can check out HopeTech’s Rachael Walker, Campbell Training’s Ally Campbell and DH hero Pat Horscroft. This month we’re including Amanda Tanfield, the force behind Ladies Do DH in and around the Forest of Dean, and the inaugural Ladies Do DH Mini race on 15th July. To start with, an intro from nominator Helen Roddis. Helen:”[ Amanda] set up Ladies do DH back at the end of 2016 with the sole aim of motivating more girls into riding and racing. She is among the most friendly, welcoming and supportive riders out there, and rather honestly, if it wasn’t for her efforts to get more ladies involved in mountain biking, I wouldn’t have the remarkable group of riding friends I have now! She runs routine month-to-month ladies’rides and has arranged some wonderful girls’days at FlyUp417 in the past year. Amanda has actually likewise simply begun down the track of getting her formal training credentials so she can continue to provide even more to the girls of the mountain bike world.”So now it was over to me to talk to Amanda and find out more. And as I’m a person of little creativity, where else to begin but at the beginning?(AT]:” I initially got into riding through my other half. He does more XC orientated stuff however that was constantly a bit too fast and I could never stay up to date with him and his mates. So I went and got some coaching with Katy Curd and that was a bit of a driver actually. The girls I satisfied on the course were part of a group at the Forest of Dean and I began hanging out with them a bit. However it still wasn’t quite what I was searching for as the majority of our riding still seemed to be attempting to keep up with the lads. “I talked to a few of the women and they said comparable things, so about three years ago I just emailed a load of the ladies and recommended that we go to Flyup 417 for a day out together without the lads. A load of us headed out and individuals had a good time and so they asked me to arrange another one. So, a month or more later I arranged another one and after that another one after that. 417 have actually also assisted me out with the group consisting of running coaching days for us.”Alongside that I fulfilled some other riders who were on par with me so we gradually began pressing each other doing more races and technical stuff; jumping and drops. And now we’ve got a nice little group people that trip routinely.” “Yeah. I believe I invested a year or two attempting to stay up to date with the lads prior to finding a group that I delighted in riding with more. The group filled a hole for me and spiralled from there.” “We meet about when a month, mostly at the Forest of Dean. I have the tendency to choose a path and spend an hour or more in the early morning working down from the top, sessioning it and taking a look at possible lines, either ones that I know from when I have actually raced them or exactly what others ride. It’s not official training, we do not deal with individual strategy, just practise various sections of path and people participate and ride the various bits depending upon how they feel.”We go to Flyup 417 where we’ll do some appropriate training with the guys there and do other away days too, we’re doing Farmer John’s quickly.””There’s no official subscription, it’s simply through Facebook. I simply installed a date for each month and people occur if they can.”It’s okay at all and I take pleasure in doing it. After every session I go home beaming, seeing how much people receive from the sessions, it’s simply lush.”We do get a range of capabilities coming along and sometimes that can be hard however individuals know exactly what to anticipate and everyone pitches in to support each other. It can be hard to balance which tracks we do to match everybody though. The more knowledgeable riders are fantastic because they help support a few of the others however also get something out the sessions by breaking their riding down and practising a few of the things that they might not generally bother with. So, in an odd method, it just works and constantly comes together.”You seem to take rather a nurturing approach to your sessions, is that something that you delight in? “Yes! All of it fits together with what makes me tick, it is that part that I take pleasure in. However it’s not main coaching though which makes the difference. I have actually currently got my [British Biking] level one coaching and I do my level 2 at the end of June and currently pencilled in for the MTB specific level 2. I hope ultimately to work with PedalABikeAway who do the coaching at the Forest of Dean. They support exactly what I do already and establishing the coaching for the females who concern our group.”There are a great deal of ladies who ask for it [training] and I need to be really cautious about that at the moment. I’m clearly not there in a coaching function so I do have a little speech that I do at the beginning to advise people of that. It would be nice if we could offer that and do more regular proper training sessions and I hope that this will happen at some point. “At the minute the whole group seems to be naturally going on a course that’s to my taste so we’ll see exactly what occurs. It’s interesting and never dull, definitely!”You’re organising a mini-DH race this year too. It sounds like a natural action for the group however quite a big thing for you to take on.”We hope that a great deal of people will boil down over the entire weekend [14th and 15th July, entry details here] On the Friday night we’ll be doing a BBQ alongside the outdoor camping so people can get to know each other. Saturday will be practice and we’ll have groups heading out and sessioning bits together if people want to do that.”Saturday afternoon will be routine practice for everyone with people around for suggestions, it’ll just be like a typical mini-DH race. Then on the Sunday early morning there will be some more practice time for individuals who couldn’t make it on the Saturday. “The real race will be 2 runs each. We’ll be using the Sheep Skull trail which is a terrific trail to go on as it can cater for a wide variety of capabilities. You wouldn’t wish to be a genuine beginner but it would match someone who has ridden however not done any DH before, everything is rollable and lines around the mega difficult bits. It’s the ideal trail to match to your level. You do not need a DH bike, an Enduro bike or hardtail will do the job, there’s absolutely nothing too crazy.” We’re not actually targeting any type of riders in this, we just desire people to come along if they want to try and enjoy an excellent atmosphere, it’s not about targeting at novices or any other level of rider. “We’ve got some excellent sponsors including Flare, Zania, Flow, Glower, Flyup 417 Bike Park, PedalABikeAway, Muc-Off, Loose Riders England and Torq. Plus I have actually had lots of support from buddies and those in the market, the men from MIJ and Chris Rogers who both organise loads of races at the Forest of Dean have helped out a lot. They have actually all given me loads of guidance and been actually helpful.” We’re doing OKAY for entries at the moment however we could do with more to make sure we’re able to go on. “” Katy Curd is a huge inspiration to me, the majority of my riding boils down to her. She’s been through hell and back and just kept going. Viewing her not give up and come back into racing, from being at the top so close to the podium, to combating back to where she is now, it’s so motivating. “I’ve done great deals of one-to-one sessions with her and due to the fact that we have a hard time to discover time to fit in sessions she’ll often simply call me and to see if I’m complimentary for a quick coaching session with her. That’s just how lush she is! Regrettably she cannot come and help out at the race as she’s racing in a World Cup that weekend. She’s been to a number of our regular monthly sessions which was terrific but obviously she’s too busy most the time! I ‘d kill to have an ounce of her skill. “”I expect my hashtag is “take a crack at”. If you’re not getting out there and attempt it you’ll never understand.”There’s probably no better method to end an interview with somebody like Amanda than with words like that. So instead of ruining things all I’ll state is if you’re female obtain entered in the Thanks to Amanda for talking to us and to Helen for nominating her. However who should we be including next? Which female rider inspires you (whether you’re male or female), or who has done lots to support female riding? They might be a pro, a local coach or somebody next door. Let us understand in the remarks below who motivates you and why– possibly it’ll be your nominee that we opt to include in the next’Inspiring Ladies’ feature. Contact Us Privacy Premier Club Classifieds Rules Link Elimination Forum Rules Login/cookie problems? 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