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National standard for cycle training

The skills and understanding needed to cycle safely and responsibly, and to enable others to cycle.

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National standard for cycle training

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The national standard for cycle training is a statement of competent cycling and cycling instruction.

It sets out the skills and understanding needed to cycle safely and responsibly and to enable others to cycle. The standard provides the basis for Bikeability and a range of adult cycle training programmes.

Updates to this page

Published 18 October 2018
Last updated 9 January 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated section 6.1 and added wording related to horses (section 4.1).

  2. First published.

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