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Discuss the dynamics that are present when riding in a bicycle pack.
Also discuss the various positions within the pack and how they effect
the individual rider.
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Discuss safety tips and make sure that each student is wearing a
helmet.
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Proceed to the track where you will be riding the bicycles. Group
the students in two groups according to biking ability.
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Have the first group begin riding on the track and after the first
lap have them ease into a pack formation. Have them proceed around the
track in the pack formation switching positions within the pack from
front, to middle, to back. Be sure that you stress safety and remove any
rider who is not adhering to the safety rules.
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Begin timing the racers after the second lap of pack formation and at
the third lap blow the whistle that the last lap has begun. Take times
beginning with the fourth lap observing where the riders are as they come
into the finish line.
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Repeat the process with the second group. The group that is not
riding can assist you with times and recording the results of the race.
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Return to the classroom and discuss the dynamics that have taken
place during the race and how being in a pack effects one's riding time
and aerodynamic speed.
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Ask each student to write a one page essay on how it felt to ride in
a pack and access the draft that is created in the pack formation. Have
them read their essays to the rest of the class.
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