Downhill Mountain Bike Clinics - Mountain Bike School by BetterRide

"Gene's got unbelievable energy and enthusiasm for
the sport of downhilling, unmatched by anyone I
know. As a pro rider himself, he understands racing
and training in this new sport, which is very rare.
Many riders don't understand the importance of
having a coach like Gene. But when they do, they
will finally be able to reach their potential. This is the
edge to get them out of their plateau and go much
faster..." Marla Streb

Learn the Skills to Get Faster Guaranteed!
With over 18 years of coaching experience including 12 years coaching downhill
mountain biking Gene knows out to get you riding at your best. His coaching
highlights include coaching many top pro racers (Chris Van Dine, Mitch Ropelato, Joey
Schusler, Eli Krahenbuhl, Chris Canfield, ..) top junior experts (Naish Ulmer, Parker
Worthington, ...). Gene is a pretty good racer too, in 13 seasons as a pro downhill
racer he has won a Silver (2002) and two Bronze Medals (2006, 1999) at the UCI
World Masters Championships. All mountain bike camps and private lessons are
guaranteed to improve your riding or your money back.

"Wow, after years of racing professionally you really
improved my understanding of cornering. I am
cornering faster and with more confidence". Chris
Van Dine, Cannondale Cut Factory Team

Click here to see what Downhill
Racers and Riders are saying about
coaching with Gene Hamilton.

Downhill Mountain Bike Skills Coaching
These multi day coaching sessions cover all aspects of dh and mtn. x riding, racing,
and dh training.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The core, fundamental skills of downhill mountain bike racing (these core skills are
not intuitive, unless someone taught you them it is unlikely that would know and
understand them. Few US racers know the core skills and even fewer can do them
well (which is the main reason we do poorly at the international level) (I didn't learn
many of these skills until my sixth through tenth seasons as a pro racer). I really get
the rider to understand these techniques with drills (that you take home with you for
fruther practice and improvement) and then on trail application of the skills.

1. Bike set up
2. Course inspection, it's purpose and how to gain the most from it
3. Practice runs, getting the most out of each run (training smarter)
4. Body position, how to ride smooth and in balance
5. Cornering skills, cornering in balance and getting more exit speed.
6. Braking skills, how to use your brakes to go faster
7. Handling obstacles, how and when to manual, speed jump, double up a section,
pre-hop or bump jump course features
9. Visual skills, what to focus on as you ride the course (how to actually look ahead)
10. Mental Skills, how to perform at you peak on race day. Visualization techniques
to improve your racing. How to quickly regain confidence after a poor run or a crash.

3 Day Downhill Mountain Bike Skills Coaching Fee, $649.00 (includes lifts or
shuttles)
Downhill Mountain Bike Skills Coaching Dates

August 14-16 2009 Northstar, CA Downhill Coaching Session w/World
Champion Greg Minnaar ($749) sold out email about waiting list

Dec. 27-29, 2009 Boulder City, NV Downhill Coaching Session sold out

January 2-4 Boulder City, NV Pro and Jr. Cat 1 Downhill Camp sold out

Feb. 19-21, 2010 Boulder City, NV Downhill Coaching Session sold out

Feb. 26-28, 2010 Boulder City, NV Women's Downhill Camp 1 of 12 spots
open

Downhill Mountain Bike Race Coaching Sessions
Already have the core skills dialed and want to race at your best?! Race
weekend camps are designed to get you to perform at your peak. These
camps focus on course inspection, finding the fast "pro" lines, memorizing
the course and mental preparation. Head coach Gene Hamilton will go over
race preparation and inspect the course and train with athletes.

3 Day Downhill Race Coaching Fee $499 (plus race fees and lifts)
1 Day Downhill Mountain Bike Clinic Fee $150 (plus race fees and lifts)

Downhill Mountain Bike Race Coaching Dates

How to Register for a coaching session
Each coaching session is limited to seven riders (12 with one assistant coach
18 with two assistant coaches) and you must reserve your place at least
three days in advance. Please email or call for more information. To sign up
for the camps click on the buy now button below (paypal will charge you a
$18 fee) or pay by check by sending a check to BetterRide, 7529 S. Turkey
Creek Rd, Morrison, CO 80465 and email your intention to
betterride@gmail.com , call Gene at (970) 261-1869

PRIVATE LESSONS AND COACHING
The most effective way to improve your racing! Available year round to fit
your schedule. Call or e-mail Gene at, betterride@gmail.com for more info.

When in Boulder City be sure to stop by All Mountain Cyclery for shuttles and
all your bike needs.

Gene Hamilton and Marla Streb with the Jan. 7-9
2005 Bootleg Canyon Downhill Camp riders.

"Thanks Gene, I learned more in this camp than in my
entire career so far" Andrew Pierce US Team
member 2006, Go-Ride Factory Team

downhill mountain bike camp, joey schusler

Yeti and US Worlds Team rider Joey Schusler
practicing cornering in the 2008 BetterRide Downhill
Camp with Gene Hamilton and Greg Minnaar.

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Ask these Pro Racers who have attended a BetterRide Camp about
their experience.

Mitch Ropelato     Pro 4x and jr. Cat 1 Downhill National Champion 2009,
                      2nd Place 4x Bromont World Cup 2009
Chris Van Dine     Cannondale Cut Factory Team
Joey Schusler       Yeti Factory Team, 2008 Colorado State Champion,
                            US Jr. World Team 2008
Ben Craner          Go-Ride Factory Team, Utah State Champion 2007,
                            2008
Chris Canfield       Canfield Brothers Factory Team, Utah State Champion
                             2009
Andrew Pierce      Go-Ride Factory Team, US Worlds Team 2007
Eli Krahenbuhl      Trek, 5th place finisher Garbonzo Downhill, Whistler
                             Crankworks 2006, 6th place 2007, 2008 colliegate
                              Overall Champion
Brian Buell            Team Geronimo 3rd place 4x at 2009 National
                             Championships, 2nd overall 2009 MSC Gravity Series
Micheal Buell        Team Geronimo 4th overall 2009 MSC Gravity Series
J.P. Lutterloh
Dave Beeson
Ben Hulse
Naish Ulmer         KHS, US Jr. World Team 2008
Ian Estes
Graeme Pitts       Team Geronimo, US Jr. World Team 2008
Dante Harmony    All Mountain Cyclery
Jackie Harmony    All Mountain Cyclery
Addie Stewart
Connie Misket      Go-Ride Factory Team
Jackie Baker
Joy Martin
John Keep          Norco
Shawn Neer        Orbit Racing, US Jr. World Team 2009, 4th Snowmass
                           MSC right behind the Yeti trio of Graves, Blenkinsop
                           and Gwin
Jennifer Wolf
Heikki Hall          E 13, 5th overall 2009 MSC Gravity Series (before
                           taking my camp look out in 2010!)
Will Collins
Szymon Kowalski
TJ Fisker
Blair Reed           Orbit Racing
Matt Fisher          Trek
Caleb Cambern    Transition

Dirt Magazine to 2009 Pro 4x and Jr. Cat 1 Downhill US National Champion Mitch Ropelato
in a interview in the Oct. 2009 issue : "You seem to be able to turn amazingly, what do you put that
down to? Got any special tires on there?
Mitch Ropelato: "Ya, Gene Hamilton is to thank for that, I took is clinic last December in Bootleg
Canyon and he was able to show me the correct technique I needed to pull them off."

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