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Using the start gate
Skills
Balance
Setting off
Braking
Advanced pedalling from a start position
Pumping
Manual on flat ground
Start gate balance
Using the start gate
Cornering and line selection
Jumping
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USING THE START GATE
Once you able to balance on the start gate following instructions above you are ready to use the start gate
Mount on the bike and adopt the start gate position
Watch for clues you can see and hear that the start gate is about to drop
As the gate drops move your body weight forward and force down your preferred foot to pedal away strongly
Maintain a straight line down the start hill always looking forward