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Road Cycling

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Road cycling is an all-round sport that combines long-distance endurance with speed tactics. Children start on a balance bike (no pedals) and then move on to a small bicycle. It puts far less strain on the knee and hip joints than running does.

Benefits
  • Cardiovascular endurance
  • Leg strength
  • Joint health
  • Balance
  • Independence
Physical Development

Front

Back

Primary
Supporting
Inactive

Primary Muscles

Legs (Quadriceps, Hamstrings)CalvesCoreGlutes

Supporting Muscles

BackShouldersArms

Fitness Components

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Physical Demands
Coordination
Medium
Endurance
High
Strength
Medium
Flexibility
Low
Height advantage: Doesn’t matter
Body type: Slim build
Development by Age
6

Up to age 6

Balance bike (no pedals)

9

Up to age 9

Learning to pedal with training wheels, on safe roads

13

Up to age 13

Club training, short-circuit races

A Family Sports Background Helps
Cycling: Technique and safe-riding know-how are passed on

Starting age

Ages 4+ (ideal: 7)

Competition age

Ages 12+

Weekly time

Beginner 2–4 hours
Intermediate 5–8 hours
Advanced 10–15 hours

Estimated monthly cost

TRY 1,000 – TRY 4,000

Equipment
Bicycle (age-appropriate size)₺1,500–8,000
Helmet₺300–1,200
Gloves₺100–400
Federation

Türkiye Bisiklet Federasyonu

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Road Cycling Videos

Technique guides and training videos

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Erciyes International Road Cycling Races

Footage from an international road cycling race held in Türkiye

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Türkiye's First Children's Cycling Race

The first cycling race organized for children in Türkiye

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