League Cycling Instructor (LCI) Training Seminar coming to Austin in June 2026Austin, Texas — Yellow Bike Project with Michelle LeBlanc, M.Ed., LCI, will host a 3-day League Cycling Instructor (LCI) seminar where prospective bike safety educators will receive training on cycling instruction using the Smart Cycling curriculum presented by the League of American Bicyclists. People who successfully complete the seminar will join the nearly 7000 certified League Cycling Instructors across the nation as cycling educators. The LCI seminar will take place on June 26 through 28, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Those interested in attending should register for the seminar by June 5, 2026.
The training will prepare prospective educators to teach the League’s bike safety curriculum to people of all ages and at various levels of experience. Newly certified LCIs are empowered and equipped to teach courses that cover youth riding, how to ride confidently and legally with other traffic, how to share paths and trails, motorist education, bike handling and avoidance maneuvers, group riding, and more. Prerequisites for the training include completion of the Smart Cycling Complete class, individual membership with the League of American Bicyclists at $50 per year, and registration, which closes three weeks before the seminar. The LCI Seminar emphasizes teaching how to teach bicycling safety. Prospective LCIs should have experience riding on roadways and be comfortable and confident riding with others, they are expected to have a basic level of knowledge about safe cycling and bike maintenance. After the successful completion of the seminar, participants will be able to teach Smart Cycling classes to children and adults. League Cycling Instructors help people feel more secure about riding by educating cyclists and motorists and ensuring that people on bikes know how to ride safely and legally. Each LCI seminar is facilitated by a League Cycling Coach. Vanessa Beard, who will teach the Austin, Texas, seminar, has over 15 years of experience as an LCI and more than 10 years as a National League Cycling Coach. Bringing more certified bike educators to the Austin community is important to help empower more people to go places by bike. LCI seminars also provide the opportunity for those interested in teaching bike safety to connect with each other and learn from one another how to be better educators and motivate more people to cycle. The last time a League Cycling Instructor Seminar was held in Texas was in 2019. There are currently 12 League Cycling Instructors in Austin and 105 in Texas (as listed on the League’s website: https://bikeleague.org/map). Besides helping the community to cycle more through teaching cycling safety and skills, benefits from taking the course include access to the League’s Smart Cycling curriculum and teaching materials, being covered under the League’s general liability insurance, and being part of a national network of bike educators. The registration fee is $550 for the seminar and includes all course materials including the Smart Cycling Manual, Youth Manual, Group Riding Manual, and a t-shirt. To register, or for more details, see https://bikeleague.org/lci-seminar-registration/?event=a3dQl000001ZwYP or contact Michelle LeBlanc, site coordinator, at [email protected]. Please be sure to sign up before May 29th to avoid paying a late fee. Registration will officially close one week after that on June 5th. ### Yellow Bike Project is a volunteer-powered nonprofit that refurbishes donated bikes to provide affordable transportation and education for the community. They exist to be a force for social and climate justice and community empowerment. They envision an equitable and sustainable community where all are able to experience the joy, freedom, and empowerment that bicycles can offer. For more information, go to: AustinYellowBike.org or call 512-524-5299. Michelle LeBlanc is an educator in Austin, Texas. She began teaching by teaching music lessons in Naperville, Illinois, in 1997 at the School of Performing Arts. Soon after, she taught art classes and workshops and held many multicultural classes and events from 2005 through 2017 before moving to Austin, Texas. Michelle is also a certified yoga instructor, a Reading Specialist, and holds a Master's in Education, and regularly offers Learn To Ride and Smart Cycling classes through the LAB. For more information, go to MichelleLeBlancYoga.com.
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