{"id":528511,"date":"2026-03-11T06:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/528511\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T06:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:35:35","slug":"shepparton-cycling-club-building-bridges-across-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/528511\/","title":{"rendered":"Shepparton Cycling Club building bridges across sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

For football players, pre-season training usually means running laps and hitting the gym, but Shepparton Cycling Club is giving their local footy teams something different.<\/p>\n

The regional Victorian club has been inviting footy teams from around the area to their velodrome for a unique training night that mixes a flying lap on the track with a boxing session.<\/p>\n

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Local football players take part in boxing sessions at the velodrome.<\/p>\n

The idea was to bring different sporting clubs together and give athletes the chance to step outside their usual routines.<\/p>\n

For many players, it\u2019s their first time on a velodrome. Riding a track bike with no brakes and learning how to complete a flying lap quickly becomes a challenge that requires focus, teamwork and a willingness to try something new.<\/p>\n

The track sessions are guided by club members, including Olympic Gold medallist Brett Lancaster, who helps introduce the athletes to track riding and talks them through the flying lap challenge.<\/p>\n

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Club President Brett Lancaster was on hand to help.<\/p>\n

Several local football clubs have already taken part, including Katamatite, Shepparton Swans and Murchison. <\/p>\n

While the session delivers a solid workout, the focus is just as much on connection and camaraderie. Players work together in a new environment, enjoy a bit of friendly competition and experience a sport many have never tried before.<\/p>\n

For the club, it\u2019s also a chance to strengthen ties within the local sporting community and introduce more people to the velodrome.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to open the velodrome up to the wider sporting community and give other clubs the chance to experience something different,\u201d club spokesperson Troy Riordan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMixing the flying lap with boxing has created a really unique session that challenges athletes both physically and mentally, but most importantly it\u2019s a lot of fun and brings people together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The club hopes the initiative will continue to build a strong community atmosphere.<\/p>\n

AusCycling\u2019s\u00a0Clubs in Focus\u00a0showcases the outstanding things that our clubs are doing for grassroots cycling and riding. Use our\u00a0club finder<\/a>\u00a0to explore your local club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For football players, pre-season training usually means running laps and hitting the gym, but Shepparton Cycling Club is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":528512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-528511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}