Originally Posted by
chicagogal
The clinics sound great!
But I don't really advise pedaling through the corners. If you bring speed into the corner, you need to lean you bike and if you pedal you risk striking your pedal onto the ground. Instead, don't break and take the straightest, fastest possible line - entering the corner from the outside going inside at the apex and existing wide. Also, gear down before you enter the corner so when you start pedaling again (the instant the bike is mostly upright) you are in the appropriate gear to accelerate.
you don't race, huh? Not a whole lot of crits where you get to pick your line (especially THAT one) through corners.