Overseas-based cyclists Kaden Hopkins and Conor White have used their time on the island to mentor the next generation of cyclists.

Hopkins and White are running a coaching camp at Clearwater Beach in St David’s. They had sessions on Saturday and Sunday, before Monday’s proceedings were postponed to this weekend because of terrible weather conditions.

White stated that this coaching camp, which he is holding with Hopkins for the first time is meant to equip up-and-coming cyclists with all they need to become finer riders.

The Pan Am Games bronze medal-winner expects the rescheduled final day on Saturday to be fully subscribed.

“We would like children getting involved in cycling, have them learn the basics, try teach them the skills they need to become better cyclists,’’ White said.

“We just wanted to host a camp and have some fun riding our bikes. We had 30 sign up; we haven't had the full 30 every day just because some children have commitments. We’re hoping to get the full 30 on Saturday to finish off the camp.”

Hopkins is keen to see more competitive cyclists come out of the island.

“We want to have generations of children coming up underneath us,’’ he said.

“Maybe one day, some of them will get over to Europe, or even get racing like Conor in the US.

“We want to be able to give them the knowledge, give them a bit more engagement in the sport, so that they feel a lot more capable.

“Hopefully, that will give them the motivation and desire to push with their cycling, to try and move forward.”

The Spanish-based Hopkins gave an insight into the activities at the camp.

“The whole point of the camp is just to teach some basic principles,’’ he said.

“Children their age are getting to the point where they can start going on group rides, and they’re going to start doing some races on the island.

“We had one day that was focused bike handling and then the second day was more based on group riding.

“We taught them how to make signals, how to ride safely on the roads, especially when there is traffic around, and how to ride rotations, which are skills that they need when they eventually get into road racing.

“The camp is for children from 10 to 16 years. We had 30 spots open; we decided that was the safest number of children we could have and still not be overwhelmed.

“On the first day, we split them into two based on their age. I had the older children and I was just teaching them some things that are a little more in-depth because they’re going to need it more when they get into the bigger races.

“We've had a lot of interest in it this year, for our first time doing it. The spots filled up really quickly.

“If people want it to continue in the future, we’d definitely be happy to do it again.”

White spoke on the circumstances that led to the cancellation of Monday’s session.

“It was super windy, over 50mph in St David’s, so we figured it wouldn't be safe for the children to be riding up and down,’’ he said.

“We have done all the basics now. We’re just going to finish off with some racing, some fun games for them to put all the skills they've learnt into practice.”