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Thank you for the suggestions everyone.
jakemcree: I am in London.
I really don't want to sound ungrateful - but it's not really cycle training that I mean (although that is obviously vital and I have a lesson scheduled). For example, this is what the bikeability site says on advanced courses for adults:
"Advanced skills
There are also options for confident and experienced cyclists. Bikeability instructors can help you to hone your cycling skills to cycle with confidence on roads with more traffic or more complex road layouts. The instructor can also help you with route planning as there may be alternatives that you weren’t aware of."
I can ride a bike/balance/have a basic understanding of traffic skills and feel reasonably confident - what I want to know more about is being a 'cyclist'. In addition to learning about how to navigate traffic I would also like to learn about techniques and riding styles and how much cake to eat - and this is something that I find difficult to pick up just from websites. When I was younger I was obsessed with tennis and saved up money every week for lessons so that I could improve - I knew how to hold the raquet - but there are different ways of holding the raquet which achieve different things - that's why I am interested in coaching. I guess what I really mean is that I would like to be able to go on a kids cycling course at Hog Hill or Herne Hill and do practice races or something. Or have someone ride with me for maybe a couple of hours a week who can give general advice and I can be sure that they know what they are talking about.
Thanks again and sorry for the rubbish tennis analogy.