Special to the Breeze

The Biking at Pine Island group is sponsoring a free cycling workshop open to the public at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 on the lawn at Matlacha Community Park, 4577 Pine Island Rd.

The workshop presenter is Alex Saputo, director of cycling performance and personal coach at Trek Estero. Saputo’s impressive record includes a degree in exercise physiology from Eastern Michigan University. He achieved personal training certification from the prestigious National Academy of Sports Medicine.

A past winner duathlons and triathlons, Saputo is a USA cycling coach and on average cycles 200 miles a week.

The workshop will cover various topics of interest for serious and beginning cyclists with hands-on demonstrations and a question-and-answer format.

Those interested in attending are encouraged to bring a bike, helmet, water and lawn chair.

For more information call Ileana Sisson M.S. at (239) 283-6140.