Our Field Training - Alumni is not a tour, nor is it a training like the ones we give at our EnduroCamp, or even a package adventure like the tours we all know.
Our Field Training - Alumni is a way for you to not only continue to learn tricks and tips on travel and riding techniques but also a way for you to be able to do a few hundred kilometers off-road with our instructors while applying all you have already learned.
With this in mind, the Field Training - Alumni is aimed at any riders that have already gone through our Express Training, a training with OROC, or is signing up to do the extra day of the Alumni.
If you are a newcomer, please check our Field Training - First Timers.
How does Field Training work, and what is its goal?
Many of you tell us that you don't have company to ride, despite your desire to explore the world's trails.
So, in the Field Training - Alumni, BN proposes a track, hotels, and restaurants, and prepares a training that takes the group on 2 days of off-road adventures and learning!
The goal is simple, fine-tune your previously learned skills, as well as guide you over exercises on the field that will not only make you a better rider but also a consistent one that will be able to reach the end of the training totally in control of what has happened.
Techniques such as breathing, group riding etiquette, night riding as well as field mechanics are mandatory steps in this training.
Do you have motorcycles to rent for the Field Training?
Although we believe you should always train with your own bike, in this special training session we will bikes available for rent.
Information regarding values and specific bikes can be shared via email.
Limited enrollment
Entries are limited to 15 participants, and the minimum for the Field Training - Alumni to take place is 5 adventurers. So, invite your friends and guarantee your place.
Please keep in mind that if you are a newcomer rider and want to do the Alumni, you must first fulfill our Express Training.
How to sign up
To guarantee your registration, you can always book your spot here, or get in touch with us. We remind you that no registration is guaranteed without full payment, and the sign-in form properly filled. We will email you the form in due time.
Full information regarding tracks and hotel recommendations will be given closer to the training date and/or in the sign-in form.
What is included
With the full payment of your registration, you will find included:
- recommendations for hotels and restaurants
- the presence of our 2 instructors during the 2 days
What's not included
- hotels
- meals
- fuel
- personal expenses
- anything that is not marked as included
Field Trainings are not tours, they are trainings that encompass an adventure and a personal challenge, done with an extra safety net given by our instructors.
We however have CRF300L for rent for this training, courtesy of Off-Road Off-Course.
Dates and program:
The Field Training lasts for 2 days, going from Saturday to Sunday, and starting officially with the meet and greet dinner the night before the training starts, on Friday.
As an overall schedule:
- Meet and greet dinner on Friday night in Santarém (not mandatory)
- Satuday at 09:00 we start with field and preemptive mechanics, a subject that will takes until after lunch. At around 19:00 we will start a ride that will start and finish in Santarém, and that is aimed for around 100 to 120kms, meaning, night riding teaching.
- On Sunday, we will do a different track of around 150kms that will guide us back to Santarém where the training will finish, and that aims to fine-tune details and techniques
Do you want to know more?
Get in touch with us!
Classification:
This training will pass over Class 3 and 4 terrains, so we will have no availability for anyone that has not done Level 1 and 2, or Express Training with us.
This training is suited for anyone that has completed our Express Training, and not for newcomers.
Verify the classes of terrains and rider rating system for more information.
Languages:
There is nothing worse than having a class to learn something, just to realize you and your instructor cannot understand each other. We know, we have been there, both as instructors and students.
With this in mind, we decided to stick to what we know best, so our classes are hosted in both Portuguese and/or English.
Conditions:
Everything has rules, and our training sessions are no different, so let's go over what you need to know to attend this training.
- At least a 50-50 tire, designated as such is by its respective manufacturer (recommend)
- An integral helmet that is not modular
- Protective gloves
- A suit or assorted protective gear capable of protecting your back, upper and lower members
- A mid-calf or full-calf boot, preferably, off-road biased
If you have any doubts about the gear or tires, let us know before you sign up for the class, as our instructors and guides have the right to refuse your participation in any of our activities, without reimbursement, if you do not present yourself with the minimum required safety gear.
Field Training is an on-job training, so although we will make regular fuel stops, it is your responsibility to arrive with a full tank, or enough for at least 100kms (60miles) before the start of the training.
So get your bike fueled up, get your gear on, and come enjoy this incredible training!
Payment, cancelation, and refunds:
The following are the specific rules for this training. Any omission will be covered by BN’s general refund policy.
Important Note: Customers have the legal right to withdraw from their booking within 14 days from the date the booking is manually confirmed by our team (after the confirmation call), in accordance with European Union law.
During this 14-day period, no cancellation fees will be applied. After this period has expired, the cancellation conditions described below will apply, calculated based on the training date.
The requirement to make full payment at least 7 days before the training does not override the legal 14-day right of withdrawal.
Payment Bookings are only possible with full payment.
Full payment must be completed at least 7 days before the start of the training. No training will take place without full payment having been completed, and cash payments at the training location are not accepted.
Payment Delay: If payment is not completed by the indicated deadline, BN will no longer guarantee the reserved spot and reserves the right to cancel the booking.
Cancellation by BN If BN cancels the training, all participants will be refunded the full amount paid up to the moment of cancellation.
BN may cancel any training up to 10 days before the start date in case of an insufficient number of participants. In such cases, participants will be notified immediately, and all payments will be fully refunded.
BN reserves the right to cancel or interrupt any training if, for any reason, the safety or comfort of the participants cannot be guaranteed, including in cases of force majeure such as riots, floods, earthquakes, etc. In the event of cancellation for safety or comfort reasons, no refund will be issued, but BN will offer one alternative date only to complete the remaining part of the training. BN will not be liable for any hotel or other expenses resulting from such a cancellation.
Cancellation by the Participant If cancellation is received more than 10 days before the training: the participant must pay a cancellation fee of €10.
If cancellation is received between 10 and 3 days before the training: the participant must pay 50% of the total training fee as a cancellation fee.
If cancellation is received less than 3 days before the training: no refund will be issued, and the participant must pay the full amount of the training.
Rescheduling and Validity Clients who cancel the training before any cancellation fee is applied are entitled to one single rescheduling, provided the new date is booked within 6 months from the original training date.
Travel Insurance We strongly recommend that participants subscribe to travel insurance that covers the costs of a possible cancellation of any training.
One and-one-only rescheduled date for an Express Training will be given to any client that withdraws themselves from an already paid Field Training, before cancelation fees are applied. Any rescheduled date must be within 6 months of the original training date, and no price adjustment will be made between the Field Training value and the Express Training value or any other training.
