Parafed Northland is looking for any Northlanders with a physical disability who want to have a go at cycling.
They will be running a para-cycling day at the LJ Hooker Athletics Track tomorrow from 4pm to 6pm.
Kerry Reyburn will be running the afternoon and his expertise as a coach is much sought after.
Reyburn coaches Northland para-cyclist Nau Puriri who has gone on to become a national champion and is on Paralympics New Zealand's radar as someone with potential for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Parafed's Cameron Leslie said having Reyburn along offers any potential para-cyclist a great insight into the sport.
"We are pretty lucky to have Kerry come along," he said.
"Kerry is a Northlander who is supported by Paralympics New Zealand through a scholarship. His scholarship has him earmarked as a future Paralympic coach.
"It's a great thing for us to have Kerry involved and a great thing for Northlanders living with a physical disability to have the opportunity to work with him."
Para-cycling simply put is just cycling, para-cycling is the term used when relating it to disability sport (at the Paralympics it's known as para-cycling). Athletes compete on either bikes, trikes or hand-cycles.
Those with a visual impairment compete on tandems with a sighted "pilot".
Leslie said the day offers anyone interested an opportunity to have a look at the sport.
"The event is all about opening doors for those interested in cycling as a sport," he said.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have a lot of experience riding/cycling, it's about having a go in a supportive environment."
- For anyone interested, they can find out more and register at parafed.co.nz