Our Service

Coaching and Mentoring

In line with my philosophy I help you to understand how to get and the best from your training in the short term, mid term and, most of all, the long term. In the first instance we'll need to spend some time talking and I'll need to see you in action. Once I understand where you are at, where you've come from and where you want to go we can work out how I might be able to help you. That might be one-off, occasional or regular face-to-face work, regular consultations to help you manage your training and racing programme, more intensive help with your day-to-day programme or even several days in a training camp environment.

Technique Analysis and Development

Practise makes perfect - but only if what you are practising is perfect. Practise makes permanent, or at least habitual. What's more, if you practise poor technique you'll compete with poor technique. And that's a waste of your two most precious commodities: time and energy.

Great swimming, cycling and running techniques make sense. There are no marks for style, or bonus points for technique with a high tariff. Good techniques simply help you to go faster, for longer, with less effort, less discomfort and less risk of damaging yourself or anything else. Unlike many triathlon coaches I have a deep understanding of swimming, cycling and running technique: from the basics to the highest level.

Top quality technique coaching probably has the biggest payback of any investment in your own training.

Group coaching

My services are not limited to individual athletes. In many cases a small group provides a better learning and development environment. There are limits to how much you can learn about cycling in a group, for example, if you are on your own!

If you are interested in arranging coaching for your friends or your club I'll be happy to discuss a range of options. You can share the cost too!

Bike fitting

When your bike fits you cycling is a real pleasure. Once you’re on it you don’t want to get off. Going uphill feels fantastic, going downhill feels even better. Riding out of the saddle feels powerful and relaxed, riding in the saddle feels efficient and aerodynamic.

If your back aches or your neck aches, if your hands are sore or your thighs burn, if you struggle to ride for long on your drops or your tribars, if you feel nervous riding fast downhill or in a group, if you slow down when you get out of the saddle or if you've simply had enough after an hour it’s probably because your bike doesn't fit you properly, or you’re trying to use the wrong technique.

If I hadn't seen it myself so many times I wouldn't believe how much difference I can make to someone’s cycling. You can be aerodynamic, or generate a lot of power, but if you are not comfortable, relaxed and in control you probably won’t be able to carry on for long enough to take advantage.

Cycling Weekly sent its Secret Shopper for a bike fit: you can read what he wrote (and my response) here.

Mentoring

Besides helping athletes I’m equally passionate about helping coaches – especially, but not exclusively, coaches working with young athletes. Time and time again I see the enormous impact that coaching has, not just on performance and results, but on peoples’ lives; both massively positive and, all too often, crushingly negative. As a coach mentor I can help you develop your coaching beyond the processes that you learn in your coach education courses.

Consulting

If your club, organisation or business is missing some aspect of knowledge or expertise we might just be able to help you. Between us we have over fifty years experience of triathlon and cycling in elite, professional and club environments as athletes, coaches, organisers, administrators and leaders, and with athletes of all ages and abilities, we have a rare depth and breadth of knowledge, insight and understanding of the multi-sport world.