Posted with permission of forum owner. Thanks Christopher!
I’m looking for people who want to get ready for their next Big Fat Cycling Challenge!
For those who don't know me, my name is Alex and I'm a cycling coach and Technical Director of Cyclecoach.com. I've been contributing to these forums for many years and have worked with riders at all levels from the professional elites to those looking for help to get a bit fitter to enjoy their riding more.
We at Cyclecoach.com recognise one to one coaching is not always an accessible option for many of you who'd still like some help, support and guidance to improve your own riding, or perhaps to prepare for a cycling challenge.
To that end we have partnered with Bereda Training, a new Group Training platform for endurance sports. Bereda will support our communication in this new group dynamic. Bereda pulls your training from Strava into a modern messaging app where we can follow each other’s progress throughout training, support each other along the way, and answer the questions that pop up as we go.
One thing we’ve learned through coaching is that athletes largely struggle with the same issues: time-crunched training, balancing sport and life, and general knowledge and learning.
I firmly believe that Group Training is the path forward, that we can create an environment where we can improve together, and we can make coaching accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime.
You get the support and guidance you need, and I get to do what I love.
The idea is to train towards your goal(s) with
- expert guidance
- the support of a community of like minded peers
- an affordable price
If you would love to improve your cycling and prepare for some challenging events but are not really up for investing in a traditional individual coaching, perhaps because it's beyond your budget or you think your goals don't warrant such a dedicated level of support, then at around $10/week this is a great value option.
You can apply to join here:
https://www.beredatraining.com/movement ... -challenge
For this group, I’m thinking of anyone interested in tackling any of the following Australian events:
- l'Etape Australia (1 Dec 2019 and again in 2020)
- Alpine Classic (26 Jan 2020)
- B2B Bathurst Cycling Classic (14-15 Mar 2020)
- Clare Classic (5 Apr 2020)
- Mudgee Classic (3 May 2020)
- Noosa Classic (16 Aug 2020)
- Amy’s Granfondo (Sep 2020 TBC)
- Bowral Classic (Oct 2020 TBC)
Plans will be suitable for road cyclists of all types, in particular for anyone taking on one of these challenges for the first time, or would like to improve their fitness for their next challenge.
The training will help you push up your threshold power output and increase your fatigue resistance, so important for these big cycle challenges. Now is a great time of the year to start and it will pay huge dividends for 2020. Some features:
- First plan starts Monday 4 November 2019, and more will follow as we progress
- Beginner/Intermediate athletes will have flexibility to add/remove workouts
- 4-5 workouts per week
- 4-8 hours per week (but flexibility to do more)
- I’ll help you decide whether you need to add in more training sessions as the plan goes on, or even whether you need to skip a session or two, answering all the “what should I do if…” questions.
- Access to:
- Bereda peer to peer group platform
- Training and fitness tracking linked to your Strava account
- Training Plans
- Nutrition info
- Off-bike training ideas, suggestions and content
- How-to content
- Zwift training files and of course
- Expert Coaching Advice, and support from your peers
Spots are strictly limited, so if you’re interested, act quickly! We’re limiting the group size to make sure everything runs smoothly and everyone gets the attention they need.
https://www.beredatraining.com/movement ... -challenge
Again, thanks for your support and I hope you’ll join us as we turn a significant page in our business and look towards a future of Group Coaching.
but even if you don't have a specific goal, it might be worth following along with the training plan and interacting with others in the group who are wanting to get ready for their challenges.
, as we're getting a 4.5m x 2.3m swim spa installed, so some good cross-functional training coming up 
