Professional Cycle Coaching for London
EliteCycling is a cycle coaching and Lifestyle Company built on the considerable experience of Paul Mill, a former professional triathlete, semi-pro road rider and time-triallist.
Based at the Crystal Palace Sports Injury Centre, we provide cycle training, coaching, advice and support to every kind of cyclist, from total beginners and commuters to competitive cyclists and triathletes aspiring to improve their technique and fitness levels.
While we deal with many different types of cyclist, we firmly believe that every cyclist is different and so tailor all our training, whether one-off sessions or season-long race programmes, specifically to the individual involved.
Endurance Day a Huge Success!
Our first Endurance of our series on the 3rd December sponsored by Maxifuel was a huge success. The morning ride of 3.30 hours was very steady and controlled and having a support vehicle always helps when the winter weather is closing in and riders need jackets or have punctures etc. On returning and having our structured stretch session with Bevan Ellis, we then had some time and enjoyed a relaxing and healthy lunch. Maxinutrition expert LynnClay supported the day with a superb talk on correct and balanced nutrition based on riders plan of periodisation and performance goals. We then moved on to another one of the Maxinutrition team in Wole Adesemoye who delivered a very simple and effective functional strength session based on body weight. It showed that strength work does not have to be done in the gym and balance and co ordination exercises are very important for Cyclists to be able to use during their chosen discipline. Our very own Paul Mill rounded up the day with 2 presentations on Reflection and Goal Setting and Training and periodisation. These talks explained that visualisation and focus are essential parts of training to succeed and that planning your training year and having specific Goals is without doubt the best way to achieve your years objective.
The feedback was first class and everyone learned things in different areas. We even had one of our guests Mark Mccullagh of Dulwich Paragon CC win his first race of the year. Here is what he said:
"Thanks Paul for yesterday. I really enjoyed the day, the company, learned new stuff, and was reminded of things that i new i should really be doing ( i fitted a second bottle cage to my bike for the race tomorrow).
Something must have sunk in as i won the SERRL race this morning giving me the first 10 points towards my second category license. My legs were a bit tired after yesterday but i still had enough kick in the last 50 metres to win the sprint after chasing with a team mate for 15 minutes.
What did i do different? Well i took 750ml of fluid instead of my usual 500 ml and made sure i took my gels at regular intervals. I also visualised winning as opposed to dreaming about it and never lost sight of my Goal which was to win until i crossed the line with my arms aloft".
Thanks to Elitecyling and the Maxinutrition team for all their help.
Mark Mccullagh
Tuesday, 6 December 2011