Category Archives: Training

Summer Skills and Speed Training Session Schedule

Make a commitment to be a better cyclist. Choose among 4-week sessions throughout the summer season to improve your cycling skills, speed, strength and endurance. Or just drop-in for a day.

View the calendar and events lists for further information on each practice.

Cycling Skills Sessions:

Learn to use your bike handling for speed and safety with Cycling Skills Sessions on Monday evenings. Each 4-week session will include an evening of bike handling and shifting, cornering, climbing and descending, plus group riding skills. The Mountain Bike Skills session will end with trail riding, rather than group riding.

  • Skills Session 1 – Mondays, 5:45 – 7:45pm,
    Road Skills for Beginner and Intermediate Cyclists
    May 6 – June 3 (excluding May 27)
  • Skills Session 2 – Mondays, 6:00 – 8:00pm,
    Mountain Bike Skills
    June 10 – July 1
  • Skills Session 3 – Mondays, 6:00 – 8:00pm,
    Cycling Skills for Triathlon
    July 8 – 29
  • Skills Session 4 – Mondays, 5:45 – 7:45pm,
    Road Skills for Intermediate and Advanced Cyclists
    Aug 5 – 26

Cycling Training Session:

Improve your fitness with Cycling Training Sessions on Wednesday evenings. Each 4-week session will include an evening of speed specific training, threshold training, hill training and fast paceline practice.

  • Training Session 1, Wednesdays, 5:45 – 7:45pm
    Road Cycling
    May 8 – 29
  • Training Session 2, Wednesdays, 6:00 – 8:00pm
    Road Cycling
    June 5 – 26 (excluding June 19, $20 discount on this session)
  • Training Session 3, Wednesdays, 6:00 – 8:00pm
    Road Cycling
    July 3 – 24
  • Training Session 4, Wednesdays, 5:45 – 7:45pm
    Road Cycling
    July 31 – Aug 21

Register Now!

Cost is $20 for a drop-in practice, $75.00 per session (4 evenings total) or $70.00/session if you sign up for 4 or more of any combinations of sessions (e.g. Training Sessions 1-4, or Skills and Training Sessions 1-2.) Skills Sessions and Training Sessions are separate. All sessions are one(1) day per week. Sessions require a 5 rider minimum.

Please include your real full name, contact information and the sessions or days you would like to attend in the form below. I will respond with further payment details.

Your Name (required)

Your Email (required)

What sessions would you would like to attend?

CompuTrainer training is back at Wheel & Sprocket

Coached progressive power training on the CompuTrainer is back at Wheel & Sprocket. We’ll offer three 6-week sessions throughout the off-season. Sign up for more than one for added-value!

UPDATE: We’ve reached capacity for all Sessions of the Thursday 6:00PM CompuTrainer class. If you’re still interested, please contact me directly and I’ll put your name on a waiting list or for daily cancellations.

Whether you’re training for road racing, mountain bike, triathlon, charity rides or just fitness and fun, we can help prepare you for a strong and successful 2013 cycling season. Using the CompuTrainer Coaching Software, we’ll tailor each weekly class to your personal fitness and goals. We’ll determine your Functional
Threshold Power value during the free pre-session test and use that value to customize your 6 weeks of training.

Each 6-week session costs $120.00 and includes weekly Thursday night group CompuTrainer training session and free Functional Threshold Power Testing before the start of the session.

Purchase 2 sessions and receive either 10 free Open Riding* sessions or on-site bike storage**. Both on-site bike storage** and 10 Open Riding* sessions are free when you commit to all three 6-week sessions.

Weekly classes are Thursday evenings at 6:00PM with Sydney.

Session 1 – Base-building, Skills and Technique
November 8 – December 20, 2012 (no class Thanksgiving Day)
Functional Threshold Power Test Nov. 1, 2012

Session 2 – Threshold Training
January 10, 2012 – February 14, 2013
Functional Threshold Power Test January 3, 2013

Session 3 – Speed and Sharpening
February 28 – April 11, 2013 (no class March 28)
Functional Threshold Power Testing February 21, 2013

Still not convinced? Click here for a pdf download of additional details and benefits.

Need more than once per week coaching? Looking to peak for a specific event? We offer customized training programs for the CompuTrainer or wherever you ride. Contact Us Today

*Open Riding schedule posted at Wheel & Sprocket. 10 session pass is valued at $100.
**On-site bike storage is valued at $100 and available November 1, 2012 to April 1, 2013.