The Academy is a 12 week race focused training program to prep athletes for High School and the step up to NATIONAL SERIES racing. We’ll jump into training with 2 live online classes per week + your solo rides. From there we’ll add group rides and race support if there is interest. Riders should anticipate 8 – 14 hours per week of total training. There are three Academy programs – one runs January 5 – March 31, the second is April – July Nationals.
This is a race focused Development Program. Each Academy offers a 3 day CAMP focused on skills development and doing some longer endurance rides. The Academy is built on progressive overload, high quality workouts and solid feedback. Along the way we’ll do some additional testing and lots of skill work.
WINTER/SPRING SESSION: JANUARY 2 – MARCH 31.
SUMMER SESSION: April 13 – JULY 20 (MTB National Championships)
Academy Programs
Dates
Location
Sign Up
WINTER / SPRING SEASON Jan 2 – March 31
ONLINE / CA / CO
$300 – 12 Week Online ONLY 24 Classes
Feb 6–8: NorCal MTB CAMP Feb 20–22 make up date
Peninsula / Bay Area
$500 – Clinic and 12 WEEK Program 2x/week online + 1x 3 Day Weekend Clinic
SUMMER SEASON April 1 – July 20
ONLINE / CO / CO
$300 – 12 Week Online ONLY 24 Classes
MAR 20–22: CO MTB CAMP APR 10–12 make up date
West Denver Camp
$500 – Clinic and 12 WEEK Program 2x/week online + 1x 3 Day Clinic
TRAVEL EVENTS
We will have a small schedule of “travel” races riders can opt into depending on interest. These include Puerto Rico UCI in February, National Championships and 1 – 3 other National Level events like Sea Otter, Utah, Wisonsin, Minnesota and Fayetteville. Costs will include on-site support, space, and likely a housing option.
ACADEMY CAMPS
Spend 3 days learning the ins and outs of riding fast! Our Academy Camps are built on the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model that takes each rider where they’re at and moves them along the continuum of competence in core areas like turning, braking, shifting, and pedaling. We pre-test riders to set baselines and then follow a fully developed curriculum over both the weekend and the season. A sample schedule:
FRI: 4p Performance Testing – Online and coach directed, we’ll test three different time values in just over an hour, then we’ll throw it in the analyze. After testing we’ll spend an hour on zoom walking thru the essentials of rider development and progression, what all the numbers show us, and how to use them in your riding
SAT: 9 – 11a Baseline Skills Testing / Skills Work. We test across different focus areas in person: Stopping, Turning, Pedaling, Technical and Tactical.. Then from 12a – 2p we’ll do a longer endurance focused ride to finish up.
SUN: 9 – 12p Skills Part 2, a re-test, and a bit more endurance riding. Then we’ll look over each riders testing report review their riding and plan for upcoming races.
