Training

Coaches

We are pleased offer threee options for cyclists wanting to improve their performance.

We are delighted to have past  peoples champion and ex professional cyclist Gordon McCauley available to help cyclists preparing for our event. Gordon now runs a successful coaching business based in Auckland and would be delighted to pass on the wealth of knowledge he has accumulated to help you  prepare to be in your best possible shape for your next  big cycle event.

 Why Should You Choose GMC? At GMC Coaching we believe in offering more than just written programs, we like to go a little further.  Coaches need to be racers themselves to fully understand the needs of their athletes. We race and compete whenever possible, besides racing is the fun part of any riders training. Before any training workout is given to a GMC rider, each workout has been personally tested to check out the effectiveness of it in our own training.

 There are a lot of coaches out there that have university degrees and ‘paper qualifications’ coming out of their ears. Very few of these have ever competed at an elite level. How can somebody ‘coach’ a rider to win race, when the ‘coach’ has never won a race them self?  We can coach you on everything from your event preparation and warm-up right thru to race strategy and teaching you to find the correct person to follow leading into a bunch sprint. How? Because GMC Coaching lives and breaths races. We have a presence at most of them, and if we haven’t ridden the race then we probably know somebody that has.

 For us, cycling is our number one passion! Not just a way to make easy money so we can ride too. We get as much pride and satisfaction out of my clients achieving their goals as they do themselves. So Contact the team at GMC Coaching and lets get you on track for your 1st (or next) big win. GMC Website www.gmccoaching.com

Andrew Patterson has put together a training programme for recreational cyclists that is specifically designed for this event. here

For experienced riders please contact John Dean via email deano1247@xtra.co.nz,

Sarah Burkett offers great nutrional advice for your leadup to the event.
Sarah is a Sports Nutritionist who holds a BSc with majors in Human Nutrition and in Physiology, and is currently completing a MSc by looking at the nutritional knowledge and food skills of elite adolescent athletes.

She is a SESNZ Sports Nutrition Practitioner and works with athletes from recreational to international level in person, and through online consulting. You can check out more information on her website at www.sportsnutritionist.co.nz or get in touch with her by phone 027 415 6175, or email sarah@sportsnutritionist.co.nz

Training Programme

The Yarrows Taranaki Challenge in Taranaki is looming, 150km of moderately hilly terrain. But with over 2000 competitors expected there'll be plenty of shelter. You can do it solo, or for the novice rider, there is the team relay option, with two to six person teams to cover the 150km.

Download John Deans' 11 week training schedule here.

Download Andrew Patterson's training schedule here

Download Nutritional strategies to cycle Mt. Taranaki by Sarah Burkhart here.

Are you prepared for the big event? It's time to get that bike out, dust off the cobwebs and get into some earnest training in prepartion for the Yarrows Taranaki Cycle Challenge.

Bunch Riding

Riding in a bunch can be the most enjoyable experience if done in the right way. However, bunch riding can also be a huge pain if people in the group don't understand the rules. Everyone needs to know these rules for everyone's safety. Click here for more

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