Our training philosophy
“Success is the maximum utilisation of the ability that you have”
Our mission is to design the most efficient training plan—just enough to help you reach your goals—so you can maximize your time and energy for recovery and the things in life that matter most.
Evidence-based, personalized training designed around your lifestyle and unique needs—striking the right balance between load and recovery, volume and intensity, as well as specificity and variety.
“Make things as simple as possible, but never simpler”
The journey to mastering anything usually begins with simplicity. As beginners, we strip things down to the basics so it doesn’t feel overwhelming. Over time, we start adding more pieces to the puzzle—experimenting, testing, and exploring the most advanced aspects of what we want to achieve. This is how we gradually build knowledge, experience, and confidence. Finally, at the stage of true mastery, we return to simplicity once again—this time with clarity, focusing only on what really matters for us and optimizing performance to bring out our very best."
Chances are, most reading this are in that second stage—deep in the process of gathering knowledge and new experiences. We have made it our mission to guide riders through this process.
Pro tip: If you find yourself in the “first phase”, or that all of this just seem too advanced and complicated? Download our 10 commandments of cycling training
“Always strive to train as minimal as possible, but never less than what’s necessary”
Progress happens when you challenge your body and your abilities—then allow time to recover and adapt. Training is what breaks you down; recovery is what builds you back up. The goal is not to maximize training hours, but to use your time wisely. More training doesn’t translate to better performance and results per definition—because the more you train, the more careful you need to be with load and intensity, as recovery time becomes limited.
Very few coaches would challenge the notion that it is paramount to invest a significant amount of time training to realize an athletes full potential. However, what really matters isn’t the total number of hours in a year, but doing the right sessions at the right moments–be it long rides, workouts at race pace or other focused efforts that truly drive performance. This applies to everyone—whether you dedicate your whole life to professional sport, or fit training around work, family, and everything else. Quality, timing and the balance between stimuli and adaptation is what makes the difference.
“Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right”
Based on the Pareto Principle, approximately 20% of causes account for 80% of effects. In sports, this means that around 20% of your workouts and preparation contribute to 80% of your performance.
You'll get worse results from your training if you perfectly execute the wrong or unimportant workouts compared to doing the right workouts well enough. It's crucial to identify what your specific 20% is and do that exceptionally well. The remaining 80% of your workouts and preparation can either be done after the first 20% are completed, given less focus, or skipped entirely.
“When executing movements poorly you’re just adding fitness to dysfunction”
We want to build athletes who can ride bikes, rather than just pure cyclists. Fundamental movement patterns and skills from alternative training are the base upon which all sport-specific training is built. This approach might result in a slightly flatter development curve initially, but it rises steadily and, in the long run, will surpass and reach a higher peak than those who have solely focused on cycling.
A good general physical condition also helps you recover faster and prevents injuries, both from overuse and crashes. Of course, you shouldn't do too much alternative training; the bike is, naturally, the cyclist's primary training tool.
“A good coach is positive, enthusiastic, supportive, trusting, focused, goal-oriented, knowledgeable, observant, respectful, patient and a clear communicator.”