Elite Gold

Potential Scholarships and Discounts

The program for elite athletes (National and Neo-Pros) available to you regardless of your level…

If you have a power meter and want to see what a more scientific and directed training plan will do for you or if you are hoping to start racing at the National level with domestic professional and national teams, then this is the right program for you.

This highly personalized program is built on your questionnaire, conversations and “PCC System Field Test” and regularly adjusted through the season by your coach based on frequent training data (power, HR and GPS.)

Your Coach

Athletes in this program will be coached by an Elite Senior Coach who works at the National level and has experience in all cycling disciplines as well as Triathlon, Ironman and Exterra. They will have extensive coaching experience with all level of athletes (from development to master athletes and age group athletes.) Coaches in this program have NCCP level 4 or equivalent certification and over 10 years of coaching experience.

Your Yearly Training Program (YTP)

Included (for full year contract)

Most athletes in this program have several years under their belts and are looking to perfect their training. Your program requires the highest level of detail individualized to your strengths, weaknesses, and routine in order to reach higher levels. At the heart of the program are your goals, which will guide your coach in all stages of plan development. Through in depth reviews and advanced testing we help you to set ambitious but realistic short and long term goals.

Periodization is a fundamental part of your preparation. The YTP will give an overall view of how your season fits together and what you need to do in each phase ( GPP-SPP-PCP-CP-TP) which are further broken down into mesocycles and microcyles. Click here for more information on YTP structure.

Your key performance factors (KPF) will be benchmarked and mapped out for each phase. These include:

• Advanced power output analysis in direction relation to your heart rate and other KPFs for each target zone
• Advanced analysis of your heart rate for each training zone
• Monitoring of recovery and adaptation when you send your power files – your training will be modified to match your recovery and adaptation rate.

Race preparation will be built into your YTP. Tapering and peaking microcyles will be incorporated for your target races.

Communication

Frequent communication is encouraged. This program includes:

• Daily analysis of your workouts when you send your training files (Monday – Friday)
• Up to five coach-initiated emails each week
• Unlimited athlete-initiated coaching communications

Testing

Through our partnership with the Canadian Sports Centre (CSC-P) we are able to offer the full range of testing at international caliber facilities. This includes power profiling, lactate levels, VO2max, and pedaling biomechanics. To learn more about testing options available, click here

Other Services

At PCC we leave nothing to chance. All sides of your training and racing are addressed to ensure you reach the highest personal levels possible. Some of the other services we offer:

• Weight training – integrated into your program
• Core training – integrated into your program

• Bike Positioning – to maximize power transfer and efficiency
• Nutrition – analysis and consultation with a registered dietician
• Video Analysis – of your stroke and position to maximize your biomechanics and pedaling efficiency (included with testing)

Click here to learn more about our other services.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 month commitment
• You must own or have use of a power meter (Powertap, SRM, or Quarq… no Polar power meters)

* We are affiliated with multiple programs and organizations that help us to provide scholarships and discounted coaching to up-and-coming cycling talent. Please contact us to find out if you are qualified for one of these scholarships.

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