2020 ROAD FALL BLUE RIDGE CYCLING CAMP
2020 Fall Blue Ridge Road Power Camp
Get ready to experience your newest passionwith Hunter Allen and PCG Team!October 28-Nov. 1, 2020
ONLY TWO SPOTS REMAIN!
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"You can't win every race, but you can always nail your peak." -- Hunter
The "brochure" can't even come close to describing all that happens at a PCG Camp. But let's try anyway! There's WKO5 analysis and season preparation by the master himself. There's daily rides where skills like sprinting, counter-steering, descending(!) and pacelining are taught and practiced. There's on-the-road race scenarios where teams battle it out for all the glory. There's stories from Hunter's many, many years in the industry and as a professional cyclist. There's SAG support, amazing A, B and C Road Groups for different levels, massages, yoga, stretching, on-staff bike mechanics, incredible food, bike fits, rider video analysis... There's just so much!
The goal of this amazing camp is to focus on improving your ride skills and techniques as well as race tactics and strategy--while accurately developing your power profile in WKO and setting up your 2021 season according to your goals! The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains are the perfect place for a fall cycling camp with awesome climbing opportunities, quiet country roads for race scenarios, and it’s the hometown for the Peaks Coaching Group Headquarters!
The Countdown is on!
Your ultimate adventure in training, touring and learning.
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The health and safety of our campers and staff has always been our top priority.
All 2020 PCG Camps will strictly follow the protocols below to limit physical interactions. Additional safety measures may be added based on local guidelines--and full protocols will be communicated to you in advance of your Camp!
Now--let's ride!
Limit on Camp size.
All Camps will be exclusive experiences with no more than 20 campers. To be honest, this has been our cap anyhow for our camps. We like small camps with plenty of coaching!
Hand washing. All guests and staff are required to regularly wash their hands throughout the day. We’ll provide all guests with travel bottles of hand sanitizer. We’ll also provide hand washing stations or hand sanitizer in our offices, multiple locations at tables, and at all stopping points along your ride.
Nightly disinfection. In addition, our staff will regularly disinfect any common surfaces like tables, door knobs, etc. each night in order to provide you with the cleanest environment possible.
Your camp is guaranteed. Free transfers to 2020 or 2021 PCG Camp if your camp is affected by COVID-19 or if you don’t feel comfortable attending. Transfer must be made at least 48 hours prior to your camp departure.
Stay home if you are sick. We’ve revised our transfer policies to allow you to transfer to any other 2020 or 2021 PCG camp if you’re feeling sick or have been at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
CAMP TYPE
- Loaner power meters provided, either pedals or wheels
- Endurance and mid-intensity paced rides
- 30-55 miles of daily riding with three pace groups
- Daily education seminars, power file analysis, yoga, massage, video analysis, bike fitting and advanced learning
COST
- $999 - Lodging Not Included
- Alumni Campers: $50 Discount
- Lunch and Dinner included, and breakfast on your own
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- General fitness enthusiasts, competitive recreational cyclists and above
- Riders seeking performance improvement in a gran fondo, event, or category racing
- Riders able to ride for extended periods of time at 16mph and above
- Road cyclists (Gravel, MTB, CX and triathletes are welcome)
DAY 1
Check in!
3:00pm - 4:30pm
- Check-in at PCG world headquarters! Sneak in a pre-ride!
6:00pm
- Dinner- We'll have amazing BBQ and beer from Beale's, which is in our backyard!
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Introductions to staff and campers, and we'll set up your TrainingPeaks WKO5 software, so you'll be ready to dig in to the details tomorrow.
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Day 2
Protocol Testing
Breakfast on your own
8:30am
- Morning Demo: Proper bike position
9:00am
- Charlemont Loop (47 miles) with lots of short hills, 1 min, 5min tests, and pacelining practice.
Lunch - back at headquarters
2:00pm
- Hunter Allen Group Power File Review
3:00pm - 5:00pm
- Power Education- Review of Power Training Principles
6:30pm
- Dinner as a group- A perennial favorite- The Station!
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Day 3
Thunder Ridge!
Breakfast on your own
8:30am
- Morning Demo: Pacing with Power
9:00am
- Thunder Ridge Power Climb (55 miles) featuring a 12.5 mile climb, perfect for a FTP test! Be ready as it's over an hour long with amazing views.
Lunch - back at headquarters
2:00pm
- Hunter Allen Group Power File Review
3:00pm - 5:00pm
- Power Education-In depth look at new metrics in WKO5.
6:30pm
- Dinner as a group- Ya gotta have Italian at least once at Camp!
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*NOTE:Daily schedules and routes might change due to weather and other factors.
Day 4
Sprint and Race Day!
Breakfast on your own
8:30am
- Morning demo: Sprint Technique and Position-Learn how to sprint!
9:00am - Sprint and Race Scenario Day (30 miles) -We teach you how to sprint and break into small teams for fun race finishing scenarios.
Lunch - back at headquarters
2:00pm
- Hunter Allen Group Power File Analysis and Review
3:00pm - 5:00pm - Power Education- How to plan your 2020 season!
6:30pm - Dinner as a group-And ya gotta have Mexican at least once too!
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Day 5
Put it all together!
Breakfast on your own
8:30am - Morning demo: attack and bridge
9:00am
- Bedford Loop - A perfect ride that is flatter(haha!) and allows us to put all the skills you learned together for a great ride.
Lunch - back at headquarters -Pizza!!!
2:00pm - wrap up and head home -We'll stay as long as you want to do more power analysis and talk cycling!
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GENERAL INFORMATION
HAVE A QUESTION? WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
Read Esther C's totally unique camp experience.
Like many campers, Esther truly had a transformative experience at our last Fall Foliage Power Camp. Read what she had to say!
FTP Test on Legendary Thunder Ridge!
Pros, National Champions, Olympians and Amateurs from all over the world come here to challenge themselves on Thunder Ridge. It's roughly a 12.5 mile climb with grades from 5- to 8-percent. We'll do it!
And the views
from the top at 4,000'? Magnificent!
After our Storming Thunder Ridge post-ride yoga, Hunter and Jill will help analyze your FTP data in WKO5 and TrainingPeaks. Hunter will then review video footage
of everyone's climb and offer individual suggestions in terms of bike fit
and climbing strategies.
The White Mailbox that Changed Cycling Forever
Just as the small, innocuous supermarket on the road up to the Col de la Madone became the "official" starting point for so many professional cyclists to test themselves against the best, the White Mailbox in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the official starting point for so many of Hunter Allen's industry-smashing testing protocols.
It's a place of history, where Olympians, National- and World-Champions routinely visit to test themselves; both against themselves--and past champions. (The latest just stood on the podium at ITU's Worlds in Lausanne, Switzerland.)
It's the mail box that helped to define an entirely new science of training and racing that has been called the single most-influential development in cycling in the past 20 years.
Campers will get to know the White Mailbox very well--since part of this Fall's camp is to define your power profile through Hunter Allen's testing protocols. All in an effort to understand your phenotype and to help set up the training for your 2020 goals.
And at the top of the climb? The Peaks of Otter--first accurately measured by Thomas Jefferson in 1815 and from where the "Peaks" in "TrainingPeaks com" comes from.
“Thank you so much for all your help at the Peaks Coaching Fall Camp! I always enjoy the Peaks Coaching camps, and each one seems to exceed my expectations, but this camp was outstanding!
The rides were spectacular, the information was very valuable for training and the group was such a positive, fun bunch of people.”
Anne Marie
New York, NY
“Thank you so much for all what you each do for ALL the campers. Each of you created this magical opportunity for growth in a very safe and welcoming environment.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom and passion for cycling. I was dancing in my Tiny little airbnb last night with a huge smile on my face. You have a powerful team... keep sharing.. keep touching lives as you are truly changing people in order to fulfill their dreams.
Hasta la proxima amigos!
Grazie, Gracias, Merci.... THANK YOU!"
EC
Baltimore
“Thanks for a fantastic Fall Camp this past weekend. I had many hours on the drive back to NJ last night to reflect on the past 5 days, think about my winter plan, and how I will spend the next 5 months leveraging what I learned. This will definitely include more coaching and use of Training Peaks pre-built plans.
There were many "firsts" for me this past weekend which will enhance my health and new found love of cycling. It was great to share in the passion you all have for cycling, the environment, training, and building strength and fitness. I truly appreciate having the opportunity to have spent the time with each of you and benefitted from your knowledge and experiences. You are all very humble and kind in your teaching practices which was one of the best experiences of the camp.”
Rebecca
New Jersey
HunterALLEN
President and CEO
Legendary cycling coach, co-author of Training and Racing with a Power Meter
and Cutting-Edge Cycling, co-developer of TrainingPeaks, WKO+ software, and founder of Peaks Coaching Group.
Widely known as one of the top experts in the world in coaching endurance athletes using power meters, Hunter Allen's goal has always been to teach athletes how to maximize their training and racing potential through professional analysis of their power data. This goes hand in hand with his philosophy that a power meter helps athletes discover their true strengths and weaknesses, quantitatively assess their training improvements, and refine and maximize the focus of their training.
As a coach, Hunter makes sure to look at each athlete as a whole person. He excels at designing custom programs designed to maximize each rider's potential. He believes we are human beings working closely with other human beings, and it's important to him to work hard to find your strengths and weaknesses and to help you improve your skills, then develop a realistic plan that works for life. It is important that a coach learn as much as he can about you as an athlete and as a person in order to better develop a plan for success. He has now coached over 400 athletes and still learns something new from each one.
Experience an unparalleled coaching experience in the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains. And learn a thing or two about power.
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