The "brochure" can't even come close to describing all that happens at a PCG Camp. But let's try anyway! There's WKO 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 2023-24 seasons 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!
Competitive recreational cyclists and above
**Don’t have a power meter for camp, but interested in trying one? Let us know and we can get you a loaner power meter to try during the camp and will be offering great deals at the end of the camp.
$1,725 - Lodging Not Included
$500 - Deposit
Lunch and dinner are included, breakfast is on your own.
Alumni Campers: $100 Discount
Early-Bird Discount $50.00
Book By December 31, 2022
PCG Classic Jersey Included!!!
SUNDAY
April 16
2:30pm- 3:30pm - Check-in for all campers.
4:00 - 5:30 pm- 1.5-hour ride to loosen the legs and make sure your bike is dialed in.
6:00pm - Dinner- Beale's BBQ right behind the office!
7:30pm - 9:30pm -Intro to PCG staff, review of week's agenda and details.
MONDAY
Breakfast on your own
8:30am - Morning Demo: Pace lining basics and how to sit on your bike
9:00am - Sedalia Loop (46 miles)
1-and-5-minute power tests
Lunch - back at headquarters.
2:00pm - Hunter Allen Group Power File Review
3:00pm - 5:00pm - Power Education
6:30pm - Dinner as a group
"The Hundred Hill Loop"
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 2023 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.
TUESDAY- Thunder Ridge Climb!
Breakfast on your own
8:30am - Morning Demo: Pacing with Power
9:00am - Thunder Ridge FTP Test Climb (55 miles). It's a 12.5-mile climb and over an hour for most. We will have 3 groups with one group being shuttled to base of climb
Lunch - back at headquarters
2:00pm - Hunter Allen Group Power File Review
3:00pm - 5:00pm - Power Education
6:30pm - Dinner as a group
Thunder Ridge
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast on your own
8:30am - Morning demo: Sprint Technique and Position
9:00am - Sprint and Race Scenario Day (30 miles). This promises to be your favorite day! So much fun!
Lunch - back at headquarters
2:00pm - Hunter Allen Group Power File Review
3:00pm - 5:00pm - Power Education
6:30pm - Dinner as a group
*NOTE:
Daily schedules and routes might change due to weather and other factors.
THURSDAY
Breakfast on your own
8:00am - Morning demo: course overview and long day strategy. This loop has everything: two major climbs, rolling hills, great descending. The perfect "Kitchen Sink" loop. It's Hunter's favorite Long Day loop and maybe we'll even see who paced themselves well at the end for a spirited final 15miles push home! (93 miles total)
8:15am - "B" Group Start
8:45am - "A" Group Start
Lunch - on the road
4:00pm - High Fives all around!!! You did it. Hunter Allen Group Power File Review
6:30pm -
Dinner as a group
FRIDAY
Breakfast on your own
8:30am - Morning demo: attack and bridge
9:00am - You'll be tired today, but that's why this day is so important to do. You'll start out with sore legs and not wanting to ride, but by the end of the ride, you'll be feeling good, and pushing the pace. Breakthrough your mental and physical limits today. Breakthrough Loop (45 miles)
Lunch - back at headquarters
2:00pm - wrap up and head home
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SPRING ROAD CAMP? WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
Arrivals:
Check-in for the camp begins at 2:30 p.m. on April 15, 2023 at 414 Jackson St, Bedford, VA 24523. Please make flight arrangements accordingly to arrive at the airport before 11:00AM on April 15, 2023 if you will be needing transportation to our offices to facilitate the check-in process.
Returns:
Camp will wrap-up around 2PM on Friday. Please note the earliest we will be able to have you at the local airports is 4PM if you plan on utilizing the camp shuttle.
**If you need to utilize the pickup service, please book your flights accordingly.**
Air Travel
For those traveling via air we recommend flying into Roanoke Regional Airport or Lynchburg Airport. Other flight options:
Note: If you choose to fly into the following airports, transportation to and from Camp (Bedford) will be on your own.
Charlottesville Albermarle Airport (CHO) - Charlottesville, VA 98 miles
Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) - Greensboro, NC 108 miles
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) - Morrisville, NC 125 miles
Richmond International Airport (RIC) - Richmond, VA 145 miles
Dulles International Airport - (IAD) Dulles, VA 191 miles
Charlotte Douglass International Airport - (CLT) Charlotte, NC 207 miles
If you will not be renting a vehicle on your own, which we highly suggest. Please be sure to send your travel itinerary to us so that we may arrange to pick you up.
Bike transportation:
For those traveling by air you can either choose to ship your bike in advance or take it with you in your travels.Our support team will assemble all shipped bikes in advance and be onsite to support those that are traveling with their bike.
If shipping, please ship your bike to arrive 48 hours in advance of camp to ensure arrival. Please ship bikes to:
Peaks Coaching Group Headquarters
414 Jackson Street
Bedford, VA 24523-3414
(540) 587-9025
Lodging & accommodations:
Lodging is NOT included in our Spring Road Camp. Our suggestion is to check out Airbnb as they seem to have the best selection of accomodations in town and within a few minuets of Bedford. There is one hotel that we reccomend and that is the Super 8 just a few minutes from the headquarters....but it's a Super 8....
Coming to camp alone and looking for someone to room with? Or have you already booked an Airbnb that has an extra room or two? Just shoot us an email and we can help link campers up. PCG will only facilitate the connection of campers, all fees and payments for lodging will between the two parties.
CAMP: $1,725
ALUMNI CAMPERS: $100 discount
EARLY BIRD: $100 discount
Book By December 31, 2022
A $500 refundable deposit is due at time of registration. Because of the expense and organization of this camp your deposit is refundable up to 31 days prior to the first day of camp. Final payment is due Friday March 17, 2023; all such payments are final, non-refundable, and non-applicable
Peaks Coaching Group recommends travel insurance in case of emergency cancellation.
Our daily rides will traverse the best roads in Virginia. We have routes that are going to take us up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and back down the other side. We will work on our bike handling and descending skills, we also work on pacelines, and we will test our FTP!
Downtime:
Your days will be action-packed with riding, recovery routines, lunch, afternoon serminars, and evening dinners. So there will be very little down-time.
Weather:
Weather in Bedford, VA in April can vary. Typically the mornings start in the 40's and it gets into the 60's-70's by mid-day. We can have the occasional day in the 30s and we could have a day in the 80s. It can be cold, especially up on the mountains.
**Please watch the weather, and bring layers!!**
If you have any dietary needs or restrictions, please just let us know. We are happy to accomodate you!
Each athlete is an individual with varying abilities, skills, capabilities, qualities and un-tapped potential. Most athletes have undiscovered potential that is not realized until they have an unbiased, outside view of their talents. It is the 1 and 2% differences that add up to a wealth of improvements for the athlete. I look at each person, learn their talents and their limiters. Each person is a unique work in progress. It is an artform to learn and develop a personalized training structure, so the athlete grows into a well-rounded rider with an array of skills and abilities. Communicating with each other is a critical part of the success. I am an open book of experience, knowledge, and feedback. Sharing what I have experienced
and been educated with over the last 30 years, then seeing an athlete reach a new milestone with a smile on their face is what it is all about.
Whether it is Road Racing, Gravel Racing, Mountain Biking, Gran Fondos, or Zwift, Paul has the passion and experience to help you succeed with your goals.
“The brochure can't even begin to describe the value of these camps. Hunter starts talking and instructing when we first arrive and doesn't stop until everyone leaves. I thought there would be much more down time like other camps--but thankfully there is not as long as Hunter is talking!”
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