Are you ready to get dirty on America's oldest gravel? Let's do it! Whether you're racing Unbound, SBT GRVL, unPAved, Croatan 150 or a host of other great rides, this camp is for you.
The goal of this amazing gravel camp is to focus on improving your gravel skills and technique as well as race tactics and strategy--while accurately developing your power profile in WKO! The beautiful Appalachian Mountains are the perfect place for a gravel cycling camps with awesome climbing opportunities, quiet country roads for race scenarios--and it’s the hometown for the Peaks Coaching Group Headquarters!
The "brochure" can't even come close to describing all that happens at a PCG Gravel 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 on gravel roads. There's on-the-dirt-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!
DAY 1
April 6
Sneak a Ride!
11:30am - 2:00pm
- Check-in at PCG world headquarters!
3:00pm - 5:30pm Falling Creek Park Skills drills clinic. Learn cornering, braking, bunny hopping, wheelies and more!
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 go over camp agenda, so you'll be ready to dig in to the details tomorrow.
Falling Creek Park- 10 miles
DAY 2
April 7
Porter Mountain loop!
Breakfast on your own
8:30am
- Morning Briefing and depart.
9:00am
- Porter MTN Loop with two great climbs where we'll do our 1 min & 5min tests, and enjoy some great gravel riding along the ridges
2:00pm -Yoga & Lunch - back at headquarters
3:00pm - 5:30 pm - Hunter Allen Group Power File Review and Power Education- Review of Power Training Principles
6:30pm - Dinner as a group- A perennial favorite- The Station!
Porter Mountain- 35 miles, 3-4 hours
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, please be sure to send your travel itinerary to us so that we may arrange to pick you up.
Arrivals:
Check-in for the camp begins at 1:00 p.m. on Day 1 at 414 Jackson St, Bedford, VA 24523.
Please make arrangements to arrive at the airport BEFORE 11 AM on Day 1 if you will be needing transportation to our offices to facilitate the check in process.
Returns:
Leaving at 2:00 pm on Day 5.
If you need to utilize the pickup service, please book your flights accordingly.
Bike transportation:
For those traveling by air you can either choose to ship your bike in advance or take 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 this camp.
We recommend the Super 8 (10 minutes from the office), one of the local Bed and Breakfast, or checking out Airbnb. Smith Mountain Lake has a ton of beautiful rentals, please keep in mind it is roughly 30-60 minutes away. Roanoke and Lynchburg also have a ton of accommodations both cities are roughly 30-45 minutes away.
GRAVEL CAMP: $1,225
ALUMNI CAMPERS: $50 discount
A $275 refundable deposit is due at time of registration. This deposit is 100% refundable up to 24 hours prior to the first day of camp. You will be issued a final invoice 28 days before the first day of camp, and final payment is due 21 days before the commencement of your cycling camp. Peaks Coaching Group recommends travel insurance in case of emergency cancellation.
Thank you for contacting us. We will respond to your inquiry in 1-2 business days.