2023 SPRING EPIC APPALACHIAN GRAVEL BIKE CAMP

  ~ New Destinations on America's Oldest Gravel ~

2023 Spring Epic Appalachian Gravel Camp

Get ready to experience new worlds of adventure with Hunter and the Rockin' PCG Team


Bedford, Virginia


April 4-8, 2023

BOOK NOW!

"With epic mountain gravel climbs, roaring streams and grand vistas, the Appalachian MTNS are a perfect escape." 

-- Hunter


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 camp 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 are daily rides where skills like sprinting, counter-steering, descending(!) and pace lining 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're 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!


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  • Camp Focus

    • Endurance and mid-intensity paced rides.
    • 30-70 miles of daily riding with three pace groups.
    • Check-in day skills session. 
    • Daily education seminars, power file analysis, yoga, massage, video analysis, bike fitting and advanced learning. 
  • Who Should Attend?

    • Cyclists who rock!  (Pun intended!)
    • 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 12mph and above.
    • Gravel/Road cyclists (MTB, CX and triathletes are welcome)
  • What's Included?

    • 4 Lunches
    • 4 Dinners
    • Ride support for all camp rides
    • Daily ride nutrition and hydration
    • Daily education seminars, on-bike skills, power file reviews, and advanced learning by the PCG team.
    • Yoga for cyclists 
    • Afternoon 1-on-1 time with our coaches.  

    • **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. 
  • What's Not Included?

    What is not included in your camp package:


    • Hotel or Airbnb accommodations. We reccomend booking an Airbnb today. There are a ton of great Airbnb's within a few minutes of Bedford. 
    • Airline tickets 
    • Bike shipping or rental. 
    • Travel insurance (recommended)
    • Gratuities for coaches (optional)
    • Personal expenses
    • Breakfast
  • Cost

    • $1,225 - Lodging Not Included
    • $500 - Deposit
    • Alumni Campers: $50 Discount
    • Lunch and dfinner are included, breakfast is on your own. 
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Camp Breakdown!

Welcome to Bedford

Tuesday

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 into the details tomorrow.


Falling Creek Park- 10 mile

Porter Mountain Loop

Wednesday

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


Sedalia Speed Day!

Thursday

Breakfast on your own.

8:30am - Morning briefing and depart.

9:00am - Sedalia loop which includes two of the fastest and FLAT(!) sections of gravel in Bedford.  We finish with an awesome 20 minute climb where you can put your power to the test.  One of Hunter's favorite gravel loops!

1:00pm -Yoga and Lunch- back at headquarters

2:00pm-5:30pm - Hunter Allen Group Power File Review & 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!


Sedalia, 37miles, 3-3.5 hours


Hunter's Gravel Gran Fondo

Friday

"FAT BURN FRIDAY'

Join us for a Birota Notemeal breakfast.


8:30am - Morning briefing and depart:

9:00am - Three climbs today, with TONS of gravel riding.  The climb after lunch is a perfect gradient on a hidden gravel road for over an hour. which could be your Gravel FTP test!  Afterward, we descend one of the coolest mountain gravel roads around. So much gravel today.  You won't be asking for more!

4:00 pm - back at headquarters, recovery shakes and high fives all around!

5:00pm -Group Power File Analysis

6:30pm - Dinner as a group-And ya gotta have Mexican at least once too!


Hunter's Gravel Gran Fondo-63 miles, 7 hours!


FTP Test on Gravel!

FTP tests on gravel are no joke--and we have the perfect climb that challenges even the best of Pros, National Champions, and CXers. Yep, people come from all over the world to challenge themselves on America's oldest gravel.   Jennings Creek Climb is a switch-back monster--perfect to test your FTP. We'll do it!

And can you get that KOM?  A special prize the Camper with the fastest time up the segment for the day!

And the views from the top at 3,400Magnificent!  The climb ends at the iconic Peaks of Otter stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and we'll fly by the Peaks themselves, which is the origin of the "peaks" in TrainingPeaks.

After our storming of Jennings Creek Climb, we'll do a screaming descent, high-fives all around, analyze your FTP data in WKO5 and TrainingPeaks--and EAT! 
Book today and let's start climbing!

Breakthrough Ride

Saturday

Breakfast on your own

8:30am - Morning briefing

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.

1pm 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! 


Bedford Gravel Loop- 37miles, 3 hours


GENERAL QUESTIONS


HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS AMAZING CAMP?  WE ARE HERE TO HELP.

  • ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE

    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  


    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

    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 AND ACCOMMODATIONS

    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. 

  • PAYMENT INFORMATION

    GRAVEL CAMP: $1,225  

    ALUMNI CAMPERS: $50 discount


    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 Monday March 6, 2023; all such payments are final, non-refundable, and non-applicable


    Peaks Coaching Group recommends travel insurance in case of emergency cancellation.

  • RIDES, DOWNTIME, AND WEATHER

    Our daily rides will traverse the best gravel 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 handeling skills specifically related to gravel riding, we work on pacelines, and we will test our gravel 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 Bedfrod, VA in early 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 ocasional 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!!**

  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Paul

OZIER

Peaks Coaching Group Elite Coach


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.

Experience an unparalleled coaching experience on the gorgeous gravel roads of Appalachia.  
And learn a thing or two about power.


Hunter
ALLEN

Founder 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.

Hunter Interviewed by The Gravel Ride!

Hunter is interviewed by the Gravel Ride podcast about his entrance into the gravel world. How can you prepare for all those gravel left-hooks? What are the four big components to every big goal? How would the journey to DK200 work? How does personalized, one-on-one coaching work? Do gravel riders need to train different that other riders?
And so much more!


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