3-Day Weekend Mini-CAMP
In the Blue Ridge Mountains
Bedford, Virginia
2027 Dates:
June 11-13 (GRAVEL)
July 9-11 (ROAD)
August 6-8 (ROAD)
September 10-12 (GRAVEL)
November 12-14 (ROAD)
"A perfect 3-day weekend of riding, learning and improving your cycling."
--
Hunter Allen
These mini camps are a perfect get-away for a 3-day weekend where you will do a ton of great riding in the mountains of Virginia, receive professional coaching, upgrade your cornering and descending skills, and improve your climbing. Hunter Allen will be your coach for the 3-day weekend along with his Peaks Coaching Group team of coaches. Fully supported, you won't have to worry about ride food, water or routes.
Held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in the quiant town of Bedford, you will be charmed by the scenery, the quiet country roads and the wonderful climbs.
It's often stated by attendees at PCG Camps that the "brochure" can't even come close to describing the value that is attained. But let's try anyway! There's a mini skill clinic where you'll learn bumping, cornering and riding closely with others. You'll get to climb the 12.5 mile "Thunder Ridge" climb and test your FTP. You'll learn proper hill climbing techinque for both short and long climbs, with video analysis. Afternoon data sessions, Yoga class, power training principles taught by the guy that created them!
There's coaching support, amazing A, B and C groups for different levels, on-staff bike mechanics, great food... There's just so much!
MORE DETAILS
- Each camper will receive a continuous glucose monitor to use! ($50 value!)
- We have a few loaner power meters provided, either pedals or wheels. (power meter not required)
- Endurance and mid-intensity paced rides
- 35-75miles of daily riding with three pace groups
- Daily education seminars, data analysis, yoga, video analysis, bike fitting and advanced learning
COST
- $749- ($300 deposit)
- Lodging Not Included
- Alumni Campers: $50 Discount
- Lunch and Dinner included, and breakfast on your own.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- 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 14mph and above.
- Riders should be comfortable riding in a group and riding on a wheel.
- Road cyclists (MTB, CX and triathletes are welcome)
ROAD CAMP AGENDA
FRIDAY
1-1:15pm- Check-in at 414 Jackson ST. PCG Headquarters.
1:15-1:45- Welcome, introductions, continuous glucose monitor setup, safety briefing and plan for 3 days.
2:00-6:00pm - Ride!
Skills Clinic: Become comfortable with other riders around you:
- Shoulder to shoulder riding in the grass
- Wheel touches in the grass
- Bumping other riders in the grass.
- Balancing drills
Cornering skills- We’ll goto an abandoned parking lot and practice cornering.
- Steering
- Counter steering
- Cornering with cones and designated lines.
- Lead-Follow cornering
- Slalom skills
- Road hazard avoidance skills
Out on the road- Loop of 100 hills- 50 miles- Testing of 1- and 5-minute power along with improving our hill climbing technique for short and medium hills.
We will be riding over quiet country roads in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains working on our climbing. We will also have a section of road that is ideal to practice rotating pace lines.
7:15pm - Dinner!
SATURDAY
800-8:45am Arrive at PCG Ready to ride
Morning lecture on Power training principles along with data analysis from the day before.
9:00 -9:30- Cornering drills one more time at parking lot.
9:45- 1:45pm- Thunder Ridge loop- 53 miles with a 12.5 mile climb! This is a perfect climb to test your FTP and you can choose whether you want to do a 60-minute or 20-minute test. This climb takes place on the Blue Ridge Parkway and is a nice and gradual climb averaging 4-5%. We descend down the Peaks of Otter putting our new cornering skills to good use!
1:45-2:45pm- Recovery Shakes, Yoga Class and Lunch!
3:00-4:00pm Afternoon Video Analysis of your climbing technique by Hunter.
4:30-6:00pm Power Analysis of data and afternoon lecture on sports nutrition and using a continuous glucose monitor.
7:00pm - Dinner
*NOTE:Daily schedules and routes might change due to weather and other factors.
SUNDAY
800-8:45am Arrive at PCG Ready to ride
Morning lecture on Power training principles along with glucose insights
9:00 -12:45- SPEED DAY loop-45 miles- We will stop mid-ride, to go over sprinting technique, how to correctly "wobble" the bike in a sprint and depending on the group, even engage in a "mock" race finish.
We will finish the loop working on pacelines and pushing the pace in each group. The final 5-8 miles will be a fast finish with those that want competing for the prestigious town limit sign prize!
12:45-2:15pm- Recovery Shakes, Yoga Class and Lunch!
2:30--4:30pm -Power Analysis of Speed Day, lecture on how to create a "peak" of fitness for an event.
4:30-
Camp Goodbyes-- We will stick around until 6pm to answer questions and have a personal meeting if you want!
GRAVEL CAMP AGENDA
FRIDAY
1-1:15pm- Check-in at 414 Jackson ST. PCG Headquarters.
1:15-1:45- Welcome, introductions, continuous glucose monitor setup, safety briefing and plan for 3 days.
2:00-6:00pm - Ride!
Skills Clinic: Become comfortable with other riders around you:
- Shoulder to shoulder riding in the grass.
- Bunny Hopping
- Bumping other riders in the grass.
- Braking drills
Gravel skills- We’ll goto an abandoned parking lot and practice cornering.
- Steering
- Counter steering
- Cornering with cones and designated lines.
- Road hazard avoidance skills
Out on the road- Loop of 100 hills- 50 miles- Testing of 1- and 5-minute power along with improving our hill climbing technique for short and medium hills.
We will be riding over quiet country roads in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains working on our climbing. We will also have a section of road that is ideal to practice rotating pace lines.
7:15pm
- Dinner!
SATURDAY
800-8:45am Arrive at PCG Ready to ride
Morning lecture on Power training principles along with data analysis from the day before.
9:00 -9:30- Cornering drills one more time at parking lot.
9:45- 1:45pm- Thunder Ridge loop- 53 miles with a 12.5 mile climb! This is a perfect climb to test your FTP and you can choose whether you want to do a 60-minute or 20-minute test. This climb takes place on the Blue Ridge Parkway and is a nice and gradual climb averaging 4-5%. We descend down the Peaks of Otter putting our new cornering skills to good use!
1:45-2:45pm- Recovery Shakes, Yoga Class and Lunch!
3:00-4:00pm Afternoon Video Analysis of your climbing technique by Hunter.
4:30-6:00pm Power Analysis of data and afternoon lecture on sports nutrition and using a continuous glucose monitor.
7:00pm - Dinner
*NOTE:Daily schedules and routes might change due to weather and other factors.
SUNDAY
800-8:45am Arrive at PCG Ready to ride
Morning lecture on Power training principles along with glucose insights
9:00 -12:45- SPEED DAY loop-45 miles- We will stop mid-ride, to go over sprinting technique, how to correctly "wobble" the bike in a sprint and depending on the group, even engage in a "mock" race finish.
We will finish the loop working on pacelines and pushing the pace in each group. The final 5-8 miles will be a fast finish with those that want competing for the prestigious town limit sign prize!
12:45-2:15pm- Recovery Shakes, Yoga Class and Lunch!
2:30--4:30pm -Power Analysis of Speed Day, lecture on how to create a "peak" of fitness for an event.
4:30-
Camp Goodbyes-- We will stick around until 6pm to answer questions and have a personal meeting if you want!
GENERAL INFORMATION
“I've been to many camps: CTS and Tom Danielson being the most notable. This was my second year at Hunter's camp, and it still exceeded my expectations. Hands down, this is the best camp I have ever been to. I always learn something! I have been riding for 20 years and Hunter teaches things that I have never learned. Always fun and a great way to put the season into high gear. The coaches and campers are always a joy to meet and spend time with. Worth the investment!”
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HEAD COACH
Hunter Allen
Owner and Founder
Legendary cycling coach, co-author of the watershed book “ Training and Racing with a Power Meter ”. Hunter co-authored "Cutting-Edge Cycling" and "Triathlon: Training with Power" was the co-developer of TrainingPeaks WKO software, a former owner and co-founder of TrainingPeaks Software, and the founder of Peaks Coaching Group.
Hunter recently authored the first book and watershed book on using a continuous glucose monitor for athletes. "Training and Competing with a Continuous Glucose Monitor" has fast become the user's guide to a CGM for athletes.
Widely known as one of the top experts in the world in coaching endurance athletes using power meters, Hunter Allen is the founder of Peaks Coaching Group, co-founder of TrainingPeaks Software and has been instrumental in developing and spreading the power training principles. Hunter has traveled to over 20 countries and taught thousands of cycling coaches and riders the principles of power training. Hunter is a USA Cycling Level 1 coach, was the 2008 BMX technical coach for the Beijing Olympics and has taught the USA Cycling Power Certification Course since 2005. A former professional cyclist on the Navigators Team, Hunter has been coaching endurance athletes since 1995, and his athletes have achieved more than 2000 victories and numerous national, world championship titles and Olympic Medals. Hunter is known as the “Coaches Coach” and frequently has coaches from around the world consulting with him to learn more about the latest in cycling and triathlon training principles. He is a sought-after consultant for many endurance-oriented tech companies and has worked with numerous companies to develop products for the cycling world, including Ergomo power meters, iBike power meters, Cateye bike computers, the Leomo Type-R and the ICG indoor bike, the IC8.
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.
