Josh Simonds - The Bicycle has a deep and rich culture. By embracing handed down knowledge, tradition and learned experience you reach your cycling goals.

My approach is as an Ultra Endurance athlete who is also a tandem specialist and race nutrition / logistics expert. Also, success in multiple fast transcontinental rides, Paris Brest Paris, tandem, road, track and off-road racing enables me to guide you and coach with confidence.

During the past ten years I have coached and provided direct support to winning racers and top finishers at: Furnace Creek 508, Firecracker 500, Race Across America, Record Rides, Fireweed Trans-Alaska, State Cyclocross Champs, Triathlon, Biathlon, Crash-B rowing, Ultra trail runners and category USCF warriors!

Preparation for high level aspirations is often more difficult than the race or goal itself. On race day you will have done the hard training and testing so you are ready to achieve your best. I have worked with power / watts for more than five years and performance analysis for many types of athletes.

Your lifestyle and goals are very important to me. I believe coach and athlete must have mutual trust and confidence to communicate often and freely in support of reaching and CRUSHING your goals!!!

Cycling Highlights

• 1984 1992- East Coast Offroad Racing. (Mens Expert, XC and Trials)
• 1990 1994 - (Tandem) Time Trial Champ.
• 1994 PAC Tour Southern Transcontinental Stage Race 3rd overall
• 1996 PAC Tour Elite Transcontinental 17 days
• 1998 (Tandem) Brevet Series (qualifiers for Paris Brest Paris 1999)
• 1999 Paris Brest Paris (10th Mixed American Tandem)
• 2000 Calvin's Challenge New 12 hr record (Tandem Record 228 miles / 12 hrs.)
• 2000 - RAAM - Nutritional / Massage for Women's RAAM winner Cassie Lowe
• 2002 - D20 Tandem TT Champ., - Overall winner Atlantic Tandem Time Trial Series.
• 2002 - PAC Tour Southern Transcontinental in 25 days (Tandem).
• 2003 - PAC Tour "Brevet Week" 200,300,400,600k Brevets in a week
• 2003 - Paris Brest Paris 2nd place Mixed American Tandem.
• 2004 - D20 Tandem TT Champ Paralympic Cycling Development Camp at Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center (Tandem).
• 2005 - Rock Hill, S.C. Omnium 3rd overall. D20 Tandem TT Champ D20 State Champs Kilo Bronze
• 2007 - Elite PAC Tour 17 days RAAM Qualifier

Other Qualifications

• Featured Speaker at the first East Coast Coach's Conference "Special Considerations for Coaching Ultra Athletes"
• Licensed Maryland Massage therapist (Swedish, Sports, Deep Tissue)
• Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI)
• Standard Poodle Owner