2020 Spring 2.5 Day Skills Clinic with Hunter Allen
Get ready to experience your newest passionwith Hunter Allen and the PCG TeamJuly 10-12, 2020
"Want to up your cycling skills??? WE have a half day of descending repeats scheduled on a three-mile, curvy, 8% grade descent! Yes, we are going to teach you to corner--then shuttle you up to the iconic Peaks of Otter where you get to descend learning more each time. How many times do you want to go down!?
It's like a ski-lift for cycling! Yippee!!!"
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Hunter Allen
It's often stated by attendees at PCG Clinics that the "brochure" can't even come close to describing the value that is attained. But let's try anyway! There's data 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 introducing the cyclist to basic data acquisition and analysis! The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains are the perfect place for a spring cycling camp with awesome climbing opportunities, quiet country roads for race scenarios, and it’s the hometown for the Peaks Coaching Group Headquarters!
The health and safety of our campers and staff has always been our top priority.
All 2020 PCG Camps will strictly follow the protocols below to limit physical interactions. Additional safety measures may be added based on local guidelines--and full protocols will be communicated to you in advance of your Camp!
Now--let's ride!
Limit on Camp size.
All Camps will be exclusive experiences with no more than 20 campers. To be honest, this has been our cap anyhow for our camps. We like small camps with plenty of coaching!
Hand washing. All guests and staff are required to regularly wash their hands throughout the day. We’ll provide all guests with travel bottles of hand sanitizer. We’ll also provide hand washing stations or hand sanitizer in our offices, multiple locations at tables, and at all stopping points along your ride.
Nightly disinfection. In addition, our staff will regularly disinfect any common surfaces like tables, door knobs, etc. each night in order to provide you with the cleanest environment possible.
Your camp is guaranteed. Free transfers to 2020 or 2021 PCG Camp if your camp is affected by COVID-19 or if you don’t feel comfortable attending. Transfer must be made at least 48 hours prior to your camp departure.
Stay home if you are sick. We’ve revised our transfer policies to allow you to transfer to any other 2020 or 2021 PCG camp if you’re feeling sick or have been at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
CAMP TYPE
CAMP TYPE
- Loaner power meters provided, either pedals or wheels (power meters not required)
- Endurance and mid-intensity paced rides
- 30-55 miles of daily riding with three pace groups
- Daily education seminars, data analysis, yoga, video analysis, bike fitting and advanced learning
COST
- $650
- 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
- Road cyclists (MTB, CX and triathletes are welcome)
CURRICULUM
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
- Countersteering
- Cornering with cones and designated lines.
- Lead-Follow cornering
- Slalom skills
- Road hazard avoidance skills
Paceline skills- We’ll head out on the road and work on some basic pacelines.
- How to position yourself
- Where to ride and save the most energy
- How to ride with stronger riders and not get dropped.
- What to do if you are the stronger rider
- How to deal with crosswinds.
FRIDAY
FRIDAY--HALF-DAY
2:00pm - 4:00pm - Check-in at PCG world headquarters--equipment safety checks--Proper bike position!
4:00pm - 5:30pm - Sneak in a casual pre-ride!
Ride with GPS
6:30pm - 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 Introduction to the Camp and Power.
*NOTE:Daily schedules and routes might change due to weather and other factors.
SATURDAY
Breakfast on your own
8:00 a.m. - Proper bike position rechecks
9:00 a.m. - Moderate endurance ride including basic skills (bumping, protect front wheel, cornering tips, emergency stopping, standing, tight steering)
10:00 a.m. - Descending! We'll shuttle to the top of Peaks of Otter and practice descending on a 3.2mile, 8% grade descent over and over. Shuttle service to the top of the mountain provided.
1:00 p.m. - Post Ride Yoga
1:30 p.m. - Lunch - PCG Headquarters--AZUL
3:00 p.m. - 5:00pm – Data and video analysis. How did you look on the bike and how did you increase your speed each time down from the Peaks of Otter?
6:30 p.m. - Dinner (Ruby Tuesdays)
SUNDAY
Breakfast on your own
8:00 a.m. - Morning demo: attack and bridge, sprinting. More skills practice!
9:00 a.m.
- Sprinting, pacelining, standing, leadouts, race winning scenarios, FUN! (3-4 hours)
Lunch - PCG Headquarters
1:00 p.m. - Intro to data Analysis & Wrap Up Lecture
3:00 p.m. - wrap up and head home
GENERAL INFORMATION
HAVE A QUESTION? WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
Read Esther C's totally unique camp experience.
Like many campers, Esther truly had a transformative experience at our last Fall Foliage Power Camp. Read what she had to say!
“Just wanted to let you know that I competed in the USAT Draft Legal Sprint yesterday and finished on the podium in second by only 36 seconds. It was so much fun. I hooked up with some girls who asked me to draft with them so I did,,, as it turns out I knew more about drafting than either of them did so it worked, we helped each other and boy did my legs enjoy the brief 30s relief when not pulling. It was amazing!!... and of course I would not have been able to draft or climb without the expert assistance Lee and Hunter provided for me last summer at camp and at all those weeks of 4 hour sessions cycling, learning how to draft, climb and the other necessary cycling skills to effectively ride and race my bike!! Additionally, it was a very technical course consisting of of three 4 mile loops that each had two 180 turns and eight 90 degree turns, many falling after a fast descent from the hills. Got to use all skills on this course, and had fun with the counter movement on all the turns also!! So thank you all for all your expert training, so much appreciated!! Looking forward to coming there again soon and definitely for the skills camp in the spring....
Take care,
KD
Virginia
“Signing up for this camp took a great deal of personal growth and mental toughness. I am so glad that I pushed myself outside of my comfort zone. Hands down, this was one of the best experiences in my athletic and personal life. Words can’t express the professionalism, knowledge, and support PCG delivered. I recommend PCG 100% for those who want to build confidence on their bike and strength on their rides! Hunter Allen thank you and your staff: Lee Sandstead, Shirleyann and the SAG vehicle. And a special thanks to my unconditionally supportive hubby Christopher for this awesome birthday present! 🚴🏻♀️💪🏻😊 "
KD
Roanoke
“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!”
TD
College Park
HunterALLEN
President 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.
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