LA’s #1 CYCLING COACH

If you are a cyclist in Los Angeles looking for THE cycling coach who will unlock your full potential then look no further.

Coach Gareth is a world-class Los Angeles based cycling coach with over 30 years of professional cycling coaching experience.

He coaches cyclists of all abilities from all around the world to Cyclocross, Mountain Bike racing, Time trial, Gran Fondo, stage racing & touring success:

  • Custom training programs

  • Lactate, Sweat & Fat-Max/VO2 testing

  • Strength, Mobility & Core

  • Food, Fuel & Supplementation

  • Mental training

  • Accountability & Tracking

  • Race day planning

“As a professional mountain biker I was looking for the best coaching possible. When I first met Coach Gareth I immediately knew his attention to detail & scientific approach was a winning choice. Now 16 years later with a growing family and limited training time the precision of Gareth’s training plans allow me to not waste anytime and still chase and ACHIEVE my dreams. Each year I am able to hold a very high level of performance and regularly hit new PR’s.”

— Jamey Yanik : US Masters Cycling Champion & Top 5 Leadville 100

THE PROCESS

  1. CONSULT // chat with Gareth about your needs, available time & goals

  2. GET TESTED // visit Gareth for Lactate &/or VO2 testing to set up your zones and custom program. (If you are not in LA then Gareth will coach you using whatever tools you have available to you)

  3. START TRAINING // Gareth will set-up your custom program and depending on the retainer level you choose, he will update, guide and monitor you through the training process

“Gareth first started coaching me when I was racing professionally as a Triathlete. When I transitioned to cycling professionally, Gareth continued to be there supporting me with lab testing and consulting. He is simply one of the very best”

— Kathryn Donovan : Professional Cyclist

COACHING OPTIONS

OTHER OPTIONS

There are other ways to work with Gareth to suit every budget and every cyclist’s need:

  • Custom 12 week training programs //from $295 : visit the store page (Note, this option does NOT include ongoing consulting or interaction with Gareth)

  • Lactate + Sweat Test //$350 including zones, workout and fueling prescription : learn more here

  • FAT-MAX/ VO2 max + Lactate + Sweat Test //$600 including zones, workout and fueling prescription : learn more here

  • One2one Personal Training Sessions //$175 per session ($1500 pre-paid 10-pack)

“I’ve known Gareth for more than a decade.  Gareth’s ability to combine the science and art of training, along with proven experience to produce top results with athletes of all ages and abilities, makes him one of the best endurance coaches in the world”

— Cory R. Hart, Ph.D : Ex Garmin Pro Cycling Team Staff

Why Coach Gareth?

THE RESULTS COACH

  • Advisor & elite coach to World & National Champions

  • Coach to Olympic development programs, Pro-Tour and US collegiate teams

  • 30 years of full-time, professional coaching experience

  • 40+ years as a competitive endurance athlete

  • Hundreds of Leadville 100, Ruta and Cape Epic qualifiers

  • Proven results with thousands of age-group cyclist

Putting YOU first

A Message from Gareth

SCIENCE & DATA

Over the past 30 years, I have had literally thousands of athletes go through my lab creating a wealth of data and knowledge that is at the heart of YOUR coaching experience. It puts me in a unique position to help YOU like no one else. I sit at the center of ground-breaking technologies and thought leading approaches all routed in sound sports and health science with proven results.

I WILL CARRY YOU ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

Working with me gives you access to my entire network of knowledge. I have been lucky in that during my coaching career I have had access to (and learned from) arguably the world’s best-ever coaches, athletes, support staff, nutritionists, psychologists, doctors and specialists. A network that has won hundreds of Olympic gold medals, world championships, set world records, saved careers, discovered new therapies, developed new techniques and reshaped endurance and health for the masses. Everything I bring to the table is the summary of all the greats that came before you and is now available to YOU.

I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH

My life has been a life of sport. Soccer as a child, Cricket as a teen, Triathlon as an adult. A runner for over 40 years and a competitive cyclist since I was 22. IRONMAN, the marathon and everything in between. My father owed a gym when I was 7! I have lived and continue to live a life focused in sport and health every single day. Whatever you are going to feel and experience along your journey, I have likely personally felt and experienced myself at some point! I can slash your learning curve and save you from making the same mistakes that I learned the hard way!

YOU GET ME

Being coached by me is a one to one experience. There are no middlemen, no assistant or technicians to dilute the quality of your coaching experience. You can text, call or email me directly at any time. Need to meet? Come on over.

“I did lactate threshold testing with Coach Gareth, and it was an all around fantastic experience. Gareth is extremely knowledgable, super friendly, personable and motivating. He is now my full-time cycling coach and I am racing better than ever on the bike and hope to become a German cycling champion with him”

— Ethan Dietz : U23 German Cyclist

 FAQs

 

  • All workouts are uploaded into TrainingPeaks software. These workouts can be downloaded into your smartwatch for in-workout guidance. Post workout data will automatically upload back to TrainingPeaks for review as per your coaching tier. Health & sleep data from your wearables will also upload to TrainingPeaks each day. Athletes can leave additional comments about energy, stress levels, travel, etc in the TrainingPeaks comments section. Interaction with Gareth is as per your coaching tier by voice & video calls, text, email, meets and workout sessions. All athletes are expected to train with a heartrate monitor and power meter plus maintain a daily training journal. Most athletes train alone or with a small and controllable set of training partners who help maintain the accuracy and integrity of the custom training plan.

  • Not at all. Many of Gareth’s athletes live all around the world and travel frequently. Most travel to see Gareth for initial testing but when this is not possible, arrangements are made with other providers in your local area to compile all the necessary data.

  • The list of “possible” equipment is almost endless (!!) but the essentials are apparel and basic needs for cycling including a heart-rate monitor with chest strap. An OURA ring or WHOOP to track sleep. Ideally an H-DROP sweat sensor. Access to machine and free-weight based strength training and indoor trainer (such as Wahoo KIckr) with ZWIFT. Recovery needs are also key with regular access to massage and health practitioners such as chiropractic. A budget for fuel and supplements.

  • Yes. Gareth’s interest is to work with driven individuals who are keen to hit their true potential and will invest in pursuit of the greatness within them.

  • Yes! The cycling lifestyle offers a superb way to stay fit and in prime condition. It’s something that Gareth personally lives every single day.

  • YES. The truth is that you will struggle to do the longer races with such limited time but Gareth will help you maximize the time that you DO have available by making sure that the program is perfectly custom to your life.