New to Track Cycling? Start Here....
We all have to start Track Cycling somewhere so this section covers a simple Track Cycling centric training plan. A simple training plan that will get you well on your way to Track Cycling success
Elite Coaching & Performance Support
High-performance coaching with Simon Jones
Simon Jones brings experience from the highest levels of international cycling to individual coaching through My Best Season.
His approach starts with the rider’s goals, then works backwards to identify performance gaps and build a structured plan around training, preparation, equipment, fuelling, mindset and race execution. Simon describes this as “What It Takes To Win” — a methodology built around regular measurement, evaluation, feedback and review.
A former GB Cycling Head Coach and AusCycling Performance Director, Simon has coached riders to success at Olympic Games, World Championships, WorldTour events and Tour de France stages. Through My Best Season he now makes that high-performance experience available to individual riders, including track endurance athletes, through consultation, training programmes and 1:1 coaching.
For riders looking for more than a generic training plan, Simon’s coaching brings together physiology, technical preparation, aerodynamics, equipment selection, nutrition and performance psychology within a single performance-focused approach.
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Training without a Velodrome
We don't all live by a velodrome (yet) but this shouldn't hinder your preparation for your Track Cycling races. There are lots of ways you can continue training without a Track and without loosing out to your rivals that are lucky enough to live near a Track.
How To Avoid Track Cycling Injuries
In this section of our Knowledge Base we aim to identify and provide recommendations for a solution to the most common cycling related injuries that you may suffer whilst Track Cycling.
How To Improve Your Standing Start
A key element of Track Cycling is starting in the gate, Kerrie Meares guides you through an element that can win or lose you a race
How To Improve Your 200m Time Trial
Everybody ride the 200m Time Trial differently, however as it is a timed event; performance at a certain level is a science and therefore you can easily make improvements to your performance with our simple guide
Recover Quicker With Ice Baths
Taking an after exercise plunge in an ice water bath (a tub of 12 to 15 degrees Celsius ice water) is a common practice among many elite athletes as a way to recover faster, and reduce muscle pain and soreness after intense training sessions or competitions.
Gym Training for Track Cyclists
The best way to improve your Power/Strength is gym training, lifting serious weights via exercises such as Squats, Leg Presses, Deadlifts and Lunges. Always ensure your lifting technique is correct not only for your safety but also to ensure all that effort is going to help improve your cycling.
Track Points Race Training Guide
We have created a coaching guide for the Points Race, which aims to help you train for the event and achieve your goals. This guide is aimed at both athletes and coaches preparing for competitive points race events on the velodrome
Track Cycling Masters Training Guide
We have created a coaching guide for the Masters Track Cyclists, which aims to help you train for the event and achieve your at events such as the UCI World Masters Track Cycling Championships.
Track Cycling Pursuit Training Guide
We have created a coaching guide for the Individual Pursuit, which aims to help you train for the event and achieve your goals. This guide is aimed at both athletes and coaches preparing for competitive Pursuit events on the velodrome
Track Cycling Keirin Training Guide
We have created a coaching guide for the Keirin, which aims to help you train for the event and achieve your goals. This guide is aimed at both athletes and coaches preparing for competitive Keirin events on the velodrome
Track Cycling Sprint Training Guide
We have created a coaching guide for the Sprint, which aims to help you train for the event and achieve your goals. This guide is aimed at both athletes and coaches preparing for competitive Individual/Match Sprint events on the velodrome
Nutrition For Track Cyclists
We have developed the following nutrition plan to assist you preparing for a Track Cycling event, it is not designed for a specific event such as a Points Race or Keirin, rather a general guide to ensure you have correctly fuelled for a Track Cycling race where you cannot continue to fuel during the event
Elite Performance During Menstruation
We have created a coaching guide to assist you in maintaining Elite Performance during your Menstruation Cycle for an Olympic-level track cyclist, integrating physiology, nutrition, supplementation, training adjustments, and mindset strategies.
Track Cycling Warm-UP Routines
Warming-up for your Track Cycling event is now a critical part of your training. Long gone is the time when you would do a few laps of the track chatting to friends before racing, professional riders now undergo structured routines to prepare them for their events on race day.
How To Beat Harrie Lavreysen
As part of an academic coaching exercise, we have created a coaching guide to Harrie Lavreysen, with in-depth analysis of his riding style, tactics used, strengths and weaknesses and then formulating a training plan, tactical plan and psychological approach to beating a champion
