Merlin Cycle Coaching - Coaching Matters

It is with great pleasure we announce sponsorship of East Grinstead Cycling Club.EGCC is one of the oldest established cycling clubs in Sussex with some of the best club riders in the area including past national champions.The Club will shortly update all affiliations to reflect its new name EGCC/Merlin Cycle CoachingOver the next 4 years its members will benefit from coaching, event support and testing facilities at Merlin as well as financial assistance when purchasing new Club clothing.A slightly

I pushed off again at the weekend - a time trial that is, my thoughts are here!I've been time trialling since I was 14 - never been much good at it so have on occasions helped in other ways. Now a veteran I seem to have become a regular at pushing off.There are many advantages in turning up to do this at an ungodly hour of the morning:Its warmer than marshalling.You finish earlyYou get to look and often laugh at what other people are riding and wearingYou get to banter with the timekeepers - believe

I’m getting lots of enquiries from riders who have an entry accepted for ‘Ride London’ 100-mile closed road sportive 29th July this year.They all have the same problem - under preparation, but stress not, its never too late [well a couple of weeks to go might be leaving it a bit fine!]There are many online training schedules out there and frankly something is better than nothing but here at Merlin Cycle Coaching one size does not fit all. We can produce a bespoke training plan to get you to the

Good question!With the increasing popularity of Sportive's up and down the country and even Grand Fondo's in central Europe preparation is key.Too often even on the shorter charity rides such as London to Brighton people start with gusto only to fade before Turners Hill with half the course including Ditchling Beacon still to ride. A daunting prospect to the inexperienced cyclist which can turn into a miserable experience instead of a joyful occasion without a little simple training.Its all very

After the article in Cycling Weekly last week we updated 'the company' Wattbike firmware to do the UCI-WCC talent test see video hereWe warmed up head coach Paul Winkley on the Wattbike and tested him.He beat the guy from Cycling Weekly but then he is the wrong side of 60 and results not bad for an old bloke.He's always going to be a better coach than a pro-cyclist though!Want to have a go?Contact us - you never know, you might be the next winner of the Tour de France!

In response to all your enquires we're currently compiling a comprehensive FAQ's page. Please do still send us any enquires so we can regularly update the page with your latest queries.In the meantime we're looking forward to the new season and some warmer weather. Hope you're motivated and training hard - all the Merlin Cycle Coaching riders are!

Tell us about an upcoming goal and improvements you wish to make, and we'll produce a one off progressive 6 week personalised training plan for you.This is still bespoke personalised coaching similar to our monthly packages but with no weekly contact feedback. We will review at the end of 6 weeks and tell you how you've progressed.£50 for each 6 week training block.Interested? Contact us here