Your Personal Cycling Coach - Fully Customized Cycling Training Programs That Will Lead You To Success!

“I don’t have the time to do masses of training because I work, but I still want to race competitively. I don’t really know what type of training to do to get the best use of my time.”

“My rivals seem to improve every year and I feel like I am just left cycling at the same level as last year – I don’t know what to do.”

“My club coach has been writing my training programs but it always takes him ages to get the next block written – sometimes weeks after I’ve completed a block, so I’m left waiting and wondering what to do next.”

“I have a great start to the season then I burn out half way and I stop getting the results I want.”

“Everyone in my club gets the same program but it doesn’t work for me. I’m doing workouts I don’t think are really relevant for me. I’ve read some cycling training books but there is so much information and I don’t have a clue what I should be doing.”

You may only have a vague idea of what you’d like to achieve in your cycling career - and more often than not, this can be totally out of reach to achieve based on your current training method. Leaving you to plod your way through the season, dipping into different workouts when you feel like it. Do you think winners act and train like that? Taking training advice and programs from ‘old school’ club coaches who have been around for 100 years, coaching the same way they were coached all those years ago without any consideration for you as an individual.  You could be doing training that is causing more harm than good and then you wonder why you’re not getting the result you deserve. The cycling world has changed and if you want to win you are going to have to move with the times, away from those stuck in the past – and you’ll notice and feel the difference almost instantly.

With your busy lifestyle you have little time and have to squeeze your training into your schedule. When you do find the time, you are just too darn knackered to even think about training, never mind actually doing it. Your mind and your body is simply too busy to focus on training efficiently. The solution is training ‘smarter’ not necessarily ‘harder’ and plotting your training into your daily schedule. Distraction by the latest ‘must have’-release in bikes and equipment. Stealing your attention away from the fundamentals of training and winning. Yes, a high-end $10,000 rig is fun and you will be faster on it, but if you have your priorities right and want to achieve the best cost-effect ratio, you want to ensure a proper bike fit (on your old bike) first and optimize your training. In the words of Mr. Armstrong “It’s not about the bike,” it’s about what’s in your legs and how you think and no amount of money spent on a bike will get you to the top of the podium without you putting in the work.

Using a program where all the athletes in a team or club follow the same program or a program taken from a cycling book simply does not work. Both completely ignore your individual talents, strengths, weaknesses, your goals, and your available training time. You are left confused and wondering if you are ever going to go any faster. There are mountains of conflicting information about training and a lot of advice is freely given out by people who ‘think’ they know what’s best for you. But they don’t really have a clue, causing even more confusion.

Short-term race results are dependent on race conditions, your competitors, your form, and type of event – all things that you can’t control. Sure you “feel” like you are getting better, but are you really? How do you know if what you are doing is actually working? It can feel like a hard slog if you don’t see any improvements until months later and this can lead to a decline in your motivation levels, resulting in less training. Thus leading to utter frustration and humiliation of losing races you know you should be winning.

This is how it all started for us: Richard went from being a burnt-out, clueless road rider to racing professionally in Europe and in the US. He went on to win National titles on th road.
“I was used to receiving a “club-based” training program, given to me by a crinkly old coach who had been around for decades, unwilling to adapt his coaching approach to the latest scientific findings. I was overtraining and doing sessions that were not relevant to me – and my performances in races were suffering – and worst of all, I was blaming myself! Then as chance would have it, I met a nutty sports-minded science crack, named Marten who noticed my senseless training program, took initiative and agreed to help me out with my training. That was just the start of a complete overhaul of my cycling training and career. My training completely changed. The volumes changed and I was working on ‘essential’ cycling areas that, at the time, never occurred to me actually needed to be worked on! Then things started to turn for me – my training started going well, I was getting enough time to recover, and I was getting results in races all over the place. Now that I had found something that worked, I became obsessed with the idea of getting faster, quicker. I became a cycling maniac, hunting down every conceivable way to get the most out of my legs - without doing any extra training on top of my normal load. Marten and I started using a way more holistic approach. What we figured out was that most of my limiters weren't even of physiological nature. Everyone thought I was nuts for cutting the volume of training back, optimizing intensities, and working on my ‘mental game’, using visualization tecniques. But the kind of results I was getting created quite a stir, not only for me but for Marten as well."

Richard managed to sign a contract with a German pro team and eventually moved to the US, where he raced for Rite Aid Pro Cycling. Most likely this wouldn't have been possible without making such significant changes to his training program. Seeing such results sparked the idea to help others trying to achieve their dreams. Synergy ProTraining was born.

To substantiate our persopnal experience, we went through many years of acadamic studies. Marten is a sports scientist and psychologist and Richard holds a degree in exercise science. Using the latest scientific findings and conducting our own research we were able to build an effective training formula:

That Builds a Strong Base (without the endless base miles)
Provides Strength in the Legs to Stick with the “Fast” Riders
And Develop Speed to Tear Their Legs Off Just at the Perfect Time.

Our phones started ringing and we started getting emails about our coaching services from all around the world. Soon we were working with all sorts of athletes from young up and comings, cyclists yet to hit their potential (even into their 30's and 40’s), weekend worriers who wanted to get the most out of their training, all the way up to Olympic athletes. Now, everyday we are busy implementing the same cycling principles for our athletes and getting great results for them. We have never stopped being curious and have constantly kept improving our coaching approach. As (our own) research reveals new findings we make sure to incorporate them in our all-around method. Regardless of our degrees and first-hand experiences, we continue to think outside the box, being sure to come up with innovative and practical training tecniques for all of our athletes.

Imagine turning up on race day and instead of clinging on to the back of the bunch, you spin through the miles, whilst carefully selecting the perfect moment to attack and let the rocket fuel do its worst. Wouldn’t that dramatically change your cycling career and possibly even your life? And here’s the fun part: Your competitors begin to get nervous. They start to visibly react to everything you do. They start asking “leading” questions, hoping to try and poach any tips off you. And while they’re racking their brains trying to figure out how you’ve suddenly got so good, you’re patiently and methodically practicing the proven scientific principles of training for performance cycling – personalized to your own life and time commitments. A competitor that spends more time worrying about what everyone else is doing and not enough time on their own personal training, doesn’t stand a chance against a savvy ‘switched on’ cyclists like you will be.

Even when you’re short on training time we will help you build an aerobic base that will keep you cruising while the rest of your competitors have blown out the back (that is if any of them have actually been able to keep up with you in the first place!). Be the last man standing at the end of a long racing season with legs as fresh as they were on day one. Leaving the untrained, unprepared, and the end-of-season drop outs eating your dust and cursing you under their breath for being so strong all year round! Avoid the soul destroying, leg sapping problems of overtraining. We will ensure the perfect balance between high intensity ‘grit your teeth’ training and the less taxing recovery rides, giving you massive gains in speed, strength, and power without having to worry about burning out.

… that will give you “King of the Mountains” status to your cycling buddies on those torturous hill climbs that are crucial for those hilly races that really separate the men from the boys, where so many races are won or lost. Crank up and maintain group speed when it’s your turn at the front to gain instant respect, and a psychologically edge over the riders who know “deep down inside” they’ll never be able to keep up with the son of a gun at the front that keeps pushing the pace. Then, when it’s time to peel off the front you’ll know exactly how to find that “sweet spot” while tucked into the draft allowing you to conserve as much energy as possible, leaving the weaker and less race-savvy riders naked and exposed to the elements – having to grind away twice as hard as you – making them ideal candidates for dropping off the back when you put the foot down - AGAIN.

The strength program is designed to fit in with your lifestyle, bike training, and time constraints. No more wasted hours doing pointless gym exercises that seem important just because everyone else is doing them. Short, sharp sessions, 100% aimed at giving you more power and strength on the bike without adding any extra bulk!
A step by step ‘fool proof’ guide to perfecting your gym routine and nailing all the specific exercises you need to know - if you want explosive power for climbing or chasing down a break and launching a devastating attack of your own. Instantly understand how to perform each movement and repetition perfectly every single time, using our Workout-Video Knowledgebase! The best part is, with this easy-to-follow program you’ll save time and reduce the chance of injury.
Know exactly what day and weeks of the season you should be in the gym and when you should be laying off the weights so you can turn up on race day dialed in and ready to rock, knowing you’re in the best shape of you life. An unwavering confidence that money can’t buy, a confidence that comes from knowing you’ve done the right training, at the right time, using the right technique and the most advanced training methods out there.
You will learn how to train the essential muscles that 99% of all cyclists are oblivious to. Hint: These muscles help develop the full circle of your pedal stroke and need to be worked just as hard as your quads and hamstrings. Giving you maximum power in every single pedal stroke making you faster and stronger with no extra effort. Develop the core strength that will give you total bike control, in and out of the saddle, and help you fight fatigue when you are out on the road for hours on end. No more back breaking pain, aching arms or shoulders.

A specific type of training that has contributed to Lance Armstrong’s success and given him the edge over his competitors in every single race, including all his Tour de France wins: spinning a low gear. This means you’re pushing less force through the pedals, so your muscles don’t need to work as hard, keeping you fresher for much longer. A smooth circular pedal stroke requires less effort. There is no energy being wasted on compensating for a weakness in the pedal stroke. The more energy you save per pedal stroke the more you will have for the tougher parts of the race. Using less force also means less stress on the knees.
It’s About Training And Pedalling Smarter – NOT Just Harder
Unlock the secrets to silky smooth cadence and super fast leg speed and discover for yourself the unlimited training and racing benefits found in our cadence and speed skills that every cyclist should be doing. It will eliminate most of your weaknesses in your pedal stroke. Master the pedal stroke with both legs and get the most out of every single stroke. No wasted energy – just pure acceleration and speed! Pedal like a pro – with ultra slick supersonic spinning that will have you riding faster, using less energy, leaving you with plenty in the reserve tanks for when you really need to push the pedal to the metal and blast off!

Learn the ‘Pro rider’ drills to rewiring your leg's neural connections and learn how you can use this to blow your competition out of the water come race day. Fast smooth spinning on a low gear will give you ultra quick fire acceleration so you can get right on your competitors wheel as they make a break for it, preserving your energy for the sprint finish as you beat them over the line.

We want you to feel totally comfortable when ordering. Therefore, we offer a training program that you can sign up for as much or as little time as you want. If your goal is to get on a pro team within a year then we can help you do that. If your goal is to get fit during the off season and you’re not sure how to prepare for next year, we can help you with that too. Whatever you want to achieve, we will do our very best to get your there. We work 100% within your needs and if your circumstances change, you just need to let us know and we will cancel your payments without any hassle. If you commit to 6 or 12 months in advance, you will be rewarded with a special rate.

We know there are a lot of other coaching services available out there that charge a set-up fee for the first month. This is because a lot of effort goes into getting to know the athlete, building up an athlete profile, and planning the year ahead. A start-up fee allows them to cover their costs, so if you don’t keep up with the monthly program they will at least have made some sort of profit. We are so confident that you will make huge improvements with our program and stay with it, that we DO NOT need to charge a start-up fee.

It doesn’t matter where you are based. We have been coaching athletes successfully from all over the world – USA, Germany, UK & other European countries, Canada and even South Africa. We provide personal one-on-one online coaching, based out of Germany and the USA, working on your time. All you need is access to the internet and the motivation to work hard for your goals.

If you are one of our athletes, it’s our sole job to help you smash through your personal bests and help you move onwards and upwards in your events. We have bent over backwards to create the most professional, advanced cycling training system available to individual athletes that is delivered on a personal one-on-one basis. We have literally poured every single drop of knowledge and experience into our program to improve your cycling performance and put you on the podium. It is working for all our athletes, and we know it will work for you too - if you’ll give it a chance.