Heartland of Florida Cycling Camp 2020

The Heartland of Florida Cycling Camp is coming up in just over a month on January 10-12, 2020! This will be an excellent way to kick off 2020 with a 3-day cycling training camp-tour where you will ride 300 miles in 3-days with full support. This camp will traverse through some of Florida’s best cycling roads starting at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland Florida heading to the sandy gulf beach roads down near Venice then through miles of orange groves along with a fun gravel section! During this camp, you will get to see some of the best roads to ride on in central Florida and get a great weekend of training in. We will start 7:30am Friday morning and end Sunday afternoon around 3:00pm. 

This camp will be an excellent training opportunity to work on building endurance, long distance sustainable power, drafting practice, cadence and efficiency practice, and nutrition for long distance riding. With an experienced coach, full SAG support including lunch stops and riding fuel, and a fun and motivated group of riders, you will be able to push yourself longer and harder than you think! Riders have gotten their first centuries on this camp and since each day is a one-way ride, every mile will be new one with memories to be made. Registration is still open with full amount due by 12/19/19. Shared room is $549 and solo room is $699. Everything is included except alcohol and deserts 🙂 See website link below to register and message me with any questions (stevenacrossamerica@gmail.com)

Want to get a safe, effective, and fun indoor cycling workout experience led by a licensed coach? Come join us for at the Graciano’s Bicycle Center for 4-training sessions each 60-75 minutes long before 2019 is over! These sessions are great to push yourself with a structured workout designed to improve your FTP and establish training goals. Each rider will have individuals power goals and a personalized goals based on his or her own ability levels. For those that haven’t used power, this will be a great introduction to training with power and using Zwift. Each rider will get individualized feedback and data analysis and work on improving their body positioning, form, breathing techniques, and posture!

Spots are limited so click below to view more details and register to reserve your spot for a class now!

Wow! What a week of training up in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia on the North Carolina climbing camp. Riders saw close to 30,000 feet of climbing in five days including very intense climbs, beautiful countryside, new power record, great meals, gravel excursions, waterfalls, and a ton of smiles, laughs and good times. Super proud of this bunch for all of their hard efforts during the camp. Big shout out to Hammer Nutrition and Tom Elbel for helping with SAG Support! 

Check out the entire camp photo gallery here:

IMPORTANT information and START LOCATION CHANGE FOR THIS SATURDAY’S Florida Polytechnic Time Trial. This will be part of a special edition time trial route of 8.5 miles. The location of this time trial is one of my favorite roads in all of Florida known for its old country bike trail style road feel accompanied by the fresh smell of orange groves and the real Florida vibe.🌎🍊🌞 

I am choosing this Saturday for this location due to higher traffic expected to be on University BLVD due to an event at Florida Polytechnic University. 

We will be starting the time trial on Old Lake Alfred Road just south (0.25 miles) of the junction of Old Lake Alfred Road and 557A. Not only is Old Lake Alfred road beautiful, but there is almost no traffic here. 👍

New Start Address (0.25 miles south of here):

131 Old Lake Alfred Rd, Lake Alfred, FL 33850

https://goo.gl/maps/iQEpbJp4SNgdkNJn9

Parking:

Parallel on Old Lake Alfred road ~0.25 miles south of the junction of Old Lake Alfred Road and 557A

Restrooms:

There will be no restrooms located at the TT start. The closest restrooms are:

1. Loves Travel Stop:

1800 FL-559, Polk City, FL 33868

2. I-4 rest area 

I-4 Rest Area, Polk City, FL 33868

Link to special edition 8.5 mile TT route:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30846186

This route will have rolling hills and a few straightaways and bends making this a challenging and exciting course!

The start time will be 9:00am promptly for the first rider off and we will have a course warm up preview ride starting at 8:00-8:15am. Registration will be open 7:30-8:00am but Pre-Registration is encourage here:

https://legacy.usacycling.org/register/2019-292

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Look forward to seeing you there!

Want to get in the best possible climbing shape and ride at your very best in this years Six Gap Century & Three Gap Fifty Bike Ride​? I have engineered a powerful two month training program starting July 28th to put you in peak form for this event. Two months has been a proven effective time to prepare and prime for an event, especially if you already have a good base in your training. This training plan includes weekly feedback and is a special discounted price of $189 total.

If you really want to get the absolute best hands on climbing work and an amazing adventure too, then consider coming to the Summer 2019 North Georgia-North Carolina Climbing-Waterfall Camp​ on August 21st. We will be doing the actual Six Gap climbs and also going to the highest point in Georgia on Brasstown Bald for a perfect opportunity to get as much climbing work you could ask for. Combined with training on the Six Gap climbs at this camp, we will also take stops at waterfalls which will not disappoint. We currently only have 1-2 more spots at the cabin for this camp so direct message me to get the last spots!

Register for the 2019 6-Gap Training Plan here:

2019 6-Gap Century Training Plan 2-Months ($189)

On October 12, 2019 at the final 2019 Florida Polytechnic Time Trial, we will crown winners to each category! The current standings have been released. There are currently 4 more remaining time trials:

• Sunday, July 7
• Saturday, August 17
• Saturday, September 21
• Saturday, October 12

The top 3 from each category will receive medals and the winner from each category will receive a champions trophy and a MUMU Apparel Customized Series Champion jersey.

*In order to qualify for the champions jersey and trophy; there must be at least 3 participants in the category and the winner must have attended at least 3 time trials throughout 2019.

Check out the current standings below:

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