Coaching is very much at the heart of everything we do. From indoor classes and training camps to fitness tests and workout plans, improvement is what drives Paul Mill and his team. Whilst some of our clients are regular racers, others have been entering events for the first time or pursuing fitness goals. We are all athletes with elitecycling, and proudly so.
Having started my sports career as an international triathlete, I turned to cycling after the Barcelona Olympics and continued at national professional level. I’ve won over 100 races in different countries across cycling disciplines and have maintained close contacts with experts in the field to draw on the latest training methods in sports science, physiology and psychology. I gave up my day job as a postman in 2012 to set up elitecycling and coach full time.
Since then, I’ve worked with cyclists of all abilities, aptitudes and backgrounds who all have their own targets and goals – from winning races to riding safely, and from 75 to 6 years old. I am a qualified Level 3 Cycle Coach (Road and Time Trial) / Certified Training Peaks Coach / Diploma in Sports Psychology.
I totally love my job!
“It was great to have someone patient on my side, someone who wanted to help me make progress and improve. I have never felt foolish for asking very basic questions. I haven’t been pushed to do anything I’ve not been capable of or not wanted to do. My training plans are built round a busy home/work life, which changes constantly – all I have to do is follow what has been put in the diary for the next day.”
We’re one of the smaller cycling clubs in SE London although our kit makes us stand out!
We meet at our Performance Centre for club rides into the lanes of Kent and Surrey every weekend. Generally our Saturday ride is at a tempo pace and on Sundays it’s more of a base ride, but it’s flexible depending on who turns up to ride. elitecycling coaches are often on our rides for useful tips as well as on-hand mechanical advice.
We organise ourselves into small groups of riders according to pace, current fitness, type of route so that we stay together. With coaches on ride, it’s easy to plan in extra efforts for those who need them.
