Cycle coaching Cardiff

Our cycle coaching services are aimed at people of all abilities, so if you want to finish your first 100-mile sportive, get faster on your mountain bike, improve your pedalling technique or need help with the bike leg of an Ironman triathlon, WhittleFit can help you achieve your goals and more!

You can work with our coaches on a one-to-one basis for fitness and technique testing, to develop a bespoke training plan, a combination of both or simply download a standalone training plan, either way, our structured, progressive approach will provide you with the tools required to achieve the results you desire.

Integral to our cycle coaching at WhittleFit is the Wattbike. The Wattbike was developed over seven years in partnership with British Cycling; it is the world's first indoor bike that feels like riding a real bike, whilst providing scientifically accurate training data.

Beyond cycling, the Wattbike has broader appeal. It is a superb cross-training and talent identification tool for a wide range of sports that want a high quality training alternative. It is currently being used by several Premier League football clubs, rugby union international teams, Olympic runners and GB international rowers. The Wattbike is simply the most advanced, scientifically accurate, simple to use training bike in the world.

When it comes cycle coaching, we appreciate that everyone is an individual, with different strengths and weaknesses. And depending on your event, you will have different training needs and goals. We identify your current fitness levels, goals, lifestyle and commitments and then balance them with an effective training plan that works for you, the individual.

If you're in Cardiff, Penarth or the surrounding area and would like to know more about the Wattbike email Mark or visit the WhittleFit website.

First ever mountain bike race

I did my first ever mountain bike race this weekend! And what an experience it was!

It was a 90 minute race held by Red Kite Events as part of their Winter XC Series. It was my first MTB race and my first 'real' outing on the new Merida 29'er.

I travelled up to mid-Wales the night before, just so I could get to the race site in plenty of time, and the weather was looking rather grim (snow & frost forecast) so I thought it would be prudent to be near the race site to avoid the worst of the weather.

However, the weather was pretty bad come race morning, -3.5'C on my car computer!!! The race was quite a low key affair, but the course was pretty brutal. The course consisted of a mix of fire road, single track and technical downhill sections, I was fine on the less technical climbs (always passing people), but really suffered on the technical descents, with loads of people passing me back. And that's the way the whole race went really, me passing them on the climbs and them re-passing me on the technical sections.

It proved to be a great race, very, very cold, but a great experience! Results won't be out for a few days but I'm content with my own race, and now know where I need to focus my efforts before the next race (in a few weeks time). Train smart all!