Former Teammates, Team Up To Conduct World-Class Training Camps

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Michael Sayers, current U23 National Team Director and former BMC Team director and professional cyclist and Julie Young, current Director of Silver Sage Sports and Fitness Lab, former US National A-Team member, World Championship Team member and Grand Tour winner have teamed-up again to provide a unique opportunity to experience World Tour level training camps.

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Mike and Julie have created a robust training camp, enriched by their experience, knowledge and insights based on cycling success at the elite international level. As top US professionals and National team riders, they worked with the sport’s most prominent physiologists, coaches and biomechanists, and applied this science in their training to achieve success at the sport’s highest levels.

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The camp provides the rare opportunity for full focus on training and unique, elite-cycling-world knowledge and experience to help you reach your cycling goals. You will leave camp with tools to better understand the importance of a comprehensive training program, balancing on-bike work, with supporting off-bike work, as well as key structured cycling workouts. Mike and Julie’s depth and scope of experience will provide you with the understanding to effectively and efficiently maximize your on and off-bike workouts.

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But as they say in cycling, fitness only allows you to be a player in the game, it’s ultimately the tactics that win races. During workouts and discussions, Mike and Julie, will share their race winning, shrewd and intuitive tactical knowledge.

Camp schedule

Day #1 total approximate mileage, 75 miles

  • Glute activation – help the brain find the muscle to use it on the bike
  • Breakfast and overview of the day
  • Endurance with sprint workout – skill development, tactics
  • Stretch and regeneration
  • Lunch
  • Massages
  • Active recovery ride
  • Dinner

Day #2 total approximate mileage, 75 miles

  • Hip-Trunk stability
  • Breakfast and overview of the day
  • Endurance with hill intervals – pedaling efficiency
  • Stretch and regeneration
  • Lunch
  • Massages
  • Active recovery ride
  • Dinner

Day #3 total approximate mileage, 75 miles

  • Movement Preparation
  • Breakfast and overview of the day
  • Endurance with specific cycling technique and strength
  • Stretch and regeneration
  • Lunch
  • Massages
  • Dinner

Location: Tuscon, Arizona

Dates: Camp #1 January 9-12; Camp #2 January 13-16

Camp Limit: 10 riders/camp, campers are welcome to sign up for one camp session or both camp sessions

Cost: $1100.00, (includes, accommodations, all camp activities, transportation to and from the airport, does not include travel to the camp). Additional person, non-rider $300.00 (Prices are for 3 day camps, for full 8 days double price)

Arrivals/Departures: Campers will arrive on Jan 9 into either Phoenix or Tucson airports.  Camp #1 will commence on the 10th, departure will be late on 12th. Camp #2 will commence on the 13th and departure will be on the 16th.  It is a 13 hr drive from Northern California to Tucson for those who would like to drive.

Registration Deadline: November 30, 50% non-refundable

Join us for this unique experience – gain knowledge, perspective and insights that you cannot learn in a book or by reading the latest blog.

To register or for further questions, please contact Mike Sayers at michael.s.sayers@gmail.com or  Julie Young at jyoung@o2fitness.net.