Alison's Powers - Featured Cycling Training Tips Blogger

Events & Races

Now retired from racing, Alison Powers is the only person, in history, to win all three road discipline National Championships in one year (Road, Criterium and Time Trial - 2014). These go along with two previous national championships (Time Trial 2008, Team Pursuit 2008), 2 National Racing Calendar titles, and a 2nd place at the Leadville 100 mountain bike race (2013, 7:26hrs). Today she coaches road, cyclocross, and mountain bike skills clinics, and high performance race preparation and tactics. Learn more at alpcyclescoaching.com

What I didn't now then...we'll teach now - Criterium Clinic

by Alison Powers
April 19, 2019

"My first roadie race was in 2005 in New Hampshire. It was a Criterium, and other than watching the Tour de France on TV, I had never seen a road bike race. I knew nothing about racing a criterium and I made many mistakes that day. On April 27th, my fellow ALP Cycles Coaching coaches and I will be coaching a criterium clinic from Specialized Boulder. We are going to teach the things I didn't know 14 years ago in New Hampshire."

The Art of Being Prepared

by Alison Powers
March 29, 2019

The art of being prepared comes down to one thing - no surprises on race day.

Preparing for race day is more than training and recovery. Success on race day requires precise preparation. This means the things you can control should be dialed in, ready, and give you confidence to have the best performance possible.

ALP Cycles Coaching Climbing Challenge 2017

by Alison Powers
August 18, 2017

"Fall is around the corner and that means one thing: the Climbing Challenge is coming. As the race season winds down, many of us are stuck looking for something to do. We have great fitness and no event to use it in. Not anymore. September 28th - October 1st will be year 3 of ALP Cycles Coaching Climbing Challenge."