RICHARD AKERS

Rich is the founder and head coach of triathlon and cycling experts, RIAK Fitness. He and his
colleagues specialize in creating bespoke training plans for the time starved athlete with both
supervised and unsupervised options. Their approach puts a big emphasis on teaching athletes WHY
they are doing something and educating them to make sensible training decisions.
You will also see Rich leading a number of FREE live coached sessions every week, with group rides
and workouts available on RGT. So, check out the RGT events calendar to join one of his sessions!

Pav Bryan

Pav is a TrainingPeaks Level 2 Accredited Coach, BikesEtc Magazines Cycling Guru, Performance Director at Spokes and Head Coach at Nutritionally Fit.
With a palmares to match his technical introduction, Pav is known as a formidable coach who encourages his athletes to deliver the results they want.

I have been gifted with working with many big-name riders and honored to head the team who support GCN Events with their coaching needs. I love to work with all athletes; from aspiring professionals to the weekend warrior.

Pavs book, The Guide to Truly Effective Cycling, can be ordered here

tim cusick

Tim Cusick is the TrainingPeaks WKO product leader and the owner of Velocious Endurance Coaching. His expertise in training, racing, and data analytics offer a unique approach to training that guides his clients to amazing success. He has coached athletes to three World Championships and numerous National Championships and currently coaches three time World Champion Amber Neben, seven time World Champion Rebecca Rusch, current British National Crit Campion Rebecca Durrell and road pro Emma Grant.

TAYLOR THOMAS

A TrainingPeaks Level 2 Accredited Coach, Taylor Thomas is the founder and head coach of TEC. He’s a dedicated endurance athlete with over a decade of experience as a competitive cyclist. As a professional mountain biker and coach, he’s intimately aquatinted with what it takes to be successful at any level.

Luke dragstra

TrainingPeaks Accredited Coach Luke Dragstra is an Ex-pro Triathlete who has trained and raced around the world in many different programs and alongside some of the best athletes in the world. Luke understands the difference between full-time pro-level training and getting the most out of an amateur training regiment limited by work, family and other obligations.

Penny HArris

After working her way through all the Triathlon distances from sprint to long-distance, Penny backed off racing to obtain her coaching qualifications. A firm believer that with the right support anyone can go beyond their expectations Penny has helped people from the ages of 8 to 80 realize their sporting goals.