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Cycling Science Education

Evidence-based courses developed by Prof Jeroen Swart, Dr Mike Posthumus, John Wakefield and Ben Capostagno — designed for cyclists, coaches, and medical professionals.

8 weeks, online, self-paced CPD Accredited

Cycling Science: The Essentials of Cycling Physiology and Coaching

An 8-week online course by UCI WorldTour and MTB World Cup performance experts, covering the fundamentals of cycling physiology, training programme design, and evidence-based coaching methodology.

Developed by
Prof Jeroen Swart
Prof Jeroen Swart
MBChB, PhD, FACSM · Director, S2S
A/Prof Mike Posthumus
A/Prof Mike Posthumus
PhD · Director, S2S
John Wakefield
John Wakefield
Director of Coaching, S2S
Ben Capostagno
Ben Capostagno
Director, S2S
Hosted bySSISA (Sports Science Institute of South Africa)
CPD Points9 HPCSA CPD points · 6 REPSSA CPR points
Format8 weeks, online, self-paced
AssessmentMultiple choice at end of each module

No previous knowledge or experience is required, but familiarity with endurance sports — particularly cycling — will help you get the most from the course.

Who is this course for?

Cyclists

Evidence-based training methods to improve your performance.

Medical Professionals

Personal trainers, biokineticists and physiotherapists looking to add more value to their clients through applied sports science.

Sports Scientists

Applied exercise physiology and programme design for those who want to deepen their practical knowledge.

Cycling Coaches

Understand the exercise physiology, training principles and methods behind effective programme design.

What students say

Andrew Wilkinson
Course graduate

Course was outstanding in its content, presentation and ease of use. Resources provided are excellent. In terms of cost this course represents outstanding value for money.

Ester Wiid
Course graduate

I found the content to be well researched, of high quality and supported by experience. It is no doubt that both coaches and cyclists can benefit from this course. The masterclasses at the end were a nice addition.

Mark Stevens
Biokineticist · Cape Epic finisher

I have an Honours in Sport Science and currently work as a Biokineticist. I am also an avid cyclist and have completed the Cape Epic. The course has sparked some new ideas to add to my practice.

Taryn Long
Self-coached cyclist

I was originally interested in this course to improve my own training and was so impressed by the quality that I can now start designing training plans for others too.

Roland de Haan
Course graduate

The course contains highly relevant topics and is presented by capable teachers. The content is based on scientific literature, but also readily applicable in practice. There are not many similar courses around.

Jaco Venter
Cyclist

It was nice to see the more scientific side of the training programs I have been following from my coaches over the years. It makes more sense after knowing the reason some things worked and others not.

Kegan Strydom
Course graduate

This is a great introductory level course. It covers the basics well and gives you some basic tools on getting started and helping others.

Lauren Coleman
Cyclist

I have a better understanding of the body and endurance training. The course helped me understand my training and responses to training — and feel educated enough to understand reactions to certain sessions.

Ross Winckworth
Self-coached cyclist

I have been looking for a course like this for a while. The content was relevant to me as a beginner in the field of coaching and this was done for the sake of self-coaching.

More courses in development

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