Whether you’re looking to build confidence, sharpen your skills, or push your physical limits, The Cycling Academy is your go-to for expert coaching and fun, focused training. Join our skill-based clinics or power-focused Wednesday sessions—designed to help riders of all levels thrive.
Can’t make a scheduled session? No problem. Coach Adam offers personalized programs for you and your friends, co-workers, or small groups—tailored to your goals and availability.
Just reach out and let’s build your perfect ride plan together.
WEDNESDAY EVENING INTERVALS
ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Do you want to get Faster, Stronger, Fitter, then joining us on Wednesday nights for our interval sessions, is the quickest way to get there.
With repeating drills on 1.5 – 2km sections of roadway around Halton Region, you will be challenged on flat and fast sections of road, and there will be times you will be getting stronger going up some of our most challenging escarpment climbs.
When: Starting on May 14th and going through until Sept 3rd. (16 Sessions)
Duration: 75 – 90 minutes
Time: 6:15 PM to 7:45 PM
Locations: Various Burlington/Oakville Segments
Cost: $320 (plus OCA Community Membership)
FLEX-PASS: If you would like to be able to choose from week to week which timeslot you come to, you can choose a premium membership of $425, and you can come morning OR evening on any given week. One week a morning is best, come then, next week, evening is best, come then.
PREMIUM BONUS: If you would like to come to both morning AND evening, an extra premium membership of $575 and you can come to 32 sessions if you would like.
WEDNESDAY MORNING INTERVALS
ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Do you want to get Faster, Stronger, Fitter, then joining us on Wednesday nights for our interval sessions, is the quickest way to get there.
With repeating drills on 1.5 – 2km sections of roadway around Halton Region, you will be challenged on flat and fast sections of road, and there will be times you will be getting stronger going up some of our most challenging escarpment climbs.
When: Starting on May 14th and going through until Sept 3rd. (16 Sessions)
Duration: 75 – 90 minutes
Time: 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Locations: Various Burlington/Oakville Segments
Cost: $320 (plus OCA Community Membership)
FLEX-PASS: If you would like to be able to choose from week to week which timeslot you come to, you can choose a premium membership of $425, and you can come morning OR evening on any given week. One week a morning is best, come then, next week, evening is best, come then.
PREMIUM BONUS: If you would like to come to both morning and evening, an extra premium membership of $575 and you can come to 32 sessions if you would like.
GROUP RIDING SKILLS CLINICS
Finding your way around in a group ride can be a challenge on the best of days.
So build your confidence with a three week – Fully Coached – club ride clinic with Coach Adam, where he will not only make you a confident group riding cyclist, but it will make your fellow cyclists feel safer too.
There is so much more than just knowing what to do, it is about applying that knowledge at all the times you roll up to ride with your friends on two wheels.
Won’t you come out and get the best guidance possible, so that when you roll up, you can own your section in the pack with confidence.
You can chose your clinic to be either Monday morning, OR Monday evening. The routes will be in and around Burlington area. This is a learning and doing session, please measure your expectations that it is not a “fitness focused group ride”.
It will include in the first session, a discussion about the rules, before we head out.
Option #1: Monday May 5th, 12th and 26th.
Option #2: Monday June 9th, 16th and 23rd.
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM OR 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Option #3: Saturday May 3rd, 17th and 24th
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM (May 3rd), 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (May 17th), and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (May 24th)
Duration: approx. 120 minutes
Locations: All sessions start from Palladium Blvd and Walkers Line (Courthouse Parking Lot)
Cost: $150 for any Option you choose (plus OCA Community Membership)
CONFIDENCE WITH CLIPS
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Whether you have just started cycling and you are seeing all these “other” cyclists wearing these funky shoes that connect you to the bike, but fill you with fear.
Well… FEAR NO MORE! Make the change over to clipless pedals, and find out what all the fun is about.
In the “Confidence With Clips” clinic, you will be guided through a very specific training plan, and over the the two, two hour sessions, you will feel like you have been riding in clipless shoes and pedals your whole cycling life.
THIS IS ALSO for those of you that are already riding with clipless, and you want to step up your refinement of clipping in and out, and some skillful ways to be more fluid in using them. You can also come find benefit in attending the clinic take away with you, refined skills, and not feel so “new” on the next club ride.
Clinic #1: Friday’s – 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM (May 9th), and 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM (May 16th)
Clinic #2: Saturday’s – 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM (May 17th), and 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (May 24th)
Clinic #3: TBD based on interest and it will be mid-JUNE
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes each session
Location: Palladium Blvd and Walkers Line parking lot.
Cost: $100 each 2 day clinic (OR you can do #1 and #2 for $180)
SKILLS, DRILLS & THRILLS
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
New to cycling on a road/gravel bike, or have been around the block or two. This clinic will help you gain more confidence on the bike.
Add to your base of skills that you already have, or refine what you already know.
If you are new, then FOR CERTAIN, this clinic is FOR YOU!
Taught under the watchful eye of Coach Adam, you will be taken through a specific set of drills that will get more complex as the sessions continue. But be put at ease, you will only be building on what you learn in the previous sessions.
You’ve been riding for 10 days, or 10 years? This clinic is good for you to get better at what you already know, or learn what you need to know to be a confident rider on your own or within a group.
Dates: Saturday/Sunday May 17th/18th AND June 7th/8th
Duration: 4 Days / 75 – 90 minutes each session
AFTERNOON Session: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: At a convenient location in Burlington in a quiet parking lot area at Palladium Blvd and Walkers Line.
Cost: $180 (plus OCA Community Membership)
MASTER GEAR SHIFTING
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
You can just picture it, you are rounding a corner, then all of a sudden, there’s a hill! Now what, you just came along a wonderfully flat section of road or trail, and boom, now you have to shift without dropping a chain, losing confidence, and most importantly, losing momentum.
Well… NOW THERE IS AN ANSWER – Become a “Master Gear Shifter”
Within a safe space, we will get you set-up on YOUR bike on either your trainer, or a trainer can be provided for up to 14 participants.
Then under the guidance of your Coach, you will be taken through a variety of repetitive drills to help finally master… “do I hit the small lever or the big one?”, or, “do I turn it toward me or away?”, and finally, “is it my thumb or finger to shift high or low?”
Let the coach take away the mystery around learning how to be masterful with your shifting and ride with confidence.
Dates: Saturday/Sunday May 31st AND June 1st
Duration: 2 Days / 90 minutes each session
Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: To be provided once registration numbers are confirmed.
It will be indoors most likely.
It will definitely be in Burlington.
Cost: $120
MAINTENANCE & FIX-A-FLAT
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Nothing more frustrating than being out on a ride, either on your own, or in a group, and that dreaded “hiss” of air comes leaking out of your tire.
Whether you have tubeless or tubes, there are several scenarios to consider in getting you rolling again, which include some neat little work arounds in a pinch (pun intended 😂).
Or maybe there are some small adjustments you need to make to be sure your bike is in good working order each time you roll up to a ride meeting time.
You always want to know your bike is in good working order.
This clinic will give you a good working base of knowledge to deal with the typical things that will happen on the road and even some serious things can be managed until you can get the bike back home, and to the bike shop for a proper repair.
We will even go over some great ways to clean your bike! Nothing like a sparkling shiny bike to head out on your next ride!
EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST AND WHAT DATES/TIMES WORK BEST FOR YOU?
Clinic Option #1: Everything & TUBE TIRES
Clinic Option #2: Everything & TUBELESS TIRES
Duration: 120 – 150 minutes each session
Time: TBD
Location: In Burlington or Oakville – Location confirmed once numbers are sorted.
Cost: $180
OTHER CLINICS AVAILABLE
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
The goal of Coach Adam, is to provide you a wonderful, fun, and safe place and space to learn how to master your cycling and understand your bike better.
Take advantage of the skills clinics and receive CERTIFICATION of completion, and finish each one knowing that you have become more skillful in each area you invested in.
Here are some clinics that can be made available if there is enough interest, or you would like to put a group together that I can come and host a special and specific session for your group.
Invest in yourself… now THAT IS A GOOD INVESTMENT! Let Coach Adam help you get a good return on that investment.
Contact Coach Adam for more information. Phone number and email at the bottom of the page.
WEDNESDAY EVENING INTERVALS
ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Do you want to get Faster, Stronger, Fitter, then joining us on Wednesday nights for our interval sessions, is the quickest way to get there.
With repeating drills on 1.5 – 2km sections of roadway around Halton Region, you will be challenged on flat and fast sections of road, and there will be times you will be getting stronger going up some of our most challenging escarpment climbs.
When: Starting on May 14th and going through until Sept 3rd. (16 Sessions)
Duration: 75 – 90 minutes
Time: 6:15 PM to 7:45 PM
Locations: Various Burlington/Oakville Segments
Cost: $320 (plus OCA Community Membership)
FLEX-PASS: If you would like to be able to choose from week to week which timeslot you come to, you can choose a premium membership of $425, and you can come morning OR evening on any given week. One week a morning is best, come then, next week, evening is best, come then.
PREMIUM BONUS: If you would like to come to both morning AND evening, an extra premium membership of $575 and you can come to 32 sessions if you would like.
WEDNESDAY MORNING INTERVALS
ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Do you want to get Faster, Stronger, Fitter, then joining us on Wednesday nights for our interval sessions, is the quickest way to get there.
With repeating drills on 1.5 – 2km sections of roadway around Halton Region, you will be challenged on flat and fast sections of road, and there will be times you will be getting stronger going up some of our most challenging escarpment climbs.
When: Starting on May 14th and going through until Sept 3rd. (16 Sessions)
Duration: 75 – 90 minutes
Time: 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
Locations: Various Burlington/Oakville Segments
Cost: $320 (plus OCA Community Membership)
FLEX-PASS: If you would like to be able to choose from week to week which timeslot you come to, you can choose a premium membership of $425, and you can come morning OR evening on any given week. One week a morning is best, come then, next week, evening is best, come then.
PREMIUM BONUS: If you would like to come to both morning and evening, an extra premium membership of $575 and you can come to 32 sessions if you would like.
GROUP RIDING SKILLS CLINICS
Finding your way around in a group ride can be a challenge on the best of days.
So build your confidence with a three week – Fully Coached – club ride clinic with Coach Adam, where he will not only make you a confident group riding cyclist, but it will make your fellow cyclists feel safer too.
There is so much more than just knowing what to do, it is about applying that knowledge at all the times you roll up to ride with your friends on two wheels.
Won’t you come out and get the best guidance possible, so that when you roll up, you can own your section in the pack with confidence.
You can chose your clinic to be either Monday morning, OR Monday evening. The routes will be in and around Burlington area. This is a learning and doing session, please measure your expectations that it is not a “fitness focused group ride”.
It will include in the first session, a discussion about the rules, before we head out.
Option #1: Monday May 5th, 12th and 26th.
Option #2: Monday June 9th, 16th and 23rd.
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM OR 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Option #3: Saturday May 3rd, 17th and 24th
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM (May 3rd), 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (May 17th), and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (May 24th)
Duration: approx. 120 minutes
Locations: All sessions start from Palladium Blvd and Walkers Line (Courthouse Parking Lot)
Cost: $150 for any Option you choose (plus OCA Community Membership)
CONFIDENCE WITH CLIPS
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Whether you have just started cycling and you are seeing all these “other” cyclists wearing these funky shoes that connect you to the bike, but fill you with fear.
Well… FEAR NO MORE! Make the change over to clipless pedals, and find out what all the fun is about.
In the “Confidence With Clips” clinic, you will be guided through a very specific training plan, and over the the two, two hour sessions, you will feel like you have been riding in clipless shoes and pedals your whole cycling life.
THIS IS ALSO for those of you that are already riding with clipless, and you want to step up your refinement of clipping in and out, and some skillful ways to be more fluid in using them. You can also come find benefit in attending the clinic take away with you, refined skills, and not feel so “new” on the next club ride.
Clinic #1: Friday’s – 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM (May 9th), and 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM (May 16th)
Clinic #2: Saturday’s – 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM (May 17th), and 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (May 24th)
Clinic #3: TBD based on interest and it will be mid-JUNE
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes each session
Location: Palladium Blvd and Walkers Line parking lot.
Cost: $100 each 2 day clinic (OR you can do #1 and #2 for $180)
SKILLS, DRILLS & THRILLS
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
New to cycling on a road/gravel bike, or have been around the block or two. This clinic will help you gain more confidence on the bike.
Add to your base of skills that you already have, or refine what you already know.
If you are new, then FOR CERTAIN, this clinic is FOR YOU!
Taught under the watchful eye of Coach Adam, you will be taken through a specific set of drills that will get more complex as the sessions continue. But be put at ease, you will only be building on what you learn in the previous sessions.
You’ve been riding for 10 days, or 10 years? This clinic is good for you to get better at what you already know, or learn what you need to know to be a confident rider on your own or within a group.
Dates: Saturday/Sunday May 17th/18th AND June 7th/8th
Duration: 4 Days / 75 – 90 minutes each session
AFTERNOON Session: 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: At a convenient location in Burlington in a quiet parking lot area at Palladium Blvd and Walkers Line.
Cost: $180 (plus OCA Community Membership)
MASTER GEAR SHIFTING
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS WELCOME AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
You can just picture it, you are rounding a corner, then all of a sudden, there’s a hill! Now what, you just came along a wonderfully flat section of road or trail, and boom, now you have to shift without dropping a chain, losing confidence, and most importantly, losing momentum.
Well… NOW THERE IS AN ANSWER – Become a “Master Gear Shifter”
Within a safe space, we will get you set-up on YOUR bike on either your trainer, or a trainer can be provided for up to 14 participants.
Then under the guidance of your Coach, you will be taken through a variety of repetitive drills to help finally master… “do I hit the small lever or the big one?”, or, “do I turn it toward me or away?”, and finally, “is it my thumb or finger to shift high or low?”
Let the coach take away the mystery around learning how to be masterful with your shifting and ride with confidence.
Dates: Saturday/Sunday May 31st AND June 1st
Duration: 2 Days / 90 minutes each session
Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: To be provided once registration numbers are confirmed.
It will be indoors most likely.
It will definitely be in Burlington.
Cost: $120
MAINTENANCE & FIX-A-FLAT
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
Nothing more frustrating than being out on a ride, either on your own, or in a group, and that dreaded “hiss” of air comes leaking out of your tire.
Whether you have tubeless or tubes, there are several scenarios to consider in getting you rolling again, which include some neat little work arounds in a pinch (pun intended 😂).
Or maybe there are some small adjustments you need to make to be sure your bike is in good working order each time you roll up to a ride meeting time.
You always want to know your bike is in good working order.
This clinic will give you a good working base of knowledge to deal with the typical things that will happen on the road and even some serious things can be managed until you can get the bike back home, and to the bike shop for a proper repair.
We will even go over some great ways to clean your bike! Nothing like a sparkling shiny bike to head out on your next ride!
EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST AND WHAT DATES/TIMES WORK BEST FOR YOU?
Clinic Option #1: Everything & TUBE TIRES
Clinic Option #2: Everything & TUBELESS TIRES
Duration: 120 – 150 minutes each session
Time: TBD
Location: In Burlington or Oakville – Location confirmed once numbers are sorted.
Cost: $180
OTHER CLINICS AVAILABLE
FOR ALL LEVELS OF CYCLISTS AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
The goal of Coach Adam, is to provide you a wonderful, fun, and safe place and space to learn how to master your cycling and understand your bike better.
Take advantage of the skills clinics and receive CERTIFICATION of completion, and finish each one knowing that you have become more skillful in each area you invested in.
Here are some clinics that can be made available if there is enough interest, or you would like to put a group together that I can come and host a special and specific session for your group.
Invest in yourself… now THAT IS A GOOD INVESTMENT! Let Coach Adam help you get a good return on that investment.
Contact Coach Adam for more information. Phone number and email at the bottom of the page.
To start the registration process, please fill out the following form, and you will be emailed the documents required by The Cycling Academy and OC (Ontario Cycling) for the current training season.
Once your information is received, you will get an email outlining the session options you have selected and your payment options will be provided. Once that is completed, you will received the waivers and information collection documents we will need on file.
Thank you,
Coach Adam
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