The Cycling House was recently featured in the December issue of Tri Magazine. The article is called, “Camp Life at The Cycling House” by AJ Johnson. Starts on page 58. You can download the magazine for free here.
"Camp Life at The Cycling House" By AJ Johnson | Photo by Tom Robertson
"Camp Life at The Cycling House" By AJ Johnson | Photo by Tom Robertson
"Camp Life at The Cycling House" By AJ Johnson | Photo by Tom Robertson
We are looking forward to a warm, sunny winter in Tucson, AZ. Here are our available dates for winter 2012. Check you calendar and come ride in the sunshine at The Cycling House!
We are now taking bookings for our winter 2012 training camps.
January 3rd – 8th
-5 nights, 6 days (Tuesday-Sunday)
January 11th – 16th
-5 nights, 6 days (Tuesday-Sunday)
January 31st – February 5th
-5 nights, 6 days (Tuesday-Sunday)
February 21st – 26th (tentative)
-5 nights, 6 days (Tuesday-Sunday)
March 14th – 18th
-4 nights, 5 days (Wednesday-Sunday)
March 26th – April 1st
-6 nights, 7 days (Monday-Sunday)
April 3rd – 8th
-5 nights, 6 days (Tuesday-Sunday)
April 11th – 17th
-6 nights, 7 days (Wednesday-Tuesday)
If these dates don’t work for you, please email us here and let us know which dates you can make it to Tucson, AZ. We’ll try our best to accommodate your schedule.
We’re adding a sweet camp in June- Wisconsin. This is going to be a great opportunity for athletes to check out the Ironman Wisconsin course before they race it, get some solid race training in for other summer races, and experience hilly midwest forest roads before it gets too hot. Plus, Coach Jim Bruskewitz of Endurance Performance and Brendan Halpin will be there helping athletes refine their training plans.
Click HERE for more information and to book for this exciting new camp.
Once again, our California camp was a huge success. But honestly, it’s hard not to have a good time here. The network of beautiful farm and canyon roads is so plentiful it looks like someone dropped a strainer of spaghetti noodles onto the map and put a road everywhere a noodle fell.
A lone rider on Prefumo canyon road outside of San Luis Obispo. Photo Tom Robertson
On top of the epic riding, there’s great surfing nearby, which Brendan thinks is better than swimming for triathlon training. It’s definitely quite a bit more fun than swimming laps, we think. We even got out for a mountain bike ride on our “recovery day.”
Brendan considers his options. Photo Tom Robertson
We picked a few apples from the orchards while on our rides, drank a bit of local wine, and ate great food like seared duck breast with local fig compote, chive risotto, and grilled asparagus.
Bill Nicolai earns his dinner on the climb up Prefumo Canyon before descending into orchards and vineyards. Photo Tom Robertson
Photographer Tom Robertson was on assignment during camp and he captured tons of amazing images- including this candid shot of Brendan about to lose the plank competition during our trademark “Core on Shore” event. Andy claims he was trying to help by keeping the sun of his back. Kim Helgans of Cal fame took home the gold.
Brendan battles to stay up
Stay tuned as we’ll be posting more great pictures from Tom.
January 31st-February 5th, 2012
The Cycling House will be playing host to the very best triathletes, and you’re invited to join. Your training partners will be pro triathletes Linsey Corbin and Brendan Halpin.
Linsey started 2011 with a 1st place finish at the Pucon 70.3 in Chile and has racked up top ten finishes all year. She has her sights set on the podium at Kona this October. Pro triathlete Brendan Halpin posted top 20 finishes in all but one of his races in 2010 and has been racing well this season. The camp will focus on cycling, but it wouldn’t be a tri camp without running and swimming. So, we’ll have some great trail runs lined up and a few swim sessions on tap. After dinner you’ll have the chance to get answers for all the questions you’ve ever had about what’s the best way to fuel for an Ironman or how does one plan their season to peak at important races. Of course, all of this knowledge and hard work adds up to make you faster and more competitive comerace day.
Finally, you’ll get the litany of TCH services as well- like great food, fully supported rides, bike assembly, airport shuttles, and lots of fun! Come join us for a pre-Valentine’s day gift to your love of sport.
5 nights/6 days
All Great TCH Services Included
Rate: $1795
Contact us here for more information or to reserve your spot at camp.
Check out the official brochure here: Linsey Corbin Camp Flyer
September is a great time to be a cyclist, especially in California. The Cycling House California will be based just outside of San Luis Obispo on the Central California Coast. This is one of the premier places in America to ride a bike…..and surf, and run, and eat, and drink wine. To drive this point home we’ve compiled a list of things we think make it a fantastic place to be riding your bike this September. Check out the list, then come join us for the real thing.
#7 – Amazing Farmers Market. San Luis Obispo, CA has one of greatest farmers markets in the US. It’s a place where you can get fresh produce, listen to great music, and experience some serious local flavor. TCH Chef Ty Brookhart will be preparing delicious seasonal meals using products from this huge market. Yummm..
Fresh Produce from the Market
#6 – Our Staff. Pro mountain biker Andy “The Buffalo” Schultz is coming out of Cycling House retirement to join the staff roster at this camp. Plus, TCH veteran, pro triathlete, and burgeoning coach Brendan Halpin will be there.
Andy Schultz
Ride Guide, Coach, and the world's best dishwasher
#5 – Great time to build fitness for Cyclocross or a late season triathlon race.
Cyclocross in the old days
#4 – Epic roads to ride. European style riding.
Wide Open Roads
#3 – Core on Shore – Nothing tops off a morning like a core workout after a surf session with a bunch of cyclists and triathletes.
Core on Shore. Photo by Tom Robertson
#2 – Vino. Great wine tasting in the heart of wine country.
California Wine Vineyard
#1 – Sam “The Wet Cat” Schultz. He’ll be at camp telling racing stories but most importantly, riding the waves…
Sam is hot off a big win in Missoula. He'll be sharing racing stories as well as showing off his surfing skills. Photo by Tom Robertson
We’ve had an amazing first week in France. The weather has been a little too rainy at times but that hasn’t slowed us down. The highlights so far have been our Col du Menee and Col du Roullette ride (85 miles with two big mountain climbs) and watching stage 19 on Alpe d’Huez and Stage 20 in Vizille.
Cadel Evans and the Shleck brothers riding past The Cycling House crew flying the Montana flag. Photo by Brendan Halpin
The Tour de France is an absolutely spectacular event to see in person. Alpe d’Huez was the biggest party we’ve ever been to.
Our spot on Alp d'Huez was just past the Dutch corner. Huge party!
Brendan and the front group starting their way up the Col du Rousett. Checkout the Lavender!
Ty driving support and doubling as the days photographer.
We were all smiles at this cool little "hike-in only" restaurant just a few minutes from The Cycling House.
This poppy field is just down the road from The Cycling House France.
More photos and news coming soon. We are off to ride the Col du Galibier!
Cheers from The Cycling House Crew.
The Cycling House was delighted to have been present at the 2011 Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Congrats to all Ironman CDA competitors! IM CDA truly is an amazing race for both spectators and athletes. The 38 year old Craig Alexander absolutely flew through the course to finish with a time of 8:19:48. Missoula, MT triathletes have repeatedly brought their A-game to this race and last weekend was no exception. Here is how the race played out for friends and staff of TCH:
Adam Jensen (Team Zoot Sports) of Missoula had a phenomenal race and finished 5th overall with a time of 9:05:42! Adam Jensen loves pain.
Adam Jensen digging deep on the run to finish in 5th place overall! (photo by Phil Grove)
The Cycling House head coach, ride guide and all-around badass, Brendan Halpin (Zoot Sports) also had an amazing Ironman. Tendonitis, the flu and food poisoning can’t keep Halpin from competing. He finished 11th overall in the pro mens field with a time of 9:34:19. Every time brendan rode by the Missoula cheer squad on the bike leg of the race he had a smile on his face. Nice work halpin!
Brendan Halpin finished his Ironman with a time of 9:34:19
Matt Shryock (French interpreter for TCH) also of Missoula, MT finished 15th overall in the mens field.
Matt Shryock at the Couer d'Alene Ironman (photo by Phil Grove)
Ironman CDA was Graham Meng’s first ever full distance Ironman. He graduated from dental school just days before this race and must have figured that the perfect graduation gift for himself would be a 10.5 hour suffer fest. He loved it!
Graham Meng (DDS) racing for the Meng dynasty and Hammer Nutrition (photo by Phil Grove)
Couer d’Alene is about a 2 hour drive from Missoula so there are copious amounts of Montanans cheering on the racers.
Most likely the fastest fans around: Linsey Corbin, Joel Brown, Ryan Payne and Jeff Cincoski. Linsey Corbin dominated this race last year and set a women's course record. When she isn't racing she on the sidelines cheering her guts out.
This is the group of Montanans that put their effort in the night before IM to support the local CDA economy. (mainly the businesses that don't close until 2am)
The legendary Ironfan, Phil Grove
If you competed in last weekends race please drop us a line! We would love to hear how it went. – The Cycling House
Owen and Ty hopped a flight to Europe and seven days and 3,100 kilometers later they’ve covered the bases for TCH’s July camp in France and checked out the Tuscan villa for Spring of 2012.
To keep it light, fast, and flexible no travel reservations were made. No extras were carted.
A week of sleeping under the stars.
A nice pad and sleeping bag is all you need for a European recon mission. Olive orchards are a nice place to sleep
This spot should work just fine
Rallying the roads, checking the routes and enjoying the beautiful views.
High speeds and nice sunsets were aplenty
Chamonix, France
and eating the local fare.
The local farmers markets were almost a daily occurrence
Their French and Italian is to the point where they can politely order a chocolate croissant and coffee with ease.
Under the Tuscan sun...
The last day in Tuscany was capped with a swim in a Tuscan lake east of Montepulciano; and a losing game of fooseball with two eight year old Italian boys before heading back to France. The last day was spent catching up on emails in Chamonix and dinner in Annecy.
Annecy, France is a nice place to end a road trip
All in all it was a great trip. The Cycling House crew is looking forward to basing out of the French Alps in July to watch the tour, cycle some epic rides, eating great food and enjoying every minute of it.
Our first camp in Mallorca, Spain has come and gone and we already decided after the first day of being there that this will be an annual trip for us . Mallorca is incredible! Here are a few of our favorite photo’s from camp.
The city of Palma is a hot spot for vacationers from all over the world. We didn't spend much time in the city but it didn't take long to see why people come here.
This was our first real ride for the week and it set the tone for the rest of camp
Mallorca is a large island off the coast of Spain in the Mediteranean. It’s surprising with its diverse vegetation, terrain and culture. Everyday you have an option to go flat, rolling, hilly or climbing. During each ride the flora can change from an arid desert feel to green-richly soiled farm pastures to a forrest with pine trees and ferns all in a matter of a few miles.
Riding in Europe can be over stimulating because everywhere you look you see sights like this
Nearly every ride we did in Mallorca had at least one cafe stop. It didn't matter what town we were riding through, as long as we rode to the center of town (look for a big cathedral) we found good coffee.
Our Mallorca Cycling House was very nice. With 8 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms it was spacious and comfortable.
Many of the roads were lines with century old rock walls
Nice descent, hard climb. The Sa Callobra ride was a beast.
Climbing for a Meditereanean vista
Ken was the go-to guy in Mallorca. Logistics, ride routes, mechanical support and most importantly having his amazing family around to help out gave a real Spanish family feel at camp.
Our Chef was incredible! Born and raised on the island and owning one of the nicest restaraunts in Mallorca, he was an instant hit at the house.
We enjoyed lunch and dinner (and wine) on the outside patio.
Owen enjoying the European riding...tough day in the office.
Anya leading the group up one of the many climbs that we rode during the last two days of camp.
We promise this is not staged. Picture perfect.
All in all we had a great time in Spain. Thanks to those riders who joined us for our first Mallorca camp! We had an unforgettable time with you. Many more photos and stories to come.
Dates for Mallorca 2012 are coming soon…
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