2023 Avout Racing Academy

Are You an Up-and-Coming Star?

Our Academy program is a race-focused program that develops cyclists (age 9+) by focusing on the most important elements of competitive athletic development in a supportive environment. That means we spend a lot of time working on the skills, fitness, and mental focus needed to improve results in competition. Our comprehensive curriculum is built to continually challenge riders to improve while mastering different aspects of riding and building self-confidence along the way.  Potential team members should be committed to their cycling growth.  While most may be already racing, that is not a requirement.  What is essential is a love of riding and a desire to improve.

Get ahead of the competition with the Avout Racing Academy!

The Academy program moves riding from “recreational fun” to a more competitive approach via our twice weekly practices in southwest Denver.  Based on rider application and assessment, riders will be assigned to the Intermediate Academy or Advanced Academy.  Both Academy practices will practice on the same days and times, but at different locations.  Riders are grouped by ability level, and each practice includes skills and fitness training. All Academy juniors will be able to opt in to a generic training plan in Training Peaks for no added cost.

Our Advanced Academy practices will coincide with Selects practices which will build camaraderie between these high performing groups and allow juniors to ride together with others of similar strengths and ages across the two programs.  Advanced Academy is the perfect bridge to our Selects program.

Our Academy juniors will have access to some of the components of the Selects program if they are ready to build a bridge to becoming a Select.

Academy Program Offerings for 2023:

• MTB Practices: $699
• CX Practices: $599

Craft the perfect program for you with these add-ons to take your riding to the next level:

• Off the Bike Strength Conditioning for riders 12+ (10 weeks, twice a week, Jan-March): $200
• Individualized Training Plan with Avout Racing’s Coach Matt McNamara or one of our other partner coaches: $250 per month (suggested age minimum is birth year 2011)
• MTB and CX Supported National Travel Races: varies, approximately $550 per race (bike transport, venue support, Avout Racing Oasis, coaching, and mechanic)

Application will open at 7pm on December 6 for Ken-Caryl Ranch Masters Association residents and juniors of Avout Racing coaches.  (The 2023 Ken-Caryl permit requires this priority registration.)

General application will open at 7pm on December 20.  Apply HERE.  (Link will be added closer to application date.)

Email Jessica@AvoutRacing.com with any questions.

Spring/Summer Academy MTB schedule:  March 28 through MTB Nationals in July; Practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, with one practice a week in Ken-Caryl (Littleton, Colorado area) and one practice a week at other locations in the southwest Denver metro area.

Fall Academy CX schedule (tentative):  August 14 through CX Nationals in December; Intermediate CX practices on Mondays and Thursdays; Advanced CX practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  During the Back 2 Basics race series (Wednesday races), there are no Thursday practices.  Practices are from 6 – 7:30pm, getting earlier and shorter as we lose daylight, with practices from 4:15 – 5 pm by the end of the season in December.