From Grand Tours.

To coaching you.

World Tour experience applied to your goals. Boulder, Colorado.

4 Grand Tours    8+ Years Pro    Paris–Roubaix · Tour of Flanders

Former World Tour professional with Team MTN-Qhubeka and Team Dimension Data. Now coaching masters athletes, cat racers, and gravel riders from Boulder, Colorado — using the same training methodology developed across eight years of professional racing.

“I've won and podiumed at more events in the last two years working with Johann than I did in 5 years of trying to go pro despite having a full-time job.”

— Chris Prendergast

Cat 1 · 18 wins, 48 podiums since 2021 while working full-time

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Featured Coaching Articles

How a Dentist Working 50+ Hours a Week Raised His 20-Minute Power by 54 Watts in 19 Months

50+ hours a week at the practice. 10 to 14 on the bike. In 19 months, his 20-minute power went from 207 to 261 watts.

Cycling Off-Season Training: Why You Need a Break, and How Long Yours Should Be

The two reasons I put every athlete through an off-season, and why the right length depends entirely on the season you just finished.

Cycling Durability for Juniors: How Much Does a 17-Year-Old Actually Need?

What a national-level junior’s numbers look like after 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000 kJ, how much that changed in a year, and how I build it without rushing it.

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Johann van Zyl. Vuelta a España. 2018

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