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Aaron Oakes
Specialties:
Cyclocross, Mountain Bike Racing, Endurance MTB.
Home:
Raleigh, North Carolina
Client levels
accepted:
Individual,
SemiCustom,
Custom, Consultation
Available to take on all levels of athletes both racing and non-racing.
Available for seminars, camps, clinics, and team direction on a
contractual basis.

Aaron Oakes has over 10 years racing experience,
currently competing as a Pro mountain biker and UCI Elite
cyclocrosser. Aaron also works full time in the food science
industry, having earned his Masters Degree in Food Science from
North Carolina State University. He additionally holds a Bachelors
Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts with
an additional concentration in food science.
Aaron has experience balancing roles as a racer and a full-time
student or full-time scientist in the food industry and excels in
teaching his clients the balance of the unique requirements of
training, school and working while racing at a competitive level.
His specialties include racing on the dirt and teaching off-road and
cyclocross bike handling skills, and his clients have achieved top
podium placings in local, regional and national mountain bike and
cyclocross races of various distances and abilities in a variety of
age groups.
As president of the UMass cycling club he enjoyed racing on the
road, especially planning and executing road racing strategies and
tactics. Ultimately he fell in love with mountain bike and
cyclocross racing. On the mountain bike Aaron has familiarity with
nearly every race course in New England and New Jersey. He has also
raced most higher profile races on the East Coast, including Windham
Mountain, NY; Seven Springs, PA; Greenbrier Challenge in Maryland;
Snowshoe, WV; Mt. Snow, VT; and Banner Elk, NC.
Aaron's love of mountain biking has also taken him into
ultra-endurance territory. In 2009 he raced the National Ultra
Endurance 100 miler series and has top 20 finishes in the Fool's
Gold, Shenandoah, Cohutta, and Mohican 100 mile mountain bike races.
Aaron has intimate knowledge of the specific physical and mental
requirements of 100 mile and marathon distance mountain bike racing.
In the cyclocross arena, Aaron is a two-time New Jersey Cyclocross
Cup Champion in the Elite category as well as the 2007 State
Champion. He has raced most high profile US Grand Prix of Cyclocross
races in the Northeast, including Gloucester, MA and Mercer, NJ, and
has also raced in the Verge New England series, the Mid Atlantic
series, and the National Championships in Kansas and Oregon.
In addition to racing and coaching Aaron has extensive knowledge of
the science of food and holds a graduate minor in nutrition. In his
spare time he enjoys traditional black and white photography,
fountain pens, craft beer, and keeping current in the scientific
literature.
To inquire about working with
Aaron please click here! >>>
"I really appreciate you taking the time to
meet with me one on one to work on 'cross skills. Following a
training plan is something I can do independently, but your ability
to quickly identify the subtle tweaks I need to make to my 'cross
skills is exactly the expertise I need to take my abilities to the
next level. I look forward to seeing you at the races." ~ Diane
"After numerous disappointing finishes in
previous years of racing, I had my first win in a Cat. 2 race after
just 4 months on my training plan. I felt strong and focused during
my race and kept a positive attitude even in the adverse conditions,
all of which I'm certain would not have happened without my training
plan and coaching. Aaron's support and encouragement has motivated
me to push myself beyond what I thought I was capable of and I'm
looking forward to seeing what the rest of the season holds. "
Alyssa M.
"Just a quick update after this morning's ride. As
you may remember, about 8 weeks ago I did a 40 mile group ride and
struggled to keep up with the group, even having to be pulled back
up while the group slowed down and waited for me. I got completely
blown out the back on the last half of the ride and wound up limping
home, thoroughly exhausted. 8 weeks of Wenzel Coaching later, I
tried the ride again. This time, I averaged 19.1 mph over the 48.5
miles of the ride, took my turn pulling at the front of the fast
group (averaging about 21 mph during the pulls) and, although
pleasantly tired after the ride, felt I held my own throughout the
ride... I felt strong throughout the ride and quickly recovered once
back in the pace line." Thanks, Bill M
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