Additional Services offered by James Hibbard at Hellyer Velodrome

Video Analysis of Track Technique and Posture

Improving one’s standing start is one of the most effective ways to shave time off one’s team sprint, 500 meter, kilometer, pursuit or team pursuit. Over a two-hour period James will analyze, suggest improvements to, and videotape your standing start, helping you to refine both your form and technique. Because of the near instant feedback afforded through video-taping, many athletes have seen extensive improvement of their standing start technique after just a single session. For sprint and omnium cyclists, there is also the option to review one’s flying 200 meter line and timing. (Without video analysis, allow for one hour.)  

At-The-Event Guidance and Analysis

Being properly prepared for a session of track racing is all about routine; when to warm-up, and in what gear; when and what to eat and when to change to one’s race wheels. James will help you to establish personalized and event specific warm-up, racing, and cool-down procedures that work to minimize race-day stress. James will use his years of experience to walk you through all aspects of your race day nutrition, equipment preparation, gear changes, warm-up and even registration, so as to reduce stress as much as is possible on the day of your target event. For applicable timed events James will work with you ahead of time to develop a pacing schedule and call splits to you during the event. For mass-start and sprint events James will help you to establish a race strategy and tactical approach. (The number of hours will be contingent upon the duration of the event. After the event you will also be provided with a schedule so that all aspects of your race day routine are repeatable.)

In-Person Equipment Review and Analysis

From gear ratio selection to handlebar and tire choice, track events are equipment intensive. Over a one to two hour period James will record the measurements of your track bicycle, discuss your equipment choices and help you to select the optimum equipment on an event-by-event basis.  (Although the equipment review and analysis does not include a full fitting, a fitting can be done in conjunction with the equipment review. Including a full-fitting for a single bicycle, the equipment review and analysis along with a fitting takes three to four hours.)

Pursuit Scheduling and Pacing

Pursuiting is about precision. Establishing and more critically being able to follow a pacing schedule can greatly improve one’s time with the same level of fitness. If you are targeting the individual or team pursuit at an American Velodrome Challenge, the District Championships, or the National Championships James can help you to establish, and help you to learn to maintain a lap schedule that will allow for a peak performance when it counts most. (The number of hours required will vary.)