YOUR COACH

Rob Lee, Professional Endurance Cycle Coach

QUALIFICATIONS & CPD

TrainingPeaks Level 2 Coach
Association British Cycle Coaches Level 3 Coach
British Cycling Level 2 Road & TT Coach
British Cycling Level 2 Coach
Training Peaks University
TPU Strength Training for cycling success
TPU Science of Endurance Hydration
Diploma in Sports Nutrition
Level 2 Child Protection in Sport
Coach Clean - UKAD

British Cycling Coaching with Power
British Cycling Coaching with Rollers
Remote Areas First Aid
Emergency First Aid at Work
SMBLA Trail Cycle Leader
SMBLA Mountain Bike Leader
Specialized Body Geometry Bike Fit
Retul Bike Fit
Cytech Level 2 Mechanic

ATHLETE HIGHLIGHTS

144 career wins across mountain bike, ultra, road, time trial, duathlon and cyclocross.

2023

Series Winner - Brass Monkey Winter Series 4 Hour Solo Single Speed

2022

UK 24 Hour Solo National MTB Champion Single Speed
Winner - TORQ 12 Hour Solo Single Speed
Series Winner - Brass Monkey Winter Series 4 Hour Solo Single Speed
5th finisher TransDevon

2021

Second finisher TransKernow

2019

First finisher TransKernow

2018

Second finisher TransDevon

2017

Winner - Pivot Torchbearer 12 Hour Solo

2016

Club Time Trial records: 12 Hour, 12 Hour Vets, 100 Mile Vets

2015

Hells 500 #EverestRoam

2014

Hells 500 #Everesting
Around Somerset Time Trial record

2013

Inducted into the UK MTB Hall of Fame

2010

Winner - Bontrager Torchbearer 12 Hour Solo
Winner - Kona Bikefest 6 Hour Solo

2009

London Singlespeed Mountainbike Champion
7Stanes 24 record

2008

South Downs Double record (first ever unsupported record)
Winner MaXx Exposure

2007

Winner - Bontrager 24 Hour Solo
Winner - Nightrider 12 Hour Solo
Winner - Cheddar Challenge 12 Hour Mixed pair

2006

Winner - Spain 24 Hour Solo
2nd on GC - TransWales MTB stage race

2005

Masters 24 Hour Mountain Bike Solo World Champion
Winner Trek 6 Hour Solo
Winner Dusk ’til Dawn 12 hour Mixed Team

2004

Winner SITS 24 hour Pairs
31st UCI XCO World Championships masters

2003

Winner - Dusk ‘til Dawn 12 Hour Solo
2nd New Zealand XCO National Championships masters
2nd - SITS 24 hour mixed team
7th overall - UK XCO National series masters

2002

Winner - SITS 24 hour mixed team
3rd - New Zealand MTB National Marathon Championships
Sub-3 Hall of Fame Karapoti Classic New Zealand

2001

2nd - 42nd Traverse New Zealand
Sub-3 Hall of Fame Karapoti Classic New Zealand

1999

73rd on GC - Paris Roubaix UCI MTB stage race

1998

Ranked no. 10 in the UK XCO rankings

1997

Winner - SE London and Kent cyclocross championships

1996

2001: Elite XCO UCI licence
Winner: Malvern Classic team race

1995

Winner: Malvern Classic team race

1994

Winner: Malvern Classic team race
2nd Overall - Midland Super Series XCO Elite

1993

2nd Overall - Central XCO Series novice

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS

EVENT COACH

Official coach of the Marji Gesick “the toughest one day race in America” 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.

Official coach of The Crusher 225 mile Enhanced Gravel Adventure 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.

Official coach of The Pacific Coast Bike Race 750 Sprint 2023.

Official coach of The Pacific Coast Bike Race 1500 2023.

Official coach of The Polar Roll Winter Adventure Race 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.

Official coach of the Tour of Wessex "the UK's biggest Cyclosportive" 2020 & 2021.

Official coach of Earth Sports reliability ride series 2020 & 2021.

TIME TRIAL

24 Hour World Time Trial Champion
24 Hour World Time Trial Silver Medal
24 Hour National Time Trial Champion
LEJOG Record Attempt
17 x UK Club Records
6 x Overall Series Winners
3 x Regional Champions
21 Open TT Course Records

BIKEPACKING

Race Around the Netherlands Winner
BikingMan Oman Winner
GBduro Runner-up
17 x Bikepacking race medals
45 successful bike packing debuts

ROAD

15 x UCI stage race GC winners
3 x Divisional road championships medals
3 x Revolve 24 hour winners
3 x Redbull TimeLaps medals
16 x Everesting

AUDAX

9 x Paris-Brest-Paris finishers
4 x London-Edinburgh-London finishers

MOUNTAIN BIKE

Singletrack 7 stage race winner
TransAlps stage race winner
BC Bikerace stage race winner
1 x Continental Champion
3 x National Championships winners
4 x National Championships medals
11 x 24 hour solo winners
14 x 12 hour solo winners
6 x National points series wins
15 x National points series medals
6 x long distance records

CYCLOCROSS

4 x Regional series winners

BIKEJORING

World Championships Silver Medal

VIRTUAL

RGT Our Giro Winner GC
8 x vEveresting
vRevolve 6 Hour Winner
vRevolve 24 Hour Runner-up

INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS

Guest speaker - TrainingPeaks Endurance Coaching Summit 2020
Aero Fit Consultant for Drag2Zero (2016-2019) working in fit studio, velodrome wind tunnel. I worked with a Tour de France GC contender, the Olympic triathlon champion, elite hour record holder, members of the British Cycling National Championships team, members of the Welsh Cycling Commonwealth Games team, members of 3 professional World Tour teams, the British Best All Rounder Champion, multiple completion record holders, multiple IRONMAN champions and record holders.
Team Manager/Sponsor - RLP Racing Cycle Team 2017-18
Powertap UK Power Ambassador 2015-2018
British Cycling South West XCO Inter-Regional Team Coach 2013
Inducted into the UK mountain biking Hall of Fame 2013
Founder of The Seven Deadly Spins 2009-2012

Team Manager/Owner - Extreme Endurance Race Team 2004 - 2010
Course Designer for the Bontrager Twentyfour12 2007
Guest Coach for What MTB Magazine 2008
Bike Leg Crew Manager at Xtri24, the first UK offroad Ironman distance Triathlon 2012
Guest Pro Skills Masterclass Tutor for What MTB Magazine 2008-09
Technical Editor for Cyclist No.1 website 2010
Section Contributor - The Mountain Bike Skills Manual by Clive Forth. A&C Black
Crowd Funded Author - Endurance Within by Rob Lee
Guest Contributor to the following websites: Bike Radar, Bike Magic, Cyclist No.1, British Cycling, Singletrack World
Guest Contributor to the following magazines: What MTB, The Ride Journal, MBUK, Singletrack, Boneshaker