Skills Development
Cornering, braking, line choice, technical terrain. Broken down into clear, progressive steps riders can actually apply, not just “go faster.”
High school mountain bike coaching · Stellenbosch
Developing Complete Mountain Bike Athletes
Where high school riders build real skills, real strength, and real confidence, guided by certified coaches and a biokineticist who understand how young athletes develop.
Find out more
Groups in Stellenbosch and Somerset West, or train with us online.
- Certified coaches
- Biokineticist on the team
- Grades 8 to 12, small groups
About the academy
Talent alone doesn’t make a rider
Real progress comes from combining skills development, strength and conditioning, and genuine mentorship. Those are the three things most coaching programs skip.
At TheCyclingAcademy, every rider gets a professional approach: structured coaching, individual attention, and a program built by certified coaches and a biokineticist, not just a group ride with advice shouted from behind.
- Skills
- Strength
- Mentorship
Grades 8 to 12
Small groups, coached at each rider’s own pace and goals.
Why we’re different
Four pillars, one complete athlete
Most programs coach the ride. We coach the whole rider.
Strength & Conditioning
Guided by a qualified biokineticist, our conditioning is built around the physical demands of mountain biking and the developing teenage body, not a generic gym program.
Personal Attention
Small groups and individual feedback mean every rider is seen and coached according to their own pace and goals, not lost in the group.
Mentorship
We coach the athlete, not just the skill. Our coaches invest in each rider’s confidence, discipline, and long-term love of the sport, on and off the bike.
Meet the team
Certified, experienced, invested
Our coaches are certified, experienced, and genuinely invested in youth development. Combined with the expertise of our biokineticist, every rider trains under a professional approach that covers technical skill, physical conditioning, and personal growth.
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Marc Fourie
Head coach
Leads the academy and builds every rider’s season plan, from training load to race day.
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Michard Meets
Skills coach
Runs the skills sessions: cornering, braking, technical terrain and race craft, taught in progressive steps.
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Rynard Pretorius
Biokineticist
Designs each rider’s strength and conditioning program and screens for injury risk.
What we offer
Programs
Train with us in person, or follow the same structured program from wherever you ride.
Performance Academy
Physical, hands-on coaching in small groups: cycling training, skills sessions and gym work with our coaches on the trails and in the gym.
Groups based in Stellenbosch and Somerset West
Virtual Performance Academy
The academy’s structured approach, delivered remotely and coached online.
- Training program
- Gym program
- Online skills guidance
Where we ride
Real trails, real terrain
Skills are taught on the trails riders actually race on: Jonkershoek singletrack, rock gardens, gravel climbs and mountain descents.
From parents and riders
What the program changes
“Our son went from walking the rock gardens to riding them clean in one term. He finished top ten at the schools league final after being mid-pack all of last year.”
“The biokineticist picked up a hip imbalance that was causing my knee pain. Twelve weeks of conditioning later I raced a full season without missing a weekend.”
Get started
Ready for a talent development program that actually covers the fundamentals?
Tell us about your rider and where you’re based, and we’ll get back to you within one working day.
- Where we trainStellenbosch, Western Cape
- Emailinfo@thecyclingacademy.co.za