Coaching & Racer Development
Coaches who know these courses, what the Berkeley Hills Road Race and Berkeley Streets ask of you, and the path from group rides to your first start line and beyond.
The racer development community
We're starting with coaches already connected to the Berkeley Omnium: people who have won here, supported the event, or made resources for its racers. The directory grows from here, one coach at a time.
Former pro cyclist and 2008 Berkeley Hills Road Race winner, coaching through English Endurance.
At the Berkeley Omnium
Developing a masters women-focused training plan for 2026.
At the Berkeley Omnium
Profiles share only what each coach has provided or what we've verified. We don't rank or endorse individual coaches.
Join the directory
If you coach riders who race in Northern California, we'd like to hear from you. Send us your profile for consideration.
Coaches who work with
What to send
Race preparation
Day 1 · Road race
What it asks of you
How to prepare
Day 2 · Criterium
What it asks of you
How to prepare
Course preview
A pre-ride of the Berkeley Hills Road Race course and a pre-race chat, from English Endurance Coaching.
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A pre-ride of the Berkeley Hills Road Race course from English Endurance Coaching.
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The racer development journey
Coaching is one step on a longer path. Here's how riders grow into racers in the Berkeley community, and where to find help at each step.
Group rides, plus Berkeley Bicycle Club mentoring on skills and race fundamentals.
Start with the basics of criterium racing and how a road race is decided.
The Omnium's Novice field is Cat 5, and new racers are welcome.
A coach turns riding into a plan built around your goals.
Teammates make racing smarter, safer and more fun.
Volunteer, mentor, and help the next rider to their first start line.
BBC Juniors, NICA and the pathway to U23
University teams at the Omnium
Clubs and teams to ride and race with
Clinics and a first race for the youngest riders
Plain-language explainers on racing
The best way to see a race from the inside
Coaching & preparation FAQ
The Berkeley Hills Road Race is built on sustained climbing through the 3 Bears, fast technical descents, and a finale typically decided on the Papa Bear climb. Each lap is 18.76 miles with 759 feet of climbing. Train for repeated climbing efforts and practice descending before race day.
The road race course →Berkeley Streets is a criterium: short laps on a closed downtown circuit, tight corners that reward positioning, and a finish that often comes down to a field sprint. Practice cornering in a group, holding a wheel, and repeated hard accelerations out of corners.
What is a criterium? →Yes. The Omnium has a Novice field for Cat 5 racers, and new racers are welcome. Junior, collegiate and women's fields race too.
Register to race →Coaches are listed because they are part of the Berkeley Omnium community: they have raced these courses, supported the event, or created resources for its racers. Profiles only include information the coach has provided or that we have verified. The Berkeley Omnium does not rank or endorse individual coaches.
Berkeley Omnium 2027
Two races, one weekend, and fields for new racers through elite.