BiciSport Coaching ASSISTANCE

BiciSport has experienced coaches in Alex Simmons who is available to provide support to BiciSport members.

Alex Simmons

• accredited Cycling Australia coach & Commissaire LEVEL 2

Alex is a regular track and road cycling competitor, Alex’s cycling success includes winning a State Championship title in the Teams Pursuit (his favourite event) and making the podium at National Masters Track, State Criterium and Team Time Trial Championships.

Following an accident in 2007 which resulted in a lower leg amputation, Alex made a successful return to competitive bike racing including the World Masters Track Championships and is a dual Oceania Paralympic Road Cycling Champion and dual Silver Medallist at the Australian Paralympic Road Racing Championships.

Alex regularly provides advice and insight into the use and application of the latest power analysis tools and is a proponent of scientific and professionally-based coaching principles. He holds a Bachelors Degree from the ANU (Mathematics, Physics) and regularly writes articles on the topic of training and racing with a power meter.

Alex has coached riders from the UK, Europe, North America and Australia including riders seeking to get into better shape for Etape and club tour events, club and Masters level racers in track, road and criterium racing disciplines looking to nail their local events and championships, through to elite/Category 1 riders seeking National Team Selection.

Alex’s clients have attained World and National Championship wins as well as setting several World Records.

Alex is currently a BiciSport Club Coach and was the Club TTT Selector from 2007 to 2013. Alex became an accredited UCI Race Convoy driver in January 2017 and an accredited Level 2 Cycling Australia Commissaire in January 2018.

Alex can be contacted on 0411 205 283 or email alex.simmons@bigpond.com