Coaching
People spend thousands of dollars on equipment with the idea of improving performance. Hiring a coach is quite
simply the most cost effective, efficient way…..to learn…have fun…..and go fast!
Revolutions Cycling Center truly believes in the “team approach” in providing the best cycling services and
resources available. We’ve build relationships with Sacramento’s top coaches in all cycling disciplines.
Please review the coaches below and find direct links to their individual websites.
What can a coach do for you? Cycling coaches work very hard to help their athletes reach their individual goals.
Most coaches do this by first interviewing the athlete, providing or facilitating testing, and designing programs
that the athlete will follow on a weekly basis. Communication is usually done through email, websites, or phone.
Coaches also may provide skills work (just like in other sports), one-on-one or group training sessions, and various
other activities to increase performance. The coaches listed below are friendly, incredibly knowledgible, and are
excellent at explaining what they do. Give them a call!
Feel free to contact the below coaches directly. If you have questions please contact us any time and we can
guide you toward the best coach for your situation.
Mike Beretta Specialty: MTB, Road, Cyclocross
Mike is a licensed USA Cycling Level 2 Coach, Physical Therapist, Certified Athletic Trainer, Certified Strength
and Conditioning Specialist, and Pilates Rehab Specialist. He is owner of Beretta Physical Therapy and Revolutions
Cycling Center in El Dorado Hills ….home of Team Revolutions.
He has worked with athletes in most cycling disciplines including, mountain bike racing, cyclocross, road racing,
triathlon, and BMX.
Mike specializes in building time efficient, flexible programs for mountain bike racers and all levels of
recreational road riders. He understands that most of us race for fun and are constantly trying to find the balance
between family, work, racing, etc. He focuses on developing mountain bike racing programs that bring riders to their
peak fitness during our local MTB races including TBF, Prairie City Race Series, and Cyclebration MTB Races. He also
particularly enjoys working with recreational road riders of all levels…from first year riders to veteran roadies.
Mike also performs comprehensive bike fitting services at Revolutions Cycling Center blending over 15 years of
experience developing biomechanically based evaluation and treatment skills as a physical therapist and athletic
trainer, studying functional anatomy, taking several bicycle fitting courses, and constant review of the latest
research to help riders find the most comfortable and efficient position on their bicycle.
Contact Mike
Dirk Manley Specialty: Road and Cyclocross
Dirk is a licensed USA Cycling Coach and a licensed Physical Therapist currently operating American River
Physical Therapy. He has been riding and racing bikes since 1984 and has been coaching cyclists since 1995.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a Masters of Science
degree in Physical Therapy from Boston University. Dirk will be the team director, assist with coaching the Road
and Cross teams, conduct performance testing, bike fittings and design training programs for riders on the team.
He will also contribute to skill clinic organization, practice structure and race plan formulation.
Dirk’s Racing Team and Italian Training Camps:
squadraabruzzo.com
Gordon Ong Specialty: Road, Cyclocross, MTB
Gordon is an accomplished road and cross cyclist racing in the open and masters divisions. This will be his
4th year coaching with Cycling-Training.com. Gordon studied at UC San Diego. He has worked at City Bicycle
Works for 21 years and teaches bike maintenance classes at the Learning Exchange. Gordon will assist with
coaching the Road and Cross teams and contribute to skill clinic organization, practice structure and race
plan formulation.
Coach Myron Specialty: Swimming and Cycling
Coach Myron enjoys working with beginners. Helping people progress and meet their goals is his goal. As a Master’s
level athlete, he understands how to balance family and training. He is also a firm believer in proper technique and
injury prevention. He is known for teaching skills that will last a lifetime. His specialties are Cycling and Swimming.
His athletic life began early as a State ranked Under 10 swimmer. He eventually swam NCAA Div II. While in College he
discovered cycling and fell headlong into that sport. Competitive cycling as a Cat 2 and Expert Mountain Bike racer
took him around the country and to Europe. Somewhere along the way he did a few triathlons like Wildflower and rode
his bicycle across the United States. Currently he is the Masters Swim Coach at Broadstone Racquet Club and teaches
Safe Cycling Classes. Myron also believes in promoting sports through events and volunteer efforts. Please contact
Coach Myron for private lessons, group clinics and safe cycling clinics. Accreditations: Professional Swimming Coach,
BS Biological Sciences, CPR/First Aid Certified, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, USA Cycling Club Coach, League Certified
(Safe Cycling) Instructor (LCI)
more about Myron: bike4funandhealth.com
ycycle.org
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John Pottenbaum Specialty: Triathlon all
distances and experience
Triathlon Coach, Veteran Triathlete and Two-time Ironman, Certified Personal Trainer.
John has coached and competed in multisport events since 1990. His athletes range from beginners to elite,
ages 7 to 60 and have goals ranging from finishing their first 5K to competing in the Olympics. One of John's
biggest rewards as a coach comes from seeing his athletes cross the line after a race where they achieved
something they really wanted and had worked hard for. Whether it is a national championship win, a beginner's
first triathlon or an Ironman finish, doesn't really matter. It's helping the athlete achieve their goal, no
matter how high, that is important.
totalintensitysports.com
Kari Duane Specialty: Triathlon
Kari Duane is a Masters Swim coach, USAT Certified Triathlon Coach, UFAA certified instructor, member of the
American Swimming Coaches Association and mother of six.
She is founder of the El Dorado Hills Triathlon Club and focused on helping people achieve their personal goals,
from a beginning sprint triathlon to half Ironman distance and beyond. Kari completed the 2008 Louisville Ironman
and several half Ironman races, including “The World’s Toughest Half” in Auburn, CA.
“My goal is to help people of varying abilities focus on achieving their personal best.
By helping people focus on their own personal objective such as mastering swimming fundamentals, the mental
approach to a race, or cycling training, I am passionate about making sure you are armed with everything you
need to complete your goals.”
Kari is a strong communicator with great motivational skills; however, she does not lose sight of enjoying
the journey while achieving results.
edhtriclub.com
vitalitymultisport.com
Jon Klingensmith Specialty: Triathlon
As a way to stay in shape after a high school and college athletic career, Jon took up running and has been participating
in endurance sports ever since. He did his first marathon in 1999 and his first triathlon in 2005 and has been hooked from
the beginning. He has run the Boston Marathon, completed numerous half-iron distance races, and is a two-time Ironman finisher.
Jon has a degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. He has taken graduate level
courses in physiology, and is keenly interested in the science behind endurance sports and how our bodies respond to athletic
training. With the mindset that we are the best subjects for training experimentation and the idea that we chart a course,
assess results, and scientifically adjust the plan. For more information, see
vitalitymultisport.com
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Michael Brown Specialties: Road and Triathlon
Michael obtained his B.S. in Exercise Physiology in 1985 from the University of Colorado where he ran track and
cross-country, and performed physiological testing and research in the human performance laboratory. He began
Bicycle racing in 1983 and is currently a category 1 racer. He has raced on cycling teams with Tour De France
veterans Christian Van de Velde and Jonathan Vaughters, and other noteable professionals including Tinker Juarez
and Rishi Grewal. He has won multiple State and National Championship medals in cycling. He also competes in
triathlons, and in 2006 and 2007 qualified for the Ford Ironman 70.3 World Championships. He has coached
numerous regional and national caliber individual cyclists, as well as adult and junior cycling teams, and
triathletes. He is a USA Cycling licensed coach, a USA Triathlon certified coach, an A.C.E. certified personal
trainer, and a LeMond Fitness Certified Master Trainer. He is a presenter for IDEA at their international
conventions, as well as an A.C.E. recognized provider of continuing education courses for fitness professionals.
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