CYCLING COACH USA

Train with Italian Head Coach Matteo Cigala — from anywhere in the USA.

Matteo brings over 28 years of cycling experience, more than a decade of coaching riders around the world, and hundreds of race victories. He provides personalised coaching for road cycling, gravel, MTB, gran fondos and endurance riders, with every training plan built around your goals, your schedule and your lifestyle.

Whether you’re in California, Colorado, New York, Texas, Florida or anywhere else in the USA, training for a gran fondo, preparing for a gravel race, competing in local or USA Cycling events, or working towards your next big cycling goal, your coaching is fully tailored to help you perform at your best.

Why US Cyclists Choose Cigala Cycling Coaching

  • Personalised daily/weekly training plans built around Critical Power (CP) and W′ modelling — going beyond basic FTP training
  • Powered by Vekta, a next-generation training platform used by WorldTour teams (membership worth €19.99/month included free)
  • Training Peaks also available if you’re already set up there
  • Adaptive training zones that update as your fitness changes
  • Full support for sportives, Gran Fondos, time trials, road racing and general performance goals
  • Syncs with Garmin, Wahoo, Zwift and more
  • Nutritional guidance and access to a sports nutritionist and mental coach
  • Communication designed around US time zones — daily/weekly contact regardless of your coast
 
 

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COACHING PACKAGES

12 Weeks

Basic

Charged with one-time payment of $270 for the 12 weeks.

$90/mo
  • Personalised Daily Training Plan build for 12 weeks
  • Plan Tailored to your Training Availability
  • Stretching & Core Exercises
  • Gym & Winter Program + Support
  • Test Protocols (CP, FTP, FTHR or INSCYD)
  • Tests Analysis
  • Adaptive Training Zones changing weekly
  • Training Periodized based on goals
  • Blood panel review from our Sport Nutritionist
  • Discount membership for products at retail.cigalacycling.com
  • Nutritional Guide
  • Blog posts for tips
  • Sync & follow workouts on Garmin/Wahoo/Zwift etc
  • Access to World Class Nutritionist & Mental Coach
  • Access to our online Community (value $9/m)
  • Discounted metabolic INSCYD testing
  • Vekta membership included (value $21.99/m)
  • Contact when needed via email
  • Feedback on sessions
  • Schedule Adjustment
  • Daily Training Analysis
Monthly

Premium

3 months subscription ($10 off for 6 mo)

$295/mo
  • Personalised Daily Training Plan build on a weekly basis
  • Plan Tailored to your Training Availability
  • Stretching & Core Exercises
  • Gym & Winter Program + Support
  • Test Protocols (CP, FTP, FTHR or INSCYD)
  • Tests Analysis
  • Adaptive Training Zones changing weekly
  • Training Periodized based on goals
  • Blood panel review from our Sport Nutritionist
  • Discount membership for products at retail.cigalacycling.com
  • Nutritional Guide
  • Blog posts for tips
  • Sync & follow workouts on Garmin/Wahoo/Zwift etc
  • Access to World Class Nutritionist & Mental Coach
  • Access to our online Community (value $9/m)
  • Discounted INSCYD Metabolic Testing
  • Vekta membership included (value $21.99/m)
  • Race Strategy
  • Continuous Support & Motivation
  • Contact Frequency daily
  • Daily Feedback
  • Daily Schedule Adjustment
  • Daily Training Analysis
  • Weekly catch up call or when needed

By subscribing to any of our packages, you accept our Terms & Conditions.
View T&C HERE

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Events We Help US Riders Prepare For

Training toward a specific date changes everything about how a plan should be built. We coach riders preparing for centuries, Gran Fondos and races across the US calendar, including:

  • RAGBRAI (Iowa)

  • Seattle to Portland (STP) (Pacific Northwest)

  • Solvang Century (California)

  • Mammoth Gran Fondo and Giro di San Diego / GranFondo San Diego (California)

  • Mount Evans Hill Climb (Colorado)

  • Assault on Mt. Mitchell (North Carolina)

  • Santa Fe Century (New Mexico)

  • USA Cycling -sanctioned road races, criteriums and gravel events in your local region

Targeting an international event — Mallorca 312, an Italian Gran Fondo, or a UCI Gran Fondo World Championship qualifier? We build American athletes’ training blocks around those goals too.

2025 IN NUMBERS

1348

Top 10

149

3rd places

129

2nd places

164

1st places

100%

Performance improvement

>90%

Goals Achieved by clients

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Coaching Cyclists Across the US

Matteo coaches riders remotely delivering in every state of the USA, including:

  • California — Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Central Coast

  • Colorado — Denver, Boulder

  • Pacific Northwest — Seattle, Portland

  • Texas — Austin, Dallas

  • New York — NYC, Hudson Valley

  • Southeast — Atlanta, Florida, the Carolinas

Wherever you’re based, coaching is delivered the same way: personalised plan, remote feedback, and testing built around your local terrain, climate and event calendar.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

It depends on your budget and how much direct feedback you want. If you’re happy following a plan independently, Basic is enough. Advanced is our most popular package because it includes weekly access to Matteo plus Vekta membership.

All coaching is delivered online — plans, feedback, testing and communication happen asynchronously via Vekta or Training Peaks, with calls scheduled to suit your time zone, whether you’re on the East Coast, West Coast, or anywhere between.

No. We coach riders working toward weight loss, their first century ride, general fitness, Gran Fondos, triathlon or racing — the only requirement is that you ride a bike and want to improve.

No — we can continue working in Training Peaks if you’re already comfortable there, or explore Vekta’s Critical Power and W′ analytics alongside it.

We coach all ages, 14 and up — no upper limit. Riders under U23 receive a 20% student discount.

Yes. Based on how far away is the event you can choose any suitable package.

START WORKING WITH MATTEO

Personalised to your goals. Coaching cyclists in the US and worldwide.