Name
Christian Schneider
Age
43
Background
Very healthy, but had not done any serious bike riding for about 3 years prior to starting.
“I started cycling in 1992 when I was 13 and my parents got me a MTB. It was the first MTB boom and everybody wanted to have one. I was never good at sport in school but in cycling I could compete with the fit guys in my class. However, I never got into competitive cycling, that would have required to join a club and the next club was quite far away. (I live in a rural area) During university time, I worked in a bike shop on the weekends and the owner also introduced me to MTB marathons. (He also raced marathons and his daughter competed in XC on national level) I did that for a few years but got carried away by job obligations.” Christian
Challenges
- Busy software developer
- Very active in local community; local bike park project
- Low confidence
- Weight
Target
- We Ride Flanders
- Continue to develop strength in aero position
- Power to weight
Best part of working with Pav
- Being able to reach out when life gets in the way and have the coach led plan adapt instantly
- Mental fitness prep
- Far more confident now
Achievements working with Pav
- Smashed a road bike Gran Fondo (sportive) in 2022
- Tour of Germany
- Countless power bests!!
- 20 min power from 233 to 302 watts!!
- Smashed the GCN Festival and had great fun, despite being sick a week prior
- Seven day camp in Spain
