I love seeing riders get stronger — and I genuinely enjoy building a training schedule that fits.

No two riders are the same, so neither are their schedules. Working out what this particular rider needs, right now, towards this goal: that puzzle is the best part of the job for me.

why I do this —

Watching someone get stronger gives me satisfaction

I like helping people — making a cyclist better at their sport. Watching someone get stronger step by step, and the journey towards their goal: that gives me satisfaction. It's also one of the reasons I became a physician.

I've always genuinely enjoyed training myself, whether it was to improve my fitness or for a race. The build, the feeling it's heading somewhere, the week it all clicks. That's what I want to take riders along in.

As a physician I have solid knowledge of the human body, and as a coach I put that knowledge to work.

what I bring —

What makes my schedules different

I know how a body works

I'm a physician. What a training stimulus does inside your body, why recovery works and when healthy load tips into overload: I know that from my medical background, and I use it for the schedules I make.

Experienced with data

I've done a lot of clinical scientific research myself and I'm experienced in data analysis and interpretation. I look beyond the numbers: I understand what they say, and whether your training moves you towards your goal.

Listening to the person

I learned to listen in the consulting room: not just to the complaint, but to the person behind it. I do the same as a coach. What you feel, how you sleep, what happened that week: it counts just as much as your power.

On the bike myself

I rode plenty of club races myself, mostly at WV Amsterdam. I know what it's like to train alongside an ordinary life — and what it does when a race finally clicks.

A team to the NCK

For WV Amsterdam I ran the training towards the NCK, the Dutch club team time-trial championship, several times. Coaching, and building a team based on form, is nothing new to me.

how I stay up to date —

The latest science, judged on its merits

I follow the latest insights in training theory closely and weave them into your schedule where useful: periodisation, new training forms, recovery. And thanks to my medical background and research experience I can genuinely judge those studies on their merits — not every hype is progress.

●Physician●Clinical scientific research●Experienced in data analysis●Club races at WV Amsterdam●Trainer towards the NCK

as heard on —

Listen to Rob on The Cycling Crew Podcast

TCC #008: On W′ and Critical Power, with WattzegtRob (in Dutch)

Rob explains what Critical Power and W′ are, and why he trains with them instead of FTP. Recorded in the clubhouse of WV Amsterdam.

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