Detailed information about the training sessions, routes, focus as well as any changes can be found on the Facebook group L'Etape Slovakia Training 2024
https://www.facebook.com/groups/805174511642738/

BRATISLAVA
The training sessions will be led by L'Etape Slovakia's head coach Michal Uličný and will start from various locations, mostly on Saturday mornings from Isadore Community Hub, Velosprint, Eurovea and other locations. The training sessions are planned to be organized 2-3 times a month with different focus and interesting surprises.
Michal is a fitness coach, founder of a multisport triathlon team and CoreBA movement studio focused on functional training and injury prevention. He graduated from FTVŠ UK and holds several certificates focusing on functional training for performance and hobby athletes, injury prevention and also injury recovery.

BRATISLAVA GODDESSES
Another training group in Bratislava is an all-female cycling community, which was established in 2020 under the name Bratislavské Bohyne. The founders and its members are passionate sportswomen, especially cyclists. They meet regularly March - October, every Tuesday around 16:30 - 17:00 at Tyršovo nábrežie and these Tuesday rides are specially designed for the female gender. The rides are up to 50 km, they are ridden in two groups - faster and slower, and the route is published in advance on the STRAVA app. During the Tuesday training sessions they are dedicated to learning: how to ride properly in a pack, respecting other cyclists, showing signals during the ride.
By making it an all-female ride, they guarantee FUN and enjoyable discussions about everyday issues. For all the information about training with Bratislavske Bohyne, check out their Instagram @bratislavske_bohyne.

TRNAVA
Trainings will be led by Ivan Kollár, still active racer for Masters B and coach. He is a member of the Trnava Cycling Team, overall winner of the 2019 Merida Road Cup series, Slovak Champion in the 2021 Singles Time Trial and multiple Slovak Champion in the Pairs Time Trial. He is also a cycling coach, bikefitter and certified masseur. Training sessions will be held 1-2 times a month, meeting will be at the parking lot at Kamenný mlýn near the ponds and training will be of different focus - pack riding, different terrain profiles, simulated race and much more.

NITRA
The trainings will be led by coaches Michal and Mata Hronček, both of them also active cyclists in Top Sport Team. The trainings will start before Velosprint Nitra, once a month, with different focus - basics of group riding, signals, hooking. The workload will be increased gradually and with different performances the groups can be split into two.
Michal is a certified cycling, fitness, bodybuilding and strength training coach, author of Winter Cycling Training at Top Sport Gym Nitra. He rides around 6000 km and 100 000 vm per year and his favourite climbs are short steep hills where he likes to torment others with climbs, killer uphill pace and other tidbits.
Martina is a former fitness rider, now a cyclist and mum and founder of the women's cycling community Nitrianske Queenky. She is the winner of the Slovak MTB Marathon Cup, the winner of the European MTB Marathon Championships in the masters 30-35r category, and took 3rd place at the Masters A Road Cycling World Championships. With her son she has less time for training, but she competes more intensively with the girls on short segments in Nitra and surroundings where she has more than 200 QOM awards.

MARTIN
The training sessions will be led by coach and cyclist Miro Bielicky, co-founder of the Dropped Cycling Club, with whom they bring the community in Turiec together and organize various interesting rides and events. Miro took up cycling in 2016 when he had to give up football for health reasons. He quickly fell into the adrenaline and the atmosphere of big bike rides and races. He is also an amateur photographer with a passion for taking pictures of cycling, so you can definitely look forward to some beautiful photos from the rides together.
The training sessions will take place mostly twice a month, offering the opportunity to learn the basic rules of behaviour in the peloton and improve your performance. The training sessions are planned in the beautiful Turčianska Garden, where there is no shortage of hills, but there is also a relatively flat course.

ŽILINA
The trainings will be led by still active cyclist and coach Tomáš Greschner, winner of the short course L'Etape Slovakia 2023. As Tomáš said about himself, he is an ordinary guy who loves sport and cycling in particular. He enjoys participating in cycling races, especially endurance races (Grand Fondo, 24 hour races) and is co-founder of a cycling club for Type 1 diabetics. Velocation Cycling Team. The training sessions will be interesting and nutritious, focusing on pack riding, signals, mountain training and focusing on strength. But most importantly you will have a lot of fun riding together. Training sessions will be held twice a month, with one session for all riders and one session for advanced riders. And it will start in front of Velosprint Žilina.

BANSKÁ BYSTRICA
The trainings will be led by Jakub Varhaňovský, a still active cyclist and coach who has been around cycling all his life. He has 10 years of experience with racing and later professional cycling. In recent years he has been working and discovered the magic of hobby cycling. He combines the terrain with the road and beer with coffee. Never at the same time. He is a smiling, patient and social person and in training you can look forward to learning peloton riding technique, hooking basics, substitutions and performance training. And on top of that, special guests will often drop in for training sessions. Training sessions will be held once a month.

ŽIAR NAD HRONOM
The training sessions in Ziar nad Hronom will be led by Michal Procner, a certified level II cycling coach and still an active racer in the 30-40r category, who works individually with cyclists at both competitive and hobby level. Training sessions will take place once a month and Michal will guide you through the local monuments of the Štiavnické and Kremnické hills.

SPIŠSKÁ NOVÁ VES
The trainings are conducted under the community Cycling Mondays under the guidance of coach Miro Palička and in cooperation with Rades Lukáč from Košice. This group of enthusiasts has been meeting for the 6th season, the trainings are again every Monday at 17:00, meeting in the centre by the statue of Kpt. Nálepku. The rides are at a constant pace in a large group, in the case of hills there is a wait at the top.

KOŠICE
Trainings will be led by coach Rades Lukáč, former top athlete, still active in the Pro-body sport team club, where he is involved in IRONMAN, triathlon, as well as individual disciplines - swimming, cycling and running. Training sessions will be every Sunday at 9:00am, meeting at pro-body, Letná 40 and you can expect quality kilometres with nutritious elevation meters, the benefits of group training with individual attention and lots of fun.
At L'Etape Slovakia training sessions you will not only have fun, get to know other cycling enthusiasts, but we will help you to prepare properly for the August race. The training sessions are free of charge, but each participant agrees to respect and obey the rules of the road, the coach's instructions and cycling ethics and courtesy.