About SEMIPRO
We build durable cyclists.
For 14 years, that’s been the work. Coaching riders to perform when it actually matters: late in events, under fatigue, at the moments where most training plans quietly fall apart.

Damian Ruse
Founder, head coach, and the methodology lead behind SEMIPRO.
14
years coaching
20k+
sessions analysed
Founder · Coach
Meet Damian Ruse.
I came up through the athlete pathway, long enough to learn what training is supposed to do, not just what it is supposed to look like. That lens shaped everything that came after.
For the past 14 years, I’ve coached cyclists around the world: from beginners finding structure, to masters riders chasing one more good season, to professionals on the WorldTour. The rider I’m most known for is Jay Vine, who I worked with from his earliest days in the sport through to his transition into UAE Team Emirates.
Across those years I’ve personally analysed more than 20,000 training sessions: power files, heart-rate signatures, fatigue patterns, decoupling, cadence shifts, and the late-ride power decay that decides whether a rider finishes strong or just survives.
The pattern that emerged from that work is the thing SEMIPRO is built around: durability wins rides, not FTP alone. What you can do when you’re fresh is one number. What you can do after three hours of hard riding is a completely different number, and it’s the one that decides your event. You can put a number on yours.
That insight is the foundation of SEMIPRO. It is built into the plans, the reviews, the Playbook, and the way every coach in the system is trained to think.
“Damian and SEMIPRO are grounded in a deep appreciation of the science of cycling performance. Clear communication, logical guidance, and a very different program have produced real improvement for me.”
Andrew
SEMIPRO athlete

“I look back at my early cycling career. I didn’t know very much. Damian didn’t just help me with training, he helped me with all the things that go into making a good performance. It wasn’t off-the-shelf planning. It was a whole learning experience, and it mattered.”
Jay Vine
WorldTour rider · UAE Team Emirates · Coached by Damian from beginner to pro
Three ways to train with SEMIPRO
How SEMIPRO works.
SEMIPRO Cycling works with riders three ways:
Personalised 12-week plans for self-directed cyclists who want a plan built around their data and their goal, delivered through TrainingPeaks.
Guided coaching for riders who want a coach in their corner every week, adjusting training around real life, reviewing data, building toward what matters.
PRO coaching for athletes with complex goals who need direct 1:1 strategic coaching with Damian.
Everything we publish, from YouTube to the Cycling Science Digest and our research, comes from the same place: real coaching, real data, no shortcuts.
Get in touch
Where to find us.
For coaching enquiries, support, or anything else, email our contact email.
For weekly training research and patterns from the work, subscribe to the Cycling Science Digest.
For ongoing content, find SEMIPRO on YouTube.