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Masters racers chasing world-level results
TT, road, and age-group competition at the highest masters level: qualifying, podiums, championships.
SEMIPRO PRO Coaching
Coaching for cyclists with a result on the line.
PRO is 1:1 coaching with Damian, for cyclists racing their target events. A road race. A Masters Worlds qualification. An elite gravel start. The gran fondo you’re chasing seriously. The events where the outcome matters.
$350 / 4 weeks · Cancel anytime · By application
UCI Gran Fondo World Series
Hangzhou – Qiandao Lake ITT
Winner, ITT, 50–55 age group
313 W for 20 minutes. All-time best, +25 W / +8.7%.
Yaroslav, 55
Alatay Racing Team
What you get with PRO
Damian, in your corner, week by week.
The SEMIPRO system, delivered by the coach who built it, pointed at the result you’re chasing.
01: System
Built for the result, not the test.
Your Fitness Fingerprint, your Performance Lever, your event calendar. Training that builds toward the moment that matters, not numbers that look good on a graph.
02: Racing focus
Pacing, execution, late-race power.
PRO is built around racing problems. Pacing a TT. Surviving the selection. Holding power late in the gran fondo. Backing up the next day. The things that decide the result.
“It wasn’t off-the-shelf planning. It was a whole learning experience.”
“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 just off-the-shelf planning that you pay 100 bucks for and get very limited support with. It was a whole sort of learning experience, and that was pretty important.”
Jay Vine
WorldTour rider · UAE Team Emirates · Coached by Damian from beginner to pro
Your coach
Damian Ruse.
14 years coaching racers: juniors stepping up through the categories, riders making it to the WorldTour, masters athletes chasing world-level results. Honestly, I’ve probably trained every discipline at some point. The SEMIPRO system is what comes out of that work: a way of reading riders, fatigue, and races that holds up when the result is on the line.
In PRO, I coach you directly. No assistant coach layer. No system running on autopilot. Your training, your data, your race plan, your decisions, all read by me, the person who built the methodology.
250+
Athletes coached personally over 14 years, from junior racers moving up through the categories, to masters chasing world-level results, to the rider Damian took to the WorldTour.
PRO case study
Coaching Yaroslav.
A masters racer chasing world-level results, from the work we started in 2024 to a UCI Gran Fondo World Series ITT win in Hangzhou.
Yaroslav races out of Kazakhstan. The road races, time trials, and gran fondos are in Taiwan, Thailand, China. The training camps are in Turkey. The altitude work happens in Almaty and on Pamir summits between blocks. The bike is indoors more than it should be. The weather, the travel, the time zones, the equipment problems, the illness, the crash. All of it has to be coached around.
In Hangzhou, that long project moved again: Yaroslav won the UCI Gran Fondo World Series Hangzhou – Qiandao Lake ITT, 50–55 age group, and set an all-time best 20-minute power of 313 W.
That’s the work.
What it actually looks like, week to week
- Daily HRV and resting HR readings, with training adjusted off them, not off a template
- Race-week nutrition built hour by hour for each event, tied to start time and conditions
- TT pacing plans segmented by terrain, with exact watts for launch, settle, headwind, finish
- Aero work sent to a trusted specialist (Rony Kuba, Slovakia), two visits, CdA down from 0.19 to 0.17
- Indoor power problems diagnosed as thermal (room temp, airflow, TT position trapping heat), then re-flagged six months later before the same pattern returned
- Post-crash recovery moved onto a lower-touch tier so the relationship continued without unnecessary cost, and stepped back up when the shoulder cleared
- Real conversations about which races matter, which to skip, which to use as build-up
- The 2026 Hangzhou ITT win built on the same process we started in 2024, not a new trick, a longer project paying off
What’s come out of it
- Winner, UCI Gran Fondo World Series Hangzhou – Qiandao Lake ITT, 50–55
- 313 W for 20 minutes, all-time best, up from 288 W (+25 W / +8.7%)
- 3× gold at the World Masters Games 2025 in Taipei: ITT, criterium, road race
- Multiple podiums across Asian Championships and Kazakhstan road and TT events
“I like much our cooperation, especially the results we have achieved and can achieve in future. The academic basement for each workout, the long-way goals, the prompt feedback and support.”
Yaroslav, 55. Coached by Damian.
Who PRO is for
For cyclists racing their events, seriously.
PRO is for cyclists chasing a real result. The category doesn’t matter. What matters is that there’s a moment on your calendar where the outcome matters. A podium. A qualification. A time. A breakthrough at your level.
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Serious gran fondo athletes
Worlds Gran Fondo qualifiers, age-group podium chasers, riders going to specific events to race them, not finish them.
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Elite and developing racers
Elite road, gravel, criterium. U23 through to seasoned amateurs racing for wins. A smaller group, welcome but not the main pitch.
What unifies them: a real result on the line, and a willingness to train like it. PRO is the product for that. If your goal is general fitness, finishing an event, or building a base, Guided is the right starting point.
And if you don’t have a target race on the calendar yet? You can still apply. PRO is built around the racing frame, but what matters is that you’re serious about your riding and you want Damian reading your training directly. The application is a conversation, not a transaction.
How PRO works
From first call to first race plan.
No forms, no waiting. The application is a conversation. You book a call, you talk it through with Damian, and you decide together. If it’s the right fit, you start within the week.
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Book a call
30 minutes with Damian. The application is the conversation: your racing, your goals, your numbers. One step, not two.
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Fit decision
Damian decides if PRO is the right fit. If it's not, he'll tell you, and point you to Guided or the Personalised Plan.
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Fitness Fingerprint
Built in your first week. Physiological profile, durability map, performance lever. The foundation everything else sits on.
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First plan, first events
Weekly training, weekly check-ins, event-by-event planning. Damian reads every file. The weekly cadence from here.
Fit check
Be honest with yourself before applying.
PRO is a serious commitment. It works best for athletes who are clear about what they want from it.
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PRO is right if
- You're racing your events seriously, with a real result on the line
- You want Damian as your coach, specifically
- You have a calendar with target events and a season shape
- You can train consistently across the year, with the volume your goals demand
- You want a coach who reads files, asks hard questions, and pushes back
- You're ready to make training decisions in conversation, not in isolation
No
PRO is not right if
- Your goal is general fitness or finishing an event
- You want a plan to follow without ongoing coach involvement
- You don't currently have target events on the calendar
- You're looking for the cheapest coaching option
- You want a coach who delivers a template and steps back
- You're between training blocks and not sure what your next season looks like. Guided is the better starting point
Pricing
One tier. One coach. Clear price.
PRO is a flat monthly rate. No upsells. No add-ons. You get all of it.
SEMIPRO PRO
The result-on-the-line tier.
$350 / 4 weeks
Billed every 4 weeks. Cancel anytime, no contract. By application. Damian reads every one.
No long-term lock-in. Cancel anytime. See full policy →
Included
- 1:1 coaching with Damian, weekly
- Full Fitness Fingerprint and Performance Lever
- Event-by-event planning and execution review
- Weekly file analysis and plan adjustment
- Direct messaging access between sessions
- Strategy and pacing for every target event
- Post-event debrief and forward planning
Choose the level of support you need.
Three levels. Each one a clear category, not just a price step.
Personalised Plan
Guided
PRO
Best for
Riders ready to train hard with a plan built for them
Riders who want a coach in their corner
Riders who want direct 1:1 strategy with Damian
Coaching
None during the 12 weeks
Weekly coach review and guidance
Direct strategic coaching
Plan changes
Built once, yours to follow
Coach adjusts around your life and response
Deep ongoing strategy
Progress review
Self-assessed across 12 weeks
Training Review and phase reports
Ongoing analysis
Built by
Damian personally
Methodology by Damian, delivered by Kabir
Damian, week to week
Price
$350 one-time
$200 / 4 weeks
$350 / 4 weeks
PRO is direct ongoing coaching with Damian. The right level when the work and the goals demand that level of access.
No long-term lock-in. Cancel anytime. See full policy →
Questions
What people ask before applying.
Why is PRO by application?
Because Damian only has so many PRO slots, and the product only works if the athlete is the right fit. The application is a 30-minute call. No forms, no waiting. If it’s not a fit, Damian will say so and point you to Guided or the 12-Week Personalised Plan.
I’m doing a gran fondo, not a race. Is PRO for me?
If you’re racing the gran fondo, chasing a result, a placing, a Worlds qualification, a specific time, yes. PRO works for gran fondo athletes the same way it works for road racers. If you’re riding the gran fondo to finish it, Guided is the better fit.
I race at a regional level. Is PRO overkill?
Maybe. If you’re chasing a result at your level, no. If you’re racing for the experience and want general fitness, Guided is a better fit. The question isn’t the level you race at. It’s whether the result matters to you.
What if I’m between seasons?
If you’re not currently racing and have no event in the near horizon, Guided is the smarter starting point. Start there, build your foundation, move to PRO when the season takes shape.
I’m not racing, but I want Damian as my coach. Is there a path?
Yes. PRO is built around racing-result coaching, but a small number of PRO athletes are there because they specifically want Damian, regardless of whether their goals are race-shaped. If that’s you, apply and say so. Damian will read it and decide if it’s a fit.
How long do PRO athletes usually stay?
Most stay across full seasons, often multiple. The system compounds. Year two is sharper than year one because Damian knows the rider, the patterns, and the limiters.
Can I cancel?
Anytime. No contract, no notice period beyond the current 4-week block.
What if I’m not sure?
Book the call. If PRO isn’t the right product, Damian will tell you, and point you to the one that is.
What if I want more than PRO?
PRO is direct coaching with Damian for a serious season.
SEMIPRO ONE is different. It is a one-year performance project built around one athlete, one target, and a coordinated support team. For most serious racers, PRO is the right level. ONE is for the rare rider who wants the whole year built around them.
Book a PRO call
If the result matters, work with the coach who has been there.
14 years coaching racers, from junior categories to the WorldTour. PRO is for the cyclists racing the moment that matters.
$350 / 4 weeks · Cancel anytime · By application