What Riders Are Saying

“I started gaining power again at 65 - I only wish I learned this 20 years ago.”

After 25 years of riding, my power was slowly slipping and I assumed it was just age. Erik’s course completely changed that. For the first time, I learned how to train with purpose - how to evaluate my workouts daily, weekly, and over time. The system made sense immediately, and within a few weeks I felt stronger and started chipping away at my FTP. I’m planning workouts weeks ahead now and hitting personal bests on Zwift and Peloton. Even after the class ended, Erik remained available to help.

- Dr. Ara P., Chicago, Illinois


“This system brought the joy back to my rides and gave me clarity again.”

After my worst winter in a decade due to a move and a back injury, I had lost all fitness - and even the joy of riding. Erik’s Base Training Mastery course changed everything. His explanations made complex concepts easy to understand, and the system gave me structure, clarity, and motivation again. Week after week I felt myself getting stronger and actually looking forward to training. For the first time in a long time, I enjoyed my rides and felt excited about what was ahead.

- Wim V., Belgium


“Five stars - perfect for riders who want to train on their own.”

This course is a great place to start if you’re new to structured training, don’t have a coach, and want to become fully self-sufficient in how you train. Clear, simple, and confidence-building.

- Andrew K., Tasmania, Australia


“I feel more prepared than any season since 2019.”

After years of fading motivation and struggling to balance training with work, I felt lost. Erik’s Base Training Mastery course gave me clarity again. I now feel more knowledgeable about my training and far more prepared heading into the season than I have in years. Erik’s passion for helping people succeed shines through in the material, the mental notes, and the real-world “what if” scenarios he shares. I genuinely believe this will take my cycling to the next level in a way that aligns with what I want out of the sport.

- Corey B., Boise, Idaho


*From riders who completed the refined, live-taught versions of Base Training Mastery.

Included in Your Membership

Base Training Mastery (5 modules, 67 lessons)
A clear, step-by-step system that teaches you how to build and customize your own 4-month base plan with confidence.

The ATP Hub (central planning tool)
A simple, powerful hub that shows your season at a glance and helps you plan, adjust, and understand your training with clarity.

TrainingPeaks Base Block Templates
Aerobic 1, Aerobic 2, Aerobic 3, and Threshold blocks - all customizable and aligned with the system you’ll learn.

TrainingPeaks Premium
Full access to the tools you need to edit workouts, adjust blocks, analyze data, and use TrainingPeaks Virtual World.

Supportive Global Community
A private, distraction-free space to ask questions, share progress, and connect with riders around the world.

Twice-Weekly Check-Ins from Erik
Predictable guidance to help you apply the system and move forward with clarity.

Women-Only Group
A private space for women to connect, discuss training, and talk about what matters to them in a supportive setting.

All Future Updates Included
Every new lesson, template, or system improvement - including the upcoming women-specific training module with an ATP adapted for the unique rhythms of women’s training - will be added to your membership automatically as the system grows.

Who This Membership Is For

This membership is for cyclists who want a training plan they’ll actually want to follow - because they get to shape it. You’ll use a step-by-step framework to customize your plan to your real fitness, real constraints, and real ambitions. When the plan reflects your decisions, sticking to it becomes natural… and far more enjoyable.

It's for you if:

• You’ve had good fitness in the past, but life pulled you off track. You’re ready to rebuild with a method that feels sustainable enough to stick - and still makes sense five to ten years from now.

• You've trained consistently and tried to figure things out on your own - but you’re never sure if you're on the right track. You have questions, doubts, and that uncertainty makes it harder to put in the work with confidence.

• You’re successful in most areas of your life, with big goals you consistently work toward. Once you decide something matters, you make it real - which is exactly why it bothers you when cycling feels harder to pin down.

• You loved riding your bike as a kid because it felt like pure freedom. You still want that now - the independence to ride and train how you want, especially as you work toward getting stronger.

• You sometimes sense there are beliefs limiting what you think you’re capable of - subtle, familiar, always in the background. You’re ready to deal with them and replace them with beliefs that support the cyclist you want to become.

• You’ve been around long enough to know your internal motivation is the only engine you can rely on. External hype never lasts - if only there were a way to strengthen your inner drive instead of getting pulled away from it.

• You’re wise enough to know that what works for others doesn’t always work for you. You want purposeful training (not guesswork) and you want to tailor things to your fitness level, your schedule, and your ambition.

• You prefer practical training advice from someone who’s actually lived it. A real coach who’s navigated these same challenges and built a system from experience - not from theory or recycled information.

• You ride for the peace and clarity, the solitude and connection, the speed, the flow, the accomplishment, the connection with friends, the meals that taste better afterward. It’s one of the few places life feels simple and it's where you feel most like yourself.


If any of that sounds like you, you’re exactly who I built this for.


Why We Start With Base

(And Why It Matters All Year)

Base training isn’t a 12-week box to check — it’s the foundation everything else sits on.

Plenty of cyclists rely on plans that tell them what to do but never teach them why it works. It’s hard to stay consistent when you don’t understand the structure behind your own training.

This system starts with base because it teaches the part most cyclists never learn:

  • how training load actually builds

  • how ramp rate works

  • how to customize a hard workout the right way

  • how much zone 2 you really need

  • how to balance stress and recovery so fitness grows instead of stalls

You won’t be guessing — you’ll be using structured block templates that show you when to push, when to recover, and what type of workout fits each day.

The cheat sheet gives you clear guidance for customizing harder sessions so they match your fitness, schedule, and ambition.

Inside the ATP Hub, you’ll plan your ramp rates and total workload so you always know how much you can handle — and how to adjust when life happens.

It’s the same process I’ve refined over 23 years of self-coaching and 6 years of coaching others, now turned into a simple, practical system you can use yourself.

The goal isn’t just a better base phase.
The goal is understanding your training well enough to improve all year.

The ATP Hub: Your Season at a Glance

It’s easy to end up training week to week without ever seeing the bigger picture. The ATP Hub fixes that. It’s a simple, powerful planning tool that brings your entire season into one clear view — your schedule, your workload, your block choices, your weekly targets, and your results.

Everything in the system connects back to this hub.

You’ll use it to plan your ramp rates, track your training load, decide when to push and when to recover, and see how each block fits into the larger season. It takes the guesswork out of training without removing your freedom to make choices.

The ATP Hub includes example seasons, a cheat sheet, reflection prompts, a testing log, and optional blocks for later in the year once you finish base. It’s the central place where you learn how your season fits together — and how to adjust it when life happens.

This is the tool that makes you a self-coached cyclist.

What You'll Learn

This system is taught live and recorded into 5 modules containing 67 lessons, so you not only understand the “what” — you understand the why behind every part of your training.

Here’s what you’ll learn inside:

See Your Season Clearly

• How to use a simple ATP to see your season at a glance
• How to plan workload so your CTL rises steadily
• How to adjust when you get off track or when life happens

Build Plans That Fit Your Real Life

• How to customize block templates to match your goals and schedule
• How to select the right mix of intensity and volume
• How to structure your weeks so recovery and load work together

Understand and Apply Your Data

• How to make sense of TrainingPeaks metrics like TSS, CTL, ATL, and TSB
• How to go from “understanding the system” to applying it in TrainingPeaks
• How to choose and modify harder workouts based on your current fitness

Evaluate, Adjust, and Improve

• How to know if your training is working (using a simple weekly process)
• How to use the right tests at the right time to measure improvement
• How to adjust your plan with confidence when things change

Grow as an Athlete

• How to understand yourself as a cyclist — and who you’re becoming
• How to develop long-term training instincts
• How to finish base strong, confident, and ready for what comes next

Your Community

A private, distraction-free space hosted on my site — not on Facebook, not on social media, and free from ads, politics, or outside noise. This is where riders from around the world come together with the same mindset: to train with purpose, support each other, and grow.


Inside the community, you can:

• Ask questions as you learn and apply the system
• Connect with riders from around the world
• Share progress, encourage others, and stay encouraged


Seamlessly Connected to Your Course

Jump between the course and the community with a single click.
No switching platforms, no logging into anything else — just smooth, convenient access while you learn.


Women-Only Group

A private space for women to talk training, physiology, and experience in a supportive, comfortable setting.


Coach Guidance (Twice Per Week)

I check in consistently to offer help and clarity. This isn’t 1:1 coaching, but it is the place to get real answers, direction, and encouragement as you improve.


Text & media

"Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime."


About the Creator - Erik Knudsen



I’ve spent more than two decades riding, training, experimenting, and refining a system built for real life. Along the way, I kept seeing the same pattern: cyclists weren’t lacking discipline - they were lacking clarity. The advice out there was scattered, generic, or contradictory, and it never showed the whole picture.

Over the years, I’ve helped riders navigate every part of the training process: building base fitness, choosing blocks, managing workload, hitting peak shape, recovering well, and understanding the metrics behind their progress. The cyclists who improved most weren’t the ones with the fanciest plans - they were the ones who learned why their training worked and took ownership of the process.

My background is in engineering and systems design, so I naturally built tools, templates, and structures to make training clearer. After years of refining them through my own racing - including podiums in major road races and ultra-distance MTB events - and through coaching athletes around the world, this system became the foundation of everything I teach.

This membership is the complete version of that system.
My goal is simple: to give you the structure, clarity, and tools to guide your own training with confidence - without guesswork, without dependency, and without needing a degree in exercise science to understand how to train at a high level.

Founding Member Price

$79 / month


Founding rate for the first 20 cyclists (price increases to $99/month afterward).
Cancel anytime. Your rate is locked in for life.

  • Full Base Training Mastery system (5 modules, 67 lessons)

  • The ATP Hub

  • TrainingPeaks Premium included

  • Private community + women’s group

  • Twice-weekly coach guidance

  • All future updates and modules

FAQs

  • When does the course start?

    Everything is pre-recorded (all taught live by me) and you’ll have immediate access as soon as you join. You can start right away and move at your own pace.

  • Will this work if I’m starting from low fitness or coming off a break?

    Absolutely. Many riders begin base training after time off. The system scales to any fitness level and helps you rebuild steadily with a custom workload that feels just right.

  • Are the training methods proven?

    Yes. The principles behind this system are the same ones elite coaches rely on. The difference is that I built a simple, practical method that makes the theory usable in real life - blending several approaches to create progressive overload throughout base, with each block targeting specific physiological adaptations.

  • Do I need a power meter to use this system?

    Yes. The system is built around power-based training so you can plan your workload, ride in the correct zone, and measure progress.

  • What if life gets busy or I fall behind?

    This system is built for real life. You’ll learn how to adjust blocks, shift weeks, scale rides, and keep your momentum even when your schedule gets unpredictable. You'll understand how I adjust athlete's schedules when they get off track.

  • I’m new to structured training. Can I still do this?

    Yes. Everything is explained in simple, practical terms. There’s also a beginner-friendly guide to help you set up zones, understand power data, and start training with clarity. You'll go from being new to an expert in a very short time.

  • Will I get access to future revisions or updates?

    Yes. Every improvement, new lesson, new template, or new module (including an upcoming women’s physiology module) is included in your membership at no extra cost.

  • How much weekly time do I need?

    A solid base phase typically uses 6–10+ hours per week, but you don’t need to start high. The system teaches you how to build volume progressively, choose the right workload for your current fitness, and find a rhythm that fits your life. The important thing is that you can decide.

  • What’s the refund policy?

    If the membership doesn’t feel like the right fit, contact me within 14 days and I’ll give you a full refund