Be a Better Rider
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Through Andy Barlow Coaching, work with one of the most experienced and recognised technical coaches in the UK. I’ve worked with riders in road, XC, downhill and enduro, and helped elite athletes win world championships and grand tour stages.

What I Do
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In the last twenty years I redefined mountain bike skills coaching in the UK. During that time I created a performance course for elite riders, wrote a staff training matrix to ensure quality and consistency across a team of coaches, and produced a progressive syllabus for recreational riders.

I’m able to deliver bespoke sessions for individuals or groups, deliver UK’s best and most practical mountain bike leader coaching qualification, MBCUK, and I can deliver private road or gravel sessions in the UK and multiple locations across Europe.

Leadership Courses
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A person in a yellow long-sleeve shirt and gray pants holding a mountain bike on a rocky trail on a hillside, with another person in a pink shirt and black pants standing further along the trail with a mountain bike, overlooking a green valley with patchwork fields, forests, and distant hills.

Learn how to guide, lead and coach groups from one of the most experienced leaders in the UK. The MBCUK qualifications cover everything you need to confidently lead groups off road. Courses at Level 2 and Level 3 are available to book, and cover navigation, risk management, delivering skills sessions, and group control.

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Private Lessons
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A person wearing a white helmet and a yellow long-sleeve shirt is mountain biking on a gravel trail through a forest, leaning sharply into a turn.
A person wearing a white helmet and a yellow long-sleeve shirt is mountain biking on a gravel trail through a forest, leaning sharply into a turn.

MTB

With a background in racing downhill and cross country, and twenty years of teaching experience, book a private lesson with one of the most experienced mountain bike coaches in the world.

A cyclist wearing a helmet and black sports attire riding a blue bicycle on a cobblestone street in a European town during sunset.
A cyclist wearing a helmet and black sports attire riding a blue bicycle on a cobblestone street in a European town during sunset.

Road

Mixing a combination of bike handling from MTB, with roadcraft from motorcycling. I’ve worked with riders from top level pro tour teams with excellent outcomes and measurable progress.

Gravel Coaching

Gravel

Master the handling and reactions from MTB, and the chaos and output of bunch riding. Gravel racing favours the physically prepared, but it also disadvantages less technically confident riders. Learn from one of Scotland’s leading racers.

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