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Chann McRae Coaching, Inc. (CMCI) offers premier coaching services for cycling and multisport athletes. We take your training and racing seriously and offer packages suited to every individual whether they are a beginner, an age-group contender, or a top level professional.  Chann McRae is a premier professional cyclist, multisport athlete, coach, and currently a director with SlipStream-Chipolte Professional Cycling Team. CMCI offers a multi-talented staff with decades of racing as professionals at the top level of sport in the world. They bring the latest training methodologies and the latest technologies in a personalized service tailored to your schedule and goals. Saturday 27 September 2008 USACRITS Final Win for CMCoaching Jen McRae and Hilton Clarke hit the jackpot under the Vegas lights at the Mandalay Bay resort.By Steve FrothinghamPosted Sep. 26, 2008 Article Extras  USA CRITS Finals: McRae solo'd for the last 9 laps. Las Vegas is a good place to put on a show.Jen McRae and Hilton Clarke — each of whom are looking for new teams next year — produced brilliant late season performances with wins at the USA CRITS Finals, held during the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas Thursday night.Clarke said the win under the lights at the Mandalay Bay Resort on the Vegas Strip will not be the end of his season. His Toyota-United team is expected to fold at the end of this season, or perhaps return with a much more modest program next year."I'm not finishing my season until I get a job ... all I can do is keep winning races until I get a job," he said.  USA CRITS Finals: Katie Compton (Spike Shooter) was a major animator in the first part of the race. McRae, whose Advil-Chaptick team is losing its sponsorship at the end of the season, likewise said a win in Las Vegas could be key to earning a spot on a team next year. McCrae said she has felt like a bridesmaid this season, with a series of third place finishes."I woke up this morning thinking, you know it just might come together here, and how great would that be, because this is quite the spectacle, all the sponsors are here: it's a good place to do it." A few thousand spectators, mostly bicycle industry members in town for the trade show, filled the resort's parking lot, which was made into a combination criterium course, beer tent and expo area.The one-kilometer course was flat as a board, featuring a series of fast turns and a short finish straight that had riders heading straight at Las Vegas' neon skyline, before dropping them into the first tight left-hander, the scene of many crashes during the evening. Women's raceThe first half of the 40-lap women's race was fast as the Vanderkitten and Cheerwine teams sought to control the race for Cheerwine's Kelly Benjamin and Vanderkitten's Jennifer Wilson, who were in a tight race for first and second in the USA CRITS series. As the two teams tried to control the pace, opportunities arose for those with smaller teams and no series ambitions, including cyclocross star Katie Compton (Spike Shooter) and Aaron's Meredith Miller, who had no teammates in the race. USA CRITS Finals: McRae on the attack.
PRO TOUR VICTORY  Chann, domestic director Garmin Chipolte, leads his team to the overall series win. Congrats on an awesome season!
Monday 15 September 2008 Veins of Austin’s Blood What’s in the Veins of Austin’s Blood is something you can enjoy forever! Commuter bikes, road bikes, mountain bikes, the streets of Austin are popular with pedal-pushing enthusiasts. You see a lot of cyclists, maneuvering thru traffic and enjoying their escape in the wind and out of traffic. Sometimes they look serious, sometimes they look lost, and if you see them from the vantage point of the front seat of your car, they almost always look like they are having a much better time than you! Beyond being a great cardio and strength training workout, cycling is mentally refreshing, an alternative to driving a car, and a non-impact lifetime sport. Unlike running, which is high-impact and thus more likely to produce injuries, cycling is a sport that your body can handle year after year after year. Cycling is easy on the joints and a necessary alternative to injured runners who want to continue exercising. Some weight bearing exercise is necessary for good bone density and bone health as we get older – but you can’t do weight-bearing exclusively – your joints just can’t handle it. That’s where cycling comes in as a great alternative. You can choose it as your main sport or as a supplement to your current regime. Balance and variety – the key to life long health and fitness. Professional cyclists are a great example of a balanced fitness regime. They usually run, swim and/or lift weights in their off-season to address all of their imbalances from strictly cycling during the race season. The common complaint when they start running is joint problems. Even our local cycling champion, a 7-time Tour de France winner, likes to run during the off season but is limited by what his joints can handle. So even a world-class athlete is not exempt from the pains of running and is foot-strike limited – but he can hop on a bike and ride for what seems like forever. If you’re not one of the many cyclists commuting or exercising around town, let’s assume it’s because you didn’t realize it had so many great benefits. Benefits: *Cycling can be done indoors and outdoors *Cycling is a social sport conducive to group workouts and thus more motivating when we need it to be *Cycling is non-impact and thus less injury-prone than impact sports *Cycling is something we all can do, it’s very natural to hop on a bike and pedal *Cycling strengthens lower body Tips: How to maximize a workout on your bike, 3 things to remember:: 1. Seek Resistance! - most riders tend to avoid resistance on the bike by either choosing easy gears and spinning a high cadence or by avoiding hills. Incorporate big gears and hills in to your rides to improve your strength and fitness. If you don’t have hills at your disposal, ride really big gears to simulate steep terrain. 2. Go Fast! – it’s very easy to go too easy when on your bike. When riding alone, you need to have some structure in mind so that you get a good workout. Riding a 30-min to hour bike ride without ever breathing hard is burning some calories but is not doing much to improve your cardiovascular fitness or metabolism. Example of Structure would be ten times 1 minute repeats of fast accelerations where you are breathing hard. Think of it as a finish to a race. Repeat 10 times after recovering. When riding with others, you need that same structure, and use each other to push one another. Use structure such as: 5 times 30 seconds all out. So pick a land mark and race each other to it. Repeat it 5 times. 3.Breathe EASY and HARD: Variety is key. When riding, your total ride time should be broken down as follows: -25% or your ride time should include easy breathing (this is usually warm up, warm down, and time spent between going hard to recover) -25% hard breathing (anaerobic – not able to hold a conversation,) -50% hard breathing (aerobic – breathing hard but able to hold a conversation) Tips: How to get started: Riding Outdoors: If you’re somewhat intimidated by the busy roads in Austin, take your bike to the Veloway to get some practice. Austin’s cycling club is great for newcomers to the sport and for experienced riders looking for new routes and groups to ride with. Their rides provide rider leaders and maps of the routes. Fund-Raiser Rides such as Armadillo Classic, Hill Country Classic, and the Rosedale Ride are always fun. (The MS-150 is also fun but you must be prepared for very large crowds). Texas Bicycle Association http://www.txbra.org Check out this site for information on local training rides and races. Riding Indoors – experience a group cycling class for the fun motivating atmosphere. You can achieve high heart rate levels when training with groups and good music. If you’re crunched for time, an indoor spin class is the ideal scenario – especially this time of year with the reduced day light time. You’ll get a great workout that is hard to achieve on your own. Your local Bike Shops: Austin has many choices for different bike styles. Here’s a few that I like: Jack and Adams Bicycles: The best and most knowledgeable staff in Austin; tremendous service; great selection; THE place for anything triathlon Austin Bikes: Great used bikes and friendly atmosphere Bucks Bikes: Great family store Nelos, Cycle360, Southwest Cyclesport: great for upgrading your current ride Jen McRae, Professional Cyclist Cycling Coach Cycling Instructor Pure Austin Fitness www.pureaustin.com
Sunday 14 September 2008 Tour of Missouri Garmin pulls off the win!
Wednesday 28 May 2008 Feeding the Future: Chann McRae
Monday 21 April 2008 Tour of Georgia Stage 1 So we planned to have Tyler farrar collect some intermediate time bonuses in stage one, and then go for the stage as well. It worked out textbook, for the first 2 sprints with the team helping Tyler get 2nd and 1st respectively in the sprints. He was tied for race leader on the road with Henderson from High Road. For the last 5km to the finish, we committed 6 riders to help Tyler. We were lined out perfect 4km to go, then at 3km to go the radio comes in and tells me Tyler has punctured. That was it, out of an opportunity for Stage 1 win. Tomorrow is another day, and another chance.Chann McRae Slipstream Sports U.S. Director Sportif www.slipstreamsports.com www.cmcoaching.com
Saturday 19 April 2008 Slipstream's plan Slipstream's planIn addition to Danielson and Vande Velde, Slipstream brings Americans David Zabriskie, Tyler Farrar, Danny Pate, Timmy Duggan, Lucas Euser and Australian Trent Lowe. Director Chann McRae will be directing the Argyle Armada in Georgia.“We will put our climbers into the moves that go on the flatter stages early on. For the sprints, we will work to set Tyler up for a stage win,” said McRae. “We’re also going to focus efforts on the team time trial.” Chann McRaeSlipstream Sports U.S. Director Sportif www.slipstreamsports.comwww.cmcoaching.com
Friday 18 April 2008 Karl Kupecz receives his Cat 1 upgrade Velossimo team director Karl Kupecz recently received his Category 1 upgrade for the road. Karl is the original founder Velossimo Racing and currently resides in Austin, TX. Velossimo has grown to almost 60 members over the past couple of years and races for the Susan G. Komen foundation and breast cancer funding and awareness. Velosssimo's premeir sponsor is Jack and Adams Bicycles.Karl was happy about receiving his upgrade and said, "there are so many strong guys here in Texas, I didn't know if I really had a shot of getting results and points. I've been workly closely with Chann McRae Coaching the past 18 months and have really come a long way. Chann is the current team director for Slipstream Pro Cycling team and has the latest and best training that the pro riders are doing. Plus Chann has been around racing for a long time and his experience is invaluable. Also having experienced and strong teammates really helps a lot. I'm really proud of what we've built on Velossimo!" 
Tuesday 15 April 2008 Loren Dodson wins Ft. Davis Road Race CMCI athlete Loren Dodson recently won Ft. Davis, TX Road Race. The event is a 3 event stage race that includes a Time Trial, Hill Climb, and then the final 74 mile road race through scenic and hilly Ft. Davis, TX. Loren commented that "I felt like I had great legs throughout the race and knew that I was going to finish strong."Loren works with coach Andrew Willis and definitely had the legs to power away from the field in the Pro 1-2 race Sunday. Willis has been working with Loren the past few month on mental as well as physical preparation and race tactics. 
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