Discover how an Njinga remote coaching plan helped Michelle smash her PB in the Cape Town Cycle Tour.
FTP score of 236 Watts - Joint highest female FTP score we have seen in the Njinga Lab.
3.7 w/kg - Within the top 10 female power to weight scores seen in the Njinga Lab.
Head Hot Chillee Ride Captain for the Cape Rouleur (four day stage race) in South Africa.
Finished the 109km race in 3 hours 7 mins (average speed of 35kmph), beating old PB by 31 mins.
Before Njinga
I first met Togo whilst I was preparing for the Cape Rouleur, a four-day, multi-stage event in Franschhoek, South Africa where I would be riding as the Head Ride Captain. In fact, it was this event that I had asked Njinga to help me prepare for.
Enter Njinga
But Togo, being Togo, felt that the Cape Rouleur was already within my capabilities and that I needed to strive for a bigger, better goal: the Cape Town Cycle Tour, a gruelling 109km race and 1220m of climbing along the Cape Peninsula.
Michelle in action on her bike during event.
Michelle ride Captaining for Hot Chillee at the Cape Rouleur.
Michelle in the pen before the start of a race.
Michelle ride Captaining for Hot Chillee at the Cape Rouleur.
Michelle climbing during a racing event.
I hadn’t even been targeting a place – just a time! I had done better than I ever could have anticipated by smashing my PB by a huge 31 minutes.
Train Smart with Njinga Cycling
All that I achieved, from the moment I started training with Njinga to the moment I crossed the Cape Town Cycle Tour finish line, was undoubtedly due to Njinga’s coaching plan and Train Smart philosophy.
Togo not only loves seeing his riders achieve their goals but surprise themselves by doing more than they ever thought they could.
Togo and Njinga, you ROCK!
Michelle with her daughter.
Michelle at the end of the Cape Town Cycle Tour with her medal.
Michelle with Njinga Head Performance Coach Togo