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HEAD COACH & FOUNDER

TIM CUSICK

FOUNDER OF BASECAMP · WKO PRODUCT LEADER · COACH & EDUCATOR

World-class cycling coach, endurance-sports data analytics leader, educator, and business builder — combining training science, performance data, and the art of coaching to achieve meaningful results.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
23
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
2
WORLD RECORDS
WKO4/WKO5
CO-DEVELOPER
THE STORY

THE SCIENCE AND THE ART.

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Tim Cusick is a world-class cycling coach, endurance-sports data analytics leader, educator, and founder of BaseCamp.

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Athletes coached by Tim have earned three world championships, 23 national championships, two world records or world-best performances, and numerous victories across multiple cycling disciplines. He has worked with Olympians, world champions, professional cyclists, and ambitious amateur athletes, including Amber Neben and Rebecca Rusch.

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Tim is also the TrainingPeaks WKO product leader and a co-developer of WKO5. His work has helped advance the use of performance analytics in endurance sports, giving athletes and coaches better tools to turn complex data into practical training decisions.

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As an educator, Tim has presented at USA Cycling Coach Summits, TrainingPeaks Endurance Summits, and TrainingPeaks University. He has developed industry-leading education programs covering power-based training, endurance physiology, performance analytics, and advanced coaching with data.

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Tim founded BaseCamp around a simple philosophy: combine the science of data with the art of coaching. Today, that philosophy supports an integrated performance system that brings together expert coaching, structured training, nutrition, strength, mental performance, education, events, and community.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

FOUR DISCIPLINES, ONE COACH.

Tim’s work spans coaching, performance data, education, and building BaseCamp itself, each discipline informing the others. Together they form the whole-athlete approach behind every program he leads.

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COACH

Tim has compiled an exceptional record of success across multiple cycling disciplines. Athletes he has coached have earned three world championships, 23 national championships, two world records or world-best performances, and numerous race victories.

 

His coaching philosophy focuses on the whole athlete. He believes peak performance is created by bringing together physiology, training, nutrition, strength, mental performance, recovery, and the individual realities of each athlete’s life.

 

Tim has worked with Olympians, world champions, national champions, professional athletes, and ambitious amateur cyclists, including Amber Neben, Rebecca Rusch, Emma Grant, Becks Durrell, and Bríet Kristý Gunnarsdóttir.

 

  • 3 world championships

  • 23 national championships

  • 2 world records or world-best performances

  • Numerous victories across multiple disciplines

  • Coach to Olympians, world champions, professionals, and committed amateurs

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DATA ANALYTICS LEADER

Tim is an acknowledged expert in the application of performance data to endurance sports. As the TrainingPeaks WKO product leader, he helped lead the development and evolution of one of the industry’s most advanced endurance analytics platforms.

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Working alongside Kevin Williams and the TrainingPeaks team, Tim helped bring innovative training concepts, analytical models, and coaching systems to life in WKO. His work has contributed to a broader shift in endurance coaching from simply collecting data to using it to make better, more individualized training decisions.

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  • TrainingPeaks WKO product leader

  • Co-developer of WKO5

  • Leader in the development and application of advanced endurance analytics

  • Instructor for Advanced Training with Data

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EDUCATOR

Tim is an internationally recognized educator who has presented at USA Cycling Coach Summits, TrainingPeaks Endurance Summits, TrainingPeaks University, and other leading coaching and endurance-performance events.

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His online education programs have helped thousands of coaches and athletes better understand training science, power-based training, physiology, and performance analytics. His work includes paid certification programs as well as an extensive library of free educational resources.

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His courses include TrainingPeaks Power Certification, Advanced Training with Power and Data, and Physiology of Endurance Training.

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  • USA Cycling Coach Summit presenter

  • TrainingPeaks Endurance Summit presenter

  • TrainingPeaks University presenter and instructor

  • Creator and instructor of professional coaching certification programs

  • Author of extensive education on coaching, training, physiology, and WKO

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BUSINESS LEADER

Tim is the founder of BaseCamp, an endurance coaching and performance company built around his philosophy of combining the science of data with the art of coaching.

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His values-based leadership approach emphasizes shared vision, strong teams, operating excellence, and the creation of meaningful athlete experiences. Through BaseCamp, Tim has brought together expert coaching, structured training, nutrition, strength, mental performance, education, events, and community within one integrated performance ecosystem.

SELECTED MEDIA

ON THE RECORD.

Conversations on training science, data, and the future of endurance coaching across leading podcasts and publications.

THE SCIENCE OF DATA, THE ART OF COACHING.

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About
Tim Cusick

Tim Cusick is a world-class cycling coach, a leader in data analytics for endurance sports, an educator, and an innovative business leader.

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As a coach, he’s compiled an impressive history of success and jerseys. His approach to coaching peak performance focuses on the whole athlete and the components of success for the whole athlete. Tim has worked with Olympians, world champions, and more, including Amber Neben and Rebecca Rusch.

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Coaching Accomplishment Highlights

  • 3 world championships

  • 18 national championships

  • 2 world records/bests

  • Numerous race victories in multiple disciplines

 

As a data analytics leader, Tim is an acknowledged expert in the field for endurance athletes. He is the TrainingPeaks WKO product leader, and together with Kevin Williams he led the data revolution to bring innovative analytics programs and systems to life in WKO.

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Data Analytics Accomplishment Highlights

  • TrainingPeaks WKO product leader

  • Codeveloper of WKO5

  • Instructor: Advanced Training with Data

 

As an educator, Tim has presented at USA Cycling summits, TrainingPeaks Endurance Summits, TrainingPeaks University, and more. His online training programs are legendary, ranging from paid-for certification programs -- such as TrainingPeaks’ Power Certification, Advanced Training with Power and Data, and Physiology of Endurance Training courses -- to free resources on coaching and training with data.  

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Educator Accomplishment Highlights

  • USA Cycling coach summit presenter 

  • TrainingPeaks University presenter/instructor

  • Author of coaching and training with WKO online education

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As a business leader, Tim Cusick is the founder of BaseCamp, which is driven by Tim’s philosophy of bringing together the science of data and the art of coaching. His values-based approach focusing on shared vision and team building allows for the construction of dynamic and purposeful organization development.

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Media Highlights

Podcasts

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