Coach: Aidan Charles Experience: Professional Cyclist and USAC Certified Coach Coach for the North Atlantic Junior United States Regional Team. International Level Racing Experience - Has raced in Europe and Central America in both UCI one day and stage races. (1.1, 1.2, 1.12, 2.12) Past Member of the Cyclingcenter-Bioracer Team- An Elite American Racing Team based in Belgium. 2-Time Eastern Regional United States Junior Team Captain 2-Time Tour De L'Abitibi Best of Team award Has ridden for the Under-23 USA National Team. CT Road race State Champion CT Criterium State Champion (06) Education: B.S. Degree from University of Mary Washington in Biology with concentrations in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition. Read some articles featuring Aidan or the CCNS program.

About the Coach

CCNS Head Coach Aidan Charles is proud to have founded Charles Coaching and Nutrition Services. His training, testing, coaching methods and intensive focus with his clients have helped them reach levels in sport that they never thought were possible. CCNS has an extraordinary belief in what the client coach relationship should be. With training and racing there come significant stresses in one’s life. By CCNS standards, a coach’s job isn’t to just focus on the athlete’s training, but to help the athlete stay organized in his or her daily life, and help establish the right habits that help maximize one’s well being and recovery. Coach Aidan Charles’ education, real life racing experience, and training experience makes sure he can help everyone be successful.

Education Coach Aidan Charles attended the University of Mary Washington, where he majored in Biology, with Concentrations in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology.

Racing Experience Aidan began racing when he was 15 years old. He has progressed through every category and now holds a Pro License. He has raced internationally in UCI one day and stage races for teams in Belgium, France, Holland, Cuba, and Canada. His team experience includes stints with the Under 23 National Team, the Northeast Regional United States Team, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and currently rides with Nerac Pro Cycling Team.

Training, Testing, Clinic Experience Aidan began training junior racers when in college. Some of those juniors quickly reached racing at an international level and from there he then began coaching all age groups. He has helped masters racers in the 50+ and 60+ age groups reach new levels at nationals, as well as helped category Pro1/2 racers achieve podium finishes at all of the major stage races on the East Coast. He has run hundreds of performance testing sessions on all levels of athletes in all age groups from 13 to 63. Aidan has ran training camps for select teams, provided training and nutrition seminars at bike shops, middle schools, high schools, and universities such as Yale, UMW, and Virginia Tech