Australia · 5 days
Each morning the main ride goes out with Richie Porte and Mitch Anderson. Falls Creek sits in a high-country network of climbs and smooth alpine roads, and the camp is built to use them over four consecutive riding days. The afternoons hold optional cross-training or recovery sessions, and there are education sessions …
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Australia · 5 days · From AUD 2450 (indicative)
Each morning the main ride goes out with Richie Porte and Mitch Anderson. Falls Creek sits in a high-country network of climbs and smooth alpine roads, and the camp is built to use them over four consecutive riding days. The afternoons hold optional cross-training or recovery sessions, and there are education sessions covering cycling tips plus injury management and prevention.
Evenings are dinner with a briefing for the next day's ride, then a debrief on the day just ridden. The days are full, but there is still time to explore the mountain or get online if you are fitting work around the camp.
What separates this from a generic training camp is who is on the front. Richie Porte won Paris-Nice twice and finished third overall at the 2020 Tour de France. Mitch Anderson raced as a professional triathlete for twelve years, went to the World Ironman Championships in Hawaii eight times with a best finish of 11th, and set the world 12 and 24 hour outdoor track cycling records in 2017 and 2018. He now works as a sports medical doctor, trained exercise physiologist and physiotherapist, which is why the camp includes injury management and prevention sessions rather than just riding.
The lodge itself was recently redesigned around athletes, with a gym and a recovery centre on site and a performance-driven menu served three times a day. Cycling merch and professional photography are part of the package.
Falls Creek is a 4.5 hour drive from Melbourne, 5 hours from Canberra and 7 hours from Sydney. If you fly, all capital cities go direct to Albury, which is a 1 hour 40 minute drive from the resort, and Nelse Lodge runs a private shuttle from Albury Airport as part of the camp.
- 4 nights accommodation in twin share or private rooms - Daily training rides led by Richie Porte and Mitch Anderson - Recovery sessions each day - Optional strength sessions each day - Education sessions on cycling tips, injury management and prevention - Cycling merch - Professional photography - Access to the gym and recovery centre - Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily from the performance menu - Transfers from Albury Airport if flying in (additional cost)
- Travel to Falls Creek or Albury - Airport transfers (available at additional cost) - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Anything not listed as included