CYCLING PSYCHOLOGY

Performance Psychologist Danny Powell has worked successfully with a number of international level road and track cyclists including national champions and members of British Cycling Team Breeze and Italian Team Servetto Giusta.  With experience ranging from multiple UCI events to the Milan-San Remo road race, combined with ten years of experience in psychology and sport psychology, Danny is able to offer a range of psychological interventions in cycling alongside a more fundamental biological approach to building psychological strength and resilience.

Here are a few examples of specific areas Danny can help you with:

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PREPARATION
  • Dealing with nerves and anxiety in build up to race
  • Learning to focus on what is relevant
  • Thinking clearly
  • Increasing confidence and belief
  • Positive thinking
  • Sleeping
  • Goal-setting and planning
  • Visualisation techniques
  • Improving your attitude towards cycling
  • Acceptance and coping with previous failures
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE RACE
  • Increasing focus under pressure
  • Learning to view threats as challenges
  • Removing the fear of crashing or joining the peloton
  • Removing the fear of opponents
  • Removing the fear of failure
  • Increasing your ability to get in the zone
  • Staying in the present

Danny is available for face-to-face or online initial consultations starting from £60.  Contact for details.
Danny Powell MSc
Telephone: 07887531561
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