Coaching from a rider who races it at the front. Theia has been on Zwift since 2016, has won USA Cycling Esports Nationals twice, and coaches athletes who race indoors every week. Setup, tactics, training — all of it.
On Zwift since 2016
before most riders owned
a smart trainer
2× Esports National Champion
USA Cycling, 2022 & 2024
Coaching since 2018
hundreds of athletes,
indoors and out
Still racing
road, gravel, cyclocross,
and virtual
Why coaching helps
If you’ve raced outside, your first Zwift race will humble you. Everything happens from the gun: no neutral rollout, no sitting in while the break sorts itself out. The draft is real but behaves differently. Races are decided in 20 to 60 minutes of near-constant pressure, and the finish comes down to a sprint you’ve been softening up for the whole race, or that’s been softening you up.
None of that is a reason to avoid it. It’s the reason to learn it.
Zwift is the most accessible racing in cycling and is beginner-friendly. No travel, no entry fee, a start line every hour, and it builds exactly the repeatable high-end power that wins races outside. Most riders lose their first Zwift races because they are not trained for the demands of the event, and because they make fixable mistakes: a bad start, poor positioning, inaccurate power, or a trainer setup working against them. Coaching addresses both.
What we work on
Bad data loses races before they start. Trainer setup and pairing, accurate power (and dual recording if you want receipts), cooling and fueling for indoor efforts, ERG vs. sim, and getting your Zwift Racing Score and profile squared away.
Picking the right events, warming up for a race that starts at full gas, surviving the first three minutes, holding position in the pack, spending PowerUps at the right moment, and timing the sprint instead of leading it out for someone else.
Hard starts, over-unders, anaerobic repeatability, intervals built for how Zwift races are actually won. Using races as workouts inside a structured week, and keeping indoor racing from wrecking your outdoor season. Or making it the season.
From your first community race to Zwift Racing League, club series, and, if you want, a run at Esports Nationals. We pick events that match your score, your schedule, and your goals, then build toward them.
Where to start
Fastest first step
$100 one time · 60 min
A setup audit, a race debrief, or a plan for your first season of racing. One focused hour on whatever is holding you back right now.
Book a consult$39.99 / month
A weekly plan you follow with the group, written by a coach who races. Race-ready structure and a squad to suffer with.
Learn more$250 / month
Your calendar, your target races, weekly adjustments from your data. If you’re chasing a series, a score, or nationals — this is the one.
Learn more
Coach Theia
Theia has raced on Zwift since 2016. She’s a two-time USA Cycling Esports National Champion (2022, 2024), the 2026 Illinois Road Race State Champion, and has coached hundreds of athletes across road, gravel, cyclocross, and virtual racing since founding 360 VELO in 2018.
When she talks about holding position in a Zwift blob, it’s because she did it last Tuesday.
Meet the coachCommon questions
No. You need a power source that’s accurate and consistent such as a smart trainer or a power meter on a basic trainer. Consistency matters more than price. Sorting out what you have (or what’s actually worth buying) is a common consult topic.
Zwift seeds racers by Categories or Racing Score, numbers built from your recent results and efforts, so you’re matched against riders of similar ability from your very first event. You don’t need to be fast to have a good race, you need a group that matches your abilities, and Zwift handles that.
It’s the best place to start. Races are short, stakes are low, nobody crashes, and there’s a start line every hour. You’ll learn pack racing instincts fast that can take longer to build outdoors.
Yes. It’s an excellent training stimulus in cycling. The repeated hard starts, surges, and sustained pressure build exactly the repeatability that road and gravel races demand. Many of our athletes race indoors all winter alongside training, and start spring fitter than they’ve ever been.
Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll look at your setup, your goals, and whether a consult, group, or individual coaching is the right first step.
Schedule a meeting