Ryan Kohler, M.S., Associate Coach

Specialties: Mountain Bike Racing, Road Racing, Endurance MTB, Cyclocross, Junior MTB, Triathlon/Duathlon, Century Speed, Adventure Racing, General Fitness.

Home: Colorado Springs, CO

Client levels accepted: Individual, SemiCustom, Custom, Consultation

Available to take on all levels of athletes both racing and non-racing.

Available for seminars, camps, clinics, and team direction on a contractual basis.

Ryan Kohler, M.S. brings to Wenzel Coaching a wide range of experience in endurance sports along with nine years of full-time coaching. He gives his athletes the best chance at achieving their goals by applying his knowledge of coaching and sports nutrition. Ryan excels at working with mountain bikers, especially juniors, as he has been the Camp Manager and Lead Coach for USA Cycling’s Junior Regional Development Camps and National MTB Talent ID Camp for the past 4 years. Most recently he has worked with the U23 US National Team members in a variety of trips to Germany and Switzerland for World Cup level competitions. Ryan’s clients from juniors to all ages and levels recognize his passion for helping his athletes achieve success.

Ryan holds degrees in both Exercise Science and Sports Nutrition, and is currently completing coursework for a bachelor’s in Dietetics. He has taught nutrition at the college level. He holds a Level II USA Cycling Coaching Certification, has a USA Cycling Certified Skills Instructor Certification, and has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the NSCA since 2003.

In working with clients, Ryan uses the knowledge he has gained from many years of participation in a wide variety of endurance sports, starting as a junior MTB athlete. He has raced competitively in MTB, Cyclocross, Triathlon, Running, Road Racing, Adventure Racing, and freestyle skiing. He has also competed in duathlon, highlighted by participating in the Duathlon World Championships. He has completed events such as the former Balance Bar Adventure Race Series in the 24 hour distance, Courage Classic charity ride, and Silver Rush 50 MTB race. Currently, he enjoys competing in MTB events from cross country to marathon distance and will be managing the BMC MTB Development Team in 2012.

Ryan has coached cyclocross National Champions, multiple state and national MTB champions, successful sub-10 and sub-8 hour Leadville finishers, and has also provided consultation services with Domestic professional riders, Olympic hopefuls, and the Air Force Academy on a variety of sports nutrition topics. One of his most satisfying results, however, has been working with an athlete who came from a starting weight of approximately 350 lbs. and worked for over three years at losing the weight and improving his health. During this time the athlete purchased a road bike and started racing as a category 5 athlete. Quickly he saw improvement with increasing weight loss, increased motivation to train harder, better results, more weight loss, and so on. This continued until the athlete was racing as a category 3 on the road and track, winning multiple regional events, and racing cyclocross with great success during the fall and winter months. This athlete’s dedication to success paired with hard work is the sort of interaction that makes coaching so rewarding for Ryan.

During Ryan’s spends his free time with his wife and new baby, Levi, in Colorado Springs. He also plays the saxophone and loves being outside relaxing and reading or listening to music.

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