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Our education programs are developed in partnership with the Sports Science Institute of South Africa.
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Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Road, Newlands
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S2S Girona Lab, Via Jaume, Girona, Catalunya
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World-Class
Coaching & Sports Science

Evidence-based coaching, biomechanics and performance testing for elite and amateur endurance athletes. From WorldTour teams to dedicated age-groupers.

500+
Athletes coached
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WorldTour teams
2
Labs: Cape Town & Girona
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What we do

360° Athlete Services

Coaching
Personalised training programmes from coaches who work with WorldTour professionals and world champions.
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Cycling Performance Testing
Lab-based cycling protocols on calibrated ergometers — VO2max, lactate threshold, sub-maximal fatigue, FTP. Cape Town and Girona.
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Bike Fits
Precision biomechanical fitting using 3D motion capture and pressure mapping. Our ErgoFiT system sets the standard.
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Education
Professional development courses for coaches and self-training athletes, built on peer-reviewed research.
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Running
Coaching and metabolic testing for runners. The same scientific rigour applied to road, trail and ultra distance.

Guiding Principles

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Scientifically Led
Evidence-based methods since 2008. Our coaches and scientists work at the highest level of the sport — and publish the research that advances it.
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Personalised
Every programme built for the individual. Never templated, always bespoke to your physiology and goals.
Trusted by WorldTour teams, world champions, Olympians and competitive amateurs around the globe.
Reputable
Trusted by WorldTour teams, world champions, Olympians and competitive amateurs around the globe.
Advanced performance testing equipment in the S2S lab
Innovative
We take the cutting edge of sports science and apply it in the field — often with results that go on to shape mainstream coaching practice.
Our team

Meet Your Coaches

Prof Jeroen Swart
Prof Jeroen Swart
Coach
Director · Co-founder · Coach
Road · UAE Team Emirates XRG
John Wakefield
John Wakefield
Coach
Director · Co-founder · Coach
Road · Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe
Mike Posthumus
A/Prof Mike Posthumus
Coach
Director · Coach
Road · Specialized Factory Racing
Darrel Fitzgerald
Darrel Fitzgerald
Coach
Managing Director — Girona Lab · Coach · Bike Fitter
Road · Lapierre PXR XC Racing Team
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Trusted by Professionals

Trusted by WorldTour professionals and passionate amateurs alike. We work with every athlete according to the personal goals that drive them — whether that's winning a Grand Tour or winning the weekly coffee shop sprint.

Matt BeersFeatured Athlete

Matt Beers

Coached by John Wakefield

Training Science

From the Coaches' Corner

Saddle Pressure Mapping
Darrel FitzgeraldAug 2026

Why Saddle Discomfort Shouldn’t Be the Norm.

Saddle discomfort is not something that should be accepted as normal. Darrel Fitz-Gerald explains how we use the Gebeomized Saddle Pressure Mapping software to optimise comfort during a bike fit at Science to Sport.

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Catalan vista by Miriam Espacio on Unsplash
Mike PosthumusApr 2026

The Traka 2026

Routes, distances, prep, bike fit & testing at S2S lab, 10 minutes from the start. 50% off your second lab appointment during Traka week.

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Jeroen SwartMar 2026

External Iliac Artery Intimal Fibrosis (or Endofibrosis) in Cyclists

External iliac artery endofibrosis mimics fitness loss in elite cyclists. Prof. Jeroen Swart explains diagnosis and treatment.

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By the numbers

S2S coaches and sport scientists work across four WorldTour professional cycling teams and the No.1 ranked global mountain bike programme. Athletes from at least 4 WorldTour men’s teams and 3 WorldTour women’s teams use our laboratories — as do 4 of the top 20 global Ironman athletes.

Source: Science to Sport internal data
Our labs

Two Locations, Global Reach

Science to Sport, Cape Town, based at SSISACape Town
1 Boundary Road, Cape Town, South Africa

Home to the Absa Cape Epic, the Cape Town Cycle Tour — the world's largest road race by participation — and one of the most extensive mountain bike trail networks anywhere. Our lab at SSISA sits at the centre of South Africa's endurance sport community.

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Science to Sport, Gran Via Jaume I, 54Girona
Gran Via de Jaume I, 54, Girona, Spain

Widely regarded as the cycling capital of Europe. A decade of growth has turned Girona into a hub for professionals and amateurs alike, with a thriving cycling industry, old town cafe culture, world-class roads, and year-round riding conditions at the foot of the Pyrenees.

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Whether you're chasing a WorldTour contract or a personal best, our coaches and scientists are ready to help you get there.

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