Bill Edwards can
Improve Your Cycling Performance

Bill is the coach of 14-time Masters World Champion Match Sprinter Al Whaley who, along with Paralympian Pam Fernandes, won a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal on a tandem at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Al & Pam set a World Record and two Paralympic records in the process.

Bill has coached six U.S. National Team members, eleven U.S. National Champions, two Master's World champions and one professional cyclist. He was the USAC Regional Coach for the eleven-state Southern Region from 1987-1992 during which time he reported to National Team Director Chris Carmichael (Lance Armstong's coach). He was selected as a U.S. Olympic Festival coach in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1995, and at the 1991 Olympic Festival he held the position of head coach. Bill is well known throughout the state of Texas as a highly qualified cycling coach. He is the Team Director and Coach of the Southern Elite Race Team (a team dedicated to identifying and developing talented young athletes). Southern Elite was the number one team among 98 teams in the State of Texas for 2001 and 2002 (see txbra.org).

Bill began his racing career in San Diego, California as a Junior in 1946 and advanced from category III to II to I (known then as "C", "B", and "A") by age 18. He then competed as a senior in Southern California during the 1950's while attending UCLA. In 1998 he took a brief leave from coaching, followed his own training advice, and won four Gold Medals at U.S. Masters National Championships (see below). After age 55 Bill continued racing, winning USCF Texas Masters State Championship Road Race and Time Trial events. More recently (in his old age) Bill has won numerous events in the Texas State Senior Olympic Championships in his age category.

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Goals:

1. To encourage young people to explore Cycling, and to introduce them to an excellent way of pursuing of a lifelong, healthy and rewarding lifestyle.
2. To identify talented young athletes and help them to become competitive at the National level and beyond through involvement with Southern Elite.
3. To be an inspiring role model to recreational cyclists and serious competitive cyclists of all ages.

Bill's Home Page

Other Cycling Related Sites

USA Cycling - USCF

Southern Elite Youth Cycling Team