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Daniel Lopes, CEO and performance coach at Lopes Cycling Performance in Tavira

Who you work with

Daniel Lopes — performance coach in Tavira

Daniel built Lopes Cycling Performance around a simple idea: every athlete deserves a method built for them. From Olympic level to someone who bought their first bike this year.

Daniel Lopes, CEO and performance coach at Lopes Cycling Performance in Tavira

Who you work with

Daniel Lopes, CEO & Performance Coach

Proper science applied on the ground, by someone coaching in the Algarve every day.
  • BSc in Sports Science (2022)
  • Master's in High Performance Cyclic Sports — University of Murcia (2023)
  • Master's in High Performance Sports Training (in progress)
  • Specialist in cycling biomechanics

Cycling is the starting point for everything here. Daniel built Lopes Cycling Performance around a simple idea: every athlete deserves a method built for them, rather than a plan copied from someone else.

He works with Olympic and world-level riders and, in the same week, with someone who bought their first bike three months ago. The approach does not change — understand the athlete, measure, decide from evidence, then measure again.

He takes the view that science is only worth something once it survives contact with the road: he keeps up with current research and tests it daily with the people he coaches.

High performance is the focus, and Daniel is the kind of coach who will not rest until the method fits the athlete. Cycling has always been the main dedication — the aim of reaching the top of the sport does not stop him taking on whatever else shows up.

From high-performance work through to health and wellbeing, the approach does not change: fully committed, up to date with current evidence, and tested in practice with the people he coaches.

Daniel Lopes shaping custom insoles during an assessment at the Conceição de Tavira studio

How it works

Three steps to leaving here with a plan

  1. Step 1: Book online

    Pick your service and time slot in our booking system, or call us if you would rather talk it through first.

  2. Step 2: We assess

    Interview, physical assessment and measurement: a 3D bike fit, a VO2max or lactate test, a strength assessment — whatever fits your goal.

  3. Step 3: Plan and follow-up

    You leave with numbers, a concrete plan and a review date. We do not disappear once the session ends.

Book your session

Bike fit, VO2max test, strength assessment or a first training plan — pick a time online in under two minutes. If you would rather talk first, give us a call.

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