UPPER ECHELON - YOUR DOMESTIQUE

Our role on this team is to take you to incredible places for some of the best riding of your life. We take care of lodging, all food and drinks, support staff, and itinerary. Our trips traverse the hidden gems and must-see locations of some of our favorite places to ride. If one of our curated trips isn’t on your list let us know and we’ll make it happen for you. Let us provide the ultimate “lead out” to your travel experience!

GET TO KNOW OUR STAFF, PARTNERS, AND SPECIAL GUESTS

Powered by PLAN7 Endurance Coaching

PLAN7 Endurance Coaching provides services to endurance athletes of all types whether you plan on racing, becoming more healthy and fit, or reaching that personal best time for your event. They work any type of endurance athlete whether it is on roads, trails, snow, water, or dirt with customized coaching. PLAN7 also offers indoor training sessions, bike fitting, power testing, and nutrition services. Learn more at http://plan7coaching.com/

Outfitted by DNA Cycling

DNA Cycling makes sure that you will feel and look great on dirt and asphalt. They have been continually refining, re-designing, and pushing the boundaries of what “the other guys” are doing. Not only does it look great, they match up the perfect fabrics for different body types and riding styles. Each trip you get custom clothing and swag from DNA. Because doing it right shows. Every time.

Fueled by 1st Endurance

First Endurance offers innovative nutrition that meets the unparalleled demands of endurance athletes so they can push, and exceed, their limits without compromise. Designed to work as a complete nutrition system, each product has a specific purpose and complements the others. Upper Echelon trips are supported with all of the electrolytes, nutrition, and recovery you will need to ride all the miles feeling great!

Breanne Nalder Harward - Nutrition & Logistics

As the Nutrition coach for PLAN7, she earned a BS in Biology, a Masters degree (MS) in Nutrition and Sports Dietetics from the University of Utah. Breanne works hard to teach the science of food and how our bodies use nutrients as fuel to achieve optimal performance. She works directly with the staff chef in planning the food, so get ready for fabulous and healthy meals at all of the trips! She raced for the DNA Pro Cycling Team for 5 years and considers this group her family. In road racing, her accolades include 2nd and 3rd place at USA Cycling Hill Climb National Championship 2016 and 2017, 3rd place at 2015 Tour of the Gila, and she was awarded Most aggressive Rider at Tour of Utah Women's Edition 2014, as well as numerous top 10 finishes at NRC and UCI stage races. She was on a TTT team at World Championships in 2015 in and rode in many UCI races around the globe. On gravel (her new love), Breanne has been on multiple podiums at Crusher in the Tushar and won Rebecca's Private Idaho 2017.

Dave Harward - Route Planner & Ride Leader

An accomplished road bike, mountain bike, cyclocross and distance running racer himself, Dave is a USA Cycling Level 1 (Elite) Certified Coach, a USA Cycling Certified MTB Coach, and a POSE Method of Running Certified Coach. Founder of PLAN7 Endurance Coaching, he works with athletes in a variety of disciplines and levels to help them reach their optimal performance potential. At Upper Echelon, Dave puts together all of the routes and rides. With Dave as ride leader and head coach, you are guaranteed to have an amazing experience and push yourself to accomplish some of the most epic riding in the world!

Special Guests

Every tour will have a top level mechanic with us, who builds and breaks down your bike for travel, repairs any issues, and makes sure you roll happy the entire trip. Many trips will also feature special guests that will ride with us, share stories of their careers, and show us experiences through their perspective on their areas of expertise.