Coaching & Mentorship
You'd never know we are a grassroots program by looking at our coaching. It's world class - Olympic and International quality - and Everyone in the program get's access including our Free Track Program - NO BARRIERS!
Jairo Diaz - 2x Olympian and former Venezuela National Team Coach
Race Management - Track & Road
Brands Cuevas Head Coach since 2018
Cycling Coaching Experience:
Bogota Cycling League’s Coach. Bogota, Colombia 1978-1979
Lara State Team’s Coach. Lara, Venezuela 1980-1985
Aragua State Team’s Coach. Aragua, Venezuela 1986-1987 Miranda State Team’s Coach. Miranda, Venezuela 1987-1990
National Youth Road Cycling Champion. Venezuela 1983, 1998, 2006, 2010 International Tour of Venezuela Champion. Venezuela 1980, 1982, 1983, 1990
Junior and Elite Track and Road National Champion - Venezuela
Tour of Tachira Runner-up. Venezuela - 1980, 1984, 1992
International Tour of Trujillo State. Venezuela - 1980, 1983, 1990, 1997
Coordinator of Youth Cycling Clubs of Lara, Aragua and Miranda State. Venezuela
National Cycling Coach of Venezuela (National Federacion of Venezuelan Cycling). Venezuela 1990-2008
Coordinator of the National Technical Committee of Cycling
Championships Experience as Venezuela’s National Cycling Coach:
Bolivarian Games - Caracas, Venezuela. 1983
Central American and Caribbean Games - San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1997
Pan American Games - Havana, Cuba.1991
Pan American Games - Sao Paulo, Brazil. 1992
Pan American Games - Bogota, Colombia 1994
Road World Championship - Colombia. 1995
International Tour of Guadalupe - Guadalupe, France. 1997
International Tour of Brazil - Brazil. 1980, 1981, 1987
Experience in National Cycling Seminar and Clinics:
Director of National Cycling Clinic for Coaches - Barquisimeto, Venezuela. 1997-2005
Director of Clinics for Cycling School Monitors - Venezuela. 2007, 2008
Media and Communication Experience:
“Mirador de Ciclismo” Magazine. Director and Editor - Lara, Venezuela. 1981-1986
Cycling Coach Experience in New York:
Technical Cycling Director at Kissena Velodrome (Youth, Elite and Master) - Flushing, Queens. 2017 and 2018 Season
6 Days of Kissena - Queens, New York. 2017, 2018
New York State Championship - New York. 2017, 2018, 2019
Brands Cuevas 2019- NYS Champ 15-16 Track, 13/14 Road, 13-14 TT
Athletic Experience:
Track National Champion - Colombia. 1970-1977
Tour of Colombia Leader, Winner of one stage - Colombia. 1973
Tour of Colombia - Colombia. 1970-1974
Tour of The Coast Champion - Colombia. 1971
Tour of the Coast Runner-up - Colombia. 1972, 1974
Olympic Games - Munich, Germany. 1972
Olympic Games - Montreal, Canada. 1976
World Championship - Montreal, Canada. 1975
Bolivarian Games Runner-up - Venezuela. 1970
Bolivarian Games Bronze - Panama. 1974
Pan American Games - Colombia. 1971
Centro American Games - Dominican Republic. 1973
David Lipscomb
CIS Training Systems Owner
Training, Fitness, CIS Super Saturday's
Brands Cuevas Head Coach since 2018
CIS Training Systems LLC (“THE SYSTEM”), founded in 2006, is a globally recognized, Leading Source of Premier Cycling Training and Coaching Services located in New York City. Our World-Class Training System has been proven to deliver sustainable results for cyclists regardless of Skill Level, Age, Gender or Cycling Experience.
My cycling and coaching philosophy dates back to 1993 where I spent the better part of my professional cycling career working as an HR and Organizational Development Executive in Banking and Financial Services. During that time, I achieved an advanced level Black Belt Degree and two Brown Belts in three separate Martial Art disciplines.
Train with Purpose. My motto says it all: my coaching incorporates a purposeful, goal-and results-driven methodology that will greatly benefit cyclists at any level of cycling skill. So whether you are an experienced rider a triathlete or a novice, Coach David will work with you to establish a training protocol to teach your mind and body to achieve a level of fitness that exceeds your expectations...on or off the bike. Because every aspect of this approach to training and development has a clear purpose of driving results.
Jon 'Figs' Figliuolo
Athlete Welfare
Co Founder
Jon is connected to the pulse of the team and insures that athlete mental health is as at the same level as their bike fitness.
Team first is Jon's principle.
Lionel Senior
Road/MTB Coach and Community Liaison
Diana Toback
Bilingual Parent Coordinator
Team Chef