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ABOUT US
BaseCamp started in a garage with two bikes and a long winter. Twelve years later it’s a global training community, but the idea hasn’t changed.
FROM A GARAGE.
TO A
GLOBAL TEAM.
2013 FOUNDED
35+ COACHES WORLDWIDE
1,000s ATHLETES COACHED
“All knowledge is connected to all other knowledge. The fun is in making the connections.”
— ARTHUR C. AUFDERHEIDE
TRAIN TOGETHER
LEARN TOGETHER
SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER
BELONG. TRAIN. ACTIVATE
OUR STORY
STARTED IN A GARAGE.
Like many great ideas, BaseCamp started in a garage. As a professional cycling coach, Tim spent the spring and summer traveling through Europe but needed a better way to keep his own fitness through long winter months.
In 2013, Tim and his wife Kathy Watts (a coach herself) set up a humble two-station CompuTrainer rig. Indoor winter training was supposed to be a grind. It turned into something else: a chance to connect, challenge each other, and trade ideas about training, coaching, and performance. The rides were tough. The conversations were energizing.
By 2014, the garage gym had grown to eight CompuTrainer stations. Friends came over on weeknights. After every ride they gathered at the little garage bar to talk training theory, swap insights, and laugh. Group sessions, unlike traditional 1:1 coaching, built dynamic dialogue and open learning. Tim loved it. He wanted to grow it. But the tech capped them at eight.
Then a turning point: Tim was invited to beta test a new indoor cycling app called Zwift. Two weeks in, the picture was clear; this wasn’t just a game. It was a platform that could bring athletes together in real time. Combined with other emerging tools, the vision became scalable: a virtual training community built on knowledge, motivation, and connection. That’s when BaseCamp was truly born.
The first public BaseCamp program launched in 2016. We haven’t looked back since. From a garage to a global community, same idea, bigger room.
TIMELINE
HOW WE
GOT HERE.
Twelve years, eight chapters. From two bikes in a garage to a global training community. Same idea. Bigger room.
01
2013
A TWO-STATION GARAGE.
Tim Cusick and Kathy Watts set up a humble CompuTrainer rig in their garage to make it through the long winter months. The sessions get tough; the conversations get better.
02
2014
EIGHT BIKES, ONE COMMUNITY.
The garage grows to eight CompuTrainer stations. Weeknight rides become weekly traditions: hard intervals, then a gather at the little garage bar to talk training, coaching, and performance.
03
2015
ZWIFT CHANGES THE ROOM.
Tim is invited to beta test a new indoor cycling app. Within two weeks the picture is clear: this can make community-based coaching scale. BaseCamp, as we know it, is born.
04
2015
DEBI JOINS THE TEAM.
Debi Martin takes over operations and quickly becomes the glue that holds BaseCamp together. If it happens at BaseCamp, Debi probably made it happen.
05
2016
FIRST PUBLIC PROGRAM.
BaseCamp launches publicly. The model — train together, learn together, support each other — finds its first wave of athletes.
06
2022
DR. NAMRITA BROOKE JOINS LEADERSHIP.
A coach, exercise physiologist, and nutritionist (PhD in exercise science, MS in nutrition), Namrita takes over our formal coach education and development programs.
07
2023
TINA HART JOINS LEADERSHIP.
Tina brings deep event-development experience to BaseCamp, building out live virtual events, training camps, community gatherings, and unforgettable in-person experiences.
08
TODAY
A GLOBAL TRAINING COMMUNITY.
From a two-bike garage to a global program — same idea, bigger room: train with purpose, learn together, support one another every step of the way.
VISION & MISSION
TRAIN WHERE YOU BELONG.
Three words at the center of everything we do and the reason every program, camp, and conversation runs the way it runs.
VISION
To lead the future of community-based coaching by setting the standard for connection, education, and performance.
MISSION
To create a vibrant, supportive community where cyclists of all levels receive expert coaching.
VALUES
BELONG · TRAIN · ACHIEVE.
01
COMMUNITY.
We believe in the power of training together. We lead through teaching, support from the ground up, and build a space where every athlete feels seen.
02
COACHING
We empower athletes through education. Understanding the why behind the what creates smarter, stronger riders and better results.
03
PERFORMANCE
Progress matters. Whether you’re chasing a podium or building confidence, we’re here to help you grow and perform at your best.
01
FOUNDER · HEAD COACH
TIM CUSICK
USAC-certified coach with 10+ years guiding pros and masters — Amber Neben, Emma Grant, Rebecca Rusch. Product leader for TrainingPeaks’ WKO software.
03
HEAD OF COACH EDUCATION
DR. NAMRITA BROOKE
PhD in applied exercise physiology, MS in sports nutrition, registered dietitian. Former D1 collegiate head coach. Builds strong, healthy athletes by integrating physiology, nutrition, and training.
05
OPERATIONS MANAGER
DEBI MARTIN
The glue that holds BaseCamp together since 2015. From athlete onboarding to camps logistics to the day-to-day rhythm of the program. If it happens at BaseCamp, Debi probably made it happen.
02
CO-FOUNDER · COACH
KATHY WATTS
Cycling has been in Kathy’s blood since girlhood. A lifetime of riding, exploring, and adventure now feeds into how she meets every new athlete who joins the program.
04
HEAD OF LIVE EXPERIENCE
TINA HART
Years as a daily commuter before falling for racing, exploring, and adventure on the bike. Believes in the whole-athlete approach and runs the events that bring BaseCamp together in person.