Previously, Andy led the para-cycling coaching program for the United States Olympic Committee as well as the track cycling program at the UCI’s World Cycling Center in Switzerland, which was comprised of more than 100 athletes and coaches from the governing bodies of over 30 nations.

A two-time winner of the USA Cycling Coach of the Year honor, Andy passionately applies the latest scientific research, practical sports knowledge and his own unique vision to craft a coaching and directing style that focuses on athlete psychology, emerging and practical technology, race specificity and power acquisition. His winning philosophy and advanced methods have helped his athletes win an extraordinary 40 World Cup medals, 30 world championship medals, 16 world championship titles, five Olympic medals and two world records. This remarkable record of success has made Andy a three-time winner of the United States Olympic Committee Order of Ikkos award for outstanding leadership and coaching excellence within the United States Olympic movement.

Highlighting his ability to create partnerships, Andy has had a positive impact on the US Olympic community by effectively constructing and launching programs such as the IBM-Watson program for the US Olympic Cycling Team and taking on robust initiatives like covering the Velodrome in Colorado Springs for year-round training (a $3.2 million project).

You can contact Andy directly @ ASparks@performance-united.com

By winning her 15^th UCI Track Cycling World Championships medal in April 2017, Sarah Hammer wrote one of the final chapters in the competitive career of the most prolific cyclist in U.S. history. The four-time Olympic medal winner, eight-time world champion and three-time Olympian who set two world records evolved from her initial focus as an individual and team pursuiter to develop the all-around skills required to become a world champion omnium rider. She adapted again to win her final world championships medal in the points race. Now, America’s most-accomplished cyclist is transitioning into the role of coach, teacher and mentor to develop the next track cycling champions.

Hammer began cycling at age eight when her father, Cliff, introduced her to the sport in their hometown of Temecula, California. She was a quick study and won her first junior national title in 1995. After rising up the ranks and competing for two years at the elite level while living at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, she quit cycling in 2003 citing burn out. Hammer sold most of her equipment, went back to school and worked various odd jobs. The story could have ended there, but thankfully fate intervened.

While watching her former teammates and competitors race on television during the 2004 Olympic Games, Hammer’s competitive flame was reignited. Reinvigorated, she hasn’t looked back since. Hammer ended an eleven-year drought for the USA when she won the world champion’s rainbow jersey in 2006. Along with winning seven more world championship titles, she won a pair of silver medals at each of the last two Olympic Games – 2016 in Rio and 2012 in London.

With her unparalleled cycling career winding down, Hammer has shifted her focus to sharing her wisdom and experience with athletes at Performance United, the high-performance cycling center based in Colorado Springs that she co-founded with her coach and husband, Andy Sparks.

Jeri Martinez is an Army veteran and has been inspiring Performance United athletes since 2013. Over the last four years Jeri has coached and mentored America’s best track cycling athletes, including the 2016 Olympic team. High-performance is nothing new for Coach Jeri as he earned the honors of becoming both a Master Fitness Instructor (MFT) as well as a Master Trainer in Hand to Hand Combatives for the United States Army.