Our mission:

Optimal Training, a company founded by Stéphane Girard is intended to offer to all athletes training programs and training methods designed for professional athletes.
Optimal Training commits to serve and promote sports in a healthy and natural spirit. Performance and competition are firstly considered as an individual achievement.

Our Philosophy:

Optimal Training condemn doping and cheating in all forms and cannot approve or encourage people involved with such practices.

Stephane Girard - Founder of Optimal Training :
Mountain Bike Coach since 1995, Stéphane Girard has decided in 2002 to found his own training company, following his will to offer all athletes the experience and knowledge he got working with the best...
Stéphane has a Master's degree in Physical Education and Coaching, and has been involved in coaching mountain bikers since 1994.

A lot of athletes have been working with him within those are Anne Caroline Chausson, Nolvenn Lecaër, Leigh Donovan, Ruthie Matthes, Steve Larsen, Julien Camellini, Sabrina Jonnier, Nicolas Vouilloz...
If is well known for being the coach of some of the best downhillers he also proved himself in the cross country area. US National Mountain bike Coach from 1997 to 2000 he brought two junior riders to a world Championship title at the 2000 World Championship, and also had great results with the elite women during World Cup races and 2000 Olympic Games.