The Cycling Hellas Team - Cycling & Hiking Vacation in Greece
Despoina Tsesmetzidou Dalavika
I started doing sports in 1985 at the age of 12 taking my first steps in athletics, where I remained as an active athlete until 1992 with many wins and distinctions in Local, Regional and National level ( Greek National team).
I had the first contact with cycling on winter of 1999, at the age of 27 when I met my husband, an athlete and champion in cycling. On the summer of 2000, inexperienced and without any previous participation, I participated in the National Road Championship where I got the 9th position. This essentially was the occasion to occupy myself with more zeal and to train harder. Since then I have participated in many races, with an intermediate interruption of 5 years, when I gave birth to my 2 boys. In 2009 I returned, making my first amateur trainings. In 2010 I participated in the National Road Couples Championship where we got first place as a team. Since then I started more intensive training and wins followed in many local, regional and National races in Road and Mountain biking.
►2010 to date athlete of the PINEIOS Sports Cycling Club of Larissa (MTB, Road races).
►1999 - 2010 athlete of the Gymnastikos Cycling Club of Larissa (MTB, Road races).
MOST IMPORTANT DISTINCTIONS
►4th in the National Marathon MTB Championship 2016
►2nd Place in the Paracycling European Cup as pilot on 2015.
►2nd Place in the Paracycling Greek Championship as pilot on 2015.
►3rd Place in the Marathon MTB Greek Championship on 2015.
►5th Place in the Road - Time Trial Greek Championship on 2015.
►3rd Place in the Road Greek Championship on 2014.
►4th Place in the Road - Time Trial Greek Championship on 2014.
►2nd Place in the Road Greek Championship on 2013.
►4th Place in the Time Trial Greek Championship on 2013.
► 1st Place in the Central Greece Road - Time Trial Championship on 2011-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017.
► 1st Place in the Central Greek MTB Championship on 2011-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016.
►1st Place in the Track running Greek Championship on 1990.
►3th Place in Mediterranean meeting Track running ( Cyprus 1990).
CYCLING COACHING EXPΕRIENCE
►2010 till now Cycling coach in PINEIOS Sports Cycling Club of Larissa www.podilatikospineios.gr
►2001-2003 Cycling coach in Gymnastikos Cycling Club of Larissa.
JOB EXPΕRIENCE
►2001 till now Owner of Dalavikasbikes bike shlop (www.dalavikasbikes.gr)
►2015 till now Owner of Cycling Hellas (www.cyclinghellas.gr )
DIPLOMAS & SEMINARS
►Certified with coaching Seminar diploma (Group &Personal Training, University of Thessaly - http://www.learning.uth.gr )
►Certified with cycling coaching diploma (UCI Level 2 in Road and MTB skills- World Cycling Federation http://www.uci.ch/wcc/about/training/course-for-coaches).
►Certified with cycling coaching diploma (UCI Level 1 in Road skills World Cycling Federation http://www.uci.ch/wcc/about/training/course-for-coaches).
►Certified with mountain bike guide diploma according to MIAS (mountainbikeinstructor.com), international cycling certification of mountain guides.
►Certified with coaching Seminar diploma (Athletic Science-Coaching , http://www.dualathletescareer.gr/ )
►Certified with "ΙSSN" USA Seminar diploma ("Specialization in Athletic Nutrition to Maximize the performance http://nutrilab.gr/index.php/el/education/course4)
►Certified with first aid diploma (First Aid Diploma in emergency situations of EPIZO (epizo.gr) and BLS provider - international certification of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ERC (erc.edu).
►Certified with Business Administration diploma.