GET THROUGH YOUR NEXT MEETING,
GET TO A GOOD PLACE.
GET PASSED THE BRICK WALL,
GET SETTING THE PACE.
GET OVER THE INCLINE,
GET TO THE NEXT HILL,
GET THROUGH YOUR NEXT SPRINT,
GET A MASSAGE AND CHILL.
GET BACK ON THE SADDLE,
GET TO THE NEXT STOP,
GET MOVING, GET FORWARD,
GET BACK TO THE TOP.
GET FASTER, GET STRONGER,
GET NUTRITION, GET REST.
GET PRO PEDAL TECHNIQUES,
GET FTP TESTS.
GET SUITED,
GET SHAVED LEGS,
GET INTO THE CLEATS.
GET UP BEFORE SUNRISE,
GET ONTO THE STREETS.
GET FIT, GET FAR,
GET MILES, GET GOALS.
GET OVER THE HUMPS,
GET PAST THE HOLES.
GET TRAINING,
GET COACHING,
GET ANOTHER RACE DONE.
GET KUDOS, GET RESPECT,
GET YOUR NEXT NUMBER 1.
GET GOOD,
GET BETTER,
GET A PERSONAL BEST.
GET STARTED,
GET CYCLING,
GET TO YOUR NEXT.
WHO WE ARE
We're a cycling academy for riders of all levels, from beginner to elite. Our programmes and coaching services are designed by a team of experienced British Cycling coaches to improve your confidence, technique, and speed and make you a stronger cyclist.
Our aim is to get you to Your Next.
‘Njinga’ means ‘bicycle’ in Chichewa, one of the official Bantu languages of Malawi where Togo Keynes, one half of the Njinga duo, was born.
Togo, together with his partner and co-founder Leigh Rogers, founded Njinga just after the London Olympics in 2012. Since then, Njinga has grown from small-scale outdoor coaching (headed up by Togo) and nutrition workshops (headed up by Leigh) to the cycling and wellness powerhouse it is today.
Over the years, we have developed a philosophy that underpins everything we do at Njinga, from the services we offer to the company we keep.
We’ve had thousands of cyclists pass through our doors, many of whom have stayed and become part of our ever-expanding community, and all of whom have achieved great things through our training.
We’re ridiculously proud of our riders and we like to showcase them as much as they will allow us to. You can head on over to their Rider Stories to read more.
OUR EXPERTS
TOGO KEYNES
HEAD PERFORMANCE COACH
- Experienced British Cycling Coach - Level 1, Level 2 Road & Time Trials (Level 3 Road & TT in progress)
- Level 3 Advanced Personal Trainer specialising with endurance athletes
- Wattbike Certified Performance Coach
- Holistic Nutritionist who looks at a full 360' approach
- GB Masters Road Cyclist - qualifed 3 consecutive years to represent Team GB at UCI Gran Fondo World Championships
- Experienced multi day road racer in Europe (Giro de Sardegna - 6 day stage race, Hot Chillee London to Paris Group 1, Med to Atlantic Trans Pyrenees - 5 days 750km & 11,000m
- Skilled ultra distance cyclist in one day 300+ kms and over 4,000 metres of climbing (2 times Devil Dragon Rider)
- Njinga Head Ride Captain for 5 years
- Ex mountain biker and adventure race junkie
SAM EDWARDS
YOGI AND TRIATHLON COACH
Sam loves to run, swim and cycle and has found her yoga practice instrumental in her ability to complete multiple marathons and ironman races over the last few years. Her range of qualifications include:
- 200hrs Yoga London
- 100hrs Advanced Anatomy Yoga London
- 200hrs Yoga for Sports YSS
- 300hrs Jason Crandell Advanced Teacher Training
- 40 hours Yin & Meditation Sarah Lo
- Triathlon England Level 2 Coach
- FASTER PT & Functional Performance & Running --Coach
- Completed multiple endurance races including Ironman Hamburg 2019 and Outlaw (iron distance tri) 2018
IAN CRAIG
NUTRITION THERAPIST
- Runs a nutritional therapy practice as part of an integrative team at the Nutritional Institute, where he works with an array of sporting clients, including cyclists ranging from the track disciplines to multi-stage road and mountain bike racing.
MICHELLE SHARLAND
CYCLE COACH
- Michelle has a special interest in helping riders new to cycling, especially all things relating to women’s cycling. She has a wealth of experience and qualifications which include:
- Experienced British Cycling Level 2 coach, with Road and TT specialities.
- Hotchillee Ride Captain for the last 3 years leading road and gravel rides both locally and on international events. The multi-day events include London to Paris (2018, 2019) and Cape Rouleur (2019, 2020)
- Experienced sportive rider including: Ride London 5 times with a PB of 4h28, Cape Town Cycle Tour with a PB of 3h07, Dragon 224km twice - coming top 10 female both times
- Raced Road, Crit, TT and Cyclocross events
- Twice Half Ironman triathlon competitor with best placing: 4th in age group.
- 1st place in London Triathlon 2017 (Olympic plus)
Dr MARK BELLAMY
SPORTS PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGIST
- Dr Mark Bellamy, is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has a wealth of experience and qualifications which include:
- Being active in support and development with Sports-people, the Military Business, and many performance environments over the previous 25 years.
- Working with UK-Athletics across three Olympic Games providing Psychological support to their Olympic athletes. Also the lead Psychologist for UK Athletics across the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Worked with athletes from a broad spectrum of sports, ages, and levels of performance.
- Worked with many cyclists over the decades from development through to elite performers in a number of different disciplines.
- Speciality in working with people to help them to perform at peak, to live a life that they are proud of, and in the development of positive mental health as a bedrock of a great life.