Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Kochi Coach Kezia Varghese Completes Elite Cycling Course
Kezia Varghese is a cycling coach from Kochi, India.
She recently completed an advanced coaching course in Switzerland.
It was the first course of its kind run by the International Cycling Federation just for women.
Twelve women took part.
Kezia was chosen through a scholarship initiative supported by the International Olympic Committee.
She used to compete as a cyclist and has won many medals.
Now she wants to use what she learned to help Indian cyclists train better.
She hopes they can do well in major international competitions.
Kezia Varghese completed the International Cycling Federation’s Level 3 coaching course for elite coaches in Aigle, Switzerland.
The course was the federation’s first all-women Coaching Course at this level, with 12 women participants.
Varghese, 35, was selected through the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Solidarity Scholarship initiative.
A former international cyclist from Kochi, she has won six international and 84 national medals and has been a state coach for four years.
She said the course strengthened her skills in structuring and periodizing training, and she hopes to use the knowledge to help Indian riders.
- Who
- Kezia Varghese, a former international cyclist and coach from Kochi, Kerala.
- What
- She completed the International Cycling Federation’s Level 3 Coaching Course for elite coaches.
- When
- The course was completed earlier in the week before the report dated October 1; it lasted three weeks.
- Where
- The World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland.
- Why
- She said she hopes to apply the knowledge to support Indian cycling and help riders perform better.
- Course
- International Cycling Federation Level 3 Coaching Course for elite coaches
- Course distinction
- The federation’s first all-women course of this type
- Participants
- 12 women
- Location
- World Cycling Centre, Aigle, Switzerland
- Scholarship
- Olympic Solidarity Scholarship, an IOC initiative
- Varghese's age
- 35
- Medals
- Six international and 84 national medals
- Coaching experience
- She has been a state coach for four years