Are you Australia's next cycling champion?
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To view the promotional YouTube video, please click here. NTID is responsible for the development and implementation of talent identification and development initiatives in a number of sports, including cycling. Australia has a rich history of producing talented cyclists in road, track, mountain bike and BMX. In the past, talent identification efforts in cycling have been very successful. In 1993, a track cycling talent identification project unearthed three Junior World Champions in South Australian secondary schools. They included Alayna Burns, who won Commonwealth Games gold and competed for Australia in the track cycling team at the 2000 Olympic Games. Alayna placed 7th in the 3000m individual pursuit, and 9th in the 25km points race. As a result other countries are investing more and more resources into the production of cycling talent meaning a more targeted approach is necessary in Australia. The NTID Cycling Program involves a unique approach involving collaboration of various resources to identify and develop cyclists with the potential to win at World Championship and Olympic competition. Currently the NTID initiative supports over 90 cyclists with the aim of progressing them through the cycling pathway. For further information, please contact:
Joshua Sear Australian Sports Commission
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