Talent Development Pathway
The British Cycling Talent Development pathway is a Sport England funded pathway delivering English based activity to clubs and athletes.
The programme focuses on identifying, supporting and developing young bike riders on and off the bike.
One of the key aims of the talent pathway is to support the development of a pool of bike riders year-on-year who can transition into the Great Britain Cycling Team (GBCT) programmes.
The British Cycling Talent Development programme is made up of three stages; Development Centres, Regional Schools of Racing and National Schools of Racing.
The Pathway
Development Centres
Development Centres (DC) are the first step on the British Cycling talent pathway and are open to all.
Regional School of Racing
Riders who perform well, show promise at their club, in regional competition and at Development Centres can be nominated for a Regional School of Racing.
National School of Racing-Foundation
The NSR-Foundation programme is designed to develop and confirm a cohort of riders annually onto the Great Britain Cycling Team programmes. This programme will support the holistic development of skills and habits towards pursuing a career as a full time bike rider.
What's next?
The Great Britain Cycling Team
We are clear, the British Cycling Talent Development programme is only one route on a young person’s journey in cycling, there are many other ways and routes for young people to be successful. From a British Cycling pathway perspective, the next step will be the Great Britain Cycling Team.
Other links
British Cycling Talent Development Guide
For support in regards to the development of riders we have produced an informative guide, as well as a route diagram for what the pathway looks like from their club network and onwards.
British Cycling Talent Development Team
The British Cycling talent development team is made up of 8 talent coaches - the coaches deliver youth pathway activity across England covering 7 disciplines; MTB, BMX, track endurance, track sprint, circuit (road), Cyclo-Cross and MTB Gravity.
Useful downloads and links
This section of the talent development website has been designed to support you with useful resources and downloads which are relevant to your journey either as a club, coach, rider or parent.
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