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Olympic Talent Team and Olympic Development Programme

Your route to the Olympics - have you got what it takes?

The British Cycling Performance Programme recruits talented and promising riders who fulfil strict entry criteria.

The programme is summaried as follows

Track cycling is dominent, in partiular the GB success in track sprinting. Track and road endurance, BMX and cross country is MTB are all contended. The non Olympic disciplines of Cyclocross and Cycle Speedway are not represented in the programme. The GB SKY Pro Cycling Team is a trade team with an ever increasing profile in major road tour events.

Olympic Talent Team

Born 1996 or 1997, Youth A riders for Road, Track and MTB

Born 1994 to 1998 for BMX

Applications for 2012 intake must be received by BC by 5th September 2011.

The Talent Team is within reach of many of our CSP riders who take part in regional and national races.

Application form here.

 

Olympic Development Programme

Born 1994 or 1995, Junior riders for Road, Track and MTB

Born 1993 - 1995 for BMX

These dates are for the 2012 intake.

• There are national and international training camps, with opportunity to compete in Junior events abroad.
• Some equipment is provided.
• There are dedicated ODP coaches.
• The programme is based around educational commitments.

Entry onto the ODP can be direct, not all riders are via the Talent Team. It's never too late!

Application form here

 

Academy Programme

Under 23s riders.

This is where the real specialism kicks in.

Riders live 7 days a week in Academy accommodation, its similar to being at University.

 

Entry into the Academy can be direct.

For more about the Academy Programme read here.

 

Olympic Podium Programme

World class performers, full time professional cyclists.

INCLUDING our local rider Steven Burke.

For more about World Class Podium Programme, see here.

 

Here is the current list of Academy and Podium Programme riders.

For more information see the British Cycling Team on the BC website