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 Olympic Pathway
Development Centres
Development Centres (DC) are the first step on the British Cycling talent pathway and are open to all.
Regional Pathways
Riders who perform well, show promise at their club, in regional competition and at Development Centres can be nominated for the Regional Pathways.
National Pathways
The national talent pathways are 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.
Talent Development Pathway - BMX Freestyle Park
The British Cycling BMX Freestyle Park (BMX FSP) Talent Development Pathway aims to support the identification and development of BMX FSP riders.
The Paralympic Pathway
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Meet the Team
The British Cycling talent development team is made up of 18 staff members. Talent development coaches deliver pathway activity across the British Cycling regions spanning 9 disciplines; MTB-XCO, BMX race, BMX freestyle park, track and road endurance, track sprint, cyclo-cross, MTB gravity and Paralympic.
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.
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.
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