Cycling
Australian Sports Commission
Recruiting Now!
The NTID program is now recruiting for a track sprint cycling program based in Adelaide.
Overview
The Australian Sports Commission's National Talent Identification and Development (NTID) program and Cycling Australia, in conjunction with the South Australian Sports Institute, are running a program to identify talented South Australian sportspeople for track sprint cycling. The program will provide athletes with an enriching environment to teach them how to cycle and prepare them for state, national and eventually international competition.
What we are looking for?
We are looking for males aged between 14 and 18 years and females aged between 15 and 25 years who:
- can attend up to two training sessions per week at the Adelaide Superdrome
- can attend road rides and gym sessions outlined by the coach
- have the passion to be an elite track cyclist
- have the dedication to join an elite development training squad
- have the desire to be an Australian Olympian.
Successful athletes will enjoy numerous benefits inlcuding, but not limited to:
- superior coaching
- sports science monitoring
- training camps
- national and international competition experience on reaching the required standards.
Testing Day
When
- TBC
Where
- Adelaide Superdrome
- Main North Road
- Gepps Cross, Adelaide
Time
- TBC
Expression of Interest
To register your interest for the program please email the following details to Tammie Ebert by 23 February 2009:
- Name
- Address
- Phone number
- Date of birth
- Male/female
- Email address
- Parent/guardian contact details
- Type of bike owned (if you have one)
- Sporting background
Sport Overview
The aim of the NTID Cycling program is to establish and implement programs that identify, recruit and rapidly develop individuals who have the potential to achieve international excellence in one of the many cycling disciplines (road, track, mountain bike and BMX). Programs will focus on concentrating talented athletes into centres of excellence and in some cases, talent transfer models will be utilised.
Australia has a rich history of producing talented cyclists in road, track, mountain bike and BMX. The Athens Olympics saw Australia bring home six gold, two silver and three bronze medals resulting in their best Olympic Games ever.
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 3000 m individual pursuit, and 9th in the 25 km points race.
Current Projects
Dirt Roads to London
Female Cross Country Mountain Bike. Athletes from all over Australia are represented in this program and are currently competing in the MTBA national series events.
Track Sprint Cycling
In Victoria, under the guidance of Hilton Clarke, a group of up and coming male sprinters are taking on the track and looking to become the next Flyin' Ryan Bayley.
Women's Road Cycling Time Trial
Females from different backgrounds such as rowing and triathlon are taking on the challenge of becoming road time trialists.
Project Hummingbird
Females in the ACT, TAS and QLD who show potential in road and track endurance have been selected to participate in Project Hummingbird.
SA/NTID
Females with a history in endurance sports have been identified in South Australia to develop into elite road and track endurance cyclists.
WACF
The Western Australian Cycling Federation has identified a group of talented young athletes to develop in track cycling.
Rockhampton Cycling Club
The club has been provided assistance to identify the next Anna or Kerrie Meares of track cycling.
North Coast Academy of Sport
NCAS have identified juniors on the North Coast of NSW with potential in road and track cycling.
Talent Transfer
Athletes have been identified from other sports such as speed skating and have transferred over to cycling.
Squads
Dirt Roads to London
- Zoe King (NSW)
- Rebecca Armstrong (WA)
- Terri Rhodes (SA)
- Rowena Fry (TAS)
- Jo Wall (VIC)
- Katherine O’Shea (VIC)
Coaches: Garron Buckland, Michel Vermande, Donna Dall.
VIC Track Sprint
- Toby Dite
- Aaron Box
- Aaron Cooper
Coaches: Hilton Clarke
Women’s Road Time Trial
- Suzanne Alway (VIC)
- Sarah Roy (NSW)
Coaches: Donna Rae Szalinski, Dani Andres
Project Hummingbird
- Rebecca Barwick (ACT)
- Tara O’Brien (ACT)
- Veronica Dudderidge (NSW)
- Anna Beck (NSW)
- Emma Lawson (TAS)
- Imogen Smith (QLD)
- Claire McFeeter (QLD)
- Tahlia Paskin (QLD)
- Nicole Keily (QLD)
Coaches: Ian Melvin, Anthony Hillier, John Forrest, Lyn Heritage
SA/NTID
- Rebecca Werner
- Rachel Neylan
- Amanda Acorn
- Kira Mason
- Rebecca Bannon
- Lisa Jacobs
- Sophie Ootes
Coach: Gary West, Ben Cook
WACF
- Robert Antal
- Thomas Antal
- Craig Davies
- Tom Jasper
- Alden Main
- Luana Main
- James Lewin
- Teegan Morton
- Lauren Reynolds
- Russell Rigg
- Cherie Simpson
- Davina Summers
- Dannika Spurgeon
- Ben Wibberley
- Oliver Young
Coaches: Brian Taylor, Darryl Benson.
Rockhampton Cycling Club (QLD)
- Zac Deller
- Luke Sherwood
- Trent Huff
- Trent Benson
- Brock Solis
- Tim Hindmarsh
- Mitch Stewart
- Jackson Toole
- Matthew Ruckert
- Greg Hindmarsh
- Riley Boland
- Samantha McNevin
- Rebecca Stevenson
- Taylah Jennings
- Nance Pepper
Coaches: Ken Tucker, Gavin Hopes
North Coast Academy of Sport (NSW)
- Rory Skinner
- Joseph Douglas
- Casper Oxlee
- Kasey Clark
- Julia Petronio
- Josef Koch
- Liam Warburton
- Numa Warburton
- Keaton Ingram
- Ryan Spies
- Emily Sydenham
- Dylan O'Connor
- Kelsey Wilkes
- Mackenzie Monkhouse
- Lloyd McKean
- Marc Adamson
- Alex McCaffrey
- Josephine Wright
- Chantel Hickson
- Chandla Stack
- Josef Hardaker
- Nathan Hardaker
Coaches: Dion Wilkes, Anthea Clarke, Colin Mackinson, Carl Pedersen, David Brown, Kevin Fletcher, Sue Cameron
NTID athletes now scholarship holders
- Ben Sanders (VIS)
- Bridie O'Donnell (AIS)
- Emily Rosemond (QAS)
Results
2008 Open Road Cycling Time Trial Championships
- Bridie O'Donnell 1st
2008 U23 MTB National Championships
- Lindsay Gorrell 1st
2008 Elite Women MTB XC National Championships
- Zoe King 4th
2008 Elite Women MTB Short Course National Championships
- Rowena Fry 1st
2008 MTB XC Oceania Championships
- Rowena Fry 3rd
2008 MTB XC U23 Oceania Championships
- Therese Rhodes 2nd
2008 National Track Cycling Championships
- Ben Sanders U19 1000m TT 3rd
- Ben Sanders U19 Sprint 3rd
- Ben Sanders U19 Team Sprint 2nd
- Ben Sanders U19 Keirin 2nd
- Emily Rosemond Team Sprint 1st
- Emily Rosemond Women's Keirin 2nd
- Toby Dite U19 Team Sprint 2nd
2008 National Junio Track Titles
- Aaron Cooper U17 Team Sprint 1st
2009 U19 National Road Time Trial Championships
- Sophie Ootes 1st
2008 Junior Worlds Track Championships
- Ben Sander Team Sprint 2nd
2008 Junior Worls Representatives
- Sophie Ootes
- Ben Sanders
2007/2008 MTBA National Series
- Race 1: Rowena Fry 1st, Zoe King 3rd
- Race 2: Zoe King 1st, Rowena Fry 3rd
- Race 3: Rowena Fry 3rd
- Race 4: Rowena Fry 3rd
Program Supporters
- Cycling Australia
- Mountain Bike Australia
- BMX Australia
- Queensland Academy of Sport
- ACT Academy of Sport
- Victorian Institute of Sport
- NSW Institute of Sport
- South Australian Sports Institute
- Tasmanian Institute of Sport
- Western Australian Institute of Sport
- Western Australian Cycling Federation
- Rockhampton Cycling Club
- North Coast Academy of Sport
- Australian Sports Commission
Contact/Links
For further information and enquires please click here
State Cycling Federations
State Institutes/Academies of Sport
Testimonials
“Great to have so many professionals come to talk to us and help us”. Dirt Roads to London Athlete on camp
“Damien Grundy (National MTB Coach) was invaluable to have around in Switzerland & Italy. I learnt a lot from him and did some great training sessions on technique”. Zoe King (Dirt Roads to London athlete who competed OS)
“I’ve been on a lot of camps for rowing, and honestly - the camp run fantastic. It was by far the most well-organised and specific camp that I’ve been on. And I learnt a lot. We were very spoilt having Warren MacDonald and James Victor there as well, and Anouska, a physiotherapist with strong background in cycling.” Dana Faletic (Road TT Camp)
“I really like the program and how it is going. Thank you for giving me this experience. Tassy was a good learning experience for my racing.” Track Sprint Athlete
