Cycling Ireland has opened the application process for
its Athlete Development Programme. The development set-up is aimed at junior
riders – those born in 2003 and 2004 – and seeks to guide the progress of some
of our best emerging cyclists.
The national governing body has stressed places on the
programme are open to riders across all disciplines, with coaches and
performance experts available in those areas.
“The Cycling
Ireland Athlete Development Programme requires a high level of commitment,”
Cycling Ireland said in its statement inviting applications to the scheme for
this year.
“As part of this programme, you will be required to
attend all training activities, education workshops, share your training peaks
account with the Cycling Ireland coaches, and fully engage with all the
performance experts that will be working with the programme.”
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Matthew Devins, who is due to ride for Continental team Trinity Racing this year, was one of the riders on the programme last year. He recently spoke to stickybottle and you can read his remarks about being on the programme by following this link.
Those who are successful will undergo a programme that includes:
- Individual input and feedback into your training programme from Cycling Ireland coaches.
- Physiological Testing (Covid-19 restrictions dependent)
- Education workshops by performance experts
- Sports nutrition consultation
- Sports psychology consultation
- Life skills consultation
- Training camps (Covid-19 restrictions dependent)
If riders want to apply they must submit their race results from last year, a list of their goals and ambitions in cycling and testing results from the Half Monty fitness test, which is available on Cycling Ireland’s training platform partner, The Sufferfest.
To apply for the programme and get more information on it please follow this link. Good luck!
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