Olympic Talent Team & Olympic Development Programme

Newport Velo give a big send off to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi to Jon Mould, Sam Harrison, Lewis Olivia and Hanna Rich (missing from photo) who all started their cycling careers right here !

See if you can spot their early years in our photo gallery?

Newport Velo is a recognised pathway to the British Cycling - Olympic Talent Team Programme, with a number of members in team and some who have already progressing through to the Olympic Development Programme (ODP) .

If you are a youth rider ambitious for success in the Olympic discipline of cycling, and you think you have what it takes to make it to the Olympic podium, then the Olympic Talent Programme could be for you.

The Talent Programme is regionally based for both coaches and riders.

Talent Programme riders are typically aged from 13 to 17 years old, and they all have the ambition of making it onto an Olympic podium. The Talent Programme's coaches have the skill, enthusiasm, imagination and commitment to help to develop riders with the goal of making them ready for the next step of the pathway; the Olympic Development Programme.

What does the Talent Programme offer?
The Talent Programme coaches are amongst the best in the country, with the skills and experience to be able to identify the areas where a young rider most needs to improve to challenge for the top. The Talent Programme coaches are well placed to provide opportunities and coaching support for riders to then develop in those areas.

The Talent Programme coaches know exactly what the coaches in the older age group programmes (Olympic Development Programme, Olympic Academy Programme) are looking for from a young rider and are well placed to assist a rider in gaining the skills & fitness required to compete for a place in the next step to the Olympic podium.

Many of the Talent Programme riders are identifed via referral through Go-Ride clubs such as Newport Velo.