Deep South Talent Development Centre Session, Gosport

The third of the current round of Deep South Talent Development Centre sessions was held down in Gosport yesterday, on Sunday.

For those not yet familiar with them, Talent Development Centres form part of British Cycling’s Talent Development Pathway. The Talent Development Pathway is intended to develop riders who could go on to qualify for the Great Britain Cycling Team. The Talent Development Centres are the first in three stages of the Pathway, followed by Regional Schools Of Racing (RSR) and National Schools Of Racing (NSR). More information can be found on the British Cycling Talent Development Pathway page, https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/talentdevelopment.

The Talent Development Centre sessions are open to anyone who is 11 - 16 and has raced in Expert races at Regional Level. For late comers to the sport, some dispensation regarding necessary is made.

Once you’ve read the criteria above, if you feel as though you might qualify, please get in touch with the coaches or committee and we can discuss your inclusion.

Our own rider development pathway, which is detailed on the Training Sessions page, is intended to prepare riders so that they

Each session is broken down into three groups. the Junior Group is aimed at anyone 12 and under. I was only there for the Senior session, and so I only got to see Aurthur, Benjamin, Charlie, Chay, Cody, Nate, Oliver and Tate. Others that would normally have been to the earlier sessions would be Dylan, Iris, Penny and Poppy.

This session’s focus was track and racing whereas previous ones had been focused on flat skills, as well as some attention to on track practice.

Some great work put in by all the riders, and lots of fun after the session finished.

Thanks to Darren for sharing the photos he took on the day, and allowing me to post them on this article.