2022-23 High-Performance Network Emerging and Developing Athletes Categorisation

25 May 2022 | 01:11 PMBy: AusCycling

AusCycling is pleased to confirm the 88 athletes who have been categorised as Emerging and Developing athletes in the disciplines of track endurance, track sprint, BMX racing, BMX freestyle and mountain bike XCO for 2022-23.

The categorisation framework comprises 44 Emerging and 44 Developing athletes from seven state and territory institutes and academies of sport.

Australian Cycling Team Interim Director of Performance Pathways Donna Rae-Szalinski is excited by the talent coming through the network and congratulates all categorised athletes.

“We wish to congratulate and welcome the 88 Emerging and Developing athletes into the High-Performance Network,” she said.

“It’s wonderful to see the increase in categorisations for disciplines like mountain bike XCO and BMX (racing and freestyle), it is a testament to the rich talent across Australia in so many disciplines of cycling.

“A thriving talent pool as the foundation of the Australian Cycling Team is vital in ensuring the Team's success moving forward.”

Athletes categorised as Emerging and Developing receive recognition by the AIS and receive support in their ongoing development in several formats, including access to state high-performance facilities and dedicated camps.

The key objective of the HPN is to develop and prepare the athletes for a successful progression into the Australian Cycling Team's Podium Potential, Podium Ready and Podium categories. Whether that is residential programs or professional careers.

This process is based on the AIS National Athlete Categorisation Framework (NACF).

The NACF has been developed to provide a consistent basis, both within and across sports to:

Identify the athletes with the greatest potential to contribute to Australia consistently winning medals at major international events;

Inform the prioritisation of support to these athletes; and
Track their performance over time.

By the numbers

88 athletes categorised in Emerging and Developing across five disciplines is the largest cohort of categorisation for Emerging and Developing.
10 athletes from mountain bike XCO were categorised as Emerging or Developing compared to five athletes for the previous cycle
27 new faces categorised as Emerging or Developing athletes

The following athlete categorisations will apply from May 25 2022 to April 30, 2023.