JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
Northern Sydney Cycling Club partners with the Northside Cycling Academy (NSCA) in its work to develop Junior Cyclists with the required skills, training and knowledge to become elite High Performance cyclists in Road, Track or Mountain Biking.
NSCA was founded by Helmut Vetisch and Michael Moit, who have been involved in training and developing Junior Cyclists on the North Shore since 2003.
The Academy provides a safe, enjoyable environment and encourages long term participation of young people between the ages of 9 years to U / 23’s. It endeavours to nurture, educate and have fun with cycling.
The Academy welcomes All Junior Riders from North Shore Region and Cycling Clubs.
The H.A.R.T Driver Training School facility at St Ives has been supporting the Academy since 2007, by providing the use of their facility in enabling the academy to have a designated, safe training facility that can be used on Saturday mornings all year round, and Tuesday evenings during daylight saving.
Please contact Helmut Vetisch (Head Cycling Coach) on 0473 180 096 or vetisch@optusnet.com.au for more details.
Summer training program
• Terrey Hills Yulong Avenue on Saturday Mornings at 7.20 am to 8.45 am – advanced riders only
• Hart Motor Bike Training School at St Ives ( Old Driving School ) Tuesday nights at 6 pm to 7.30 pm
Winter training program
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• Organised advanced Junior Group Training on Tuesday Nights at Terrey Hills Yulong Avenue at 6 pm to 8.00 pm.
The vision of the NorthSide Cycling Academy is to develop & enhance Junior Cyclists with the required skills, training and knowledge of becoming a good elite High Performance cyclists on the Road, Track and Mountain Biking.
JUNIOR RACING
Juniors are encouraged to participate in the criterium racing run by Northern Sydney Cycling on the 2nd Sunday of each month (refer to the Calendar for more details).
Juniors from all Cycling Clubs are welcome to join in at North Sydney Cycling Club Racing and have their own Division of racing every second Sunday of the month all year round as indicated in the cycling calendar.
All U /13’s to U/15’s junior racing are under the guidance of Helmut Vetisch.
All U/ 17’s, U /19’s to U/23’s juniors are then graded to the respected grades as per Helmut’s grading.
NSCC RACING TEAM
The purpose of the NSCC Racing Team is to support and encourage the participation of racing for all ages and demographics, with NSCC representation at club, state and national level events. Supporting racers to reach their goals.
There are two streams within the NSCC Race Team:
- Junior & Elite Development
- Masters Racing
The Junior & Elite stream in particular provides a pathway to develop junior riders to national
and elite level racing. With the aim of bridging the gap from club level to national level and
getting exposure to race in the ProVelo Super League (formerly the National Road Series –
NRS).
Working closely with the highly respected Helmut Vetisch and his Northside Cycling
Academy, racers have access to varying levels of coaching and financial support from the
club. Coaching and mentoring opportunities will develop a rider’s bike skills, race craft and
strategies (both on and off the bike).
While predominantly focused on the road, racers are also encouraged and supported across
all cycling disciplines if they desire (road, track, mountain bike, gravel and cyclocross).
Expressions of interest are opened annually but mid-year acceptance is also possible for
special circumstances. NSCC will also consider riders from other clubs for the program,
although anyone from another club selected for the program would need to transfer to
NSCC.
Please contact the NSCC committee with any questions regarding the race team.