Originally Posted by
topflightpro
The article mentioned a private donation to support this effort, so maybe that donor will stay on top of things to make sure it is happening.
I missed that part. Why would USA Cycling need outside money?
Originally Posted by
topflightpro
Also, they're targeting 15-21 year olds, which is where they need to be looking.
Jamie Staff said
that very thing several times back in 2010 when he was leading the USA Sprint program. I recall hearing it either on a YouTube interview or podcast.
Staff was witness to probably the best recruiting and nurturing programs around while with British Cycling. Joanna Rowsell and Laura Kenny, née Trott were around that age when they were discovered and put on bicycles. They weren't outstanding junior racers before that. They also turned Hoy and Pendleton from pretty good into some of best ever.
We need a long-term program. Not one that gets reinvigorated 2 years before the Olympics then dismantled the week after...which seems to be how we do it
