I was sent something to read the other day by a colleague. It’s a fascinating read, relevant to all sports and I thought I’d share it. It was a piece of research about what’s called the relative age effect. The relative age effect is a phenomenon where sports teams are often dominated by young people…

We’ll stage our first event on Wednesday October 14th. Our ‘Find Out More’ event wil be staged online via Google Meet and will feature a welcome from my (sometimes) smily face, details of what training you can expect, from our Head Coach, Richard Bott and an outline of the aspects of the academic part of…

Former Head of Education at British Cycling, Dr. Vinny Webb, will head up the Manchester Cycling Academy where riders aged between sixteen and eighteen years old can study for a BTEC in Cycling Performance and Development.  Webb, who joined British Cycling in 2013, left the governing body in 2019 to become a consultant with the…