With a vision to bring together members of the cycling community, increase awareness about cycling and foster cycling excellence in the community, Ciclo Café and Ciclo Team Racing is now launching Ciclo Academy. This will offer a platform to elevate amateur and professional cyclists in India and expose them to the very different world of international cycling. The first edition of the academy will be a three-day cycling training boot camp, starting from May 18, 2017 in Nandi Hills, where riders will be coached by multiple time National champions — Naveen John and Arvind Panwar.
The eligibility for the camp is 1.15 plus year old rider. In case of parent, he must be an active cyclist. The aspirant can be a coach to a young rider or an elite/amateur racer looking at gaining a competitive edge in racing at community/State/national-level.
The eligibility for scholarship is below 21 years of age and already participated in national/ State/ community level races and shown tremendous performance improvement. The aspirant should be willing to travel on his own and attend the training camp for the entire duration if selected for the scholarship. The selection criteria for the scholarship programme is solely decided by the members and management of Ciclo Team Racing and the candidates will be chosen based purely on the merit of their talent, performance and aspirations
The cafe along with 2GO will also be presenting scholarships (50 per cent of the camp fees) for the academy training camp to deserving young cyclists to enable them to get a taste of world-class training and help them gain a competitive edge in racing at community/State/national-level in India.
Focusing the individual attention, the academy will take in only 30 cyclists at the fist camp. Interested cyclists can fill out the application form, following which they will be shortlisted based on interest and expertise. Students can register at https://goo.gl/forms/5eNg QZ01PJiHbdTu1 and apply for scholarship at https://goo.gl/forms/ dvZTjrkGQ30lSCgP2. The cost of the camp is Rs15,000 for three days.