Cycling Canada is pleased to present its Mountain Bike (MTB) Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD)

Cycling Canada  is pleased to present its Mountain Bike (MTB) Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model. This document is a guide to MTB based on principles of Long-Term Athlete Development, and informed by our work on Gold Medal Profile for MTB. LTAD is a pathway for optimal training, competition and recovery throughout an athlete’s career, but particularly in relation to the important growth and development years of young people.

Providing the latest information on development, training and competition is part of Cycling Canada’s commitment to the sport of MTB in Canada. We encourage you to support every athlete by following these principles, whether their time in MTB leads them to the podium, to other disciplines, to other sports, or to contributing to sport in other ways.

There are no secrets to success, the competitive advantage is often found in fundamental information that is effectively implemented by key actors such as clubs, coaches and sport administrators. Let’s commit together to working smarter!

Thank you for helping us to develop the next generation of Champions!

MTB LTAD (Eng) – PDF