Developing and Emerging athlete categorisations for 2023/24 announced

AusCycling is pleased to announce the athletes categorised as Developing and Emerging in the disciplines of track, road, BMX racing, BMX freestyle and mountain bike XCO for 2023/24. 

The AusCycling Developing and Emerging categorisation lists contain 105 athletes, 17 more than the previous year.

The Developing and Emerging cyclists join a further 90 podium-level categorised athletes for 2023 in AusCycling’s Performance Pathway network.

Sarah Nicki, Sophie Marr, Claudia Marcks and Molly McGill are four women named in the 105 who have made their elite-level debut for Australia over the past 12 months in their respective disciplines, highlighting the exciting crop of talent rising through the ranks.

AusCycling Director of Performance Pathways Donna Rae-Szalinski said it is encouraging to witness the growth in categorisation numbers as well as the diversity across all Olympic disciplines.

“A strong talent pool is the foundation for future success by Australia on an international scale,” Rae-Szalinski said.

Athlete categorisation is used to identify, track, and prioritise athletes at each stage of the Performance Pathway, developing a pipeline of athletes to support the national team in consistently winning medals at major international events: namely Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, world championships and Commonwealth Games.

The AusCycling Performance Pathway explained

Developing and Emerging categorisations: May 2023 – April 2024

Developing

BMX Freestyle

Josh Dove – QLD
Keegan Pryor – QLD

BMX Racing

Jack Davis – NSW
Jordan Callum – WA
Matthew Tidswell – SA
Oliver Moran – NSW
Sienna Pal – NSW
Teya Rufus – QLD
Thomas Tucker – QLD

Track Sprint

Maxwell Liebeknecht – SA
Dylan Stanton – SA
Ryan Elliott – QLD
Sam Gallagher – VIC
Finn Carpenter – SA
Eliza Bennett – NSW
Molly McGill – QLD
Tomasin Clark – NSW
Lauren Perry – TAS

Track Endurance

Angus Miller – SA
Cameron Rogers – ACT
Devraj Grewal – NSW
Kurt Eather – NSW
Leo Zimmermann – SA
Tyler Tomkinson – QLD
William Eaves – TAS
Emily Watts – NSW
Haylee Fuller – NSW
Isla Carr – WA
Lucinda Stewart – VIC
Sophie Marr – VIC

Road

Isabelle Carnes – QLD
Ella Simpson – QLD
Brady Gilmore – WA
Declan Trezise – QLD
Zac Marriage – SA
Oscar Chamberlain – ACT

Mountain Bike XCO

Domenic Paolilli – VIC
Isabella Flint – TAS
Joel Dodds – QLD
Katherine Hosking – NSW

Emerging

BMX Freestyle

Sarah Nicki – QLD
Cooper Wilson – VIC
Xavier Gilbee – VIC
Jak Mohr – QLD
Will Spedding - NSW

BMX Racing

Bella May – VIC
Flynn Sweeney – QLD
Isabella Schramm – QLD
Joel Marsh – SA
Noah Elton – NSW
Joshua Jolly – VIC

Track Sprint

Jaydan Stanton-Keir – NSW
Kai Arbery – SA
Noah Mason – NSW
Tayte Ryan – SA
Xavier Bland – NSW
Deneaka Blinco – QLD
Emma Stevens – QLD
Liliya Tatarinoff – NSW
Maya Dillon – NSW
Tyler Puzicha – NSW

Track Endurance

Alex Eaves – TAS
Alex Hewes – QLD
Bailey Macdonald – ACT
Benjamin Anderson – NSW
Dylan Proctor-Parker – VIC
Edward Marcks – ACT
Sam McKee - TAS
Hayden van der Ploeg – TAS
Jack Dohler – WA
Jonas Shelverton – TAS
Kai Goltman – NSW
Noah Blannin – QLD
Oscar Gallagher – VIC
Sam Washington – WA
Tarun Cook – VIC
Toby Jones – QLD
Wil Holmes – SA
Anna Dubier – NSW
Amelie Sanders – QLD
Belinda Bailey – VIC
Georgia Gardiner – ACT
Keira Will – NSW
Lauren Bates – ACT
Leani van der Berg – SA
Lilyth Jones – VIC
Nicole Duncan – NSW
Sally Carter – WA
Sarah Dally – SA

Road

Felicity Wilson-Haffenden – TAS
Mackenzie Coupland – WA
Talia Appleton – VIC
Bronte Stewart – NSW
Campbell Palmer – TAS
Joshua Cranage – SA
Will Heath – QLD

Mountain Bike XCO

Cohen Jessen – VIC
Eddie Willis – NSW
Harry Doye – VIC
Jack Ward – VIC
Levi Dougherty – QLD
Riley Corke – VIC
Ruby Dobson – VIC

2023 Podium-level categorisations

The next round of Developing and Emerging categorisations will take place in April 2024.

The next round of Podium-level categorisations will take place in October/November 2023.