• Finding the best
• Comprehensive coaching, training and support
• Mentoring
• Fundraising and Financial Assistance
• Career Management Guidance
• Sponsor Development
• Event Team Services

We believe an elite athlete should never be held back in the their sport because they do not know the right people, they can’t afford to participate, or they cannot get a question answered.

Promising elite women cyclists should have access to the most advanced technologies and training with guidance from experienced and dedicated professionals and premier women cyclist mentors.

In the United States, women's cycling is seeing increased interest and participation. But it is also at a crossroads, for women’s professional cycling does not enjoy the level and type of support required, from financial, organizational, to individual, as does the men’s side or the top women’s teams around the world.

The US Women's Cycling Development Program is a not for profit organization dedicated to assisting promising female athletes in their efforts to reach the highest level in women's cycling. We are comprised of coaches, trainers, cyclists, doctors, lawyers, and others, providing comprehensive planning and services to assist these elite athletes in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Through the generosity of these individuals, and financial support from corporate sponsors and individual benefactors the USWCDP engages in:

Finding the best

• Scouting for promising new talent to select and nurture to help them reach the highest level possible as quickly as possible.

Comprehensive coaching, training and support

• Coaching and support developing custom programs for each individual utilizing exercise science, modern testing, continual monitoring and fine tuning, drawing upon years of professional experience and competition.
• Assist in getting proper medical care, and health related services by specialists attuned to issues specific to competitive women athletes.
• Assist in obtaining legal advice.
• Further the development of elite us women cyclists by providing tactical, logistical and directing support.

Mentoring

• We have developed a mentoring program and network with current and former professional US women cyclists, enriching the development and access to advice of the younger riders while providing a framework for these top pros to give back to the sport.
• We are proud to note there are currently over 15 mentors involved with the USWCDP, giving of their time providing guidance to promising athletes.

Competition

Fundraising and Financial Assistance

• Raise awareness and funding to support these programs through product donations and sales and event publicity with goods provided by the generosity of corporate sponsors and individual benefactors.
• Develop athlete scholarships through donations, fund raisers and direct company donations to the Amber Neben Scholarship Fund.

Career Management Guidance

• Increase business opportunities for women cyclists both during their competitive years and after by building networks between the elite women’s field and sponsor corporations.

Sponsor Development

• Continually strive to attract sponsors and to make participation a worthwhile endeavor.

Event Team Services

• The USWCDP provides assistance at major events to the entire women’s fields addressing the myriad of skills and support issues teams must provide to succeed at the elite level, but unfortunately are lacking in the U.S., whether due to financial or organizational difficulties.
• We provide advising on logistical and tactically elements, mentoring and aiding with composite teams, conducting team clinics, providing technical support and filling in gaps that prove to be barriers to successful racing.
• We conduct post event analysis to provide opportunities to reflect and learn from the race experience.

The Future of U.S. Women’s Cycling

We are there to help with all of these issues, addressing the myriad of skills and support required to succeed at the elite level.

Our goal is to provide leadership establishing partnerships and collaboration to strengthen professionalism and competition in the entire Women’s field. In doing so, we hope to propel the best U.S. cyclists to the very top in women’s cycling, creating excitement and enthusiasm, and to firmly establish U.S. Women’s Cycling both in the field and with the public.

We invite you to join us in this effort. Please contact us to see how you can participate.

The U.S. Women’s Cycling Development Program calls to anyone with a passion or interest, individuals and corporate sponsors, in building this framework to bring U.S. women’s cycling to the next level.