British Cycling: Quillan Isidore and Lucy Garner named on Olympic Academy Programme

Quillan Isidore and Lucy Garner have been named on British Cycling's 2014/15 Olympic Academy Programme.

The Sky Academy Sports Scholarships duo are among 23 riders who have been accepted on to the programme as they look to increase their chances of making their mark at Rio 2016 and beyond.

BMX star Isidore, 18, is one of seven athletes who have been promoted from the Development Programme, while Garner retains her place from last year.

Technical director Shane Sutton is pleased with the new crop of youngsters on the Academy Programme and is confident the scheme can continue to produce elite-level riders.

“British Cycling’s Olympic Academy Programme has a solid reputation of producing world-class champions and I believe the current intake will continue to deliver on this trend," he said.

“We have a strong core of riders who enter their second year of the programme and are already performing at a high level, the standout example being Danni Khan winning a bronze medal in the team sprint at a world cup event.

“I’m pleased to see a number of ODP [Olympic Development Programme] graduates step up a level on the performance pathway, but equally it’s good to see some new faces in the mix. We are constantly striving for excellence and the door remains open for talented young cyclists across all disciplines.

“The women’s endurance Academy programme, based in Newport, Wales, continues to grow in numbers, as does the men’s, and this will help accommodate the track and road ambitions of our riders and means we can offer more support to those who wish to focus purely on the road in their future years.

“Overall, I think we’re in a healthy position across the board to achieve our aspirations for Rio and beyond.”

BMX:

Charlotte Green, Quillan Isidore

Track sprint:

Danni Khan, Rosie Blount

Women’s endurance:

Anna Christian, Lucy Garner, Emily Kay, Manon Lloyd, Emily Nelson, Amy Roberts

Men’s endurance:

Germain Burton, Gabriel Cullaigh, Scott Davies, Matt Gibson, Jake Kelly, Chris Latham, Chris Lawless, Mark Stewart, Oliver Wood

Mountain bike:

Alice Barnes, Beth Crumpton, Iain Paton, Mike Thompson