IN RECENT YEARS, THE Australian cycling community has witnessed a concerning trend: a decline in young riders pursuing competitive cycling beyond the Under 17 category. This article explores the factors contributing to this decline and the contrasting perspectives of individuals within the cycling community.
Right now, in Australia, there are plenty of children and mature adults on bikes, but there seems to be a lot less young people, specifically 17 to 23-year-olds riding, and racing bikes.
From 2022 to 2023 alone we saw a significant loss of riders in all junior categories. As per the start list for the Australian Junior Road Nationals, there was an
