AusCycling
More than a sport.
Our ambition is to be a global leader in cycling, respected for our positive impact on and off the bike. We are here to ensure that current and future generations experience both the simple joy of riding a bike, and the opportunity to reach their full potential.
AusCycling is the nation’s peak riding and cycling body, representing more than 5 million Australians who ride bikes. Formed in 2020 from 19 state, territory, and national bodies, AusCycling is responsible for programs, projects and initiatives that encompass BMX, Track, Mountain Bike, Road, Para and recreational.
We help school kids learn to ride, we stage more than 500 events each year, we nurture clubs and create pathways, and we are responsible for the training, welfare, and performance of Australia’s Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Tour athletes.
AusCycling is committed to diversity and inclusion, to integrity and clean sport, to building communities and to achieving excellence in the right way.
Team Purpose
To contest the biggest (para) cycling events in the world and create healthy, inspirational role models that value their connection to the sport. Our aim is to be a Top 3 para-cycling nation on the Paralympic medal table.
Position Purpose
To apply sport science and data analytics expertise to enhance athlete development and optimize competition outcomes. The role will empower coaches, athletes, and performance staff to make informed decisions within ‘impact time’ that close performance gaps and drive progress and excellence against international benchmarks.
Responsibilities
Performance Tracking & Data Analytics
- Quantify performance and forecast athlete progression against world best standards
- Ensure robust acquisition, databasing, quality assurance and calibration of training and competition data (ie. power, speed, cDA, positioning, etc.).
- Translate complex datasets into actionable insights, data visualisations and performance dashboards that inform coaching decisions, athlete IAPPs and long-term performance planning.
- Develop, maintain and refine athlete performance tracking systems to track key metrics across biomechanics, physiology, and race execution.
Applied Sport Science Support
- Day-to-day - Deliver training and race sport science analysis at training sessions, major competitions and national team activities
- Periodical evaluations - Work alongside coaches to interpret short and long-term training and race data, ensuring athlete monitoring against WITTW and IAPPs. Construct and update selection criteria. Create discipline depth charts together with pathways
- Deliver insights from data/performance analysis to support maximal training adaptations over time, and race day performance
- Testing - Analyse and report on performance tests
- Planning - Micro macro planning and assistance for coaches
- Strategy - Apply performance modelling and race segmentation analysis to investigate determinants of success, identify performance gaps and optimise results.
- Research and innovation - Lead applied research and project work to address performance questions and build the evidence-base for para-cycling
- Technical support - Product owner for Para-cycling and targeted ACT systems (ie. Training Peaks, Lumin, Vimeo, SRM, etc.). Bug fixing during events.
- Set up and maintain data/video analysis systems in cooperation with other disciplines in the D&I team.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Provide direction to the NIN network on data priorities, testing protocols (including bike fits), performance monitoring standards to foster a unified and consistent support system across decentralised environments
- Lead workshops, learning events and capability-building initiatives in performance analysis and race science for athletes, coaches and performance support practitioners
- Support coach development by identifying performance gaps and providing insights that directly inform training, planning and talent development pathways
- Work closely with the Performance Manager Para-cycling to align strategies, resources and performance support services with national program strategies and objectives.
- Train trainees and stakeholders for a robust analysis support workflow and network
