BikeNZ and Outward Bound announced a renewed partnership this week and Outward Bound is once again offering scholarships to talented young riders to attend their self development courses. These courses offer the chance for under 19 riders to push their inner limits and develop their bodies and minds thru a variety of challenges in one of the most awesome terrains in New Zealand, the Marlborough Sounds.
Congratulations to our own Ashleigh Neave who received one of the two full scholarships (both went to road cyclists).
Four partial scholarships were awarded to mountain-bikers. Three went to Auckland, but one came to promising local U19, Madeline Taylor.
BikeNZ CEO Kieran Turner sees the scholarships benefitting the whole person not just the athlete. “Becoming a good bike rider involves more than just being able to ride fast. To make it to the top you need to have a huge amount of passion and drive and be able to fend for yourself and deal with adversity, especially when travelling overseas. The Outward Bound courses are a fantastic way to help our young athletes develop resilience and life skills that will not only help them to become better bike riders but help them throughout all aspects of their lives.”
