Irish professional rider Tarja Owens will be moving base from Italy to the World Cycling Centre in Switzerland to participate in the UCI Scholarship programme. The Greystones born rider will commence the programme at the end of May and will hope to benefit from the intensive training schedule which has been structured with the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 in mind.
During her stay Tarja will be coached by ex-European MTB Champion and professional rider Chantel Daucourt. The scholarship is aimed at athletes who do not have access to the level of coaching and training in their own countries which is needed to excel in their various fields. Other areas that she will benefit in at the High Level Training Centre (HLTC) are the in house sports monitoring, medical monitoring and care, accommodation, transport and one of the biggest areas of contention for athletes today, funding.
Filed by Shane Murray
