Cycling Trends in Education, Training and Diagnosis
▶Summary
Background Project C-Trends is a European project, which involves 6 partners from different geographical areas, representing a very diverse mix of organisations active in the field of cycling. This collaboration was based not only in the exchange of expertise, trends, best practices to get an insight into international cycling innovations but also in the production of digitalised outputs. The digitalisation of education materials is a global trend and at the same time, a logical step to advance. Objectives The aim was to design, develop and test innovative and interactive training materials and tools on sports performance in different cycling disciplines specifically adapted to the current technical equipment, rules and trends. By incorporating new procedures and methods, the materials and tools aimed to enhance training programmes based on the latest findings in sports theory and practice. Implementation All partners joined the partnership to collaborate internationally to co-create different project outputs that would benefit them all. The collaboration was based not only on the exchange of expertise, trends, and best practices to gain an insight into international cycling innovations but also on the production of digitalized outputs. A multidisciplinary team of experts was involved in the design and development of the project activities and outputs through all project phases. Achievements The use of digital technologies in education has become a standard in education, training, science, and research, not only in the world of education and work but also in sport education. Our results are therefore:a)the digital platform containing digital educational tools has been developed and tested by 381 active users of the platform;b)designed, developed, and tested innovative performance software for coaches and pro cyclists. 11 MSEs were also organized to disseminate the main results.