'Track cycling has a long history of developing some of the country’s top athletes' – USA Cycling goes talent hunting across the athletic spectrum with new funding scheme

Zachary Carlson in action for the USA during round one of the Men's Omnium on day three of the 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships.

A youth development plan has been launched by USA Cycling today, which will use grants to try and attract promising junior athletes into track cycling from other forms of cycling, and even completely different sports.

The Youth Track Cycling Development Grant was inspired by the success of the Search for Speed talent transfer program, which seeks to introduce track sprint cycling to a broader and more diverse audience throughout Los Angeles and the Southern California basin.