Bowral cyclist Harry Denington has been selected to the Under 19's Men's Endurance team for Brisbane championships

Instead of wallowing, Harry Denington picked up a sport he could excel in and he fell in love with it.

The Bowral breakaway has now been selected to the Under 19's Men's Endurance team and will compete at the 2020 Cycling Australia Track National Championships in Brisbane from March 25-29.

Denington began his cycling career overseas, but it wasn't his first calling and adversity blocked his way.

"I used to live in New Zealand and I was really good at athletics and cross country running," Denington said.

"I got an injury and I was told I wouldn't ever be able to do athletics or running again.

"The doctor told me, you've either got to do swimming or cycling. I was 13 at the time and it was pretty devastating to hear that. But, from there I thought, I can't do swimming, so I took up cycling.

"It's been a passion ever since."

The injury is called 'osteochondritis dissecans' where a small segment of bone begins to separate from its surrounding region due to a lack of blood supply. That wasn't going to stop Denington from his sporting aspirations.

"It's quite a rare thing," Denington said.

"There's no blood supply to the bones between my knees, so it just crumbles away. It's pretty nasty. But that hasn't stopped me from my passion."

The selection to the Under 19's Men's Endurance team all began with the supportive push from his highly respected coach.

"I've been on the road quite a bit lately," Denington said.

"My coach, Vaughn Eather was desperate to get me on the track as he thought I'd be quite good at it. I spent time away with coach in Dubbo training and we've made my training very orientated for track.

"I put all my heart into it and when I was selected to the team, I was really stoked that's for sure."

When news broke, it was his support system with the Southern Highlands Cycling Club that brought the good news to Denington.

"My club president, Zac Hulm told me I'd made it," Denington said.

"I was training at the time and he sent me the selection notice and I was stunned. I called up mum and she was so happy for me. Vaughn was also really happy for me and said a big congratulations.

"It was quite surreal at the time."

Denington is athletically ready for the championships in Brisbane. Now it's time to nail down the important details.

"Now we're around four weeks out from the competition, it's all focus on the track," Denington said.

"The endurance and fitness side has been looked after, now we're getting technique and getting into tip-top form. The big event we'll be doing is the team-shoot.

"That's about technique, so a lot of hours at the Olympic Velodrome in Sydney, trying to get our changes right. It's a big deal."

Denington is a team orientated cyclist and is hoping the best as a unit for the championships. But, he still has individual goals he'd like to accomplish in Brisbane.

"I'd love to medal as a team in the shoot," Denington said.

"That'd be great as I'm a first year under 19s. Getting the team up would be excellent.

"I'd also like to maybe medal in an individual event. It's quite ambitious (laughs) but, it's something I'd be looking to accomplish."

After the championships in Brisbane, Denington has a massive 2020 year ahead of him. As they say, "there is no rest for the wicked," well maybe just a little one.

"I'll have a bit of a rest after nationals," Denington said.

"But, we have a massive schedule for 2020. There's an UCI Tour which will be in a few months after nationals.

"Selections for Korea will also happen and then there's a few things in Australia which will lead to nationals at the end of the year, leading into the start of 2021.

"It's going to be a big year!"