The launch of the plan yesterday coincided with a world first demonstration of an RFID system for tracking cyclists developed by Victorian ICT companies' iCrystal and Victorian Machine Vision.
The RFID system, named RISE-C (Radio Frequency Identification in Sports Events - Cycling) can be attached to a cyclists' back to print race results locally, and even straight online.
iCrystal Director and head of the RFID Association of Australia, Mike Clarke said there is even scope to combine the chips with a smart RFID Licence Cards that can be scanned for cyclist details when officials record entries.
""RISE-C can provide real-time tracking of cyclists throughout a race and can publish live information to a computer for display to officials, to a screen for spectators, team managers, coaches and for printing results locally and even to the internet," Mr Clarke said. Race finishes and placings can be captured by a high speed camera triggered by the RFID readers.