2020 ANNUAL REPORT FOR CYCLING NEW ZEALAND ALSO CONTAINS THE ANNUAL REPORT OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS 2 OUR BOARD MEMBERS 3 CHAIR REPORT 6 CEO REPORT 10 HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME REPORT 12 COMMUNITY PATHWAYS 14 ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 15 EVENTS REPORT 17 SPONSORSHIP AND MARKETING REPORT 19 CYCLING NEW ZEALAND ROAD AND TRACK PRESIDENT REPORT 21 MOUNTAIN BIKE NEW ZEALAND PRESIDENT REPORT 24 BMX NEW ZEALAND PRESIDENT REPORT 25 CYCLING NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS CHAIR REPORT 26 PERFORMANCE RESULTS 29 2020 FINANCIAL REPORT 32 2 2020 HIGHLIGHTS ROAD UCI World Road Championships Georgia Williams Elite Women’s TT 12th Mikayla Harvey Elite Women’s TT 20th, Elite Women's RR 22nd Patrick Bevin Elite Men’s TT 12th Niamh Fisher-Black Elite Women’s RR 15th Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile Mikayla Harvey GC 5th, Points Classification 12th, Youth Classification 1st, Mountains Classification 9th, Stage 1 (TTT) 4th, Stage 2 7th, Stage 4 11th, Stage 3 12th, Stage 8 3rd Mikayla Harvey World Road Race - Robert Jones TRACK 2020 World Track Championships Corbin Strong Men’s Points Race 1st Campbell Stewart Men’s Omnium 5th (Scratch 6th, Tempo 10th, Elimination 1st, Points 13th) Ellesse Andrews Women’s Keirin 5th Campbell Stewart, Aaron Gate Men’s Madison 2nd Corbin Strong celebrating his World Championship title - Guy Swarbrick MTB UCI MTB World Championships Edward Masters Elite Men DH Qualifying, 12th, Final 22nd UCI MTB World Cup, Nove Mesto da Morave CZE Anton Cooper Elite Men XCO SC 7th, Elite Men XCO 10th Ed Masters in action - Red Bull Content Pool 3 TONY MITCHELL PHIL HOLDEN SARAH ULMER JENNY GIBBS Tony Mitchell is President Phil Holden is an You would be hard pressed to Jenny Gibbs is an Auckland- of the Oceania Cycling experienced business find anyone more passionate based lawyer specialising in Confederation, elected professional with Chief about promoting cycling than commercial and corporate Board member for the Executive leadership Sarah Ulmer. Well known as law. Jenny previously Union Cycliste experience over 18 years cycling’s golden girl, Sarah is headed up the legal team at Internationale (UCI) and a within organisations New Zealand’s first ever, and Wellington Employers and Board trustee for Men’s including The Lion currently only Olympic Manufacturer's Association Health Trust NZ. Tony Foundation, New Zealand cycling champion, setting a and then worked for joined the Cycling New Rugby League, Coffee world record at the 2004 Simpson Grierson before Zealand Board in May 2013 Connection, Greyhound Summer Olympics in Athens being employed as in-house as an appointed Board Racing New Zealand and in the individual pursuit. Her Group Legal Counsel for The member and also became Harness Racing New remarkable achievement Skills Organisation, a not- Chair of the Audit and Risk Zealand. A member of the earned her a Halberg Award for-profit vocational training Committee. In May 2017 Institute of Directors, his and she has twice been the organisation. Jenny acts as Tony was appointed Chair governance and senior recipient of the prestigious Board Secretariat for The of the Board for Cycling executive roles have been Lonsdale Cup, awarded Skills Organisation and its’ New Zealand. Tony underpinned by his passion annually by the New Zealand wholly-owned subsidiaries, attended University of for values-based Olympic Committee to a New and sits as Advisor on the Waikato where he studied leadership. Phil is a Zealand athlete who has Board’s Audit & Risk marketing, management professional director, demonstrated the most Committee and Health & and accounting, graduating running his own outstanding contribution to Safety Committee. She is with a Bachelor in consultancy business with an Olympic or also an executive committee Management Studies. Tony a strong interest in sport, Commonwealth sport during member of the New Zealand has significant experience marketing, business the previous year. With her Animal Law Association. from leadership roles in strategy, culture and competitive riding days Jenny loves recreational organisations including leadership development. behind her, Sarah is a strong road cycling, tramping, and Chair of the NZ A keen recreational cyclist, advocate for recreational walking with the most recent Shareholders Association, Phil loves riding, especially riding for health and walk being Lake CEO of the New Zealand in his traffic light free wellbeing, and can be Waikaremoana, she plans to Marketing Association, home region of Greytown in regularly seen commuting walk Stewart Island in the Executive Director at the Wairarapa. Phil’s spare about town on her bike. She 2021 Xmas break. Nielsen and General time is centered around also enjoys riding with her Manager of the New family, juggling the needs family. Sarah instigated the Zealand Institute of of his young daughters and Cambridge Cycling Festival Chartered Accountants. wondering where all the held annually on Anzac Day, His expertise includes time goes. is a Trustee on the Board of business management, Te Awa “The Great New capital markets, Zealand River Ride” and governance, marketing, Board member of the New finance and technology. Zealand Cycle Trail and Drug Free Sport NZ. She was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cycling in the 2005 New Year Honours list. Sarah commenced her term on the Board in June 2019. 4 IVAN APLIN MALCOLM CATH PETE RODEN CARLA MULLER THOMAS CHEATLEY With over 45 years Malcolm Thomas is Growing up in Pete’s introduction to Carla joined the Cycling involvement with an investment Whanganui Cath was bikes was a backyard New Zealand Board in banking, accounting adviser based in introduced to the sport built canary yellow May 2019 as a Board and financial/ office Rotorua who has of cycling by her father chopper. In 1989 he Advisor. She is an manager roles, Ivan worked in the when she was 12 years traded his rugby boots environmental has been self- financial sector for old. She fell in love with for a mountain bike and economist as well as a employed since 2004 nearly 30 years. His the sport, racing joined the Laguna Rads professional director. and has built up a current involvement competitively on both Hall of Fame Mountain Currently she holds strong background in in cycling began on the road and track all Bike Club in California. directorships with financial management. the tracks in the over the world for many In 1999 Pete started Primary ITO, the NZ Ivan’s time in cycling Whakarewarewa years. Cath is Adobe Construction Institute of Primary has been more as an forest in the mid passionate about giving BOP LTD while Industry Management administrator and 1990’s and he is a back to the sport that completing a Level Two and is on the Waikato event organiser than keen recreational gave her so many New Zealand Branch committee for any great success on cyclist. Malcolm is opportunities through Qualifications Authority the Institute of the bike but the love of the past Treasurer of commissaring, in coaching. Pete has Directors. cycling still holds and Rotorua Mountain coaching, event had recent roles as She was the 2018 has influenced his Bike Club and is a management and President of Tauranga recipient of the Waikato current business member of the UCI governance. She has a Master Builders, YMCA Institute of Director's interests. Ivan is Mountain Bike Bachelor of Education Board Tauranga and is a Emerging Director currently working very Commission. He is a (Secondary), studied a current member of IOD Award and is a previous closely with the New director of the Bachelor of Tauranga. Pete is finalist in the Westpac Zealand Transport company delivering Accountancy through currently the Director Women of Influence Association on Crankworx Rotorua the Prime Ministers of Adobe Construction Awards. updating Guidelines for and has served as Scholarship programme and more recently Carla's spare time is Traffic Management Chairman of the and is on the Cycling Director of Easybuild spent at the sheep and for Events in the event Rotorua Budget New Zealand Schools House Packs BOP. Pete beef farm her partner section in the Code of Advisory Service. He executive. has also represented manages, and she Practice Temporary was re-elected for a She moved back ‘home’ New Zealand in both enjoys spending time Traffic Management further term of four to Whanganui in 2017 Mountain Bike and BMX. with all of their many and specific event years at the Cycling with her husband, Dayle, dogs and other animals. training courses. Ivan’s New Zealand AGM and two dogs to direct governance roles in held in May 2019. the family cycling cycling have been business. Cycling extensive with 11 years definitely runs through on the Cycling New her blood! Zealand Road and Track Council including three years as President and four years so far with the Cycling New Zealand Board. 5 BOARD TERMS MEMBER ORGANISATION OFFICERS CYCLING NEW ZEALAND BMX NEW ZEALAND ROAD AND TRACK Executive Officer: Dion Earnest President: Mike Sim Chair: Warren Boggiss Vice President: Erin Criglington Deputy Chair and Athlete Development: Joe Calkin Immediate Past President: Steve Hurring Treasurer: Wendy Morrison South Island Rep: Brad Tilby Secretary: Lynda Ardern North Island Reps: Olivia Spaans, Andy McKay National Officiating Director: Tony Nelson Co-opted: Garry Bell, Mark Ireland, Kim Hurst Club & Region Development: Gina Scott (Cyclocross Rep) IT, Media and Communications: Darryll Ranford Life Members: Bev May (ONZM), Bruce Goldsworthy, Health and Safety: Steve Adair Ron Cheatley (MBE), Alan