2014Annual Report

2014 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS SPONSORS AND PARTNERS 4 - 5 BOARD / EXECUTIVE TEAM 6 MISSION STATEMENT ASC MESSAGE 7 “To be recognised as the pre-eminent governing body in Australian sport - PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 8 - 9 providing world-class experiences across CEO MESSAGE 10 - 11 the spectrum of cycling enthusiasts from HIGH PERFORMANCE 12 - 13 recreational riders right through to high PARA-CYCLING PROGRAM 14 - 15 performance athletes.” EVENTS 16 - 17 THE ESSENCE OF PARTICIPATION 18 - 19 CYCLING AUSTRALIA ADVOCACY: AMY GILLETT FOUNDATION 20 - 21 “Inspiring more Australians to experience the joy of the ride.” STATE ASSOCIATIONS 22 - 37 MEMBERSHIP 38 - 39 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 40 - 41 ANTI-DOPING 42 - 47 FINANCIAL REPORT 49 - 64 RESULTS 65 - 113 TEAM LISTSINGS 114 - 117 OFFICE BEARERS AND STAFF 118 -119 COMMISSIONS 120 HONOUR ROLL 121 - 122 AWARD WINNERS - JAYCO 2013 CYCLIST OF THE YEAR 123 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDIT Kevin Anderson I Dave Birss I Casey Gibson I Andy Jones John Veage I Mark Walker I Graham Watson SPONSORS AND PARTNERS AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION & AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT Principal Sponsor and Partner PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY JAYCO Major sponsor of CA national teams & High Performance Unit, men’s road continental team, professional track & women’s road trade teams, and Cyclist of the Year Awards SUBARU Major sponsor partnering broadcast production, vehicle supplier to Cycling Australia PRINCIPAL MAJOR OFFICIAL OFFICIAL & Cyclist of the Year Awards SPONSOR PARTNER VEHICLE BROADCAST SBS TELEVISION Broadcast partner PARTNER PARTNER AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Medal incentive funding - Athletes AUSTRALIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE National program & competition funding AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH Elite and junior national program funding GAMES ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PREVENTIVE HEALTH AGENCY Major sponsor of Cycling Australia, promoting “Be the Influence” BIKE TECHNOLOGY (BT) Sponsor of bikes for the Australian track team CITY OF BALLARAT Host partner of the Cycling Australia National Road Championships ENVIRO BIKE BOXES Bike and equipment box sponsor EVENTS TASMANIA Support of the Tour of Tasmania SPONSORS & OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS GREENEDGE Support of Cycling Australia’s High Performance Unit ITALKTRAVEL CA Awards Night sponsor and High Performance Unit support KING & WOOD MALLESONS Support of National Junior Track Series & CA Awards LAKES OIL Gippsland NRS Tour sponsor MAPEI CA High Performance Unit sponsor MARS Major sponsor of the CA Road National Championships MORGAN BLUE Official bike cleaning and lubrications products supplier to national and AIS cycling teams NESTEC LTD Sponsor of sports nutrition program PREMAX Sports cream sponsor SCOTT BIKES Supply of road bikes to the men’s continental team, AIS women’s road team, women’s track endurance team and the track sprint team SHEPPARD CYCLES (GIRO) Helmet sponsor SHIMANO Supply of bike componentry to national programs SINGAPORE AIRLINES Supporting airline of CA High Performance Unit & national teams SMS SANTINI Supplier of clothing for Australian national teams, Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy and professional track trade team SOUTH AUSTRALIA Supporter of the high performance program based in Adelaide, the Velodrome and GOVERNMENT range of national and international road, track, BMX and mountain bike cycling events SPORT & RECREATION VICTORIA Support of the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL COUNCIL Oceania Road Championships, Junior Road Championships TOURISM EVENTS QUEENSLAND, Support of Cairns MTB World Cup SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS & AFFILIATES TOURISM TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND & CAIRNS REGIONAL COUNCIL TRAININGPEAKS Official training software VITTORIA Provision of tyres to national and AIS cycling teams ZARRAFFA’S COFFEE Oceania Road Championships 5 CYCLING AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION MESSAGE FROM BOARD THE CHAIR It has been another significant year for the Australian Sports Commission and the sports network as we continue to work together to pursue victory on the world stage and inspire all MALCOLM SPEED GERRY RYAN OAM President / Chairperson Appointed Director Australians to experience the joy of sport. Australia’s Winning Despite a challenging economic environment, in 2013–14 the Edge continues to Australian Government invested almost $120 million in our national sporting organisations. In high performance, Australia’s Winning Edge evolve as we target continues to evolve as we target sports with the potential to deliver sports with the international success, and invest more in our most promising athletes. potential to deliver Some highlights in 2013–14 have included: international success, Campaign Rio — a partnership between the AIS, Australian and invest more in Olympic Committee and Australian Paralympic Committee to prepare athletes for the Rio Olympic Games. DAVID ANSELL MATTHEW DEVER LINDA EVANS our most promising Director Director Director athletes. AIS Centre for Performance Coaching and Leadership — the Centre continues to develop Australia’s coaches and high performance leaders, with a Podium Coach program launched. AIS Sports Draft — a fast-tracked development program for talented athletes who are interested in transferring to Olympic or Commonwealth Games sports. Our work with sports to reform governance structures and develop their strategic and commercial capabilities also continues. The ASC LEEANNE GRANTHAM ANTHONY GRIFFIN JUSTIN QUILL is determined to create better businesses and we are leading the way Director Director Director with a lean and agile operating model, a new AIS brand, and continued focus on philanthropy through the Australian Sports Foundation. Grassroots participation remains a key priority, with the Australian Government’s announcement of the Sporting Schools program a significant endorsement of community sport. The $100 million program will commence in 2015 — reaching more than 850,000 EXECUTIVE TEAM children — and will enable sports to boost their participation numbers. Australian sport is on a transformative journey. Few periods have been filled with so much activity or so much promise, and I appreciate your hard work and support over the past year. By joining us on this journey you continue to prove your capacity to succeed in this ever-changing sporting landscape. JOHN WYLIE AM Chair – Board of the Australian Sports Commission MELINDA TARRANT KEVIN TABOTTA PAUL BROSNAN STEVE PETERSON Chief Operating Officer National Performance Director General Manager General Manager High Performance Unit High Performance Unit Events CYCLING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014 7 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Cycling in Australia SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS CRITICAL SUPPORT A NEW DIRECTION has a great record 2014 was an outstanding year for Australian riders on the world Our success is achieved with the huge support of federal We recently welcomed the appointment of a new board. These of international stage. We were the top ranked nation at the Glasgow Commonwealth and state governments, state event corporations and appointments – made in September 2014 – provide our sport success, coupled with Games as well as at the road, elite track, junior track and corporate partners. We recognise and thank the Australian with the right mix of skills and expertise for us to reach our an enormous fan and para-cycling track World Championships; and second in the tally Sports Commission, the Australian Paralympic Committee, full potential. The Australian Sports Commission CEO, Simon at the BMX Worlds and fourth at the Para-cycling Road Worlds. the Australian Olympic Committee and the Australian Hollingsworth, confirmed his confidence in the appointment participation base. Our performances demonstrate the depth and breadth of talent Commonwealth Games Association for their support of cycling of this new board and we are pleased that he believes this Combining this with our across our High Performance programs. in 2014. will make Cycling Australia one of the nation’s most dynamic sporting administrations. talented, hard working I take this opportunity to congratulate our nine Commonwealth We were delighted to welcome the news of a two million dollar team and the support Games Gold Medallists: Scott Sunderland, Matthew Glaetzer, Jack loan to the organisation that will be used to stabilise our We were also delighted to attract a new, high calibre CEO, financial position and protect our successful high performance Nick Green OAM, to work with the board to guide us in this of our community, we Bobridge, Alex Edmondson, Glenn O’Shea, Luke Davison, Stephanie Morton, Anna Meares and Annette Edmondson. 2014 saw Australians program while we complete our governance reform. new direction. Nick’s initial focus will be on reviewing High are confident and excited Performance and the delivery of a number of important events win 11 Elite World Championships, with two dual winners: Without this support, the future of Cycling Australia would have in the expanded “Summer of Cycling”. We also became about the future of Cycling Alex Edmondson Men’s Individual Pursuit, Men’s Team Pursuit been uncertain. However, with this critical funding, we are a company limited by guarantee, and adopted a new (Glenn O’Shea, Alex Edmondson, Mitchell Mulhern and Luke able to ensure that our athletes are represented and cycling Australia. constitution to support our new governance mandate. Davison), Amy Cure Women’s Points Race, Sam Willoughby BMX continues to be celebrated throughout Australia. We are hugely Elite Men, Michael Gallagher Men’s C5 Individual Pursuit and Time thankful for

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