CYCLING VICTORIA Annual Report 2015-2016 RACING page Another banner year in racing was highlighted by 07 the hosting of 6 National Championships and 5 UCI events in Victoria.

page WATCHING So far this year 1,481,281 viewers have watched 25 a cycling event on TV in Victoria.

page RIDING Through 2015/16, over 4,500 school students were 21 directly impacted through school programs that CV facilitated.

page MARKETING Most of the CV marketing has focused on 29 increasing the digital footprint.

a page PRESIDENT’S REPORT pbk In 2015 Cycling Victoria saw a growth in over 25% page 01 year-on-year in entries over all disciplines. TMB 33 Contents

WATCHING So far this year 1,481,281 viewers have watched a cycling event on TV in Victoria.

page BMX BMX Victoria has drafted and released the 37 Strategic Plan 2016-2019 after an evaluation of its 2012-2015 Strategic Plan. RIDING

page FINANCE We are pleased to report a surplus for the MARKETING 41 2015/16 financial year. Most of the CV marketing has focused on increasing the digital footprint.

PEOPLE Two key committees were developed this year: Audit and Risk and Nominations. 1. President’s Report Welcome to the 2015 Cycling Victoria Annual General meeting.

I take great pleasure in advising that 2016 has been a successful and significant year for Cycling Victoria. Both sport and business outcomes advanced the momentum and achievement of targets set for year one of the 2016 – 2019 Strategic Plan. Specific highlights included:

Hosted 6 National Championships and 5 UCI Events

An increase in A 10% increase in the racing participation number of officials by 25% and coaches

More than 15,000 Significant increase individuals participants in Riding / recreation in riding programs members

A surplus of $155,000 from $2,045,000 revenue. CV’s net equity position lifted by 21% over the year. 2 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

1. Cycling Victoria’s strategic More People vision is: Riding

Riding is a major strategic fo- cus for CV. This year, more than “ Building a love of 15,000 people participated in events and programs through- out the state. Cornerstone cycling. More people programs were: Riding, Racing & ƒƒ Women; Breeze Rides and Social Spin Watching.” ƒƒ People with a disability; Try Cycling ƒƒ Older Adults; Life Cycle 55+ It relies on continuing to grow and improve The Seight Challenge Series continued with the Whittlesea racing whilst also increasing the Ride/ recrea- Challenge, Mount Macedon tion membership. Clubs are embracing recre- Challenge and Marysville Chal- lenge. CV also partnered with ation and finding the new members a positive Melburn Roobaix, Sam Miranda part of club culture. Tour and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Ride. CV has We can review each of these strategic pillars; launched “The Amazing Ride” family adventure as the first riding, racing, watching, marketing and peo- new ride for 2017. Other new ple: ride launches will follow in 2017.

The importance and investment in facilities ff$200,000 ffPlanned Upgrades has continued to for perspex track- to the Hawthorn grow in line with our side fencing at Velodrome Club stratetgy. Significant DISC. Rooms achievements have been realised this year including: ffUpgrades to Brunswick Velodrome and continued work with St Kilda CC on a permanent home in Fisherman’s Bend. 3

2. 3. More People More People Racing Watching

The number of people racing The Victorian Road Series Assessing how many people across the state rose by 25% continued to enjoy enormous are watching cycling was a new this year. Growth came from success in 2016 measured by initiative. It has therefore been a Cyclo-cross and major track participation numbers of 000 learning experience in terms of events. The Winter Track Series riders and positive feedback understanding what information was successful with about 120 from all stakeholders. is available and what is rel- entries per event and up 20% evant to CV. Data on television on the previous year. Rac- The Victorian Junior Road viewership and event specta- ing membership flat-lined and Series has been launched; it tors are in process of being reflects a national trend. CV will comprises 5 races including the benchmarked with the objective continue to work with CA and established junior tours. of measuring future increases in clubs to recruit and retain rac- those watching our sport. VICS (Vic Interschool Cycling ing members in 2017. Series) is expected to grow Social media continues to CV remains committed to grow- further; 7 races in the series, expand and is a key communi- ing track racing. The “Track Su- an average of 220 riders per cation strategy. 40,000+ people per Series” will be a significant event, 30 schools involved and per month access CV social initiative as it aims to attract an enthusiastic and committed media channels. new-to-the-sport audiences, patron in Simon Gerrans. as well as consolidating the A communication strategy The Moto-scouts group is support of long-time track fans aimed at traditional media will now operating effectively; its through a multi-grade team, in- be implemented in 2017. goal of creating and maintain- novative racing formats and run ing professional standards for Current CV sponsors include as a series so that team sup- moto-riders is crucial for major Seight Custom Clothing, TAC, port can develop. Please check road races. The Moto-scouts Winning Edge, Singapore out these events. It is also great accreditation program has been Airlines, Physiohealth and to note that track fans had the noted by the VicPol Special Croydon Cycleworks. CV values first 6 day race in 25+ years Solo Group. these relationships and looks earlier this month. The event forward to continuing to work was well run and attendances together. will undoubtedly grow next year. 4 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

Cycling Australia (CA)

2016 was a big year for CA due to the Rio Olympics and Board Paralympics. As recorded at the time, cycling results at Rio Acknowledge- Governance were generally disappointing. The Paralympic team was the ment & Thanks exception and achieved the Your CV board completed the predicted medal tally. Following VicSport “Next stage of govern- the appointment of a new HPU On behalf of Cycling Victoria, ance” program during the year. Director, probably by Febru- I wish to thank our wonderful The 2016 board member elec- ary, a review of HPU will be volunteers and high-energy tion will be the third and final conducted by CA. This review club administrators. Your hard step in reducing the number of will include provision for sub- work and continued support elected board members to 2 missions from members and drives the sport and ensures per year. At the Half Year Gen- interested parties. that Victoria remains the centre eral Meeting clubs supported of cycling in Australia. 2016 represented the second the board initiative to ensure year of operation for the cur- We thank our key partners: gender parity by requiring that rent CA board. CA recorded a Cycling Australia, BMX Victoria, clubs vote for female and male surplus of $305,000 for FY16. the Victorian Institute of Sport, candidates separately to ensure The shift by CA to Melbourne Vichealth, and Sport and Rec- both genders are represented occurred. reation Victoria for their contin- in each election. This initiative ued support. also ensures compliance with The CA NRS Review continues the state government require- with a recommendation for the Kipp Kaufmann and his dedi- ment of at least 40% gender development of a strategy for cated team have provided out- diversity for state government the best business case moving standing service and commit- funded not-for-profit boards. forward. ASC funding is sought ment in what was a very busy 2016 saw the commencement for this next step. year for all. of an Audit and Risk Committee and a Nominations Committee. CA launched a new commis- Finally, I thank the Cycling Vic- Both these committees at- sion structure during the year. toria board comprising: Doug tracted highly skilled individuals The commissions are; Sport, Armstrong, Lisa Byrne, Matt prepared to assist in helping Technical, Coaching, Women’s Fletcher, David Grant, Monique CV continue to improve. They and Advocacy. Victorian mem- Hanley, Mark Heinz, Jo Jericho, are working well. The Austral- bers are included in all commis- Laurie Noonan, Heather Park ian Sports Commission (ASC) sions. and David Tennant for their Governance Principles require enthusiastic participation and these committees from NSOs. Malcolm Speed stepped down support over the year. CV has, as a rule, adopted as Chair of CA at the 2016 ASC Governance Principles on AGM. His replacement will be the basis of representing best announced by early-December. practice. The CV board will be undertaking a board audit early in 2017. 5

The Year Ahead

CV will support the incoming Glen Pearsall CA Chair whilst ensuring that President, Cycling Victoria we continue to contribute to the strategic direction and imple- mentation of CA initiatives.

CV will continue to focus on membership growth initiatives. This will cover both Racing and Riding members.

New racing and recreation rides will be launched and offer some exciting experiences for our members and prospective members. 2. Racing Another banner year in racing was highlighted by the hosting of 6 National Championships and 5 UCI events in Victoria. 8 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

ROAD

Road Cycling has continued the trend of the last few years with another increase in participa- tion. The 9 race series Singa- pore Airlines Victorian Road TRACK Series (VRS) has now estab- lished itself as the premier state Track cycling continues to see series in Australia with many both positive and negative ebbs top riders and teams participat- and flows. Regional towns of ing in the races. Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, 2016 also saw the continua- Wangaratta, Echuca-Moama tion of the Victorian Time Trial and Ararat showed great sup- Series and Victorian Junior Tour port for track cycling having Series. These continue to show conducted Christmas Carnivals strength however will undergo and/or State Championship changes in 2017 to better meet events. These are certainly the needs of our riders. the backbone of track cycling. Additionally 2016 saw Cycling Additionally we saw the host- CYCLO-CROSS Victoria successfully hosting ing of the Australian Elite Road of 2 National Championships National Championships, Junior (Australian Madison Champi- Road National Championships After a successful launch of onships & Australian Masters (U15/17) and the Oceania Road the Victorian CX Series in 2015, Track Championships) and 2 Championships in Victoria. the 2016 Victorian CX Series UCI events (International Track grew with an average of a 40% Series – Melbourne and The The summer of cycling grew increase in participation in the Austral Track meet at Hisense to new heights with the Cadel series events this year. The Arena). This year the season Evans Great Ocean Road events in regional areas saw a saw the expansion in the Winter Race and the Herald Sun Tour huge grown indicating a strong Track Series - the five race days continued to grow in stature in- trend for more participation in increased by 20% per round of ternationally with top riders like CX. Cycling Victoria and Fields which 24% were female. Chris Froome competing in the of Joy CX hosted the 2015 CX events this year. Cadel Evans National Championships at Great Ocean Road Race has Essendon Fields which saw re- been granted World Tour status cord numbers participate in the from 2017 onwards which is a national championship which major achievement for the event also saw many Victorian’s claim organisers. the national title for their age division. Sunbury CC (Fields of Joy CX) also successfully hosted a major UCI event – a great achievement for the club. 9

VICTORIAN IN- TERSCHOOL CYCLING VICTORIAN SERIES SCHOOLS CY- CLING CHAMPI- The VICS series ran again in 2015/16 and grew on aver- ONSHIPS age by 30% per round. The series came together through The 2015 VSCC has been one the collaboration of CV, vari- FACILITIES of the most successful to date ous schools, parents of junior cyclists and Simon Gerrans. with a continued growth in After the publication of the Vic- participation numbers overall, Simon came on board as the ambassador of the series and torian Cycling Facilities Strategy although a number of events in 2015 CV and our clubs have have had to be rationalised due has been crucial in promoting and driving the event forward. been working on a number of to poor previous attendances. projects to provide additional Mountain biking and BMX The model is based around facilities for the sport. Projects featured heavily in the VSCC a ‘Saturday morning school that have been completed or along with road racing. Moun- sport’ model with schools com- funded this year include: tain biking continued to be the peting against other schools for the Simon Gerrans Perpetual ƒƒ rspex at the Darebin Interna- fastest growing discipline with tional Velodrome an average of 230+ participants Trophy. per round. ƒƒ Refurbishment of Hawthorn Within the first series, seven Velodrome A weekend of state final events events occurred with a mixture of individual times trials, team ƒƒ Safety Upgrades to Packer was hosted in Bendigo in Octo- Park Velodrome ber. BMX, mountain biking and time trials, criteriums and a hill road racing were hosted over climb taking place. ƒƒ New Club Rooms at Brun- swick Velodrome three consecutive days with A key element of the program fantastic numbers, competition was the requirement to have ƒƒ Construction of Casey BMX and atmosphere. Overall, 600 a licence for the program. CV Track started individuals participated in the 3 negotiated a 6 month VICS ƒƒ Upgrades to H.A. Smith Velo- days. licence with CA to allow partici- drome surface pants to compete in the series By the numbers: ƒƒ Cycling Victoria are also and also participate in any working on a number of facili- ƒƒ 5 road events, with 843 par- other cycling event between ties projects including: ticipants overall, the start of October and end of ƒƒ 4 mountain bike events, with March. ƒƒ New inner city off-road circuit 883 participants overall, with St Kilda CC By the numbers: ƒƒ 5 BMX events, with 490 par- ƒƒ Cycling facilities at Caulfield ticipants overall. ƒƒ 1,034 participants across the Racecourse race series, ƒƒ 68 schools involved in the series 10 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

2015-2016 EVENT COMPARISON

Event Entries Women Total Entries Previous Year Winter Track Series Round 1 66 28 94 55 Winter Track Series Round 2 79 28 107 61 Winter Track Series Round 3 91 24 115 43 Winter Track Series Round 4 88 28 116 48 Winter Track Series Round 5 95 27 122 56 Winter Track Series Round 6 - - - 69 Winter Track Series Round 7 - - - 57 Melbourne Cup on Wheels 43 29 72 117 Victorian Omnium Champs 55 18 73 44 Victorian Track Grand Prix 84 42 126 123 Footscray Track Open 107 47 154 0 Victorian Club Teams Championships (Track) 70 17 87 141 Ararat Track Carnival 57 28 85 101 Victorian Senior Track Championships (Elite/ 32 17 49 45 Paracycling) The Austral / Australian Madison Championships 180 83 263 259 Christmas Carnival - Horsham - - - 92 Christmas Carnival - Ballarat 99 49 148 - Christmas Carnival - Bendigo 166 64 230 208 Christmas Carnival - Shepparton 109 45 154 142 Christmas Carnival - Wangaratta 104 44 148 146 Echuca-Moama Junior Carnival 57 36 93 84 Wangaratta Track Carnival 38 7 45 80 Victorian Junior Track Championships J11/13 93 35 128 115 Victorian Junior J15/17 Track Championships 52 22 74 71 Victorian Masters Track Championship 60 15 75 62 Bendigo International Madison Carnival (no Criterium) 84 28 112 186 Victorian Club Teams Championships (Road) 259 99 358 289 Hamilton 120 88 0 88 96 VIC 100km Championships 66 2 68 50 Eildon Junior & Women Tour 122 57 179 191 Melbourne to Ballarat 180 17 197 199 Victorian CX Series - Round 4 141 15 156 0 Victorian CX Championships 164 20 184 - Wangaratta ITT 46 10 56 34 Victorian Junior Road Championships 237 69 306 326 National CX Championships 201 35 236 - Victorian Masters Road Championships 233 38 271 245 11

Event Entries Women Total Entries Previous Year Tour of the Great South Coast 117 0 117 130 Sam Miranda 483 150 633 512 Rob Vernon Handicap 128 19 147 163 Victorian CX Series - Round 5 101 24 125 - CA Junior National Road Championships 410 160 570 - Amy's Otway Tour 0 56 56 55 Midlands Tour 170 32 202 202 Victorian CX Series - Round 6 60 8 68 - Melbourne to Warrnambool 225 19 244 199 Tour of Goldfields 0 66 66 65 Eildon ITT 44 13 57 - Eildon Road Race 113 20 133 - Tour de Bress Criterium 43 17 60 66 Tour of Bright 585 107 692 738 SKCC Super Crit 110 55 165 179 Bay Cycling Classic 489 144 633 309 Australian Road Nationals 456 150 606 - Cadel Evans Road Race 146 72 218 183 Hearld Sun Tour 96 0 96 94 Tour of East Gippsland 303 75 378 291 Oceania Road Championships 277 96 373 - Grand Prix Victorian Criterium Championships 340 60 400 207 Mansfield Tour 270 57 327 358 Australian Hill Climb Championships 116 30 146 - Geelong ITT 80 24 104 94 Baw Baw Classic 179 15 194 174 Victorian Country/Metro Championships 321 52 373 346 Wal Smith Memorial 70 6 76 73 Leongatha Junior Experience 42 12 54 64 Castlemaine ITT 85 25 110 121 Ararat Junior Tour 106 30 136 157 Tour of the South West 295 73 368 365 Fields of Joy CX (VICXS) 200 54 254 206 Preston Mountain Classic 140 27 167 211 Fred Icke Road Race 185 32 217 114 Mt Beauty CX (VICXS) 130 37 167 76 Bright CX (VICXS) 130 43 173 - Dirty Deeds CX (VICXS) 221 55 276 156 Bendigo Junior Tour 139 37 176 - 12 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

Development: Performance

TRACK

ELITE & J19 NATIONAL Athlete Medals Event CHAMPIONSHIPS Kelland O’Brien Gold U19 Men Team Pursuit The Championships were Riley Hart hosted in Melbourne from the Thomas McDonald 3rd February – 6th February, Godfrey Slattery 2016. Victoria sent a team of 17 Brit Jackson Gold U19 Women Team Sprint athletes, wi=th 9 support staff. Emma Chilton The team completed the cham- Shane Perkins Bronze Elite Men Team Sprint pionships with a medal haul of Jacob Schmid 8 gold medals, 9 silver medals, David Koroknai and 5 bronze medals. Emma Chilton Bronze U19 Women 7.5km Scratch Caitlin Ward Gold Elite Women 500m Time Trial From this event, 5 Victorian ath- letes were invited to represent Ruby Roseman-Gannon Silver U19 Women Individual Pursuit Australia at the world junior Kelland O’Brien Gold U19 Men Individual Pursuit championships. These were: Gold U19 Men 25km Points Gold U19 Men 10km Scratch ƒƒ Ruby Roseman Gannon Silver U19 Men 1000m Time Trial ƒƒ Godfrey Slattery Godfrey Slattery Silver U19 Men Individual Pursuit ƒƒ Thomas McDonald ƒƒ Kelland O’Brien Brit Jackson Bronze U19 Women Time Trial ƒƒ Connor Rowley Connor Rowley Gold U19 Men Sprint Bronze U19 Men 1000m Time Trial Silver U19 Men Keirin Thomas McFarlane Silver U19 Men 10km Scratch Bronze U19 Men Sprint

Jacob Schmid Silver Elite Men Sprint Silver Elite Men Keirin Riley Hart Silver U19 Men 25km Points Ruby Roseman-Gannon Silver U19 Women 20km Points Shane Perkins Gold Elite Men Keirin Bronze Elite Men Sprint 13

J15 & J17 NATIONAL Athlete Medals Event CHAMPIONSHIPS Alice Culling Gold JW17 Team Pursuit The Championships were Jemma Eastwood hosted in Melbourne from the Sarah Gigante 24th February – 27th February, Alana Field 2016. Victoria sent a team of 24 Jemma Eastwood Silver JW17 Points athletes. Silver JW17 Pursuit The team completed the cham- Neve Bradbury Bronze JW15 Keirin pionships with a medal haul of Alex Allott Bronze JM15 Keirin 2 Gold medals, 7 Silver medals, mma Eastwood Silver JW17 Team Sprint and 5 Bronze medals. Alana Field Alice Culling Gold JW17 Pursuit Silver JW17 Scratch Graeme Frislie Bronze JM17 Scratch Nathan Bof Bronze JM17 Team Sprint Oliver Booth Graeme Frislie Nathan Bof Silver JM17 Team Sprint Joshua Heather Max Stewart Austin Timmins Nathan Bof Silver JM17 Sprint Isla Bradbury Bronze JW15 Individual Pursuit Anna Field Sliver JW17 Sprint

ATHLETE TRACK ENDURANCE & SPRINT SQUADS DEVELOPMENT In partnership with the VIS, Cycling Victoria has been working to PROGRAM: develop the next generation of track superstars.

Hilton Clarke has been coaching both a sprint and separate endur- ance squad. The VIS has increased the number of athletes it sup- ports on scholarship and for the second consecutive year years has allowed J17 athletes into the program. 14 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

ROAD

J15 & J17 NATIONAL Athlete Medals Event CHAMPIONSHIPS Georgia O’Rourke Bronze JW17 Individual Time Trial The Championships were Godfrey Slattery Bronze JM17 Individual Time Trial hosted in Shepparton from the Gold JM17 Road Race 11th of September – 13th of Graeme Frislie Gold JM15 Criterium September, 2015. Victoria sent a team of 21 athletes.

The team completed the cham- pionships with a medal haul of ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT PRO- 2 gold medals, and 2 bronze medals. GRAM: ROAD

A thorough athlete development program (road) focused on a range of different areas including skills and technique. The program started with a two day camp commencing in Bendigo.

Following the camp, a number of development days were hosted by Cycling Victoria in partnership with the regional academies. These camps focused on skill sets used for racing. These skill sets in- cluded:

ƒƒ Hill climbing – A development day in Ballarat where the partici- pants learnt how to climb a hill and tactics to use the hill to their advantage in racing. ƒƒ Descending – A development day at the one-in-twenty in Dan- denong, participants learnt different techniques in descending and how to descend safely in a bunch.

Each development day had an average of 15 participants with camps being hosted at a range of venues around the state.

ALL VICTORIAN MEDAL WINNERS AT NATIONAL LEVEL

AUSTRALIAN MASTERS Athlete Medals Event TRACK NATIONAL James Follacchio Silver MMAS1 Time Trial CHAMPIONSHIPS Silver MMAS1 Sprint March 30th- April 2nd Paul Morris Silver MMAS2 Time Trial Bronze MMAS2 Sprint Bronze MMAS2 Scratch Craig Ferdinands Silver MMAS3 Time Trial Bronze MMAS3 Sprint Bronze MMAS3 Scratch 15

Athlete Medals Event Brian McGowan Gold MMAS9 Time Trial Bronze MMAS9 Sprint Bronze MMAS9 Scratch Neil Wray Gold MMAS10 Time Trial Silver MMAS10 Sprint Michelle Cook Bronze WMAS1 Time Trial Leeana-Kate James Bronze WMAS2 Time Trial Bronze WMAS2 Pursuit Gigi Van Der Poll Silver WMAS3 Time Trial Bronze WMAS3 Sprint Gabrielle Belz Gold WMAS4 Time Trial Silver WMAS4 Pursuit Silver WMAS4 Sprint Silver WMAS4 Scratch David Chadderton Bronze MMAS9 Pursuit Bronze MMAS9 Sprint Malcolm Powell Silver MMAS10 Pursuit Samantha Sutton Bronze WMAS4 Pursuit Tom Leaper Gold MMAS3 Scratch Walter Dapcich Silver MMAS5 Scratch David Moreland Silver MMAS6 Scratch Peter Ganns Bronze MMAS7 Scratch Lawrence Naughton Silver MMAS9 Scratch Carina Newman Bronze MWAS1 Scratch Vanessa Goss Bronze MWAS3 Scratch Gabrielle Belz Silver WMAS Team Pursuit- all ages Rebecca Sutherland Leena-Kate James Gigi Van Der Poll Michael Gallagher Gold MMAS Team Pursuit- All ages Paul Mason David Kelly Rohan Andrew Craig Ferdinands Bronze MMAS Team Sprint Sean Cleary Paul Parker Gigi Van Der Poll Silver WMAS Team Sprint Gabrielle Belz 16 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

2016 MASTERS Athlete Medals Event ROAD NATIONAL Dominik Dudkiewicz Gold MMAS1 Criterium CHAMPIONSHIPS Gerard Donnelly Gold MMAS6 Criterium 25th-27th September 2015 Gold MMAS6 Road Race Silver MMAS6 Time Trial Russell Newnham Silver MMAS6 Criterium Silver MMAS6 Road Race Bronze MMAS6 Time Trial William Gordin Bronze MMAS6 Criterium Gold MMAS6 Time Trial Harry Hanley Silver MMAS5 Criterium Andrew Gray Gold MMAS2 Criterium Bronze MMAS2 Road Race Gold MMAS2 Time Trial Stephen Lane Silver MMAS2 Criterium Silver MMAS2 Time Trial Anna Davis Silver WMAS4 Road Race Gold WMAS5 Time Trial Caroline Clarke Silver WMAS6 Road Race Cheryle Barker Bronze WMAS6 Road Race Silver WMAS6 Time Trial Damien Jones Silver MMAS4 Road Race Justine Barrow Bronze WMAS2 Road Race Rowan Dever Bronze MMAS1 Road Race Jay Phillpotts Gold MMAS2 Road Race Bret Steiszkal Gold MMAS1 Time Trial Dean Heathcote Bronze MMAS4 Time Trial John Cain Gold MMAS5 Time Trial Carmine Soriano Silver MMAS5 Time Trial Doug Barrett Bronze MMAS9 Time Trial William McConnell Gold MMAS10 Time Trial Elizabeth Hall Gold WMAS4 Time Trial Marg Noonan Gold WMAS7 Time Trial Robyn Baker Bronze WMAS7 Time Trial 17

2016 CYCLO-CROSS Athlete Medals Event Garry Milburn Silver Elite Men Christopher Aiken Bronze Elite Men Peta Mullens Silver Elite Women April McDonough Bronze Elite Women Ben Walkerden Silver U23 Men Erin Mitchell Silver U23 Women Adam Blazevic Gold U19 Men Japser Albrecht Bronze U19 Men Teagan Atherstone Silver U19 Women Anakin Williams Bronze U17 Men James Mountain Silver U15 Men Ruben Bell Bronze U15 Men Paul Jones Gold Masters 1 Men Stephen Whiting Silver Masters 1 Men Brad Eastwick Bronze Masters 1 Men Aroha Yates Bronze Masters 1 Women Jarrod Moroni Gold Masters 2 Men Simon Bishop Silver Masters 3 Men Patrick Oliver Silver Masters 5 Men Rob Eva Bronze Masters 5 Men Craig Peacock Gold Masters 6 Men Michael Lawson Masters 7 Men

2016 CA U19 ROAD Athlete Medals Event CHAMPIONSHIPS Ruby Roseman-Gannon Bronze Junior women’s Criterium Bronze Junior women’s Road Race Kelland O’Brien Silver Junior men’s Criterium Ross Gordon Bronze Junior men’s Criterium

PARA TRACK Athlete Medals Event CHAMPIONSHIPS Hannah MacDougall Sliver WC4 Pursuit Gabriel Bouris Sliver MC1 Time Trial Sliver MC1 Pursuit Massie Knight Sliver MC3 Time Trial Silver MC3 Pursuit Alistair Donohoe Gold MC5 Time Trial Gold MC5 Pursuit Jessica Gallagher Gold Women Tandem Time Trial 18 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

PARA ROAD Athlete Medals Event CHAMPIONSHIPS Carol Cooke Gold~Gold~ WT2 Individual Time Trial~WT2 Road Race Alex Welsh Gold MH3 Road Race Stuart Tripp Gold~Gold MH5 Individual Time Trial~MH5 Road Race Jared Pope Gold~Gold~ MC2 Individual Time Trial ~MC2 Road Race Massie Knight Silver~Silver MC3 Individual Time Trial~MC3 Road Race Hannah MacDougall WC4 Individual Time Trial~WC4 Road Race Alistair Donohoe Bronze~Gold MC5 Individual Time Trial~MC5 Road Race Gabriel Bouris Silver MC2 Individual Time Trial Michael Taylor Silver MH3 Road Race

PARA ROAD Athlete Medals Event CHAMPIONSHIPS Neil Van Der Ploeg Bronze Men’s Road Race Bridie O’Donnell Sliver Women’s Time Trial Peta Mullens Gold Women’s Road Race Sliver Women’s Criterium Steele Von Hoff Gold Men’s Criterium Shannon Malseed Gold U23 Women’s Road Race Gold U23 Women’s Criterium Tayla Evens Bronze U23 Women’s Criterium Alistair Donohoe Sliver U23 Men’s Road Race Chris Hamilton Gold U23 Men’s Criterium Oscar Stevenson Sliver U23 Men’s Time Trial 19 3. Riding Through 2015/16, over 4,500 school students were directly impacted through school programs that CV facilitated. This was an increase in 80% from 2014/15. 22 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

Through 2015/16, over 4,500 SCHOOLS school students were directly THE WOMEN’S impacted through school pro- RIDE The Riding department worked grams that CV facilitated. This with a number of organisa- was an increase in 80% from In 2015 CV initiated The Wom- tions to promote cycling within 2014/15. en’s Ride. In 2016 it ran for a schools. Of these Cycling Aus- second time with growth of tralia and Girls Sport Victoria 15%. were most prominent. BREEZE The Women’s Ride is a single The Breeze Rides program day celebration of women’s commenced redevelopment in riding. It’s Victoria’s annual 2015/16 with a working group mass participation riding event being set up to investigate the designed especially to encour- future needs of the program age more women to participate and a Breeze Rides Liaison be- in cycling. ing appointed.

The working group investigated issues such as branding, com- CV was integral in the develop- munications, reporting, risk ment of Australian Sporting management and participation Schools program: Let’s Ride. leading to the development of This program was tested in a work plan. The work plan will Victoria through a range of be implemented in 2015/16 as different schools that were at- the program continues. tended. Additionally, the Let’s Ride Legends Ambassadors In contrast to a lot of recrea- program was launched in Victo- tional rides, The Women’s Ride ria with many schools taking up invites BUGS, riding bunches, the program as an internally de- cycling clubs, bicycle shops livered program. Approximately and anyone interested to lead 2,700 students participated in their own ride and take part in this program. the festivities on the day. The rides are registered and adver- The Riding department had tised to the public so everyone a strong focus on increas- – women, men and families can ing female participation within participate. schools. In order to achieve this select schools were targeted, The 2016 event saw further these included; Methodist partnerships develop, with Ladies College , Ivanhoe Girls Cycling Victoria and Bicycle Grammar to name a few. Network coming together with the joint objective of increasing Additionally, Girls Sport Victo- womens participation. ria partnered with CV to affect female participation numbers The day was a tremendous amongst junior girls. Their an- In 2015/16 close to 6,600 wom- success, however it is per- nual program grew again, and en participated in the program. ceived that the potential around discussions are occurring to the event is still to be realized. further expand this program. 23

By the numbers: The program was piloted in adults, a number of different local ƒƒ Capture adults classified as ƒƒ In excess of 2,500 individuals government authorities with participated in the events, inactive or somewhat active varying degrees of success. In into riding programs, ƒƒ Over 50 different rides around its first year, it reached 369 par- metropolitan and regional ticipants across City of Greater ƒƒ Generate a new sustainable Victoria, Geelong, Know City Council, asset for CV, and City of Darebin. ƒƒ 15 cycling related events ƒƒ Provide a pathway for future hosted hundreds of individu- cycling participation amongst als participating in the rides, • LIFE CYCLE 55+ mature adults. ƒƒ Over 500,000 social media Life by bike comprises three impressions (Facebook, Ins- programs developed by CV. tagram, Twitter) In 2015/16 Cycling Victoria These programs are: received programme fund- ƒƒ Coverage in local, regional, ing of $375,000 over 3 years ƒƒ Inspired: Targets those who state and national media (Tel- from VicHealth as a part of have been off the bike for a evision, Radio, Print) their State Sports Association while, or are new to the bike Participation funding grants. and want to build skills and SOCIAL SPIN Cycling Victoria’s focus with confidence, this funding will be to increase ƒƒ Explore: Targets mature cycling participation amongst adults wish to explore their In 2015/16 Cycling Victoria re- adults over the age of 55. local area, and increase ceived seed funding ($100,000) their social network through from VicHealth as a part of their weekly rides in their local ‘Changing the game’: women’s area. Four rides have com- participation funding program. menced; Geelong, Brighton, With this funding Cycling Victo- Casey and Hawthorn. ria developed an initiative called Social Spin. ƒƒ Adventure. Provides a cycling tourism opportunity Social Spin is a program that for older adults in conjunc- delivers pop-up spin style tion with major events, and classes for inactive or some- regional providers. what active women, with the In 2015/16, the pilot saw 243 aim to make them more ac- individuals participate. tive. Based on a fun and social experience, classes will be de- livered using flat-bar bikes and ‘wind trainers’, and a flexibility in terms of set-up location.

This funding was used to develop a product called ‘Life Cycle. The products objectives are too:

ƒƒ Increase participation in adult riding programs, ƒƒ Increase Cycling Victoria’s product offering mature 4. Watching So far this year 1,481,281 viewers have watched a cycling event on TV in Victoria. 26 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

2016 saw CV begin to benchmark the num- ber of viewers and look at increasing the engagement of the fan in Victoria. So far this year 1,481,281 viewers have watched a cycling event on TV in Victoria. Additionally over 100,0000 people will have attended a major cycling event in Victoria this year. The highlights have included: ƒƒCycling Australia Road Nationals ƒƒMitchelton Bay Series ƒƒNational Road Series ƒƒCadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. ƒƒAustral Wheelrace 27 a pbk

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Membership

2015 – 2016 saw a number of Once again CV were steadfast in not increasing the prices of mem- new changes in the member- bership for the 4th consecutive year. ship which included: With engagement from our clubs we introduced a new ‘Club Affili- ƒƒ Introduction of the Ride Basic ate’ policy which would allow clubs to join corporate entities. Most Membership recently we have developed a new Corporate Club program which ƒƒ Acknowledgement of short encourages participation among corporate groups in CV activities. term memberships (day and For the third consecutive year CV did not raise membership prices – 3 day) making those in Victoria the second cheapest in the country. ƒƒ Introduction of the VICS membership as part of the Most excitingly our membership saw large increases in 2015-2016 club structure particularly in the areas of riding and short term membership.

Membership statistics across cycling categories:

Racing 4,233 Racing 4,655 Recreational 2,411 Recreational 1,301 Temporary 3,300 Temporary 301 Non-Riding 184 Non-Riding 176

Year till date Year 2015 10,128 6,433 31

Communication Sponsorship

Most of the CV marketing has focused on increasing the digital Over the past 12 months footprint. With growth over 25% our strategy in this area is certainly existing partnerships were taking shape. renewed with TAC, Singapore Airlines, Seight, Physiohealth Most of the CV marketing has focused on increasing the digital and Winning Edge. Addition- footprint. With growth over 25% our strategy in this area is certainly ally we welcomed a number taking shape. of new partners into the fold. Beastwear were appointed as Participation Statistics across various web platforms: the official leisurewear partner, Big 4 Holiday Parks as our Communication Channels This period 2015 Growth accommodation partner for several regional events together @CyclingVictoria (Twitter) 10,200 8,821 14% with numerous event partners CV Instagram 16, 300 9,403 43% including Anchor Point, City of Whittlesea, Dahlsens Mitre 10 CV Facebook 14,336 10,534 26% and Beechworth Bakery. Other Channels 5,531 3,939 29% Our partners play an integral role in the operation of the business and we thank each and every one of them for their continued support. 6. People Two key committees were developed this year: Audit and Risk and Nominations. These committees play a critical role in Cycling Victoria to ensure we meet the Australian Sports Commission Good People Governance principals. 34 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

Board

President Glen Pearsall Vice President Mark Heintz Finance Director Lisa Byrne Executive Member Monique Hanley Board Members Laurie Noonan David Grant Staff Matt Fletcher Heather Park CEO Kipp Kaufmann Jo Jericho Doug Armstrong Finance Manager Peter Quibell David Tennant Commercial Manager Andrew Haug Communications & Membership Manager Paul Lumsden Road Manager Simon Gwynn Track Manager Craig Eastwood Events Manager Karin Jones Clubs Manager Daniel Woodrow Manager - Riding & People Mark Drehlich Coordinator - People and Programs Alan Mok Coordinator - Riding Programs Tanja Van Bokhoven Coordinator - Business Development Renata Ferah BMX Manager Kyle Chandler 35

Our Committee Coach Development Audit & Risk Heather Park (Chair) Lisa Byrne In 2015-16 Cycling Victoria ran Guy Underwood two Level One and four Road David Williams and Track Skill courses run every year. Lloyd Freeburn Over the 6 coaching course we were able to increase the Technical Committee Laurie Noonan (Chair) coaches in Victoria by 64. Matthew Wright Mark Zanatta A total of 21 up¬skilled there NCAS Road and Track Skills Greg Griffiths qualifications and began their Karen O’Callaghan pathway to becoming level one Pam Williams coaches. Michelle Grima

Moto Committee Warwick James (Chair) Commissaire Chris Green Development Pedro Eberbach Stuart Keighley In 2015-16, the number of level one commissaire had increase Marketing & Watching Mat Vine (Chair) by 48. There was a major in- crease in clubs that didn’t have Julian Murphy any commissaires to having one or two.

History Bill Liddy The target over the next few Committee years we will be aiming at all Ken Mansell (Convenor) clubs to have at least 4 com- Robert Hess missaires. Ray Bowles The number of regional com- missaire has also increased, Malcolm Powell with 23 of the 48 being from Bruce Goodwin regional clubs. Garry Jones Nominations Katrina Spence (Chair) Melinda Jacobson Laurie Noonan 7.

BMX BMX Victoria has drafted and released the Strategic Plan 2016-2019 after an evaluation of its 2012-2015 Strategic Plan and an organisation-wide review of association operations. 38 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

while our modest growth return clubs for their efforts in putting BODI TURNER indicates that there is work to on fantastic competitions over AT THE OLYM- be done in improving our reten- the year. tion rates. While comparable PICS with other cycling disciplines, it is a priority moving forward NATIONAL Bodi Turner had both the to improve our retention rates, Victorian and Australian BMX particularly in regional areas, EVENTS communities behind him as while continuing to attract new he became the first Victorian members to our clubs. The 2016 National Champion- to compete for the Green and ships were held at Bathurst in Gold in BMX in the Olympic New South Wales. The Victo- Games at Rio de Janeiro earlier STATE EVENTS rian BMX community traveled in this year. He made it through great numbers, with 222 riders his qualifying motos before making the journey. Victo- BMX Victoria members contin- missing out with a 5th in his rian riders achieved fantastic ue to travel several hundred at Quarter Final. We congratulate success, taking home 12 ‘1A’ a time to all corners of the state him for his dedication across national titles and 59 top 8 for Open Events. In addition, the journey. We were all proud plates, punching well above the 2016 Track Attack Series in watching him on the biggest their weight when considering January saw 426 riders com- stage with memories of his pro- gross numbers. pete while the 2016 Junior State gress all the way from a junior Series was contested by 328 at Eastfield BMX Club. riders across the seven rounds. The State Championships GOVERNANCE gained approximately 800 en- / STRATEGIC MEMBERSHIP tries with 300 traveling to Shep- parton BMX Club from every PLAN After a period of strong growth, state of Australia and New BMX membership grew mod- Zealand. Along with the BMXV BMX Victoria has drafted and estly with an annual growth of Event Management Group, released the Strategic Plan 3.05% over the past 12 months. who has tirelessly worked 2016-2019 after an evaluation Analysis of membership re- throughout the year preparing of its 2012-2015 Strategic Plan tention data shows that BMX for events, BMX Victoria would and an organisation-wide re- continues to show a strong like to take this opportunity to view of association operations. capacity to gain new members thank all the volunteers and This process incorporated the entirety of BMX Victoria’s op- erations and input was sought from all varied stakeholders of BMX. The Board and Admin- istration are working towards the Plan’s related Operational Plan looking to develop BMX in Victoria.

OFFICIALS/VOL- UNTEERS

BMX Victoria continues to maintain a solid base of volun- teers with the state possessing 39

approximately 200 accredited officials. BMX Victoria has held several Level 2 Officials courses to upskill Officials and actively encourages the acquisition and retention of Volunteers/Officials. The BMX community thanks all of those who volunteer their time in various roles to keep the sport running smoothly.

COACHES / STATE TEAM

Josh Callan continues to do a fantastic job as BMX Victoria State Coach, as demonstrated under-programmed council their first taste of full-track BMX in part by the fantastic results pump-tracks in several loca- experience. The winning school of the state at the National tions around Victoria utilising for the series, Moyston Primary Championships mentioned local coaches. So far, close to School based near Ararat, took earlier. Coaching remains a pri- 200 participants have experi- 23 of the schools 28 attendees ority for the Board as Beginner enced the program in ten loca- to the series to race in the Nov- and Level One courses have tions across Victoria. We have ice category. been held and other resources received fantastic feedback planned to be developed and from families and participants implemented in the near future. involved with the program and FACILITIES have been pleased to see some use the program to transition BMX Victoria continues to work to full club membership in their ADMINISTRA- with member clubs in an effort local areas. TION to build and improve future and current track facilities around the state with local and state The Board of BMX Victoria VSCC government support. Lobby- continues to receive support ing and support for projects at through Manager Kyle Chan- In conjunction with Cycling various stages include tracks dler with the support of Cycling Victoria, BMX Victoria has re- across Victoria at Bacchus Victoria. Kyle looks after the cently completed the Victorian Marsh, Mansfield, Clifton Hill, VicHealth programs and other Schools Cycling Champion- Shepparton, Frankston, Oak- administrative duties to assist ship Series. Over 400 children leigh, Casey, Mill Park and the operations of BMX Victoria. attended the three zone finals Bendigo. The Casey BMX Club in Hoppers Crossing, Knox, facility is progressing nicely, Park Orchards and the State with the first stage of the 2.87M PARTICIPATION Final in Bendigo. These events project scheduled for comple- were run by the host clubs with tion for riding in March/April BMX Victoria has rolled out the support from BMX Victoria and 2017. ‘Pumped’ grassroots program member club volunteers. Bro- backed by the VicHealth In- ken into Racing (BMXA member novation Challenge and admin- riders) and Novice riders (those istratively assisted by Cycling without membership) the cham- Victoria. The initiative utilises pionships gave many riders 8. Finance We are pleased to report a surplus for the 2015/16 financial year. 42 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

Cycling Victoria Finance Report 2015-2016

I’m delighted to be able to report that Cycling Victoria (CV) has reported a surplus for the 2015/16 financial year, continuing the trend of healthy financial results over the last few years. The surplus reported in the accounts for the year is $152,419 and the retained earnings for the organisation amounts to $895,978 as per the Balance Sheet. While the surplus reported this final year is slightly less than last year’s surplus it is still a very healthy result and the ongoing exceptional cost management and run- ning of events by the Cycling Victoria team, led by Kipp Kauffman, is a key factor in that result. We have in place an investment plan which will make use of a small proportion of the retained earnings and sup- ports the updated strategy for Cycling Victoria as well as being an investment in providing improved services to our members. 43

Financial Processes Key Activities during and Oversight 2015-2016 financial year

To support the duties and obligations of the ƒƒ The Cycling Victoria Audit and Risk Committee board the following activities are undertaken: has been established and the first activity under- taken by this group has been to implement and ƒƒ The Finance Director presents the Profit and conduct an external audit tender process. A short Loss Report and Balance Sheet to the Board list of candidates based on the selection criteria at each monthly Board meeting. was collated, a recommended service provider ƒƒ Prior to each Board meeting, the Finance presented to the board and a vote on this recom- Director, General Manager and Financial Con- mendation to be conducted during this year’s troller review and analyse the draft Profit and AGM as per the CV Constitution. Loss Report and Balance Sheet prior to their ƒƒ The Financial Statements have been aligned with finalisation for distribution to Board members. the CV Strategy and groups financial results into ƒƒ At each Board meeting the CEO (Kipp Kauff- the 5 areas of focus within the strategy ie Rid- man) is required to confirm that to his knowl- ing, Racing, Watching, People, Resources. The edge CV is solvent ie has the funds available budget for 2016-2017 has also been prepared to meet all known financial obligations. using this approach. ƒƒ The Association’s auditor meets annually with ƒƒ As reported in last year’s financials, the Australia the Board to discuss the audit process, the Sports Commission (ASC) along with a number Audited accounts, and the Auditor’s Report, of other State cycling bodies lent funds total- and, to respond to questioning from Board ling $2,000,000 of which $150,000 was provided members regarding the annual accounts. by CV. This loan is repayable in January 2019. Todate, CA has met all of its repayment obliga- tions and is currently reporting cashflow positive. However, the degree of traction with reinvigorat- Financial Objectives ing the organisation along with lack of clarity of focus, purpose and priorities is somewhat un- of the CV Board clear. Cycling Victoria and Cycling Australia have worked diligently on the relationship between the two organisations and this has improved signifi- The current key financial strategies of the CV cantly during the past 12 months. Cycling Victoria Board are: monitors extremely closely the financial position of Cycling Australia and the organisation’s ability ƒƒ To budget for, and achieve, a surplus in each to honour its obligations associated with the loan financial year from Cycling Victoria. ƒƒ To continue to cash reserves at the rate of a minimum of $25k per annum ƒƒ To achieve surpluses and an increase in cash reserves whilst limiting membership fee increases ƒƒ To replace obsolete assets and purchase new assets to ensure highest standards of mem- bership servicing. ƒƒ To invest in assets and activities that support the strategy and growth of the organisation 44 Cycling Victoria // Annual Report 2015 - 2016

The key financial metrics for CV as at June 30, 2016

Surplus for the year Quick Ratio $152,419 Budgeted surplus for 2016 was $43,316.67 Retained Earnings $895,978 Turnover in excess of $2M Quick Ratio Quick Ratio ie Ability to meeting Short Term Obligations as at June 30 of 2.07. A quick ratio of 1 or more indicates fiscal robustness.

2.07as at June 30 Debt Ratio Debt Ratio

0.37as at June 30

Debt Ratio ie Proportion of Debt Relative to Assets as at June 30 of 0.37. A debt ratio of 1 or less is good and the CV ratio denotes the majority of assets are financed through equity; a strength for CV. 45

2015-16 Balance Sheet 2016-2017 Financial Year

Assets Liabilities For the 2017 financial year, CV ƒƒ Value of Total Assets ƒƒ Payables as at June 30 was has budgeted for a surplus (af- totalled $1,416,022, an $97,580, an increase of 27% ter Depreciation) of $18,487. increase of 19% during the from 30th June 2015. financial year. ƒƒ Other Liabilities increased In closing, along with my col- ƒƒ The balance of Receivables from to $258,523 to leagues on the CV Board, I as at June 30 was $95,062 $296,903. The vast majority would like to acknowledge the support, guidance and assis- ƒƒ Cash held in the CV current of this liability as at June 30 tance provided by Kipp Kauf- account as at June 30 was being Grants and Sponsor- mann and Peter Quibell. The $166,206 and cash reserves ships received in Advance. ongoing evolution and improve- totalling $794,690 held in a ƒƒ As at June 30 2016, the total ment of the financial capability term deposit as at June 30 liabilities of CV increased of the organisation is made 2016. from $450,561 to $520,044. possible by the contribution As was the case for both and effort of this team. the 2014 and 2015 financial year, the primary driver for this liability is Grants and Sponsorships received in advanced as noted above. ƒƒ PAYG Tax, GST and su- perannuation liabilities of $47,807 as at the financial year end

2015-16 Profit and Loss Report

The Net Surplus of $152,419 far exceeded the projected surplus of $43,316.67 budgeted for during the financial year.

ƒƒ There are many drivers in the increase in income for the organisa- tion including track hire, state racing and hosted races (Australian Masters Track Championships, Melbourne Cup on Wheels and Tour of the South West)

ƒƒ Cost of Sales has been managed closely resulting in a lower Cost of Sales figure than what was expected in the budget.

ƒƒ There will be an increase in spend (both operating and capital) in activities that support the CV strategy in F17.