ANNUAL REPORT Front Cover: Rohan Dennis Celebrates Winning Gold at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria
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ANNUAL REPORT Front Cover: Rohan Dennis celebrates winning gold at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. Right: Matt Glaetzer celebrates winning the sprint world championship title at Apeldoorn (Netherlands). CONTENTS Sponsors and Partners 4 - 5 Board/Executive Team 6 Australian Sports Commission Message 7 Strategic Overview 8 One Sport 8 - 9 Chair’s Report 10 - 11 CEO's Message 12 - 13 Australian Cycling Team 14 - 21 Para-Cycling High Performance Program 22 - 23 Sport 24 - 25 Participation 26 - 29 Membership 30 - 31 Media and Communications 32 - 33 Corporate Governance 34 - 35 Anti-doping 37 Commissions 38 - 39 Financial report 41 - 64 State Associations 66 - 81 Cycling ACT 66 - 67 Cycling NSW 68 - 69 Cycling NT 70 - 71 Cycling QLD 72 - 73 Cycling SA 74 - 75 Cycling TAS 76 - 77 Cycling VIC 78 - 79 Cyclesport WA 80 - 81 World Results 83 - 89 Australian Results 91 - 105 Team Listings 106 - 113 Office Bearers and Staff 114 - 115 Honour Roll 116 - 118 Award Winners 119 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Casey Gibson I Ernesto Arriagada I Diane Manson I Con Chronis I Tim Bardsley-Smith PRINCIPAL PARTNERS SPORT PARTNERS MAJOR PARTNERS BROADCAST PARTNERS 4 CYCLING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY EVENT PARTNERS SUPPORTERS Cycling Australia acknowledges Julliard Group for support in the provision of the CA Melbourne Office Partner until December 31, 2017 CYCLING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 5 BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2018 CYCLING AUSTRALIA BOARD DUNCAN MURRAY Chair STEVEN DRAKE DAVID ANSELL LINDA EVANS LEEANNE GRANTHAM Managing Director Director Director Director ANNE GRIPPER GLEN PEARSALL PENNY SHIELD Director Director Director EXECUTIVE TEAM STEVEN JOHN TOM KIPP SIMON DRAKE MCDONOUGH REYNOLDS KAUFMANN JONES Chief Executive Chief Operating General Manager General Manager Performance Officer Officer and Company Marketing and Sport Director, Australian Secretary Communications Cycling Team 6 CYCLING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Chloe Hosking celebrates her gold medal winning performance in the women's road race at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. MESSAGE FROM SPORT AUSTRALIA It has been a watershed year for the Australian Sports Commission. We’ve launched a new public-facing brand - Sport Australia – with a renewed vision for Australia to be the world’s most active sporting nation, known for its integrity, sporting success and world-leading sports industry. This aligns with the Australian Government’s Australia enjoyed genuine sporting success long-term vision for sport in this country, in 2017-18. In challenging times, the outlined in Sport 2030, released in Gold Coast Commonwealth Games helped August 2018 by Minister for Sport Bridget restore Australia’s faith in our sports and McKenzie. Sport Australia will be central athletes. to delivering the priorities outlined in this Positions on the podium are wonderful to national sport plan. celebrate, but the narrative is incomplete At the fundamental level, Sport Australia’s without humility, generosity of spirit, focus will be on getting Australians moving confidence in what our athletes stand for through sport and, more broadly, physical and how they carry themselves. At the activity. We want to inspire and activate Gold Coast Games, we saw the very best people across every age, race, gender, in our athletes, and this display of spirit cultural background and physical ability. and integrity is sure to give them the best We will continue to build partnerships in start to their preparation for the Tokyo the health and education sectors to ensure 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. physical activity is a national priority. We also had some outstanding We need to ensure sporting organisations performances at the PyeongChang are equipped to make the most of a Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. renewed interest in physical activity, and Australia equalled its most successful so we will continue working with sports Winter Olympics haul of three medals in to improve the workforce capability, PyeongChang, two silvers and one bronze governance and partnerships. We want to medal matching the result in Sochi 2014. help sports innovate, connect with existing It was also our best result at a Paralympic and new participants in the digital era Winter Games in 16 years. and provide products that meet current Sport integrity has justifiably gained expectations. additional focus in the past year, and is a The AIS is redefining its role too, leading a very important priority for Sport Australia united and collaborative high performance and for Australian sport more generally. system for Australian sport. Success will We, and everyone involved in sport, be measured by Australians consistently owe it to the athletes, coaches, officials, winning medals at major international volunteers, fans and the public at large to events, but also in the national pride and ensure that Australian sport is fair and clean, inspiration generated by our athletes. and is seen to be fair and clean. Working in partnerships, the AIS will be We thank all of our partners – including focused on doing the big system-level athletes, coaches, board members and things on the frontiers of ethical sporting administrators – for your effort and performance that no other body is naturally contribution to Australian sport, and your positioned to do. enthusiasm for building a more active Australia. We look forward to continued The AIS has launched a new Athlete success and progress together. Wellbeing and Engagement team, focused on supporting athletes to transition through their sporting careers and connect with their JOHN WYLIE AM communities. We want sporting champions Chair, Sport Australia to be positive influences. CYCLING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 7 STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Cycling holds an advantaged position within the Australian sporting and recreational landscape. More than three million Australians ride a bike, with more We will also focus sharply on women and our youth, a than two million riding every month. Cycling is a sport, and a strategy that supports our performance, engagement and lifestyle, on the move. participation initiatives. As the national body responsible for the sport of cycling Our athletes, past and present, are central to our in this country, Cycling Australia is recognised by the organisation and play an extremely important role in International Cycling Union (UCI), the Australian Government, showcasing our sport globally and at home. From BMX to the Australian Olympic Committee, Commonwealth Games track, dirt to road, their performances delight and inspire the Australia and the Australian Paralympic Committee. Our many millions who ride a bike. vision is to be the world’s leading cycling nation while The growth of cycling is a shared responsibility and affirming our leadership of cycling in Australia. Cycling Australia aims to unify the important industry While the challenges should not be underestimated, nor and sporting partners, collaborate with member states and should the opportunities. clubs and protect, promote and uphold the values of cycling while looking to strengthen cycling’s voice on important Our strategic focus will be to improve our global advocacy matters. competitiveness, diversify our revenue streams and build a solid base for future investment. It will target growth of Our aim is to represent every cyclist – young or old, our membership base with a particular focus on servicing weekend riders or household names, our racing members while at the same time expanding our commuters or racers. recreational membership base. ONE SPORT ROAD RACING TRACK CYCLING BMX Includes a broad range of racing options Takes place in a velodrome with races BMX Supercross is a spectacular sport enjoyed by many Cycling Australia including sprint events (team sprint, that takes place on a 350-400m track. members. The always popular criteriums, individual time trial, keirin), endurance The riders begin from a start ramp that one-day races, stage races and time trials events (individual and team pursuit, launches them at considerable speed (individual and team). The one-day road points race, scratch race, madison and as they ride through bumps, berms and race and individual time trial are Olympic omnium), carnival events (elimination, flat sections. BMX is the most popular events. handicaps and many others). The sprint cycling race category for youth riders. (individual and team), keirin, team pursuit, BMX Freestyle is a discipline where riders omnium and madison are Olympic are judged on their style and the difficulty events. of their program. BMX Supercross and Freestyle are both featured in the Olympic Games. 8 CYCLING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Elite Men's Peloton at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING PARA-CYCLING CYCLO-CROSS Includes endurance (cross country Is practised by athletes with a disability. Races are conducted on circuits of up to Olympic, cross-country marathon, It includes road (road racing, individual three kilometres on a variety of surfaces eliminator and team relay), downhill time trial and team relay) and track events including grass, dirt, asphalt and sand. (downhill and four cross) and trials. (sprint, time trial, individual pursuit and The courses are compact and accessible Cross-country events are held on hilly, scratch race). Para-cyclists compete on to viewers, with crowd participation technical circuits. Downhill racing either (C) conventional bikes with minor a feature of this fun and vibrant race involves fast and extremely technical adaptations, (H) hand cycles, (T) tandems category. courses. Four-cross is an event that or tricycles. Each rider is classified sees riders race head to head on a short according to their impairment. Para- downhill course. Trials see riders navigate cycling road and track both feature in the obstacles with riders judged on their Paralympic Games. ability to negotiate these. Cross Country is an Olympic event. CYCLING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 9 CHAIR'S REPORT I am delighted to present my first report as the Chair of Cycling Australia. It is a privilege to play the role.