Cycling Australia Annual Report 20 19 Front Cover: Darren Hicks, 2019 para-cycling world champion Right: Let’s Ride school program Contents Sponsors and Partners 4 - 5 Board/Executive Team 6 Sport Australia Message 7 Strategic Overview 8 One Sport 9 Chair’s Report 10 - 11 CEO's Message 12 - 13 Commonwealth Games Australia Report 14 - 15 Australian Cycling Team 16 - 23 Australian Cycling Team Para-cycling Program 26 - 27 Sport 28 - 31 Participation 32 - 33 Membership 34 - 37 Media and Communications 38 - 39 Corporate Governance 40 - 41 Anti-doping 42 - 43 Commissions 44 - 45 Financial Report 46 - 70 State Associations 72 - 87 Cycling ACT 72 - 73 Cycling NSW 74 - 75 Cycling NT 76 - 77 Cycling QLD 78 - 79 Cycling SA 80 - 81 Cycling TAS 82 - 83 Cycling VIC 84 - 85 WestCycle 86 - 87 World Results 88 - 98 Australian Results 100 - 125 Team Listings 126 - 129 Office Bearers and Staff 130 - 131 Honour Roll 132 - 134 Award Winners 135 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Casey Gibson, John Veage, Con Chronis, Tim Bardsley-Smith, Craig Dutton, Dianne Manson, ASO 3 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY PRINCIPAL PARTNERS SPORT PARTNERS MAJOR PARTNERS BROADCAST PARTNERS 4 Cycling Australia Annual Report 2019 PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY EVENT PARTNERS SUPPORTERS Cycling Australia acknowledges Juilliard Group for support in the provision of the CA Melbourne Office 5 board and executive team AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 CYCLING AUSTRALIA BOARD Duncan Murray Steve Drake David Ansell Linda Evans Chair Managing Director Director Director Leeanne Grantham Anne Gripper Glen Pearsall Penny Shield Director Director Director Director EXECUTIVE TEAM Steve Drake John McDonough Tom Reynolds Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer General Manager and Company Secretary Marketing and Communications Kipp Kaufmann Simon Jones Nicole Adamson General Manager Performance Director, General Manager Sport Australian Cycling Team Participation and Member Services 6 Cycling Australia Annual Report 2019 Message from Sport Australia Sport and physical activity has enormous influence on our nation’s health, education, social, economic and diplomatic outcomes It’s why Sport Australia and the AIS remain steadfast We are continuing to build the capability of the sports in our vision: to make Australia the world’s most industry, addressing governance reform to bring out active sporting nation, known for its integrity, sporting the very best in our sporting organisations. The One success and world-leading sports industry. Management project looks at helping sports align their strategy, workforce and financial management. Australia’s commitment, outlined in the Australian Government’s national sport plan, Sport 2030, is to The AIS, in partnership with the National Institute reduce physical inactivity by 15 per cent. It’s a huge Network and National Sporting Organisations, is challenge Sport Australia enthusiastically accepts. aligning Australia’s high performance sport strategy too. The National High Performance Sport Strategy We are making significant progress and Sport 2024 signals the first time all Federal and State/ Australia’s programs are benefitting sport, as well as Territory sports agencies have signed up to a joint high broader community health and wellbeing, including performance strategy. tackling issues such as obesity. Our partnerships with National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) remain In November 2018, the AIS announced an updated fundamental, but we are also engaging more than ever investment model for high performance sport with other networks to grow our sporting industry. and through this improved framework, Olympic, Collaboration with physical activity providers, health, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games sports will education and various levels of Government can deliver benefit from a longer term approach to funding. more for sport and all Australians. Instead of annual grants to sport, for the first time the AIS is providing longer-term funding commitments to This was highlighted in 2018-19 when Sport Australia, give sports more stability and certainty to plan ahead. on behalf of the Australian Government, delivered $150 million in new participation programs. All of this work is important with the 2020 Tokyo The $100 million Community Sport Infrastructure Olympics and Paralympics drawing near, and the 2022 grants program is enhancing hundreds of grassroots Beijing Winter Games and Paris 2024 beyond that. facilities across Australia. The $28.9 million Participation grants program is encouraging innovative Enhancing athlete pathways and athlete wellbeing programs that help break down barriers to physical are primary areas of focus for the AIS, and are keys activity. The new $22.9 million Better Ageing grants to creating long-term sustainable success. We have program is helping senior Australians 65 and older to embedded 20 Athlete Wellbeing Managers across get more active and socially connected. National Sporting Organisations, and, working closely with the AIS Wellbeing and Engagement team, are Our national Sporting Schools program remains a delivering key programs and support from mental key platform to address childhood inactivity and drive health programs, through to career guidance and generational change. We have funded 7300 schools connection to Australians at the community level. and recorded more than 5.2 million attendances since its launch in mid-2015. We continue to look at ways The AIS is also leading collaborative sports research, to maximise the impact of Sporting Schools and link applied technology and innovation initiatives including it with our work in physical literacy. By teaching our the Gold Medal Ready program, a unique partnership children to run, throw, jump or kick, we put them on with the Australian Army to help athletes perform the path to better lives. under pressure. There is no success without integrity. We continue From backyards to benchmark international events, to encourage environments that are inclusive and we believe unquestionably in the power of sport and welcoming. Increasing diversity in our industry is physical activity to reflect the very best in our culture critical and we want to make sport the benchmark for and to be a powerful vehicle for change. a more equitable society. Thank you for all you do for Australian sport and best All this work is emphasised by our national behaviour wishes for the year ahead. change campaign, Move It AUS. Our call to action is to ‘Find Your 30’ minutes of physical activity every day, and enjoy the benefits. John Wylie AM Chair, Sport Australia 7 Rohan Dennis, 2019 time trial world champion Strategic Overview Cycling holds an advantaged position within the Australian sporting and recreational landscape More than three million Australians ride a bike, We will also focus sharply on women and our youth, with more than two million riding every month. Cycling a strategy that supports our performance, engagement is a sport, and a lifestyle, on the move. and participation initiatives. As the national body responsible for the sport of Our athletes, past and present, are central to our cycling in this country, Cycling Australia is recognised organisation and play an extremely important role in by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the Australian showcasing our sport globally and at home. From BMX Government, the Australian Olympic Committee, to track, dirt to road, their performances delight and Commonwealth Games Australia and Paralympics inspire the many millions who ride a bike. Australia. Our vision is to be the world’s leading cycling nation while affirming our leadership of cycling The growth of cycling is a shared responsibility and in Australia. Cycling Australia aims to unify the important industry and sporting partners, collaborate with member states While the challenges should not be underestimated, and clubs and protect, promote and uphold the values nor should the opportunities. of cycling while looking to strengthen cycling’s voice on important advocacy matters. Our strategic focus will be to improve our global competitiveness, diversify our revenue streams and build Our aim is to represent every cyclist – young or old, a solid base for future investment. It will target growth of weekend riders or household names, commuters our membership base with a particular focus on servicing or racers. our racing members while at the same time expanding our recreational membership base. 8 Cycling Australia Annual Report 2019 One Sport Road Cycling Track Cycling Mountain Bike Racing Road racing includes a broad range The velodrome is the home of the For those that enjoy the great of racing options enjoyed by many exciting and crowd-friendly track outdoors, mountain bike delivers. Cycling Australia members. There’s discipline. With races including The racing disciplines are endurance the always popular short course sprint events (sprint, team sprint, (cross country Olympic, cross- criteriums, one-day races, stage individual time trial, keirin), country marathon, eliminator and races and time trials (individual and endurance events (individual and team relay), downhill (downhill and team). Further, the one-day road team pursuit, points race, scratch four cross) and trials. race and individual time trial are race, madison and omnium), carnival Olympic events. events (elimination, handicaps and Cross-country events are held on many others), there are formats hilly, technical circuits. Downhill The variable nature of road racing to suit all types of competitors racing involves fast and extremely and the different formats