ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ALSO CONTAINING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF: CYCLING NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2019 CONTENTS 2019 Highlights 2 Athletes of 2019 5 Our Board Members 6 Chair 8 CEO 10 High Performance 14 Community Pathways 16 Education 17 Athlete Development 18 Events 20 Sponsorship & Partners 21 Road and Track 22 Mountain Bike Report 24 BMX Report 26 Schools Cycling 28 High Performance Results Jan-Dec 2019 30 2019 Financial Information 36 Avantidrome, 15 Hanlin Road, Cambridge PO Box 1110, Cambridge 3450, New Zealand P: 07 823 0716 E: [email protected] www.cyclingnewzealand.nz cyclingnzl cyclingnzl cyclingnewzealand PAGE 1 / CYCLING NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2019 2019 HIGHLIGHTS 1ST Credit: Guy Swarbrick 1ST Credit: Guy Swarbrick CAMPBELL STEWART OMNIUM The women’s team pursuit celebrate victory at the UCI Track World Cup in Hong Kong. WORLD CHAMPION VANTAGE NEW ZEALAND TEAM PURSUIT SCORE GOLD THE VANTAGE NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S TEAM WON GOLD ON THE SECOND DAY OF THEIR OPENING UCI TRACK WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN IN HONG KONG Laurence Pithie and Kiaan Watts celebrate their win and in action in the Madison on the final day of the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships. Credits: Guy Swarbrick NEW ZEALAND CYCLING PAIR RAINBOW JERSEYS FOR IMPRESS WITH MADISON GOLD MEDAL WOLLASTON AND PITHIE UCI JUNIOR TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GERMANY AT THE UCI JUNIOR TRACK WORLD NELSON CHAMPIONSHIPS TEENAGER FINN FISHER-BLACK MEN’S SPRINT NZ RECORD WENT UNDER THE THE TRIO OF SAM WEBSTER, WORLD RECORD ETHAN MITCHELL AND EDDIE DAWKINS SET A NEW IN THE U19 MENS ZEALAND SPRINT RECORD INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT WITH AT OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP A TIME OF 3:09.710 WITH A TIME OF 42.508SEC TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Credit: John Cowpland FOUCHE IMPRESSES WITH STUNNING ROAD RACE WIN AT NAPIER WILLIAMS AND BEVIN CLAIM TIME VANTAGE ELITE & UNDER-23 ROAD CYCLING NATIONAL TRIAL CYCLING HONOURS AT NAPIER CHAMPIONSHIPS VANTAGE ELITE ROAD CYCLING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS PAGE 2 / CYCLING NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Credit: Robert Jones Credits: Cameron McKenzie Photography Tuhoto-Ariki Pene in action and on the podium after his third placing in the junior male downhill at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships at Mont Brook Macdonald in typically Sainte Anne, Canada. aggressive form on his way to victory in the elite men’s downhill at the Altherm Mountain Bike National PENE CLAIMS FIRST DOWNHILL Championships in Rotorua. PODIUM IN 10 YEARS AT MOUNTAIN SHEPPARD AND MCDONALD WIN BIKE WORLDS NATIONAL TITLES UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ALTHERM MOUNTAIN BIKE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Credit: Cameron McKenzie Photography COOPER WINS BOTH ALTHERM MTB CHAMPIONSHIP AND OCEANIAS MTB CHAMPIONSHIP Anton Cooper in action at the Altherne Mountain Bike Championships in Rotorua. CYCLOCROSS SHARRATT, MCILROY CLAIM CYCLOCROSS NATIONAL TITLES IN CHRISTCHURCH Credit: Dominic Blissett JESSIE SMITH CLAIMS THE JUNIOR WOMEN’S RICO BEARMAN AND UCI BMX WORLD PAUL LUTTRELL WIN CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE THEIR AGE GROUP IN BELGIUM TITLES’ Brendon Sharratt celebrates winning the elite men’s title at the Cyclocross National Championships. PAGE 3 / CYCLING NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2019 MALE ROAD CYCLIST FEMALE ROAD CYCLIST MALE TRACK CYCLIST OF EMERGING TALENT OF THE YEAR THE YEAR CORBIN STRONG ELLA HARRIS CAMPBELL STEWART FEMALE ROAD CYCLIST MALE TRACK CYCLIST FEMALE TRACK CYCLIST EMERGING TALENT EMERGING TALEN OF THE YEAR NIAMH FISHER-BLACK CORBIN STRONG KIRSTIE JAMES JUNIOR MALE ROAD FEMALE TRACK CYCLIST TRACK TEAM OF THE CYCLIST OF THE YEAR EMERGING TALENT YEAR REUBEN THOMPSON ALLY WOLLASTON WOMEN'S TEAM PURSUIT MICHAELA DRUMMOND, JUNIOR FEMALE ROAD JUNIOR MALE TRACK BRYONY BOTHA, CYCLIST OF THE YEAR CYCLIST OF THE YEAR HOLLY EDMONSTON, ELLA WYLIE LAURENCE PITHIE KIRSTIE JAMES, RUSHLEE BUCHANAN MALE ROAD CYCLIST OF JUNIOR FEMALE TRACK THE YEAR CYCLIST OF THE YEAR PATRICK BEVIN ALLY WOLLASTON PAGE 4 / CYCLING NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2019 OUR BOARD MEMBERS TONY MITCHELL PHIL HOLDEN CARLA MULLER IVAN APLIN KEVIN SEARLE Chair Phil is an experienced Board Advisor With over 45 years Kevin Searle took over Tony Mitchell is business professional Carla joined the involvement with from Ally Shanks as an Chair of the New with Chief Executive Cycling New Zealand banking, accounting elected Board member Zealand Shareholders leadership experience board in May 2019 as and financial/ office from May 2019. Prior Association, elected over 17 years with a board advisor. She manager roles, to this Kevin was the board member for organisations including is an environmental Ivan has been self- Chairman for Cycling the Union Cycliste The Lion Foundation, economist as well as a employed since 2004 New Zealand schools Internationale (UCI), New Zealand Rugby professional director. and has built up a and held this position Vice President of League, Coffee Currently she holds strong background in for nine years. From the Oceania Cycling Connection, and directorships with financial management. Christchurch, Kevin Confederation and Greyhound Racing PrimaryITO, the NZ Ivan’s time in cycling loves seeing kids a board trustee for New Zealand. A Institute of Primary has been more as an achieve their goals. Men’s Health Trust member of the Industry Management administrator and He believes it’s a NZ. In May 2013 Tony Institute of Directors, and is on the Waikato event organiser than privilege watching joined the Cycling his governance and Branch committee any great success young athletes New Zealand Board senior executive for the Institute of on the bike but develop. as an appointed roles have been Directors. the love of cycling “The one thing I say board member and underpinned by his She was the 2018 still holds and has at the end of every also became chair passion for values- recipient of the influenced his current year is that not all will of the Audit and based leadership. Waikato Institute of business interests. be champions, but if Risk Committee. In Phil is a professional Director’s Emerging Ivan is currently I’ve helped them be May 2017 Tony was director, running his Director Award and is a self-employed as an a better person by appointed chair of own consultancy with previous finalist in the event organiser and the time they have the board for Cycling a strong interest in Westpac Women of traffic management left school, then New Zealand. Tony sport, marketing, Influence Awards. trainer. Having worked that’s success in my attended University business strategy, closely with the New Carla’s spare time is view as a coach and of Waikato where he culture and leadership Zealand Transport spent at the sheep administrator.” studied marketing, development. Association has led and beef farm her Kevin resigned from management and to the development A keen recreational partner manages, and the Cycling New accounting, graduating of an event section in cyclist, Phil loves she enjoys spending Zealand Board in with a Bachelor in the Code of Practice riding especially in his time with all of their October 2019. Management Studies. Temporary Traffic traffic light free home many dogs and other Tony has significant Management and region of Greytown in animals. experience from the Wairarapa. Phil’s specific training leadership roles for spare time is centered courses. Ivan’s organisations including around family, juggling governance roles in The New Zealand the needs of his cycling have been Marketing Association, young daughters and extensive including Datamine, Nielsen, wondering where all 11 years with Cycling The New Zealand the time goes. New Zealand Road Institute of Chartered and Track Council Accountants, Nestle including three years and Heinz. His as President and three expertise includes years so far with the business management, Cycling New Zealand capital markets, Board. marketing, finance, technology, sales and data analytics. PAGE 5 / CYCLING NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL REPORT 2019 WE ARE PROUD OF WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO, AND THE SPORT AND ORGANISATION THAT WE REPRESENT” PETE RODEN JENNY GIBBS MALCOLM THOMAS SARAH ULMER Pete’s introduction to Jenny is an Malcolm Thomas is You would be hard pressed to bikes was a backyard Auckland-based an investment adviser find anyone more passionate built canary yellow lawyer specialising based in Rotorua who about promoting cycling than chopper. In 1989 he in commercial and has worked in the Sarah Ulmer. Well known as traded his rugby boots corporate law. Jenny financial sector for cycling’s golden girl, Sarah for a mountain bike, previously headed nearly 30 years. His is New Zealand’s first ever, joined the Laguna up the legal team at current involvement and currently only Olympic Rads Hall of Fame Wellington Employers in cycling began cycling champion, setting Mountain Bike Club and Manufacturer’s on the tracks in the a world record at the 2004 in California. In 1999 Association and then Whakarewarewa Summer Olympics in Athens Pete started Adobe worked for Simpson forest in the mid in the individual pursuit. Her Construction BOP Grierson before 1990’s and he is keen remarkable achievement LTD while completing being employed as recreational cyclist. earned her a Halberg Award a Level Two New in-house Group Legal Malcolm ex-treasurer and she has twice been the Zealand Qualifications Counsel for The Skills of Rotorua Mountain recipient of the prestigious Authority in coaching. Organisation, a not- Bike Club, and Lonsdale Cup, awarded Pete has had recent for-profit vocational Member UCI Mountain annually by the New Zealand roles as President training organisation. Bike Commission. He Olympic Committee to of Tauranga Master Jenny acts as Board is a director of the a New Zealand athlete Builders, YMCA Secretariat for The company delivering who has demonstrated Board Tauranga and Skills Organisation and Crankworx Rotorua the most outstanding is a current member its’ two wholly-owned and has served as contribution to an Olympic or of IOD Tauranga.