Mountain Bike Australia Annual Report Proudly Suppored By: Table of Contents PRESIDENT'S REPORT 4 - 7 MTBA STAFF 23 CEO’S REPORT 9 - 11 MTBA ACCREDITED COACHES 24 COMMITTEE MEETING ATTENDANCE 13 2016 MEMBER STATS 25 - 26 2016 OBSERVED TRIALS REPORT 14 - 15 CLUBS AND PROMOTERS BY STATE 27 WA REPORT 16 - 17 MTBA ACCREDITED COMMISSAIRES 28 - 29 2016 JAYCO CYCLIST OF THE YEAR 18 - 19 2016 WORLD RESULTS 30 - 45 AWARDS 2016 AUSTRALIAN RESULTS 46 - 58 MTBA 2015/2016 ACHIEVEMENT 20 - 21 AWARDS FINANCIAL REPORT 59 - 69 MTBA COMMITTEE MEMBERS 22 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDIT Russell Baker I UCI I Tim Bardsley-Smith I Jamie Black I Eerik Sandstrom I Michael Carter I Richard Gray I Enduro World Series © Ripe Designs 2016 - www.ripedesigns.com.au 4 I Mountain Bike Australia Annual Report 2016 Mountain Bike Australia Annual Report 2016 I 5 President's Report This is my seventh annual where MTBA has not met structural criteria for funding support set We have continued our own sporting awards first presented at It is important to MTBA that your clubs continue to succeed in this report to you as President – and by some Government agencies. This will help us overcome those the 2015 National Championships in Bright, VIC. These allow us to environment. Your clubs are important as a focus for the sport it will hopefully be my last as obstacles. recognize the whole range of disciplines in our sport and reward and to conduct many of the development activities important President. Now that I have your our best performers, and those who support them. It specifically for our future riders. To survive, your clubs need your support. For a significant change, a stable transition process is very attention, this is because MTBA allows us to reward volunteers, clubs and trail development. Club activities include specific areas such as Junior Development, important. We are ensuring the corporate knowledge within are recommending to you, Women’s Programs and Schools Events. (The ACT Schools MTBA is carried forward by following the Australian Sports our members, that you vote in Your Sport Championships this year had 600 riders from 41 schools.) MTBA Commission’s guidance by having five of the current Management support of the special resolution The choice of where to ride, what to ride, and whether it is for fun is providing guides and other documentation to assist regular Committee form the “First Elected Directors” under the constitution at the 2016 AGM to change MTBA to a Company Limited by with your mates or at an organized event or race, is expanding club activities. The two staff positions established in MTBA for and be joined by a sixth Director elected by you, the members. Guarantee. Under this new structure, there is a Chair of the Board and continues to be great for Mountain Bikers in Australia. MTBA Development are taking up some of the load from the clubs. Then, at the 2017 AGM, in about 9 months time, the two longest of Directors (but not a President per se) and that Chair is one of the continues to take part in trail forums where there is interaction serving members of the current MTBA Management Committee The increased involvement of commercial entities in mountain Directors, chosen by the Directors. between landowners, riders and trail builders. We all celebrate will step down and you will elect two Directors. The two Directors biking shows that our sport is growing and that businesses see the achievements of our best mountain bikers, but it is the who will step down in 2017 are our Treasurer, Peter McKendry, opportunities. Governments are also becoming more involved New Life Members everyday riding that we all do that is special and that MTBA will and myself. This will then happen again at each successive AGM as they have increased their support for adventure tourism. There are four new life members being proposed for MTBA at continue to service for you. We are here to look after all of our with the longest serving members standing down. There is much Our National XC Marathon Championships were held in Derby, the 2016 AGM. Cadel Evans, Mary Grigson, Rob Eva and Glen members, not only the world-level competitive riders. more information about this process available to you on the MTBA Tasmania, in 2015 and 2016 and are a perfect example of Jacobs. Their contribution to mountain biking varies from world website and I encourage you to read it. The choice available to you has grown, both in the number of Government investment in mountain biking – and how it can competition through to industry and trail development. More events and the number of mountain bike disciplines available. pay off in the rejuvenation of a town and the surrounding areas. information on their histories can be found on the MTBA website. Your MTBA Gravity Enduro and Cyclocross continue to show good growth Next year we will travel to Townsville for a week-long festival of mountain biking which will include an urban downhill from Castle Company Limited by Guarantee MTBA is in a very sound financial position, far stronger than in and MTBA held the championships for each of these disciplines 2015, and well placed to meet the future challenges of our sport. in new locations in Adelaide in 2016. These events have spinoffs Hill and the national XC Marathon Championships. What is it? A Company Limited by Guarantee is the next step up in The financial reports are contained later in this Annual Report. for the local riders and clubs, with new trail developments and There have never been as many clubs, private promoters and the corporate structure. It is regulated by ASIC and designed for We continue to work with the Australian Sports Commission to ‘legalisation’ of some existing trails in Adelaide as a direct result of professional trail building companies in Australia as there are bodies which operate nationally. achieve National Sporting Organisation status. the championships. now. The same goes for the number of events and other riding MTBA is strongly recommending this because it is the smart We are established in the Gold Coast. The move there is a lot MTBA continues to monitor race entries and analysis shows that opportunities for you all. I am proud that MTBA has been able thing to do to advance the status and support for your sport in more than just an office re-location. We are partnered with Bond the total number of people entering events is still growing at about to lay the rock-solid foundation on which all these endeavours Australia. It is the structure recommended by the Australian University to provide sports science and research opportunities to 10% per year – but that entries per event are dropping. Put simply, have been built. I see MTBA’s role as an enabler in these areas Sports Commission for national bodies and offers MTBA improved assist our athletes and we are establishing a Centre of Excellence the rate of growth in events is greater than the rate of growth of continuing into the future. Somewhat ironically, however, MTBA’s governance, better national and state recognition and an increased for Mountain Biking there. With close proximity to trails and the people doing events. One reason that numbers per-event are less role is also to ensure that the events which need to be run, are likelihood of external investment into mountain biking. It also accommodation options at the University, it is an ideal place for is that there is now so much choice for mountain bikers. On any run. They may not be currently attractive to promoters, but they means we can attract a wider range of professionals to be the development camps and a great base for the 2018 Commonwealth weekend you can probably find three events within easy distance, are important for the development of your sport. If it needs doing, Directors of MTBA. Games. Bond University have generously decided to sponsor so the need to congregate at one big event is less. We have also MTBA will step up and do it. MTBA’s National Schools MTB Championships in 2017. Our level seen the end of some long-established events, and the change in What does this mean for you? Your National Series remains diverse in locations and disciplines. of service to members has improved as we now have our own nature of others. Canberra Off-Road Cyclists have run their final In terms of your immediate day-to-day riding, very little, although This provides riders the opportunity to participate in national dedicated staff to look after existing members and attract new Scott 24 Hr, the last of 18 annual events which put Australian 24 you will begin to see long terms benefits. Mountain biking will still competition and it brings our sport to all of Australia. be the activity we all love, but behind the scenes we can negotiate ones. Membership growth is nearing 20% per annum and the hour solo riders onto the world stage, and once there they never better support for the activities we undertake – many of which recreational membership growth is around 70%. The services let go of it. Thank you CORC and we look forward to your next are hidden from public view, such as lobbying for improved trails available include a large number of accredited coaches and skills developments. access and support for our schools programs, health programs instructors Australia-wide. They are there to help you achieve your and developing riders. There have been some recent examples goals on your mountain bike. 6 I Mountain Bike Australia Annual Report 2016 Mountain Bike Australia Annual Report 2016 I 7 Presiden't Report Continued The International Stage UCI World Champs.