Cycling Australia
Victoria | |
President | Steve Bracks |
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CEO | Steven Drake |
Operating income | $16 million |
Closure date | 31 October 2020 |
Official website | |
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Cycling Australia (CA), the trading name of the Australian Cycling Federation Inc, was the national
In 2013, Cycling Australia had nearly 50,000 members including Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) and BMX Australia (BMXA) members.[1] In late November 2020, the three organisations rebranded as AusCycling.[2][3]
Cycling Australia was a member of the
History
After World War II, the two organisations controlling cycling were the Australian Cycling Council and the Amateur Cyclists’ Association of Australia. In 1963, the UCI gave Australia "approximately 12 months to form one controlling body, to be recognised as the Australian Cycling Federation". It took more than 30 years for that to happen.[5]
Under the direction of Charlie Walsh at the Australian Institute of Sport and national cycling coach from 1980 to 2001, Australia's international cycling performance ranking moved from between 20 and 30 in track cycling in the world, to the number one ranked nation in 1993 and 1994, and placed third at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[citation needed]
The national coaching team of Shayne Bannan, Martin Barras, Ian McKenzie and Neil Stephens built on this foundation to take Australia to the leading nation in track cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[citation needed]
In late 2011, federal Sports Minister
The federation suffered financial problems in the early 2010s, after the approval of a strategy in 2010, which attempted to increase Cycling Australia's revenue through a programme of events organisation, led to the organisation making significant losses, compounded by lower than expected sponsorship revenue.
In November 2020, Cycling Australia was amalgamated with two other national cycling bodies BMX Australia and Mountain Bike Australia to form AusCycling the national sporting organisation representing all cycling disciplines in Australia.[2][3]
Departments
Cycling Australia had eight operation departments.[9]
- High Performance Unit (HPU)
- Para-Cycling Program
- General Operations
- Marketing & Communications
- Commercial & Events
- Coaching & Development
- Participation
- Sport
Commissions
Cycling Australia had nine advisory and planning commissions.[9]
- Road Commission
- Track Commission
- Master Commission
- Para-cycling Commission
- Cyclo-Cross Commission
- Coaching Commission
- Technical Commission & Officiating
- Athletes Commission
- Women's Commission
Affiliates
Cycling Australia was affiliated with following organisations as of 2013:[9]
- Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA)
- BMX Australia (BMXA)
- AustCycle
- Amy Gillett Foundation
State associations
There is a bicycle racing body in each
- Cycling ACT
- Cycling NSW
- Cycling NT
- Cycling Queensland
- Cycling SA
- Cycling Victoria
- CycleSport Western Australia
- Tasmanian Cycling
See also
References
- ^ 2012 CA Annual Report, p7
- ^ a b "Cycling Australia". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ a b "About Us". AusCycling. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Cycling Australia website". Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Lorraine Long (6 December 2012). "Bill Long: Promoter (and publisher) with passion". RIDE Cycling Review. RIDE Media. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b Samantha Lane (15 January 2013). "Cycling body to act on drugs review". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- smh.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- reuters.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Cycling Australia Annual Report 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "State associations". Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
Further reading
- licence.