Annual Report 2013-2014: Cycling Victoria by Zulqar Nayen

Cycling Victoria Annual Report 2013-2014

CONTENTS Our People President Report Finance Operations Membership Communications Events Development BMX

OUR PEOPLE President Glen Pearsall Senior Vice President Laurie Noonan Vice President Finance Lisa Byrne Board Members Matt Fletcher Jenny Beier Judy Barnesby Harry Hart David Grant Douglas Armstrong Monique Hanley David Tennant Heather Park David Code (June 2014)

General Manager Kipp Kaufmann Finance Administrator Peter Quibell Events Manager Drew Urlichs Road Manager Simon Gwynn Events Coordinator Ashlie Russell

Communications & Membership Manager Paul Lumsden Development Manager Mark Drehlich Development Coordinator (Education) Alan Mok Development Coordinator (Participation) Tom Dixon Track Manager Craig Eastwood BMX Manager Shannon Ryan Inclusion Coordinator Ben Rogers

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PRESIDENT REPORT

2014 has been an exciting year for cycling Cycling Victoria has seen a number of great highlights including: Victorian Male Athlete of the Year awarded to Simon Gerrans Victorian Masters Athlete of the Year awarded to Jess Laws The Melbourne Cup on Wheels was awarded UCI Category 1 status which will also be awarded to the Austral Wheelrace this year An expanded Summer of Cycling will see the new Cadel Evans Road Race as part of the UCI Calendar The launch of the new Victorian Interschools Cycling Series Victoria being the home of three current world champions and over 40 national champions

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SPORT

RECREATION

CV hosted 5 national championships in the last year; Madison, Omnium, Track Para-cycling, Masters Track and Masters Road.

Carol Cooke and Alistair Donohue won gold medals at the Paracycling World Road Championships.

National Road Championships saw Felicity Wardlaw win ITT and Simon Gerrans win the Road Race.

CV hosted three NRS events in 2014; Tour of Goldfields, Tour of Murray and Tour of Great South Coast.

Simon Clarke won the Herald Sun Tour.

2 rounds of the National Cyclo-Cross Series were held in Victoria.

Simon Gerrans won Leige-Baston-Leige, the Tour Down Under and took sliver at the UCI World Road Championships. Victorian Cyclist of the Year for 2014 was Carol Cook; Road Female was Felicity Wardlaw; Road Male was Jack Haig; Track Woman was Caitlin Ward and Track Male was Alex Morgan. Lisa Jacobs retained her national Cyclocross title. Victoria also dominated at the National Para-cycling Championships with 25 medals. The Victorian Junior Track team won the Ray Godkin award as top state. The team also set 3 new team national records in the process (JM17 Sprint & Pursuit and JW17 Pursuit). Courtney Field was awarded Champion of Champions at the National Track Championships. Victoria was hugely successful at both the Road and Track Masters National Championships with over 30 medallists at each event. Courtney Field, Braeden Dean and Jay Castles were medallists at the Junior World Track Championships.

Victorian Road Series going well and new event Tour of East Gippsland a success. CV will be running The Austral and Women and Men’s Madison Championships at Hisense on 20 December 2014. This will be the first time Hisense is used as a velodrome since World Track Champs in April 2012. The running of this event at Hisense has been made possible with support from MOPT, SRV and TAC sponsorship. It is also included in the “Summer of Cycling” promotion along with the Bay Crits, Road Nationals, Cadel Evans Road Race and Herald Sun Tour.

Recreation is a work-in-progress for CV. It remains a profitable part of CV’s business but has not, to date, realised the growing market potential. The 2013 Cycling Participation Survey found that 16% of Victorians (say, 877,000 people) ride a bike in any given week and 2 million residents ride at least once a year (35% of residents). There is a huge gap between our end of September figure of 1,300 Silver Members and the above numbers. CV promoted the scheduled four Challenge Rides at Mt Macedon, Marysville, Whittlesea and Baw Baw during the year. There will be further development of recreation rides next year. CV initiated an upgrade of the CA recreation insurance offer and working with CA, MTBA and other states to develop a comprehensive and competitive recreation offer. This program will be launched in 2015. The “Leading Rider” program will be launched in November. This initiative is a safety and skills program designed to offer recreation riders a safer group riding environment. The rides will be “branded” and be a core part of CV’s recreation rider program. The Breeze program, that provides organised group rides for women, continues to be a great success offering 50+ group ride opportunities per month throughout the state to mostly women recreation riders. Club participation and support in the recreation segment is critical for successful implementation of the recreation strategy.

MEMBERSHIP Member numbers in the Gold licence category and 3 Race Permit numbers are down on last year. It is about a 3% reduction for Gold and 40% for the 3 Race Permits. This is a concern to all. Recreation is up 4% on last year. At this stage an estimate of member numbers at end of calendar year will be about 7,000 compared with 7,219 last year. Women currently represent 18% of CV’s membership. This continues to grow as indicated by the fact that 53% of “new to CV members” last calendar year were women.

GOVERNANCE Undoubtedly, the most significant governance issue of the year related to CA. The CA commercial joint-venture wind up resulted in a funding shortfall of $2m. The ASC were prepared to loan CA $1.5m on the basis that the state bodies loaned CA $0.5m. After much deliberation, including with the other state bodies, the CV board resolved that members’ interests would be best preserved by CV supporting CA and therefore loaned CA $150,000. This loan is for a 5 year term. The board election marks the first year of moving the CV board to 6 elected members (2 per year) and up to 4 appointed board members. This initiative will bring the CV board in line with ASC governance policy. CV will be launching a Audit and Risk Management committee in the coming year.

INTEGRATION OF CYCLING DISCIPLINES Last year, the President suggested CA would integrate the cycling disciplines in the next 12 months. The depth of CA’s financial troubles meant that the process has been delayed a year. ASC will be keen for the new CA board to implement integration. MTBA was one of the loan contributors and is supportive of integration. BMXV continues to operate effectively with support from CV including revamping the BMXV board structure to include two professional skill-based appointments.

COMMERCIALISATION CV has made some advances with commercial outcomes during the year. Sponsorship has been achieved for the Breeze program and The Austral/ Australian Madison Championships at Hisense Arena on 20 December 2014. Discussions are near completion with a well-known consumer brand entity that will represent a major step forward for CV in terms of sponsorship. The next 12 months should see further sponsorship inroads.

CV HISTORY & HERITAGE The History & Heritage group continues to work hard to preserve our cycling history. I wish to thank Stuart Campbell who served as Chair of the committee for the last few years and resigned recently. There are now six oral history interviews available on the CV website. Additional interviews will be added over the next few years. Historical Results website should be launched prior to Christmas.

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Acknowledgement and thanks On behalf of CV, I wish to take this opportunity to thank the tireless volunteers and clubs whose ongoing support drives the sport. We also thank our key partners Cycling Australia, BMX Victoria, Victorian Institute of Sport, Vichealth, Sport & Recreation Victoria, Transport & Accident Commission for their continued support. Also our sponsors Health. com.au, Specialized, Winning Edge, Seight, Physiohealth, Subaru & Independent Racking Audits and Inspections. Kipp Kaufmann and his team continue to provide outstanding service and commitment to improving cycling in Victoria. I wish to thank outgoing CV board member Harry Hart who chose not to seek to extend his current board term. Harry made a great contribution to the board and will, I hope, continue to play a significant role in the sport. John Fox resigned from the board early in the year. John was Chair of CRM and an enthusiastic and active board member. David Code resigned as an appointed Board Member during the year. David also contributed in a major way to the board in the role of Finance Director and sharing his significant sporting administration experiences. I also thank current board members; Laurie Noonan, Monique Hanley, Lisa Byrne, David Tennant, Judy Barnsby, Matt Fletcher, Doug Armstrong, Heather Park, Harry Hart and David Grant for their support and hard work during the year.

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FINANCE Cycling Victoria reported a small loss from its operations during the year, however a surplus overall profit for the financial year has been achieved. With detailed and considered financial budgeting and planning for the 20142015 year, we are confident the organisation will return to a surplus position for its operating activities.

The membership fee charged by CV (in addition to that charged by CA) was held constant for the year and as such revenue generated by membership was similar to the 2012-2013 year. Understanding and embracing the financial responsibilities and accountabilities by each CV board member is an extremely high priority of the board. During the past financial year, 5 board members (Laurie Noonan, Matt Fletcher, Doug Armstrong, Glen Pearsall and I) attended an abridged two day intensive Australian Institute of Directors Course (AICD) and much of the material and content focused on improving the depth of understanding of board members of financial activities and obligations within Not For Profit Sporting Organisations. In addition, Matt Fletcher completed a similar course, Sport Leadership

Program conducted by Leadership Victoria and Judy Barnesby has almost completed the full AICD qualification. The objective of this education and training is to improve the understanding and the ability of the Board to meet its financial fiduciary duties and obligations. A change in approach to the budgeting and planning to align the annual budgeting process has also been undertaken in the past year. This change better ensures CV is allocating members’ funds and government grants towards those agreed strategic objectives which, in turn, are prioritised based on members’ requirements. To support the duties and obligations of the board the following activities are undertaken: The Finance Director presents

the Profit and Loss Report and Balance Sheet to the Board at each monthly Board meeting. Prior to each board meeting, the Finance Director meets with the General Manager and Financial Controller to review and analyse the draft Profit and Loss Report and Balance Sheet prior to their finalisation for distribution to board members. At each board meeting the General Manager is required to confirm that to his knowledge CV is solvent ie has the funds available to meet all known financial obligations. The Association’s auditor meets annually with the Board to discuss his audit process, the Audited accounts, and his Auditor’s Report, and, to respond to questions from board members regarding the annual accounts.

A change in approach to the budgeting and planning to align the annual budgeting process has also been undertaken in the past year. This change better ensures CV is allocating members’ funds and government grants towards those agreed strategic objectives which, in turn, are prioritised based on members’ requirements.

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Financial Result and Position Included with this report are two charts illustrating trends of key financial ratios which provide an overview of the financial position of CV during the 2013-2014 financial year: Quick Ratio – Ability to meeting Short Term Obligations Debt Ratio – Proportion of Debt Relative to Assets.

QUICK RATIO

DEBT RATIO 0.7

4 3.78

3.75

3.5 3 2.5

0.6

3.49 3.13 2.89

2.76 2.51

2.64

3.18

3.22

0.59

0.5 0.46

2.49

0.4 2.16

1.91

0.35 0.3

1.5

0.24

0.32

0.34

0.24

0.32 0.26

0.29

0.28

0.2

0.1

0.5

Note : As a general guideline, a quick ratio of 1 or more is good.

Note : A debt ratio of 1 or less is good

Drop between May and June due to: Significant increase in current liabilities from $250K in May to almost $500K in June Also significant increase in current assets from $801K in May to almost $950K in June Due to change in accounting for grants and movement of $120K to Unearned Income

Key Financial Objectives of the CV board

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The current key financial strategies of the CV board are to: Budget for, and achieve, surpluses each year Increase cash reserves to $400k at the rate of $25k per annum Achieve surpluses and an increase in cash reserves whilst limiting membership fee increases Replace obsolete assets and purchase new assets to ensure highest standards of membership servicing

ASSETS Value of Total Assets increased $243,511 (28%) during the financial year. Receivables increased from $62,078 to $146,587. Since the close of the financial year a significant proportion of these receivables have been collected. Cash held in the CV current account as at June 30 was $41,078 and cash reserves held in a term deposit increased from $290,889 in 2013 to $748,130 as at 30 June 2014.

LIABILITIES Payables increased (18%) to $99,588. Other Liabilities increased significantly (125%) to $396,477 primarily due to Grants Received in advance of $373,112 from the Victorian Government. Tax and superannuation liabilities were minimal as at year end; $3,365. The total liabilities of CV increased 72% with the primary driver being the liability created due to the grant monies received in advance.

Profit and Loss Report The Net Surplus of $13,611 was less than the surplus of $86,165 budgeted for during the financial year.

INCOME Income generated from Recreation events was less than expected which was the primary driver of overall decreased income for the year. There is an increased focus on recreational cycling development along with a change to the approach to the recreational event offering intended to address this shortfall during 2014-2015. Overall Membership dropped slightly from 6116 as at 30 June, 2013 to 6023 as at 30 June 2014, resulting in a correlating slight decrease in revenue from Membership. There is a significant increase in income generated by Major Events which are now hosted by CV. Costs have been incurred to run these events; however, prudent planning and financial management has resulted in an overall surplus for CV in running these events. Income received by CV via Grants and Sponsorships continues to increase, enabling CV to invest in more programs and services for Victorian members. Overall income increased 2.5% to 1,429,588.

EXPENDITURE Overall expenditure increased 5.2% ($46,517) with the main driver of this increase coming from unbudgeted wages. For the current financial year, CV has budgeted for a surplus (after Depreciation) of $9,000. As mentioned earlier in this report, for the current financial year, this budget has been aligned to the strategic plan for CV to ensure we are allocation budgeted funds to the areas within the Strategic Plan. CV has entered into an agreement with the ASC and various other state cycling bodies to lend funds to Cycling Australia. The amount loaned by CV is $150,000 repayable in January 2019.

In closing, Lisa Byrne will like to acknowledge the support, guidance and assistance provided by Kipp Kaufmann and Peter Quibell in addition to the outgoing Finance Director, David Code. David stepped down from the CV board at the end of the 2013-2014 Financial Year.

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OPERATIONS Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an exciting time for cycling in Victoria and this year has been another great year for the sport. Cycling Victoria measuress performance based on the Strategic Plan which was launched in 2013. Our report will focus on achievements within these key areas.

MEMBERSHIP Clubs: Our annual club survey showed over 85% of clubs were satisfied or very satisfied with the CV services. To help support clubs CV have developed a number of new support documents for clubs including – ‘Road, Track and CycloCross Organisers Guides’, Cycling Club Inclusion Guidelines and a number of resources that support clubs to operate more effectively. Integration: We continue to work with BMX Victoria to support their operation. Additionally CV have continued to work with MTBA to support the rapid development of Cyclo-Cross in Victoria.

standard throughout the state. We are also working closely with VicRoads and Victoria Police to ensure consistency in application of legislation and policies. Events: The Victorian Road Series continued to be the largest racing series in Australia and continues to grow year on year. This year we have implemented higher standards and consistency across

Facilities: CV have nearly completed a state venues strategy which includes key priorities and resources to support the classification of venues throughout Victoria. Additionally we have completed an online event management portal which makes the application and management of events

Membership: CA has recently launched a member benefits package which is available to all members as a new benefit. Recognition: A year long project to digitize the CV results. These are expected to launch shortly. We have also launched a oral history series of podcasts thanks to the great work of Ken Mansell. Finally, in partnership with LIV we hosted the second International Women’s Day Awards with over 80 participants and many worthy award recipients.

the events . We are also excited to be the first state to implement equal prize money across all of our events. A centralized database of both road (ITT and Road Race) and Track Handicaps has been developed to help the individual and club.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an exciting time for cycling in Victoria and this year has been another great year for the sport.

PATHWAYS Participation: Thanks to the support from Health.com.au, Physiohealth and Specialized we have continued to develop the Breeze Rides program which has now seen over 2000 women participate in organised rides throughout Victoria. Coaches and Officials: We are pleased to have increased our total coaches by 8% and officials by 12% over the past twelve months. Talent: Working closely with the Victorian Institute of Sport Cycling program CV have seen the program continue as a Level 1 sport. For the first time CV also supported a state team at the Para-Cycling National Championships on both the road and track. Masters: For the first time CV have supported training opportunities on both the road and track for masters cyclist. We will continue to develop and expand these opportunities into the future.

LEADERSHIP: Governance: The Board continued to undertake an annual skills audit published with the election notice. The CV board also implemented a Risk and Audit Committee. Drug Free Sport: CV implemented the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No-Doping Declarationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; across the sport with over 250 signatures to the declaration including coaches, administrators and board members. Sponsorships: CV have become partners with a number of new corporate supporters including Specialized, Quadlock, Health. com.au, Physiohealth, Croydon Cycleworks, Independent Racking Inspectors and Audits. We also continued our relationships with Sabaru, Cancer Council Victoria, Vigor Training and Winning Edge. We have also increased our

government funding to include support for the Access for All Abilities Program through Sport and Recreation Victoria. Events: CV assumed the management and ownership of the Tour of the Great South Coast and Tour of the Murray this year. Additionally we have completed a 4 year agreement to return the Austral Wheelrace to Hisense Arena. Marketing: The CV communication channels continue to grow with over 10,000 twitter followers, 10,000 facebook likes. CA and CV also launched a new website this year which experience some teething issues; however, these have been rectified.

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MEMBERSHIP The 2014 membership year has seen a mixed bag of positives and negatives. Overall the membership is expected to stay stagnant. However, there has been an overall decrease in racing membership and increases in recreational membership.

In order to support the membership of our clubs CV has not increased membership fees in 2013 or 2014. We have also introduced the Regional Elite and Regional Masters memberships. 87% 13%

EXAMINING THE MEMBERSHIP We have also been pleased to welcome two new clubs in 2014: Melbourne Cycling League and Bike Safe. Each of these clubs bring new and unique attributes to CV and we look forward to working with them moving forward. Our reviews have seen that most of this decrease has been a result of the price increases experienced over the past 3 years. In order to support the membership of our clubs CV has not increased membership fees in 2013 or 2014. We have also introduced the Regional Elite and Regional Masters memberships; and a new low cost family recreational membership which provides a great new incentive for families to join clubs. With over 1 million Victorianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s riding each week we believe that there is still enormous opportunity for growth in short term membership and recreational memberships.

Female

Racing Members

32% 68%

Rec Members

33% 67%

Male Non-Racing Members

2014 MEMBERSHIP STATS Female

Female% Male

Total

Racing Members Juniors (U9-U19) Elite & U23 Masters <65 Masters 65+

599 187 187 215 10

13% 21% 17% 8.7% 6.0%

4003 693 901 2252 157

4602 880 1088 2467 167

Rec Members

391

32%

831

1222

Non-Racing Members

33%

157

236

TOTAL

1069

17.6%

4991

6060

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COMMU In November 2013 CA and all of the member state launched new websites. These sites initially had a number of functional issues related to new layout of results and events. These have been updated since this time to make them more functional for our membership.

Additionally we have developed a results system to provide all current and historical results which is expected to launch in December.

With the growth in the event and advocacy space CV saw a dramatic increase in media coverage on radio, newspaper and television.

CV has seen great growth in the number of followers on all social media channels in 2014. Our communication channels continue to grow with nearly 40,000 website hits a month, 8000+ Facebook likes and 7000+ Twitter followers.

Month

Web Traffic

Facebook Likes

Twitter Followers

VSCC Facebook

Oct 13

38201

6054

4768

Oct-14

39287

7585

6750

900

Month

VSCC Twitter

Instagram

Rec Facebook

Rec Twitter

Oct 13

Oct-14

538

1960

1067

748

足NICATIONS Our communication channels continue to grow with nearly 40,000 website hits a month, 8000+ Facebook likes and 7000+ Twitter followers.

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EVENTS It has been an exciting year for events, with Cycling Victoria’s Events Department hosting a number of key events including: yy The Tour of the Goldfields (NRS) yy Tour of East Gippsland yy Tour of the Murray yy Tour of the Great South Coast yy Australian Masters Road Championships yy Challenge Series Events - Marysville, Baw Baw & Whittlesea yy Australian Madison Championships yy Melbourne Cup on Wheels yy Austral Wheelrace yy National CycloCross Series – Victorian Round yy Victorian Cyclo-Cross Championships yy Numerous Victorian State Track Championships

CV saw a major increase in the total participation amongst racing events in 2014 linked closely with the continuation of the Victorian Road Series, growth of Cyclo-Cross, Track events and NRS events.

Racing Victoria continues to be the crown jewel of Australian cycling racing and 2013 proved to be another great year for the state. Over 13,000 entries were received in State and National events in Victoria. The Road calendar was underpinned by the growing Victorian Road Series which has run 9 rounds in 2014 with the addition of the Tour of East Gippsland and the Warbuton Road Race. Cyclo-Cross continues to grow throughout the state – 2014 saw the National Series round visit Victoria. Additionally, Sunbury Cycling Club have developed a new course at Essendon Fields and have been supporting the growth of the discipline. 2013 saw the continuation of the Winter Track League which provided key racing during the winter months for track cyclists.

Victoria continues to be the crown jewel of Australian cycling racing and 2013 proved to be another great year for the state. Over 13,000 entries were received in State and National events in Victoria.

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EVENT ENTRY OVERVIEW: Event

Entries

Women

Total

Entries Previous Year

Tour of Gippsland

166

139

Winter Track Series

Amy’s Otway Classic

110

Midlands Tour

202

229

223

Tour of Tasmania

111

117

Wangaratta ITT

Victorian Junior Road Championships

326

396

271

Winter Track Series - Round 5

Rob Vernon Memorial Handicap

163

186

179

Tour of the Great South Coast (NRS)

130

143

Victorian Masters Road Championships

245

285

261

Sam Miranda

563

139

702

512

Hamilton 120

101

Victorian 100km Championships

Eildon Junior/Women's Tour

191

226

177

Winter Track Series - Round 4

104th Melbourne to Ballarat

199

210

275

Victorian Club Teams Championships – Road

105

Tour of the Murray (NRS)

218

291

136

Winter Track Series - Round 3

Shepparton Junior Tour

146

181

136

Castlemaine ITT

114

Victorian Cyclo-cross Championships & Round 1- National CX Series 156

191

100

Preston Mountain Classic

218

259

256

'Wal Smith Memorial' Casterton 50

Winter Track Series - Round 1

Baw Baw Classic

216

234

262

Tour of the South West

381

447

407

Leongatha Junior Experience

116th Austral Wheelrace Carnival Preston Junior Carnival

Bendigo International Criterium

179

203

180

Australian Masters Track Championships

Event

Entries

Women

Total

Entries Previous Year

Mansfield Crit/Mt Buller Road Race

462

539

468

Victorian Junior & Masters

207

249

203

Criterium Championships/Showmans Criterium Victorian Junior Track Championships

241

262

150

Jayco Herald Sun Tour

108

Ararat Track Carnival

118

105

Tour of East Gippsland

214

254

Victorian Masters Track Championships

134

190

115

Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic

833

252

1085

707

Scott People's Foundation Junior Carnival

124

Victorian Senior Club Team Championships

Wangaratta Track Carnival

100

Victorian Open Track Championships

114

St Kilda Super Criterium

120

163

156

Melbourne Cup on Wheels

261

190

Christmas Carnival - Horsham

Christmas Carnival - Bendigo

241

224

Christmas Carnival -Shepparton

177

175

Christmas Carnival - Wangaratta

157

153

Victorian Men’s Omnium Champs

Victorian Women’s Omnium Champs

148

196

243

Vic Open Road Champs

279

371

236

Victorian Track GP

200

270

National Junior Track Series

162

Tour of Bright

678

122

800

523

Victorian Junior Club Teams Champs

Victorian CX Championships

100

126

108

Australian Masters Games

444

533

Melbourne to Warnambool

232

229

Shipwreck Coast Classic

137

155

Tour of Goldfields

144

Stratford to Dargo

126

139

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Recreational Events 2013 saw the continuation of the Seight Challenge Series which included the Marysville Lake Mountain Challenge, Baw Baw Challenge and Whittlesea Challenge. Overall participation was slightly lower then in previous years however the overall participation through recreational events is still a key part of the CV business.

ENTRY OVERVIEW OF THE SEIGHT CHALLENGE SERIES Event

2014 Entries

2015 Entries

Marysville Lake Mountain Challenge

308

420

Baw Baw Challenge

297

268

Whittlesea Challenge

384

365

Future Events Victoria has been pleased to be awarded a number of National Championships between 20152018 Subaru Cycling Australia Elite & U19 Track National Championships: 2015 CA Junior Track National Championships: 2015 CA Masters Track National Championships: 2018 CA Omnium & Para-cycling Track Championships: 2014 CA Madison National Championships: 2015 - 2018 CA Elite Road National Championships: 2015-2017 CA Junior Mountain Climb Championships : 2015-2016

CA Para-cycling Road National Championships : 2017-2018 CA U19 Road National Championships: 2017 CA Junior Road National Championships : 2016 - 2016 CA Masters Road National Championships: 2018 CV is always looking for new opportunities to build and grow cycling events in Victoria for all types of riders.

On the recreational side CV will be working towards new Recreational Rides and experiences by introducing a Women’s Ride; a day which will celebrate and encourage women’s cycling.

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DEVELOP

MENT Development: Participation SCHOOLS The Development Team has continued to work with a large number of Victorian schools to deliver programs, including Methodist Ladies College, who are visited 2-6 times each term, and Ivanhoe Girls Grammar, who entered 70 students in the Fairfield VSCC. In February 2014 we worked with organisers of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour and the Amy Gillett Foundation to run safety sessions at 15 primary schools, and we also delivered clinics in 20 schools in the lead up to Amy’s Gran Fondo. CV provided AustCycle Teachers to train students participating in the Happiness Cycle, a Bicycle Network program that provides free bikes to school students. The current focus is on delivery of pilot programs for CA’s KidRIDE, targeting ages 5-12. There are currently five programs booked in for November / December, with the aim to conduct 10 school programs in term 1 2015. Overall the Development Team has engage with over 50 schools (including though the VSCC) and trained approximately 800 students in school visits.

VICTORIAN SCHOOLS CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS In 2014 the VSCC continued to attract strong numbers to all events. For the first time ever, the state finals for all three disciplines were held over three days in Bendigo, with over 600 students competing across the three events. The Road series featured 5 zone events and the state final. Numbers at the two metro events were consistent at just above 200, while the Bendigo and Ballarat events attracted 140 participants to each. The only downside was the cancellation of the Wangaratta zone due to low numbers – around 25 with just one day left to enter.

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The implementation of the AAA project, with the support of Sport and Recreation Victoria, has seen some great advances for para-cycling, and cycling for people with a disability. With the introduction of the first Victorian Para-cycling ITT series, a number of previously unavailable racing opportunities have been offered to Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s para-cyclists.

The BMX Series was consistent with 150 riders per event (100 at Warrnambool). The MTB Series continues to grow, with 160 at the first event and then 200 at the next three including the state final.

BREEZE The Breeze program has continued to grow steadily in 2014 with more leaders and more weekly rides. 15 new leaders have completed training, taking the total list of qualified leaders to 60. This is important, as a few leaders have dropped off the radar, however through regular communication most leaders have stayed connected. Participation in Breeze Rides has increased to 1,400 riders. CV ran a Breeze forum in February, attended by 30 people. The event gave leaders a chance to meet and connect, and received positive feedback. An end-of-year social event is scheduled for 29 November. With three new sponsors on board: major sponsor health.com. au, Specialized and Physio Health, the program is gaining further exposure to new markets and new channels of communication. Overall the program is generating increased interest and continuing to provide a platform for the engagement of women in cycling.

ACCESS ALL ABILITIES The implementation of the AAA project, with the support of Sport and Recreation Victoria, has seen some great advances for para-cycling, and cycling for people with a disability. With the introduction of the first Victorian Para-cycling ITT series, a number of previously unavailable racing opportunities have been offered to Victoria’s para-cyclists. Run under the newly

developed Multi-Class racing protocol, the series has been a great success with 14 riders taking part, and the profile of cycling in the disability community increased markedly. With the support of some outstanding coaches, CV has begun to deliver programs in some of Melbourne’s specialist schools and community groups. A combination of 4 and 10 week programs have been delivered, teaching participants the skills needed to ride independently. In early 2015 the National Junior Riding Program for specialist schools will be launched, and will be delivered to schools state-wide. CV is also engaging with clubs to create more inclusive sporting environments, through online training, resources and advice. We look forward to even more growth in the AAA space in the future.

FAIR GO, SPORT! The VEOHRC funded Fair Go Sport! project has been successfully developed and delivered, implementing policy changes and effecting culture shifts across the

sport. For the first time, CV was represented at the Victorian Pride March and Midsumma Festival, demonstrating our commitment to the inclusion of the GLBTIQ community, while increasing the profile of cycling. A number of policy changes were also introduced as a result of the Fair Go Sport! project, across the areas of member protection, racing and diversity. A number of CV’s guiding documents including the Strategic Plan were amended and an Inclusion Charter was adopted to reflect our commitment to creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive sport.

COACH DEVELOPMENT In 2013/14 Cycling Victoria ran 2 NCAS Road and Track Skills courses, 2 AustCycle courses and 2 level one coaching courses. There were 20 new NCAS Road and Track Skills coaches, 18 new AustCycle Coaches and 32 upskilled there NCAS Road and Track Skills qualifications and began their pathway to becoming level one coaches.

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Development: Performance TRACK Elite & J19 National Championships

Athlete

Medals

Event

Courtney Field

The Championships were hosted in Adelaide from the 29th January â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1st February 2014. Victoria sent a team of 25 athletes, with 9 support staff.

Gold Gold Gold

JW19 Time trial JW19 Sprint JW19 Kierin

Braeden Dean

Gold Silver

JM19 Time trial JM19 Sprint

Jay Castles

Bronze

JM19 Sprint

Lucas Hamilton Mathew Ross

Gold

JM19 Madison

James Dann Jay Castles John Cochrane Braeden Dean

Gold

JM19 Team Sprint

Jack Hickey Jordan Stannus Lucas Hamilton Mathew Ross

Gold

JM19 Team Pursuit

Mathew Ross

Silver

JM19 Scratch race

Caitlin Ward

Silver Bronze Bronze

Time trial Sprint Kierin

Caitlin Ward Deanna Bax

Silver

Team Sprint

Alex Morgan

Silver

Individual Pursuit

Jacob Schmid

Silver

Kierin

Shane Perkins

Gold

Kierin

Shane Perkins Emerson Harwood Jacob Schmid

Bronze

Team Sprint

The team completed the championships with a medal haul of 7 gold medals, 6 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals. Additionally Courtney Field was the recipient of the J19 Champion of Champions jersey.

Athlete Development Program: Track Endurance & Sprint Squads

In partnership with the VIS, CV has been working to develop the next generation of track superstars. Hilton Clarke has been coaching both a sprint and separate endurance squad. The VIS has increased the number of athletes it supports on scholarship and for the first time in a number of years has allowed J17 athletes into the program.

J15 & J17 National Championships

Athlete

Medals

Event

The Championships were hosted in Sydney from the 26th February – 1st March 2014. Victoria sent a team of 24 athletes.

Alana Field

Gold SIlver Silver

JW15 Time trial JW15 Sprint JW15 Individual Pursuit

Georgia Cummings

Gold Gold Silver Bronze

JW15 Individual Pursuit JW15 Points Race JW15 Scratch Race JW15 Sprint

Ryan Schilt

Gold Silver Silver

JM17 Sprint JM17 Time trial JM17 Keirin

Thomas McDonald

Gold Silver

JM17 Individual Pursuit JM17 Points Race

Tom McFarlane

Gold Bronze

JM17 Keirin JM17 Sprint

Ruby Roseman-Gannon

Gold

JW17 Points Race

Ruby Roseman-Gannon Emma Chilton Emily Dunk Ashleigh Hocking

Gold

JW17 Team Pursuit

Godfrey Slattery Ryan Schilt Tom McFarlane James Tickner

Gold

JM17 Team Pursuit

Ryan Schilt Tom McFarlane Conor Rowley

Gold

JM17 Team Sprint

Godfrey Slattery

Silver Bronze

JM17 Points Race JM17 Individual Pursuit

James Tickner

Silver

JM17 Individual Pursuit

Sarah Gigante

Silver

JW15 Points Race

Brit Jackson

Bronze Bronze

JW17 Time trial JW17 Sprint

Alice Culling

Bronze

JW15 Individual Pursuit

Conor Rowley

Bronze

JM17 Time trial

Godfrey Slattery James Tickner Isaac Buckle

Bronze

JM17 Team Sprint

The team completed the championships with a medal haul of 10 Gold medals, 9 Silver medals, and 8 Bronze medals.

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ROAD J15 & J17 National Championships

Athlete

Medals

Event

The Championships were hosted in Adelaide from the 4th September – 8th September, 2013. Victoria sent a team of 20 athletes.

Alana Field

Gold

Criterium

Godfrey Slattery

Bronze Bronze

Individual time trial Criterium

Issac Buckell

Gold

Criterium

The team completed the championships with a medal haul of 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals.

Emma Bilston

Silver

Road race

Ruby Roseman-Gannon

Bronze

Individual time trial

Ryan Schilt

Silver

Road race

Athlete Development Program: Road

A thorough athlete development program (road) focused on a range of different areas including skills and technique. The program started with a five day camp commencing in Eildon, which led to the 2013 Canberra Junior Tour. Following the camp, a number of weekend camps were hosted by CV focused on skill sets used for racing. These skill sets included: Hill climbing – A weekend at Woodend where the participants learnt how to climb a hill and tactics to use the hill to their advantage in racing. Descending – A weekend at the one-in-twenty in Dandenong, participants learnt different techniques in descending and how to descend safely in a bunch. Time trialling – A weekend back at Woodend, participants learnt how to use the time trial ramp and different techniques for the turnaround point. They also learnt about team time trialling.

Each camp had an average of 24 participants, with camps being hosted at a range of venues around the state. CV ran 4 school holiday junior track programs during each of the schools breaks. The program consisted of 2 beginner programs aimed at anyone between the age of 6 and 12 who are looking to learn about track racing. 2 intermediate programs were also delivered aimed at junior riders wanting to improve their bike skills and learn more about racing. Each holiday program averaged 55 participants.

All Victorian medal winners at National level

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AUSTRALIAN MASTERS TRACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athlete

Medals

Event

Neil Wray

Gold

MMAS10 Time Trial

John Lewis

Bronze Silver Silver

MMAS9 Time Trial MMAS9 Pursuit MMAS9+Sprint

Sharon Gordon

Gold

WMAS1 Time Trial

Simona Mayer

Bronze Silver

WMAS2 Time Trial WMAS1+2 Sprint

Jessica Laws

Gold Gold

WMAS3 Time Trial WMAS3 Sprint

Kerrie Baumgartner

Silver Silver

WMAS4 Time Trial WMAS$ Pursuit

Gabrielle Belz

Bronze Bronze Silver

WMAS4 Time Trial WMAS4 Pursuit WMAS4 Sprint

Lisa Hanley

Gold Bronze Silver

WMAS3 Pursuit WMAS3 Sprint VMAS1-3 Scratch Final

Megan Marsh

Gold

WMAS4 Pursuit

Anthony McIntosh

Silver

MMAS4 Sprint

Richard Hood

Silver

MMAS5 Pursuit

Daniel Ives

Bronze Bronze

MMAS9 Pursuit MMAS9+ Sprint

Michael Gallagher

Gold

MMAS2 Pursuit

Tom Leaper

Bronze

MMAS2 Pursuit

Harry Hanley

Silver

MMAS4 Pursuit

Michael Clucas

Bronze

MMAS4 Pursuit

Brian McGowan

Bronze

MMAS8 Sprint

Christopher Eichler

Bronze

MMAS4 Points Final

Walter Dapcich

Bronze

MMAS5 Points Final

Michael Clucas Harry Hanley Rohan Andrew Benjamin Meadley

Silver

MMAS Open Team Pursuit

Cam Woolcock Steve Martin Martin Lama Haydn Bradbury

Bronze

MMAS Open Team Pursuit

2014 CYCLOCROSS

2014 CA U19 ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

PARA TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athlete

Medals

Event

Walter Dapcich Richard Hood Tim Feltham Anthony McIntosh

Silver

MMAS 150+ Team Pursuit

Lisa Hanley Kerrie Baumgartner Megan Marsh

Gold

WMAS Open Team Pursuit

Simona Mayer Rebecca Sutherland Gabrielle Belz Dale Maizels

Silver

WMAS Open Team Pursuit

Mariah Dastey Sharon Gordon Adele Whelan

Bronze

WMAS Open Team Pursuit

Jessica Laws Gabrielle Belz

Gold

WMAS Team Sprint

Athlete

Medals

Event

Liam Jeffries

Gold

U19M

Allan Iacuone

Silver

Elite Men

Paul Redenbach

Bronze

Elite Men

Lisa Jacobs

Gold

Elite Women

April Mcdonough

Bronze

Elite Women

Mathew Gray

Gold

Masters Men 30 40

Craig Peacock

Gold

Masters Men 50

Athlete

Medals

Event

Lucas Hamilton

Silver Gold

Junior Men Time Trial Junior Men Road Race

Angus Lyons

Bronze

Junior Men Time Trial

Athlete

Medals

Event

Hannah MacDougall

Bronze

WC4 Time Trial

Gabriel Bouris

Bronze

MC2 Time Trial

Michael Gallagher

Gold

MC5 Pursuit

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2014 MASTERS ROAD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athlete

Medals

Event

Gordon Patrick

Gold

MMAS7 Criterium

Mario Carbozo

Silver

MMAS8 Criterium

William McConnell

Silver

MMAS10 Criterium

Jo Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shaughnessy

Silver Bronze

WMAS5 Criterium Masters Women 5 Road Race

Marg Noonan

Silver Silver

WMAS7 Criterium Masters Women 7 Road Race

Elizabeth Randall

Gold

WMAS8 Criterium

Robyn Baker

Bronze

WMAS7 Criterium

Gerard Donnelly

Gold Gold

MMAS6 Criterium Masters Men 6 Road Race

Agostino Giramondo

Silver Silver

MMAS6 Criterium Masters Men 6 Road Race

Stephen Fairless

Silver Silver

MMAS5 Criterium Masters Men 5 Road Race

Dean Heathcote

Gold

MMAS4 Criterium

Damian Gill

Silver

MMAS4 Criterium

Simon Bone

Bronze

MMAS4 Criterium

Lisa Hanley

Silver Bronze

WMAS3 Criterium Masters Women 3 Road Race

Megan Marsh

Gold

WMAS4 Criterium

Dale Maizels

Silver

WMAS4 Criterium

Annie Mollison

Bronze

WMAS4 Criterium

Shane Miller

Gold Silver

MMAS2 Criterium Masters Men 2 Road Race

Tom Leaper

Gold

Masters Men 2 Road Race

Adam Versteege

Bronze

Masters Men 2 Road Race

Vaughan Bowman

Silver

Masters Men 1 Road Race

Jay Phillpotts

Bronze

Masters Men 1 Road Race

Guy Falla

Silver

Masters Men 7 Road Race

Richard Mccorkell

Bronze

Masters Men 7 Road Race

Robyn Baker

Gold

Masters Women 7 Road Race

Elizabeth Randall

Gold

Masters Women 8+ Road Race

Harry Hanley

Gold

Masters Men 4 Road Race

Danny Kah

Silver

Masters Men 4 Road Race

Tim Jamieson

Bronze

Masters Men 4 Road Race

Bridie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell

Gold

Masters Women 3 Road Race

Christopher Joustra

Gold

Masters Men 5 Road Race

Cristine Foster

Gold

Masters Women 4 Road Race

Annie Mollison

Silver

Masters Women 4 Road Race

Deborah Richards

Bronze

Masters Women 4 Road Race

Caroline Waldron

Silver

Masters Women 5 Road Race

PARA ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2014 CA ROAD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athlete

Medals

Event

Carol Cooke

Gold Gold

WT2 Road Race WT2 Individual Time Trial

Michael Taylor

Gold Gold

MH3 Road Race MH3 Individual Time Trial

Alex Welsh

Silver Silver

MH3 Road Race MH3 Individual Time Trial

Stuart Tripp

Gold Gold

MH5 Road Race MH5 Individual Time Trial

Kaitlyn Schurmann

Gold Gold

WC1 Road Race WC1 Individual Time Trial

Jared Pope

Bronze Silver

MC2 Road Race MC2 Individual Time Trial

Noel Sens

Silver Silver

MC3 Road Race MC3 Individual Time Trial

Glen Jarvis

Bronze Bronze

MC3 Road Race MC3 Individual Time Trial

Hannah MacDougall

Bronze Bronze

WC4 Road Race WC4 Individual Time Trial

Alistair Donohoe

Gold Silver

MC5 Road Race MC5 Individual Time Trial

Michael Gallagher

Silver Gold

MC5 Road Race MC5 Individual Time Trial

Casey Hyde

Bronze Silver

WB Road Race WB Individual Time Trial

Michael Eaddy

Bronze

MC2 Individual Time Trial

Athletes

Medals

Event

Felicity Wardlaw

Gold

Women’s Time Trial

Bridie O’Donnell

Bronze

Women’s Time Trial

Peta Mullens

Silver

Women’s Criterium

Steele Von Hoff

Gold

Men’s Criterium

Brenton Jones

Bronze

Men’s Criterium

Simon Gerrans

Gold

Men’s Road Race

Cadel Evans

Silver

Men’s Road Race

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BMX

The last 12 months has been an extremely busy and rewarding period for BMX Victoria, with the Australian National Championships and the World Championships in New Zealand.

MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

NATIONAL EVENTS

BMX Victoria membership continued to grow in 2013 from 1,079 members to 1,243 members in 2014. This is an overall growth of 14.1%. BMX Victoria welcomes Mildura BMX Club in Victoria. The BMX Victoria state officiating director performed a track inspection and delivered Level 2 Officials course. We look forward to supporting the growth of the club.

The National Championships had the same number of entries as the event at the Sleeman Centre in Brisbane, even though Queensland has three times the number of members.

STATE EVENTS Participation in the BMX Victoria Junior State Series has grown significantly. The 2013 State Titles was a great success with close to 1,000 entries. 2014 brought a â&#x20AC;&#x153;windfallâ&#x20AC;? opportunity, the BMX Victoria Welcome to Victoria event. This event showcased BMX Victoria as a professional organisation to interstate riders, developed relationships with a sponsor which gave an additional revenue stream. BMX Victoria thanks all members that volunteered supporting the Welcome to Victoria event.

It was fantastic to see such high participation by BMX Victoria members. There were 352 riders from Victoria which represented 29% of the membership base; the highest number of riders and (by far) the highest percentage of all states/territories. BMX Victoria members were very successful at the Nationals with 18 National Champions, nearly double the number of second place New South Wales. In total 89 National plates stay in Victoria. 2014 was the best year for our Dynamite Teams; with several teams having all riders make the final. The inaugural Crackerjacks set a high bar with great results.

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BMX Victoria membership continued to grow in 2013 from 1,079 members to 1,243 members in 2014. This is an overall growth of 14.1%.

GOVERNANCE / STRATEGIC PLAN Vic Health has extended funding for a further 12 months to ensure the implementation of the objectives of the Strategic Plan.

OFFICIALS Several Level 2 Officials courses have been delivered by the BMX Victoria State Officiating Director both in Metro and Regional Victoria. Additionally, several of our members took part in Level 3 Officials courses at Shepparton. We extend our congratulations to Paul Cockayne on becoming BMX Australia Official of the Year. This award recognises the contribution Paul has made to delivering competent Level 2 officials through presenting theory courses and mentoring trainees through practical assessments.

COACHING / STATE TEAMS The Coaching Review initiated before the last AGM resulted in a restructure of the State Teams alignment with the BMXA HPP. This provides clear pathways for development. Additionally, a regional coach has been implemented and BMXA has introduced as a program in Regional Institutes of Sport. Congratulations to Josh Callan on becoming BMX Australia Coach of the Year. This award recognises the contribution of Josh in implementing the State Team restructure and excellence in coaching delivery.

ADMINISTRATION To support our sports administration BMX Victoria employed a new Manager, Shannon Ryan, looks after the Vichealth & Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV) Programs along with other administrative tasks required to support the Board of BMX Victoria.

PARTICIPATION To add value to members, BMX Victoria is seeking to introduce a “Personal Best” initiative. The intent is riders can race against themselves to improve their times, recognition will be provided for achieving PB. This initiative will be implemented by clubs providing regular time

trials (through MyLaps timing systems) on each straight. Access to personal data will be supported by a new database. BMX Victoria has brought in additional decoders and transponders to achieve this objective.

VICTORIAN SCHOOLS CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS (VSCC) Cycling Victoria in conjunction with BMX Victoria hosted the Victorian School Cycling Championships. The events saw a record 400 entries with events hosted in Park Orchards BMX Club, Ballarat – Sebastopol BMX Club, Warrnambool BMX Club and State Final will be hosted at the Bendigo BMX Club.