AusCycling, the trading name of the AusCycling Limited, is the national

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for

cycling Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

in Australia, and represents the interests of affiliated cycling clubs and its individual members. AusCycling covers the disciplines of

road A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. Th ...

, track,

mountain bike A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling (''mountain biking''). Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in r ...

cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...

BMX BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation. History BMX began during the ea ...

BMX freestyle Freestyle BMX is bicycle motocross stunt riding on BMX bikes. It is an extreme sport descended from BMX racing that consists of four disciplines: street, park, trails, and flatland. The sport made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics. E ...

, e-cycling sports,

para-cycling Para-cycling (or paracycling/para cycling) is the sport of cycling (sport), cycling adapted for cyclists who have various disability, disabilities. It is governed by the (UCI). The sport consists of seven different events which include Road bicy ...

, and

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and

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riding. AusCycling was formed on 1 November 2021 when

Cycling Australia Cycling Australia (CA), the trading name of the Australian Cycling Federation Inc, was the national governing body for bicycle racing in Australia, and represented the interests of affiliated cycling clubs and State federations. It covered the d ...

, Mountain Bike Australia, and BMX Australia merged to form the one organisation. The inaugural chief executive is Marne Fechner, appointed with effect from 1 February 2021. AusCycling is a member of the

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(UCI) and the

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(OCC). It is also recognised by the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. The vision of AusCycling is to make Australia a nation of bike riders, to advocate for riders' safety, build strong club communities and to make all forms of cycling accessible to everyone be it on a track, off a jump, in the great Australian bush or on the road. , AusCycling represented over 52,000 members throughout Australia.

History

In late 2011, federal Sports Minister

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called for an investigation into Cycling Australia. A review by Justice James Wood produced a 95-page report which described the organisation's set-up as outdated and complicated. In 2012, the national coach Matt White was sacked due to his admissions regarding performance-enhancing drugs. Stephen Hodge stepped down as vice-president for similar reasons following the publicity surrounding the Lance Armstrong doping allegations. Cycling Australia 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 program of event organisation, led to the organisation making significant losses, compounded by lower than expected sponsorship revenue. Under the subsequent short-term presidency of Gerry Ryan, team owner of Orica–GreenEDGE, Cycling Australia's involvement in event organisation reduced, a new board was appointed and an 2 million loan package was agreed with the

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, state affiliates and Mountain Bike Australia. In the wake of this history, Cycling Australia and all its state affiliates, BMX Australia, and Mountain Bike Australia, resolved to form AusCycling. Cycling Australia, BMX Australia and Mountain Bike Australia were dissolved with effect from 31 October 2020, and AusCycling was formed with effect from 1 November 2020.

Organisational structure

In accordance with its Constitution, AusCycling has established the following organisational structure: * National advisory council * State advisory council, for each state and territory in Australia

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2021 establishments in Australia Sports organizations established in 2021

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Cycle racing in Australia

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History

Organisational structure

See also

References

Further reading

External links