Comment: background on Salzwedel’s influence on Australian cycling
The early 1990s were a period immense change for cycling in Australia and one of the driving forces was Heiko Salzwedel. Phill Bates remembers the influence of ...
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Has Australian cycling been set free? The legacy of the Toyko Olympics
For so long the focus of the Australian Cycling Team has been on winning gold at the Olympic Games. As we ride towards the closing ceremony, there must be a sen...
Interview with Marne Fechner, future CEO of AusCycling
AusCycling began on 1 November 2020 with promises of massive changes to cycling administration in Australia. Recently it was announced that Marne Fechner, curre...
WestCycle responds to Cycling Australia action in relation to AusCycling
For over a year, there has been movement in relation to the administration of cycle sport in Australia. Much has been reported on the AusCycling proposal and to...
Cycling Australia advertising for ‘Academy Sprint Coach/Assistant National Track Coach’
Two weeks after the Australian Cycling Team announced a “restructure” resulting in seven job losses, a recruitment campaign is underway to find someone to fill ...
Cycling Australia: missing an opportunity for growth… again
At a time when cycling is attracting attention from a large, enthusiastic market of people who are keen to rediscover the good that comes from riding a bike, ho...
Ross Edgar Statement: “We’re deflated but not defeated”
Last week it was announced that changes were made to positions in the Australian Cycling Team. Here is a summary of the situation, verbatim, by one of the peopl...
Drapac on Jones: “Arguably the greatest mistake Cycling Australia has ever made”
According to one of Australian cycling’s biggest benefactors, the appointment of high-performance director Simon Jones in 2017 will “arguably prove to be the gr...
AusCycling: BMXA, Cycling Australia, MTBA – CEO interviews
In November 2019, clubs and cyclists in Australia will cast their vote in relation to the proposed ‘AusCycling’ management model. Before the ‘roadshow’ events, ...
Duncan Murray on AusCycling: “This is a democratisation of the sport”
In November 2019 there will be a vote about proposed changes to cycling administration in Australia. Clubs and members have been asked to consider a concept cal...