A shared belief that cycling goes beyond racing has brought the Cycling Development Foundation (CDF) together with Ride WA to grow support and participation in cycling across the State. Ride WA Managing Director, Rebecca Cotton said they were excited to be working with CDF – Veris Racing, like Ride WA, also thinks and acts beyond racing to enable people new to cycling to gain confidence through cycling: “We see that Veris [...]
The Cycling Development Foundation, & Veris Racing, are pleased to announce the appointment of Raechel Paris as chair. Raechel Paris is based in Brisbane, Queensland, and takes over from Professor Craig Pennell's, based in Newcastle New South Wales, appointment since the inception of the CDF. Raechel was recently appointed and is excited by the prospect of furthering the values and vision of Veris Racing “I am delighted to be associated with the [...]
Recently Barry Wilson, of SMEC Western Australia, announced a $10,000 funding allocation from the SMEC Foundation towards the Hope2Day program which mentors youths in the Laverton region, Western Australia. This was announced off the back of SMEC’s continued support of the charity event ‘Ride for Hope2Day’ in November of 2018. Barry Wilson has long advocated for cycling’s capacity to engage and empower community initiatives and as such was eager to see this [...]
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The second edition of the Hope2Day ride has raised $16,000 for Youth mentoring in the Goldfields region, W.A. Extending on from the success of the 2017 SMEC Ride for Hope2Day this years event raised 4 times the amount of the inaugural year. This success was largely based on the increased participation numbers, rider awareness around the Hope2Day program itself, and generous fundraising contributions. In certain instances individuals raised more than ten times the [...]
We are going big this time.... real big... The CDF and Veris Racing Team present the Award Winning Group Adam Hall and the Soul Playboys live on stage for the Soul-Charity series, Saturday 23rd March With part profits toward Solaris Cancer Care- assisting those who suffer through cancer. Famous for his amazing range and Velvet Sound, Adam will take you on a journey through the music of his contemporaries; the masters of Funk [...]
The Cycling Development Foundation (CDF), as owner of the Veris Cycle Racing teams, is pleased to announce a new partnership with InfoCrank®, an accurate, reliable and consistent power meter InfoCrank® President, Bryan Taylor, commented that: Our company has had a long association with the management of Veris Racing Team: thus it was natural for us to extend this collaboration to the CDF. The aims and goals of the CDF align with ours. Our main focus is [...]
Claire Tyrell is one of Sabine's latest crew additions and brings a wealth of experience around journalism and event reporting, we hear from Claire, "I met Sabine during Delirium in 2017 – we both rode the 24-hour event, but while I switched out with my team mates every hour Sabine kept chugging away at the course alone. I was in awe of her determination and understated brilliance as she humbly accepted the [...]
Here we go again... The CDF and Veris Racing Team present the Award Winning Group Adam Hall and the Soul Playboys live on stage for the Soul-Charity series, Saturday 20th October 2018. With part profits toward Solaris Cancer Care- assisting those who suffer through cancer. Famous for his amazing range and Velvet Sound, Adam will take you on a journey through the music of his contemporaries; the masters of Funk and Soul [...]
In May this year, Veris Racing athlete Sabine Bird participated in the Ride Against Domestic Violence, a 260km ride from Busselton to Parliament House, Perth. The ride aims to raise awareness and funds for those affected by domestic violence. Domestic violence is often a silent occurrence in our society and therefore immensely downplayed and frequently ignored. Rates of domestic violence have steeply increased in Australia over the last five years alone, showing [...]
