NEW CDF TREASURER The Cycling Development Foundation would like to welcome Sofia Erhard onto the board as Treasurer. “I’m a keen cyclist and a strong promoter of physical activity for everyone. I also believe it’s important to share your hobbies and interests with a supportive group or team, which is where CDF is playing an important role. CDF encourages, supports and provides a platform for athletes of all ages and backgrounds [...]
2021 Perth – Laverton Cycling Classic After months of preparation and fundraising, the Perth-Laverton Cycling Classic finally took place for the 18th – 25th of September. Day 1 saw our team assemble in Bayswater ready for an 8am departure. From there they headed north on the cycle path to Muchea, where they were greeted by the lovely ladies from the local CWA. After an amazing country morning tea, it was back [...]
August, 2021 Recently members of the Cycling Development Foundation travelled to Laverton as part of the Laverton Cycling Project initiative. This program has now been running for close to 5 years. What started out as a bike building and mentoring program has now morphed into a broader cycling program aimed at promoting cycling as a form of exercise, health, well-being, transportation, social facilitation, enjoyment and self-development for Indigenous, youth and community in [...]
After a disappointing 2 years of Covid-19 related interruptions Veris Racing is eagerly planning the 2022 season. Targeted racing events include the following: Australian Championships, January UCI Oceania Tour Professional Racing Invitations Belgium-Holland Racing Campaign, June-August National Road Series Events In line with the teams vision to provide excellent development opportunities for athletes, these provisional events provide goals for team members to focus and train toward across the 2022 calendar year. Sports [...]
New CDF Board Member The Cycling Development Foundation would like to welcome Julie De Jong to the board of the Foundation. Julie has many years’ experience in the State public sectors, and has been involved in a diverse range of activities ranging from high level transformational change, project management and leadership of innovative solution development. Julie was with the former Department of Mines and Petroleum and prior to that the former [...]
NEW MAJOR PARTNER – CHAMBER OF MINERALS AND ENERGY The Cycling Development Foundation and Laverton Cycling Project are delighted to welcome the Chamber of Minerals and Energy as a major partner for the 2021 Perth-Laverton Cycling Classic. We spoke to CME’s Chief Executive, Paul Everingham about why they chose to support the Perth-Laverton Cycling Classic: “CME regularly supports a range of organisations that seek to improve their local communities. In [...]
PERTH-LAVERTON CYCLING PROJECT MAJOR PARTNER - SMEC The Cycling Development Foundation and Laverton Cycling Project are proud to welcome SMEC as a major partner for the 2021 Perth-Laverton Cycling Classic. This is the third year SMEC have supported our cause. Mary Tennant, Chairperson of the CDF, commented: “The strength of the Cycling Development Foundation and the Laverton Cycling Project is based on the generous support we get from our partners. [...]
NATIONAL ROAD SERIES TEAMS With no National Road Series Racing occurring over the last 6 weeks, we have made time for our NRS teams to focus more on process then outcome. What this means from an application perspective is to either take an off season (2-3 weeks) or focus on aspects in training that require attention and can be completed away from the taper/recovery periods around high importance racing events. Despite [...]
PERTH-LAVERTON CYCLING CLASSIC RIDER JERSEY The Perth – Laverton Cycling Classic team are proud to present the 2021 rider jersey. The Jersey will be worn by the riders in the Perth-Laverton Cycling Classic for the duration of the ride. The Jersey design was chosen by the 2020 Perth-Laverton Riders as the winner of the 2020 Laverton Emerging Art Prize (LEAP) award. School children from the Laverton Remote School were [...]
Update from Sports Director Brad Hall National Road Series Racing 2021 has started well for our Veris Racing athletes with riders attending the Melbourne to Warrnambool (VIC) and Grafton (NSW) events already this year. The Melbourne-Warrnambool event was a good eye opener for both our male and female athletes with some tactical and technical racing across the 270kms showing up a lack of racing fitness going into the event. A highlight [...]
