The team has had a busy few months, racing at the National Racing Series (NRS) events at Cycle Sunshine Coast and Spirit of Tasmania Cycling Tour. In between those two events, the team all came to Perth for a training camp in the lead up to the Tour of Margaret River. The women’s team are showing how well they are working together, continue to get stronger each race. At Cycle Sunshine Coast, [...]
SMEC once again backs the Laverton Cycling Project The Cycling Development Foundation (CDF) are excited to announce SMEC as a major partner for the Laverton Cycling Project for 2022-2023. SMEC have been seminal to the establishment of this program which assists Indigenous, Youth and Community through cycling related programs aimed at improving health, well-being and mentoring in the greater Laverton area. This most recent partnership is part of a long term [...]
The Cycling Development Foundation is excited to welcome Andrew Fairweather to the Board. "I’m delighted to be joining the board of the Cycling Development Foundation at such an exciting time for Australian cycling. Our vision is to identify young and up and coming talent, providing them with structured coaching and high-performance resources to ensure that they can achieve their full potential. Currently we have over 15 athletes aged 15yrs and older about [...]
The Cycling Development Foundation are pleased to announce that Mary Tennant, our Chairperson for the previous two years has agreed to continue in the position for a further 12 months. Mary reflected on the last 12 months with the CDF: "I am pleased to accept the position as Chair of the Cycling Development Foundation (CDF) for 2022. The CDF was formed in 2016 to support cyclists and provide a platform for [...]
NATIONAL ROAD SERIES (NRS) UPDATE Brad Hall, CDF Sports Director It has been an incredible start to the 2022 season with 4 events occurring within 6 weeks of each other. This has all occurred within the back drop of an on boarding process commencing in September of 2021, which introduces each athlete to the training environment that exists at the Cycling Development Foundation NRS Racing (CDF) team. This allows athletes to [...]
LAVERTON CYCLING PROJECT UPDATE Sabine Bird, Laverton Cycling Project Co-ordinator The inaugural Laverton Cycling Program has begun! We have started our inaugural regular bike program in Laverton! This program sees us gathering kids and adults for bike rides and skills sessions and promote a healthier lifestyle in the community. One crucial part of this program is to liaise with various entities around town to build a viable group of riders, find [...]
JUNIOR CYCLING ACADEMY UPDATE The Junior Cycling Academy, which is financially supported via the incredible efforts of Jim and Lisa Bond and Dave at Cashmanagement, serves a long term purpose of developing athletes toward high performance outcomes in cycling. We presently service athletes from mountain bike, cyclocross, road, track and BMX across an age spanning 7 to 18 years. Clearly each individuals needs are different and thus the training systems we employ [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
