Failed vote won’t deter cycle club from move

GOLD Coast Cycling Club officials are confident their bid to join a new national governing body will happen despite a failed vote blocking the move for now.

Cycling Australia, the organisation that runs track and road disciplines, hoped to join AusCycling in a move that would align it with mountain bike and BMX crafts and open up more funding opportunities from Sports Australia.

Cycling Queensland, Cycling ACT, Cycling Victoria, Cycling Northern Territory and Cycling South Australia voted to join AusCycling in line with the resolutions of their members.

Cycling NSW, Cycling Tasmania and WestCycle voted against the proposal.

The AusCycling resolutions were special resolutions, requiring 75 per cent of members to vote in favour for approval. Accordingly, the resolutions were not approved.

GCCC president Dom Verstreken said things could get complicated but predicted Cycling Queensland would take a vote to go out on its own and join AusCycling in the next 12 months.

“The whole of Queensland was disappointed because the state voted unanimously in favour of joining AusCycling,” Verstreken said.

He said the move would come with a range of benefits to the club’s members.

“The benefits include having one licence. Our members, mountain bike and BMX members can compete and train all with one licence and it will be cheaper than what it is now,” Verstreken said.

“There will be a lot more support and funding and we desperately need it as a club.”