Like-minded people who support positive change for cycling in BC
UPDATE: December 2, 2013 We are very excited to report that our entire slate of candidates for the Board of Cycling BC were elected at the Annual General Meeting held this afternoon. Now the real work begins as we work with each of the new Vice Presidents to develop plans to carry forward the positive momentum we have created thus far.

VP FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT Tony Martin
VP CYCLO CROSS Matt Klymson
VP ROAD/TRACK Tim Abercrombie
VP BMX  Jeff Clarke
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Future of Cycling in British Columbia

Cycling BC is the provincial governing body for the sport of cycling. Its mission is to “Foster quality competition from the grass roots through to high performance levels, and encourage partnerships to grow participation in the sport of cycling.”

Many in the cycling community believe that Cycling BC is not fulfilling this mandate, and its principal function has become to serve as a sports administrator, solely responsible for enforcing policy, rules, and regulations. A group of like-minded individuals, with a passion to see cycling grow and succeed in this province, has been organised to help return Cycling BC to its mission statement, and become an organization that prides itself on building the sport from the grassroots, fostering growth, supporting clubs, and being an active leader at all levels.

The group, the Future of Cycling in British Columbia, firmly believes that Cycling BC must become an organization that champions development at all levels, for all disciplines, and fosters lifelong participation in the sport. To this end, the Group has assembled a slate of like-minded candidates for four open board of director positions that will be elected at the upcoming Cycling BC annual general meeting. The candidates, with the support of the Group, are putting together a plan focused on four specific areas: Development, Participation, Clubs, and Communications.

Development
Cycling BC has a world class set of coaches and athletes to develop and train aspiring world class athletes, especially youth. These resources form the foundation for Cycling BC’s future and they must be strongly supported and developed. The board of directors must have oversight over these programs to ensure that funding is correctly allocated, all disciplines and categories are being reached, and development targets are being achieved.

Participation and Race/Event Calendar
A key part of Cycling BC’s mission statement is to grow participation in the sport of cycling this should involve racing & sportive style events. Cycling BC must focus on making events available and accessible to all levels in order to increase participation across all categories throughout the season. The calendar requires a strong foundation to ensure that it is stable from year to year. Cycling BC needs take an active leadership role to ensure that a full calendar is achieved and that significant events (e.g. BC Championships) are held every year, and are open and accessible to all categories.

Clubs
Clubs have long been the backbone of cycling in British Columbia. The candidates put forward by the Group will be committed to working with clubs and promoting their development at all levels and within all disciplines of the sport. They will actively support and reward clubs who host races/events and help develop novice/youth racers.

Communication
Cycling BC has a responsibility to its relationship with its membership, stakeholders, and the public. In order to maintain and strengthen these relationships the organization must improve its communication and transparency with each of these groups. With the goal of ensuring that communication and relationships are a priority, the focus areas will be:
  • Improve the website and race calendar
  • Make customer service a priority when dealing with members and their concerns.
  • Form steering committees under the guidance of each VP, with representation across all (e.g. masters, women, juniors, etc.) to share ideas and oversee Cycling BC's development to ensure it is on the correct path
  • Celebrate Cycling in BC with a Gala Day/Evening

The mission of the Future of Cycling in British Columbia group is to commit resources and efforts into ensuring that development activities are resourced and funded, clubs are supported, and that there are open lines of communication with the membership and other stakeholders. Ultimately, our end goal, as it is for any amateur sport governing body, is an Olympic Gold Medal.

Cycling BC has enormous potential, and we must take action to ensure that it is driven along on the path towards long term success. Please attend the AGM on December 2nd and engage with the organization to ensure it ends up on the right path.

Change within Cycling BC will only occur under the governance of a like-minded Board of Directors committed to that change. Four board positions are up for re-election at the AGM on Sunday December 2nd, a slate of candidates who are all committed to the goal of initiating positive change at Cycling BC. We are asking for your support of the following individuals for the available positions.

VP FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT Tony Martin
VP CYCLO CROSS Matt Klymson
VP ROAD/TRACK Tim Abercrombie
VP BMX  Jeff Clarke


Details on the AGM can be found here.

Please remember that an annual general meeting is about giving people a choice. Please get out and vote for whomever you support and think will provide the right leadership.