Cycling Development Foundation
| Abbreviation | CDF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Type | Not-for-profit incorporated association |
| Headquarters | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Website | cyclingdevelopment |
The Cycling Development Foundation (CDF) is an Australian not-for-profit cycling organisation based in Perth, Western Australia. Established in 2016, it runs road cycling development programs nationally and community cycling programs in Perth and remote WA.[1][2][3]
CDF has fielded men's and women's teams in the National Road Series and the ProVelo Super League. Its racing program previously competed as Veris Racing.[4][5]
CDF also runs the Laverton Cycling Project, a youth cycling and bicycle maintenance program in Western Australia's Goldfields region.[2][3]
Laverton Cycling Project
[edit]CDF established the Laverton Cycling Project in July 2018 with Laverton School and the Laverton Leonora Cross Cultural Association.[2][3]
The project began in Laverton, Western Australia, where participants rebuilt second-hand bicycles and took part in cycling and exercise activities.[2] The program has also included bicycle maintenance, riding instruction, road safety, health and wellbeing education and youth mentoring.[3]
By 2024, the program was being delivered in Laverton for one week each month and had expanded to Cosmo Newbery and Mulga Queen.[3] In 2026, the program began implementing wider community health programs across Laverton and the surrounding regions.[6]
Fundraising ride
[edit]CDF has organised fundraising rides for the Laverton Cycling Project.[7]
Racing program
[edit]CDF has fielded men's and women's teams in Australian national-level road racing, with its riders competing in the National Road Series and, from 2025, the ProVelo Super League.
Brady Gilmore won the under-23 men's road race title at the 2022 Oceania Road Championships while riding for CDF.[8]
The team had several prominent results during the 2023 National Road Series. Brendon Green finished second in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic, behind Tristan Saunders.[9] Boris Clark recorded four second-place finishes during the series and won the third stage of the Tour of Tasmania.[10] Mackenzie Coupland won the Tour of Tasmania overall after a solo victory on the Poatina stage, while Lucie Fityus won two stages at Cycle Sunshine Coast.[10]
CDF entered the inaugural ProVelo Super League in 2025. Craig Wiggins finished third on the opening men's stage of the Harbour City Grand Prix.[11]
Several riders have progressed from CDF to professional and international teams. Mackenzie Coupland moved from CDF to the Liv AlUla Jayco development structure after the 2023 season.[10] Brady Gilmore progressed through ARA Skip Capital to the UCI World Tour in 2026 with NSN Cycling Team.[8][12] Lucie Fityus rode with CDF for four years before moving to ARA Skip Capital, turning professional with St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 in 2025 and signing with Team Picnic PostNL in the Women's WorldTour for 2026.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Current details for ABN 81 630 029 598". ABN Lookup. Australian Business Register. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "The project striking pedal gold in Western Australia's outback". AusCycling. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "How bikes are changing the lives of at-risk and Indigenous kids in remote Western Australia". AusCycling. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eyes on the Santos Festival of Cycling teams". SBS Sport. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Annual Report 2019 (PDF) (Report). Veris Limited. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sabine is pedalling hard for a better community in WA's outback". Community Directors. Institute of Community Directors Australia. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Mennell, Jason (5 October 2022). "Cyclists' 1170km journey from ocean to the outback". Kalgoorlie Miner. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 Davies, Josh (13 April 2022). "Josie Talbot claims memorable Oceania Road Race Championship crown". AusCycling. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Giuliani, Simone (4 February 2023). "Tristan Saunders takes solo win at headwind heavy Melbourne to Warrnambool". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 de Neef, Matt (6 December 2023). "What we learned from Australia's 2023 National Road Series". Escape Collective. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "ProVelo Super League: Cameron Scott and Alli Anderson win in Sydney". Escape Collective. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Gilmore earns major accolades as World Tour beckons". Kalgoorlie Miner. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Ostanek, Dani (3 August 2026). "'Less stressful, less sickness, less injury' – A year on from disastrous Tour de France Femmes debut Australia's Lucie Fityus embraces new role at Picnic-PostNL". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 20 August 2026.