Oceania Cycling Confederation

The Oceania Cycling Confederation (OCC) is recognised by the Union Cycliste International (UCI) as the regional governing body for the sport of cycling in the continent of Oceania. The OCC is one of five continental confederations recognised by the UCI, encompassing the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Pan-America. The OCC is headquartered in Melbourne.[1]

As of February 2020, the OCC is made up of ten Member Federations within in the Oceania region. Comprising seven Full Members – Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, New Zealand, Samoa and Vanuatu and three Associate Members – New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands and Tahiti.

Management

Presidents

NameNationYears
Tracey Gaudry Australia2012 - Current
Michael Turtur Australia2008 - 2012
Ray Godkin Australia1986 - 2008

Dual Australian Olympian Tracey Gaudry is the current President of the Oceania Cycling Confederation, having been elected in December 2012. Gaudry replaced Michael Turtur who served between a four year term between 2008 and 2012, following Ray Godkin, who served for 22 years since the inception of the Confederation in 1986. [2]

Executive Board

NameNationPosition
Tracey Gaudry AustraliaPresident
Tony Mitchell New ZealandVice President
Eric Tydingco GuamVice President
Glen Pearsall AustraliaMember
Patrick Keenan FijiMember

Representatives on UCI Management Committee

NameNationTeam
Tracey Gaudry Australia2012 - PresentAutomatically as OCC President
Tony Mitchell New Zealand2017 - PresentElected at 2017 UCI Congress

Oceania Cycling Championships

The Oceania Cycling Confederation organises all Oceania Cycling Championships. As of 2019 the OCC organises championships in track cycling, road cycling, mountain biking, BMX racing and Freestyle BMX.

Events

The Oceania Cycling Confederation oversees the UCI Oceania Tour a series of UCI road races in Australia and New Zealand and organises the Oceania Pacific Calendar a series of races in the Pacific.

Member Federations

As of 2019 the Oceania Cycling Confederation comprises ten member federations - seven full members and three associate members.

Full Members

CountryFederation
 AustraliaCycling Australia
 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cycling Federation
 FijiCycling Fiji
 GuamGuam Cycling Federation
 New ZealandCycling New Zealand
 SamoaCycling Federation of Samoa
 VanuatuVanuatu Cycling Federation

Associate Members

CountryFederation
New CaledoniaComite Regional de Cyclisme Nouvelle-Caledonie
Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands Cycling Federation
TahitiFederation Tahitienne de Cyclisme

References
  1. https://oceaniacycling.org/contact-us/
  2. "Gaudry unanimously elected President of the Oceania Cycling Confederation". Velo Nation. Velo Nation LLC. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
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