Scottish Cycling

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Scottish Cyclists' Union SCU

Sport	Cycle racing
Founded	1952
Affiliation	British Cycling
Headquarters	Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome Emirates Arena 1000 London Road Glasgow G40 3HY
President	Alasdair MacLennan
Official website
www.scottishcycling.org.uk

Scottish Cycling, legally the Scottish Cyclists' Union (SCU), is the internationally recognised governing body for cycle sport in Scotland and is affiliated to British Cycling.^[1]

Scottish Cycling is currently located in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Glasgow. It covers road bicycle racing, track cycling, mountain bike racing, cyclo-cross, BMX racing and time trialing.

Scottish Cycling introduced the MBLA award scheme (previously (Scottish Mountain Bike Leader Award)), qualification in the UK for leading organised groups on mountain biking rides. This award is now simply called the Mountain Bike Leader Award.

Scottish Cycling has a performance department to help train and develop Scottish athletes. It also enters Scottish teams for events such as the Commonwealth Games and Tour of Britain.

History

In 1931, Scottish cycling clubs formed a loose association named the Scottish Amateur Racing Association (SARA), which concerned itself with organisation of amateur road time trials. In 1936, a meeting of all Scottish clubs resolved to form a new body to represent all road time-trialling. This body, the Scottish Amateur Cycling Association (SACA), took over from the SARA in 1937.

In the same year, the National Cyclists' Union (NCU) formed a Scottish section to regulate mass-start road and track cycling. Racing on the open road had been discouraged by the NCU since the 19th century for fear that it would jeopardise the place of all cyclists on the road. Mass races were held on private circuits and consequently there were few races.

A desire to race on the open road led some clubs to affiliate to the rival British League of Racing Cyclists (BLRC) in 1945. The following year, the Scottish section of the NCU reformed itself into an autonomous body affiliated to the NCU, the Scottish National Cyclists' Union (SNCU). In response, in 1947, the Scottish BLRC reconstituted itself into the Scottish Cyclists' Union (SCU), an automous body affiliated to the BLRC. The inaugural meeting at the Clarion Rooms in Queen's Crescent, Glasgow, on 8 December 1946, resolved to ask the Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body, for recognition as the governing organisation in Scotland.^[2] The first president was Tom Cook, Member of Parliament for Dundee.

In 1952 the SCU, SNCU and SACA amalgamated into a single body, which kept the Scottish Cyclists' Union name. That has since been shortened to Scottish Cycling (SC).

Governance

Board & Operational Responsibilities

The Board’s primary responsibility is to lead the strategic direction and policy of the organisation. It is also responsible for reviewing the progress being made towards the strategic aims. The organisation operates on a day-to-day basis through employed staff and a number of sub-committees or individual appointments. Matters of policy and strategic direction, together with matters specifically referred to within the rules, are reserved for the Board; other matters are delegated to operational levels. On a day-to-day basis, the Chief Executive is responsible for all aspects of the organisation and for ensuring the effective delivery of the organisation’s corporate strategy. The current Chief Executive is Craig Burn.

Membership

In 2011 the number of Scottish members increased by 12.7% to over 4364 in the 12 months to September 2011. There was a steady level of Junior and Youth membership with an increase of 11.1% to Under 12 riders. There was a 26.3% rise in Female Membership. Ride Membership for non racing cyclists, increased by 147.9%.

Membership
Area	Category	2010	2011	(%) Change ‘10 - ’11
Membership	TOTAL	3873	4364	12.7
	Gold	854	852	-0.2
	Silver	2161	2272	5.1
	Bronze	566	516	-8.8
	Ride	292	724	147.9
Age Category	Senior	3113	3784	14.2
	Junior	131	131	0
	Youth	249	249	0
	Under 12	180	200	11.1
Gender	Male	3358	3715	10.6
	Female	513	648	26.3

References

↑ Scottish Cycling Annual Report 2011
↑ The Bicycle, UK, 18 December 1946, p19

External links

v t e Sports governing bodies of Scotland

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Women's sport	Ladies' Golf Union Scottish Women's Football Association Scottish Women's Rugby Union Women's Camanachd Association

See also	sportscotland Scottish Institute of Sport

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