British Cycling members have answered the call of Sir Chris Hoy and voted to amend the sport’s
Matt Carpenter Womens Jersey governance structures, safeguarding around ?43m of Sport England and UK Sport funding. At an extraordinary general meeting of its national council on Saturday, British Cycling accepted proposals to fall in line with the code of the sports minister, Tracey Crouch, to promote diversity by October. Had it not have done so, then the sport faced losing more than ?40m of UK Sport and Sport England funding, a point Hoy was eager to make in a rallying cry on Friday. A 75% majority was required for the reforms to go through but three of 10 regions had rejected the proposals at regional mandate meetings, prompting the six-time Olympic champion to issue an open letter to those responsible for making the decision. Allez allez! Le Tour de France - a photo essay Read more The proposals were approved, though, with one amendment that would allow the 10 English regions to nominate a board member. Julie Harrington, British Cycling’s chief executive, said: “Today, British Cycling’s National Council voted in favour of changes to our constitution in order to ensure that we are compliant with the Code for Sports Governance. “Our membership also voted for an amendment to create the role of a director nominated by the English regions to go alongside those nominated by Scottish Cycling and Welsh Cycling. We have heard the concerns of our National Councillors and we will actively work with our membership to ensure
http://www.officialcardinalsbaseball.com/authentic-7-matt-holliday-jersey.html that the voice of the enthusiast remains central to our purpose. “Securing funding for elite and grassroots participation through these changes will enable us to inspire more people on to two wheels across communities the length of the country. “Without secured funding we will not be able to share our love of the sport and enable others to try it. Our sport is growing and growing up. Today’s vote is the start of an exciting new chapter for British Cycling and our sport.” On Friday, Hoy had clearly been worried which way the vote was going to go and signed off his letter by writing: “This weekend’s vote is vital for all areas of our sport, and I would urge everyone with a vote to consider the implications that this withdrawal of funding would have on not just cycling, but our society as a whole.” This month, Table Tennis England had its Sport England funding of almost ?9m suspended after its members narrowly voted against accepting the same proposals. The governing body has called an EGM next month in a bid to reverse the outcomeSo now, as Chris Froome closes to within one 22.5km time trial around the sights of Marseille and one ceremonial parade into Paris of his fourth Tour win in five years, did it do the job? On an aesthetic level, perhaps it did. The Sky squad still rode on the front, all eight of them en bloc after an accident forced Geraint Thomas to withdraw, but the sight of that crushing
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