Team Information

In 2006, ECU Cycling Club Inc. was developed through the School of Exercise, Biomedical Health Science at Edith Cowan University. The focus of the club was to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyle habits by increasing participation in the sport of cycling. Another goal of the club was to provide a cycling race environment for club members dedicated to teamwork, community engagement and dissemination of scientific knowledge in cycling. Since its inception, the ECU Cycling Club has gained increasing growth and public awareness.

Over the past 2 years, the ECU Cycling Club became incorporated with the West Australian Cycling Federation, as well as the Department of Sport and Recreation (Western Australian Government). The club has gained both internal and corporate sponsorship deals, developed and sold club clothing and participated in various competitive organised cycling events. Through its affiliation with the School of Exercise, Biomedical Health Science and the Sports Science department of Edith, Cowan University, the ECU cycling club has also been instrumental in furthering our understanding of exercise and cycling science.

As part of furthering club development, ECU Cycling Club Inc. is now in a position to develop an ECU Cycling Race Team. The aim of this initiative is to increase club exposure in the community and to further promote an image of physical fitness, teamwork, participation and community involvement. Members of the race team are expected to be leaders in upholding the goals and ideals of ECU Cycling Inc., by conducting themselves in a positive manner both on and off the road. The ECU Cycling Race Team aims to participate in a series of high profile races scheduled for the 2008/09 road cycling season, located within both metropolitan and regional Western Australia. Further to this, members of the ECU Cycling Race Team are encouraged to assist with the furthering of our understanding of cycling science by participating, when possible, in scientific research examining the physiological and biomechanical demands and benefits of cycling.