About Tableland Cycle Sports Inc

The Club

TCS is an incorporated club operating through the state's peak road cycling and mountain bike organisations, Cycling Queensland (CQ) and Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) and is also registered with Bicycle Queensland (BQ) as a Bicycle User Group (BUG). This provides members with insurance benefits for both recreational and competitive cycling activities and enables us to fill a cycling advocacy role. We have approximately 100 members. Club meetings are held in the Atherton boardroom of the Tablelands Regional Council on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Of our 100 members approximately 70% ride for fitness, recreation and social interaction with the remaining 30% engaged in competition. 

Activities and Benefits

We currently offer club rides each Sunday morning commencing at 7:00am. These rides are usually graded into 3 or 4 groups with riders able to select a distance most suited to their current level of fitness. Distances for these groups range from 15 to 45 kilometres. There are also training rides for adults leaving from the pool each morning of the week at various times. Contact one of the people below if you require further information about these rides.

Types of Membership and Costs (2011)

There are a number of road and mountain bike memberships available to Tableland cyclists.

Cycle for All Licence: for non-competitive members wishing to participate in recreational, social and charity rides, club training and coffee shop rides and club volunteers (including officials, coaches, administrators and supporters).

Sport Licence: for non-competitive members but enables them to participate in timed individual and team based road events.

Racing Licence: a full competitive license that provides access to all mass-start track and road events including State and National Championships.

Cyclists wanting MTBA membership usually upgrade their CQ licence to include mountain biking. This costs $61.

Costs of membership including club fee are:

• Cycle for All: Adult 19+  $77
• Cycle for All: Junior 13-18  $44
• Cycle for All: Family (2+2)  $165
• Cycle for All: KIDZ (U9, 11 and 13)  $10
• Sport  $114
• Racing  $66 to $270 (based on age and competitive level)
• MTBA  $35 to $122 (based on age and competitive level)

Contact Joe O'Dea or David Prete if you require further information about your membership type and cost.

To obtain your membership and licence please complete a membership application form and return it with payment to Joe O'Dea via the Atherton Swimming Pool or Northern Bikes in Main St, Atherton. A receipt will be issued to you once processed and then documentation from Cycling Queensland will be mailed directly to you.

Full details, including links to Cycling Australia's and Mountain Bike Australia's online membership tools, are available via our Membership section. A more complete description of membership fees and categories is also available ( 70kb).

Contacts

• Len Curtis PRESIDENT 0417604889 (M)
• David Prete VICE PRESIDENT 4091 3838 (H) admin@tablelandcyclseports.com
• Bronwyn Sturgeon SECRETARY 0407745387 (M)
• Joe O’Dea TREASURER 4091 1697 (H)