Tamworth Cycle Club president Mark Stewart has resigned after only six months in the post, citing work and family commitments as the reason.
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Stewart said nominations for his replacement in the volunteer role were open and he would remain in the position until April 22 to ensure a smooth handover.
He announced he was stepping down at the club’s general meeting on April 5.
“Changing work and family commitments has led to the hard decision to step down from the top job,” said Stewart, a trainer with the NSW government.
“I will remain an active member of the club.”
He described his decision to quit as “a bit unfortunate” given the “positive direction” the club was headed.
“We’ve got a really strong board this year, which is exciting,” he said.
“I have full confidence in the board.
“They’ve set the direction for the year and I’m very positive for the year.”
Stewart, 34, married with two children, joined TCC in late 2015 because he “wanted to start racing” and was immediately elected the club’s secretary at its annual general meeting, a position he held for 12 months.
In his resignation letter to club members, he said it had been a “great honour” to be involved with running the club.
Among the highlights he listed as having occurred during his 18 months as secretary and president was the successful lobbying for federal and state funds to construct the Northern Inland Centre of Sporting Excellence, which will be the club’s new home. “To reflect on these past 12 months and realise what the club and its board has achieved in this period is truly inspiring,” Stewart said in his resignation letter.
“I have had the great honour of being involved with the running of the Tamworth Cycle Club for the past 18 months. Within that period of time, not only have I developed my own cycling skills … (but) I have also experienced some truly memorable moments in the club’s history.”
He said those moments include the establishment of a new website, the creation of a revitalised Facebook page and the return of the graded scratch format for the Gunnedah to Tamworth race.
Other highlights include appointing the club’s first women’s development coordinator, resulting in the launch of the women’s #five100 event.
