Life Members
Life Members
The Victorian Amateur Cyclist’s Union (VACU) was formed in May 1917 to promote the interests of amateur cyclists in Victoria. The name of the organisation was changed to the Victorian Cycling Federation (VCF) in 1986. In 1893 the League of Victorian Wheelman (LVW) was formed to promote the interests of professional cyclists. Three years later in 1896 the LVW become the controlling body for professional cycling in Victoria.
In 1992, an amalgamation of the two bodies was created to jointly control and promotes the sport of competitive cycling. In the late 1990s, Victorian Cycling Incorporated began trading as CycleSport Victoria, until 2011, when the name Cycling Victoria was adopted.
The following is a list of members of the two former bodies and the new body, Cycling Victoria who have had the honour of Life membership bestowed upon them.
Victorian Cycling Federation (former Amateur body)
(Originally: Victorian Amateur Cyclists Union)
#Denotes also a Life Member of Cycling Australia
| YEAR | NAME | CLUB |
| 1927 | H. F. Cooper | Kew |
| 1928 | Clarrie Collier | Brunswick |
| 1929 | G. Perugia | Brunswick |
| 1931 | W. Thompson | Eastern Suburbs |
| 1932 | C. J. (Mick) Gray | Carlton |
| 1933 | W. J. Harrod | Brunswick |
| 1934 | J. B. Benton | Fitzroy |
| 1935 | W. Holden | St. Johns Ambulance Service |
| 1936 | N. Casbolt | Brunswick |
| 1937 | J. H. Evans | Brunswick |
| 1938 | E. G. Burman | Carlton |
| 1939 | J. Ferres | South Melbourne |
| 1947 | P.L. Forsyth | Fairfield |
| 1952 | J. J. Nichols | South Melbourne |
| 1953 | Danny Bessel | Essendon |
| 1955 | A. Erickson | Fairfield |
| 1956 | Tom O’Dwyer | Brunswick |
| 1957 | Les Allen | Kew |
| 1958 | Jack Zinnow | Carlton |
| 1959 | Dinny Ryan | Coburg # |
| 1960 | Chris. Curtain | Footscray |
| 1961 | Lindsay McLeod | Northcote |
| 1962 | Sid. Kerr | Parkdale |
| 1963 | E. McMahon | Essendon |
| 1964 | Arthur Hodge | Sth. Melbourne |
| 1965 | Len Goodman | Fitzroy |
| 1966 | Jack Harcombe | Fairfield |
| 1967 | Mike O’Dwyer | Brunswick |
| 1968 | Allan Curtain | Footscray |
| 1969 | J. Stewart | Brunswick |
| 1970 | Arthur Ridings | Fitzroy |
| 1971 | W. (Bill) Bolwell | Northcote |
| 1975 | Les. Dunn | Port Fairy # |
| 1977 | Reg.Holiday | Geelong |
| 1978 | Eric Hall | Coburg |
| 1979 | A. (Doug) Branchflower | Brunswick |
| 1980 | Jack Robins | Preston |
| 1981 | Edwin Martin | Northcote # |
| 1982 | J. McGowan | Carnegie-Caulfield |
| 1983 | Les. Robinson | Ballarat -Sebastopol |
| 1984 | Ian Browne | Hawthorn |
| 1986 | Alf.Walker | Brunswick |
| 1987 | Les. Clark | Chelsea |
| 1988 | Don. Harrison | Blackburn |
| 1989 | Henry Hill | Brunswick |
| 1991 | Barry Langley | Northcote |
| 1992 | Michael Thornbury | Ararat |
Cycling Victoria
| YEAR | NAME | CLUB |
| 1994 | George Nelson | Brunswick # |
| 1997 | Karen O’Callaghan | Knox |
| 1998 | Sid Patterson | Carnegie-Caulfield |
| 1998 | Ron McPherson | Coburg |
| 1999 | Hugh Cram | Footscray |
| 1999 | Hugh Schulz | Preston |
| 2000 | Joe Ciavola | Northcote |
| 2000 | Alf Grayson | Carnegie-Caulfield |
| 2000 | John O’Sullivan | Carnegie-Caulfield |
| 2001 | Ian Hay | Carnegie-Caulfield |
| 2002 | Merv. Dean | Bendigo |
| 2002 | Chris. Wilkins | Shepparton |
| 2003 | Ray Bowles | Brunswick |
| 2003 | Laurie Norris | Footscray |
| 2004 | Douglas Armstrong | Ballarat-Sebastopol |
| 2004 | Kevin Atkins | Coburg |
| 2005 | Brian Reeves | Carnegie-Caulfield |
| 2005 | Ron Howard | Northcote |
| 2010 | Steve Mitten | Italo-Australia |
| 2010 | Ken Maddern | Castlemaine |
| 2011 | Marie Manskie | Geelong |
| 2012 | Klaus Mueller | Brunswick |
| 2012 | John Craven | Caribou Publications |
| 2013 | John Trevorrow | Cycling Events Down Under |
| 2014 | John Nicholson | Blackburn |
| 2015 | Alan Grindal | Brunswick |
| 2015 | Bill Upston | Southern Masters |
| 2015 | Mal Sawford | Carnegie Caulfield |
| 2019 | Laurie Noonan | Brunswick |
| 2019 | Troy Tyler | Northcote |
| 2019 | Donna Rae-Szalinski | Geelong |
| 2019 | Pam & Neville Williams | Geelong |
The League of Victorian Wheelmen (former professional body)
Dates unknown:
| NAME | CLUB |
| Chalmers Watt | Essendon |
| Laurie Jones | Preston |
| Russell Smith | Dandenong |
| William Long | Mordialloc # |
| Tasman Johnson (Snr.) | Essendon |
| George Picken | |
| Ken Cross | |
| Alf Kimpton | Preston |
| Jack Cooper | Preston |
| Vern Collister | |
| Bill Cooper | Preston |
| Norm Manskie | Geelong West |
| Henry Jones | |
| Cliff Madock | Cycle Trade (wholesale) |
| Vic Goldsworthy | |
| Alex Mansell | Essendon |
| Harry (Sonny) Barnes | Carnegie |
| John Lukey | |
| Walter Smith | Hamilton |
| Fred McNamara | Essendon |
| Geoff Anderson | Coburg |
| Alf Grayson | Carnegie |
| William Dove | Brighton |
| Don Ferguson | Geelong West |
| Ron Edmiston | Administrator |
| Ken Cross | Coburg |
| Fred Law | Essendon |
| William Stephens | Geelong West |
| Peter Anthony | Coburg |
| William Liddy | Footscray |
