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Cycling Australia reconfirms White's appoint to High Performance Program

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Parent Category: Cycling Pro Road & Mtb

Category: News Cycling Pro Road & Mtb 2011

Published on Wednesday, 02 February 2011 10:02

Written by Luca Salvatelli

Cycling Australia has today reconfirmed the appointment of Matt White as Professional Men's Road Coordinator for the Cycling Australia High Performance Program.

CEO Graham Fredericks was last week directed by the board of Cycling Australia to investigate issues surrounding the termination of Mr White's contract by the Garmin-Cervelo Cycling Team.

In his report to the board Mr Fredericks found no reason for Cycling Australia to reconsider the appointment of Mr White to the High Performance Program.

"The board is satisfied that Mr White's breach of Garmin-Cervelo Cycling Team policy was an error of judgement that he sincerely regrets but that it was nothing more than that ," said Mr Fredericks. "Matt has learned a lesson, the hard way, from this and we are confident he is fully aware of and committed to the policies that must be adhered to when working with the national program.

"We look forward to working with him and believe he is a valuable addition to our team."

White, 36, is a former professional cyclist who, during a 15 year career, represented Australia at World Championships, Olympic and Commonwealth Games. He comes into HIgh Performance Program as Australia prepares for the 2011 UCI Road World Championships, being staged in Copenhagen in September and the 2012 London Olympic Games.