Jonathan Browning, the chair of British Cycling, has announced he will step down from the voluntary position on December 1, as the British national federation continues to try to make amends and make a fresh start after a series of scandals and investigations.
Browning only took over the important role from Bob Howden in February. He had reapplied for the role under a new code for sports governance in Britain but then decided to withdraw his candidacy before a board meeting on Wednesday.
"When I stepped into the role of chair in February, British Cycling was in the depths of a crisis, facing severe reputational damage and there was an absence of strong, visible leadership. It was clear to me that we needed to very quickly stabilise the organisation and put in place a comprehensive plan to rapidly introduce major changes to the World Class Programme and to our leadership, operations and governance which were in need of immediate reform and repair," Browning, a former US CEO of car maker Volkswagen, said in a statement from British Cycling.
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"Over the past nine months, we have done exactly that. The efforts of so many across British Cycling – including both staff and riders – have resulted in: a comprehensive set of plans to address every recommendation within the Cycling Independent Review; approval for all the changes required for British Cycling to comply with the Code for Sports Governance; funding secured from UK Sport and Sport England for the Tokyo Olympic cycle; the implementation of a new medical services staff and structure; new grievance, whistleblowing and athlete representation processes; and the commissioning and implementation of recommendations from an external financial audit. On top of all this, and perhaps most critically, we have appointed strong new leaders including Julie Harrington, our chief executive officer, and Stephen Park, our performance director."
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British Cycling has developed massively as its athletes and teams became successful and now has over 120,00 members. However it has been reeling in recent years after a series claims about bullying, discrimination and malpractice within the Great Britain team.
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