Nick Gates Foundation

Knowing how hard it is for young teenagers to find a way to break into the world of cycling and also just how expensive it can be to get started, Nick has grasped an opportunity to guide some talented youngsters in Townsville, North Queensland.  After spending some time in Townsville, Nick met a few locals and, knowing the problems that occur in a sport that has not much funding, Nick decided to form the Nick Gates Foundation to provide these promising juniors with some help financially with coaching clinics now and in the future. This will help give our young Australians cyclists the opportunity to prepare and compete in national or international cycling competitions and achieve the levels attained by Nick. 

Nick Gates Foundation will be joining Townsville’s 8^th Annual Corporate Team Triathlon on the 19^th September, 2009.  The event is in its 8^th year and has decided this year to bring it to The Strand.  Due to the success of this event, not only have they moved it, it has now been turned into multi festival event, hosted over the 19^th and 20^th September.

Nick has taken this opportunity to stage a criterium on the Saturday, as a lead up to the Triathlon for the Sunday.  Nick shares the same vision as the Townsville Triathlon committee – promote sports and health throughout North Queensland as well as raising funds for kids on bikes.

So far, Nick Gates Foundation has 4 NQ kids in the program.  They have successfully been competing on the Gold Coast and have had training sessions with Nick.

“I love this sport, I want to put something back into it, and supporting our young generation is an investment we need to get behind”  Nick Gates, Nick Gates Foundation.