Alex’s significant and distinguished service to cycling included roles as Australian and NSW road and track cycling coach, including team roles at the Edinburgh 1978 and Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games and the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games. He held various other roles within cycling including selector, Cycling NSW president and Cycling Australia vice president.

Beginnings

Alex Fulcher began his career in cycling as a competitor before transitioning into coaching and administrative roles. As a top-level cyclist, he achieved notable success, winning first and fastest in the 1961 Goulburn to Bankstown Classic and setting the fastest time in 1963 when the race was from Milperra to Goulburn. His coaching career began with his appointment as the Australian track cycling coach at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He then served as the Australian road cycling coach at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Alex was the NSW head coach from 1975 to 1990.

Achievements

Alex Fulcher received several prestigious awards for his contributions to cycling, including a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1982 and the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2013 for his service to the sport. He was honoured with Merit Awards from the NSW Olympic Council and Cycling Australia and received a Volunteer Award from the International Cycling Federation. Alex served as the president of Cycling NSW from 1985 to 2000 and again from 2003 to 2005, and as the vice president of Cycling Australia from 1985-2000. He held significant roles as the chairman of selectors for Cycling Australia and Cycling NSW, and as chair of the Cycling Australia Coaching Commission. Alex was also the president of the Commonwealth Games NSW (CGNSW) from 2013 to 2020 and vice president from 2000 to 2013. He was recognised with the Australian Sports Medal for outstanding service as an official and was a life member of the Commonwealth Games Association (NSW), Cycling Australia, and Cycling NSW.

Alex Fulcher served as delegate on the NSW Olympic Council for 16 years.

Post Representation

He was selected to carry the Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch through Bankstown and served as the training coordinator for road and track cycling at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Fulcher also served as the competition director for the World Masters Track Cycling Championships and the Olympic Youth Games at the Dunc Gray Velodrome. He was a club patron for the Bankstown Sports Cycling Club and continued to make an impact through his legacy as a coach, having personally coached two world champions and cyclists who won more than seventy NSW championships and over fifty Australian championships. Alex Fulcher’s influence in the cycling community was also reflected in his role as director and life member of the Bankstown Sports Club from 2006-2020.

Alex Fulcher passed away on January 11 2020. His contributions were acknowledged in the City of Canterbury Bankstown Council Meeting minutes of 25 February 2020.