The VVCC as it exists today was first incorporated in 1985 but veteran racing existed in various forms for several years before this date.
A "professional" group of veterans raced for several years as a part of the old League of Victorian Wheelmen (LVW) and another group developed under the amateur banner. The late Cec. Cripps is credited with much of the effort in the early days to promote veteran cycling in Victoria. Cec. was also the organizer of several overseas trips for veterans and long distance promotional rides. In the late seventies several clubs emerged and a club in the southern suburbs of Melbourne (formerly the Southern Vets. Club) registered as the Veteran Cycling Association of Victoria. As similar groups were emerging in other states the Geelong club staged the first "independent" Australian Veteran Cycling Championships at Queenscliff in 1980. Several states were represented and there was discussions about forming a National Council. The move did not develop at this stage, but since becoming completely autonimous the group that became known as 'The Veteran Movement" has progressed in leaps and bounds.
Only the Northern Territory remains to join "the movement". Many of our members now make the annual pilgrimage to St Johann in Austria and quite a few of these have won World Cup events and World Champiopnships. We also had representation for the first time in 2005 at the International Cycling Federation World Championships in Belgium.