Anthony Mitchell, left, has withdrawn his nomination for Cycling Ireland president. The North Down CC man was set to challenge incumbent president Denis Toomey and Ciarán McKenna for the role at the governing body’s AGM this Saturday.
By Brian Canty
The race for the Cycling Ireland presidency is down to just two candidates after Anthony Mitchell withdrew his nomination.
Mitchell, having received the backing of Cycling Ulster to challenge incumbent president Denis Toomey and Ciarán McKenna, made the announcement yesterday.
“For my cycling colleagues out there, just to confirm I will not be standing in the election for Cycling Ireland President on Saturday.
“I will, however, be re-standing for a directors’ role,” he said.
The reasons for his withdrawal are not known.
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The North Down CC man has been a Cycling Ireland board member for two years and was one of the driving forces behind the reintroduction of the National Road Series.
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He has a wealth of experience and passion for the sport and having earlier agreed to run for the presidency he said he wanted to improve the federation’s communication, “both internal and external and bring greater membership engagement and clarity to deliver a better service for our growing membership.”
His withdrawal leaves the race between the aforementioned Toomey and McKenna.
A large attendance is expected for Saturday’s AGM which takes place at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Dublin and starts at 11am.
Anyone wishing to attend is being urged to register as early as possible to avoid delaying what is set to be a very packed schedule of events.
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