Cycling Ireland has named a nine-person high performance management group as the national governing body continues to reform its structures after a period of controversy. The group is comprised of seven appointees, with two additional officials from Cycling Ireland.
It will be chaired by Pierre McCourt, a Northern Irishman based in Qatar. He is director of medical services with the Aspetar National Sports Medicine Programme in Qatar.
McCourt was previously senior physiotherapist at the English Institute of Sport, head of performance services with British Athletics, clinical manager and director of the National Sports Medicine Programme of Qatar and director of performance services with the Canadian Sports Institute of Ontario.
Other members of the group include; Simon Jones (Australia), Jon Wiggins (Belgium), Laurence Birdsey (UK), Rachael Mulligan (Ireland), Paul Doyle (Ireland) and Urban Monks (Ireland). Conor Campbell also sits on the group as a Cycling Ireland board representative while Elizabeth Devaney, Cycling Ireland's high performance administration manager, is part of the group as ex-officio admin support.
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The group will provide support to Cycling Ireland high performance director, Iain Dyer, on matters relevant to delivery of the high-performance programme. It will also provide insights and expert advice to the Cycling Ireland board in relation to the execution of the high performance strategy.
Cycling Ireland last June invited people interest in becoming part of the group to express their interest by contacting the national governing body.
McCourt said it was "an honour" to chair the newly formed group. "I am excited to lead a group of very experienced and talented individuals - all of whom have volunteered and are incredibly passionate about supporting Iain, the high performance unit, and the (Cycling Ireland) board," he said.
"Our goal is to support the delivery of the organisation's high-performance strategy, in ultimately assisting Irish cyclists and their coaches to maximize their potential, and achieve success on the international stage".
Dyer said: “It’s extremely humbling to have the support of such an amazing group of people giving up their time to help me progress Cycling Ireland’s high performance unit. To be able to draw upon their collective expertise and experiences will be a huge asset in helping me build our programme for the years to come."
