For most, a career in cycling will only ever be a dream, especially in a small nation like Ireland where the opportunities are limited. But Cycling Ireland has a slot open for a development coach to work under head coach Brian Nugent; seen above with Irish track cycling's golden girl Caroline Ryan.
By Brian Canty
Cycling Ireland is recruiting a development coach on a two-year term with the focus very much on working with riders until and including the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
It’s an attractive offer with around €30,000 offered per year, though that will vary slightly depending on qualifications and experience.
At present, the Cycling Ireland coaching programme is spearheaded by high performance coach Brian Nugent. He is the longest serving member of the federation and he is assisted by Neil Delahaye.
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Cycling Ireland is currently enjoying a boom period. Membership has never been higher, have recently exceeded 20,000.
And with the quality of riders coming through the U23, junior and youth ranks improving all the time the federation feels the need to bring on board another coach.
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The successful applicant for the coaching vacancy will be asked to work flexible hours and will deal mainly with junior and U23 riders, meaning foreign travel is also included, given the federation’s plan to race the Nations Cup events in the future and also World and European championships.
Interested persons are invited to submit to Nugent, by email only, their CV along with a covering letter outlining why they believe they are suitable for the contract. Nugent can be reach at: [email protected]
Application closing date is June 10th, 2014. Candidates may be short-listed on the basis of information supplied in their application. The full job description is here.
The successful applicant for the new Cycling Ireland job will likely be on course for a long term career with the federation which will, in time, include working with elite riders like Matt Brammeier, Dan Martin and Sam Bennett at major championships. However, the emphasis in the short to medium term will be on developing young talent (Photo: Brendan Slattery)
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