Former British international rider Paul Manning has been appointed interim head track coach at Cycling Ireland. His 10-week term begins tomorrow and Manning takes the job for the remainder of the track season.
Manning (46) was part of the Team GB team pursuit line-up
at three Olympic Games, winning bronze in Sydney 2000, silver in Athens 2004
and gold in Beijing 2018.
He was also word champion three times in the team pursuit event and won gold in both the individual pursuit and individual pursuit at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. Manning also won Rás Tailteann overall in 2001.
After his racing career ended he worked as a senior track coach for British Cycling, enjoying significant success as women’s endurance coach before leaving that role 10 months ago.
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"I'm excited to be involved at this time, very much
fired up by the positive conversations had with Cycling Ireland about the
ongoing growth that is happening in the sport,” Manning said.
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“With an eye on both short term performance and longer
term growth, I aim to ensure the momentum of recent years is maintained and
focused towards Paris 2024 and beyond. My initial focus will be event delivery
and engagement to get to know the people that make the team behind the team.”
Interim high performance manager, Aaron Buggle, said he
saw “no man better fitted to this interim role” than Manning and was “delighted
to have played a role” in the appointment process.
“I've no doubt our staff, both HP and other areas will very much welcome Paul’s experience and leadership skills to the organisation and I wish him all the best,” Buggle said.
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