Left to right: Chris McCann, Tom Kirk, Stephen Gallagher, Barry Murray, Mandy Collie, Ciara McManus, Julie Weatherup, Dan Fleeman, Dave Bailey, Mike McGrath, Ronan McLaughlin.
Former FBD Ras winner Stephen Gallagher and UK professional Dan Fleeman have unveiled the staff of their new company Forme Coaching at the venture’s formal launch in Belfast.
The team includes some names that will be familiar to the cycling community and others drawn from more very varied backgrounds, including Formula 1.
While Gallagher and Fleeman will both deliver coaching services, other staff include bike fitting expert and former Irish elite rider Chris McCann.
Members of the team pictured above include: Mike Garth, a sports psychologist who has worked with Williams Formula 1; Barry Murray, a sports nutritionist who has provided advice to the Garmin-Cervelo and Sky cycling teams and Aston Villa FC; Dave Bailey, a sports physiologist who has worked with GB track team and currently works with the GB triathlon team; Tom Kirk, who has a PhD in sports science and nutrition.
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Coaches from Ireland pictured above include: physiological tester and former rider Gary McKeegan; MTB rider and coach Ciara McManus; David Gardiner, sports physiotherapist.
An Post-Sean Kelly rider Ronan McLaughlin attended the launch but is not formally involved in the new company.
As well as those at the launch, the company also has range of other staff, profiles of whom are available on Forme Coaching’s website.
The company aims to reach across Ireland and the UK in a bid to capitalise on the growing popularity of cycling at all levels.
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Gallagher said it would aim to encourage and develop cyclists with sporting to high performance goals; from leisure cyclists to elite riders and triathletes.
It will offer a suite of services including coaching and general sporting assistance in a range of areas, from sports-related diet to nutrition, expert bike fitting and physiotherapy.
The company is also planning seminars, training camps and what it terms a “mass participation” charity sportive in the North, where both Gallagher and business manager Mandy Collie are from.
It will also be renting power metres and has been promoting and selling Forme bikes through its website.
Gallagher is best known in Ireland for his overall win in the FBD Ras in 2008, when he rode for the Sean Kelly team. The 31-year-old from Richhill in Co Armagh enjoyed a well travelled career as an elite cyclist.
Fleeman is an ex professional with the Cervelo Test Team. The 28-year-old has most recently rode for the UK-based Raleigh squad. He also previously rode for the Sean Kelly team.
Fleeman, Gallagher and Collie at the Belfast launch and seminar
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