Tim Barry in yellow at Rás Mumhan 2010. He is a member of a new group to review Irish racing and work towards making the standard better and developing young riders (Photo: Pat Doherty)
A group of former riders and well known officials has been appointed by Cycling Ireland to review the Irish road racing calendar and to look at ways of generally improving the standard of racing in the country.
The new Cycling Ireland road commission will also have a lead role in forming a national development squad to cover junior and U23 riders.
Cycling Ireland described those selected to make up the new commission as “some of the most experienced and knowledgeable people involved in the road racing scene in Ireland”.
The new commission is comprised of Daire Mooney (Éire Óg Cycling club), Ger Campbell (Drogheda Wheelers), Frank Campbell (VC Glendale) and Timmy Barry (Aqua Blue).
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Cycling Ireland said in a statement the new move effectively amounted to the re-establishment of the old road commission, which had existed for many years though not more recently.
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“The road commission will act as a sub-committee to the board of Cycling Ireland, and their responsibilities will include a review of the racing calendar with a view of increasing the overall standard of domestic competition,” the national governing body said.
“The road commission will take the lead in the formation of a new national development squad to cover junior and U23.
"(It) will include giving the development squad members opportunities to train together and race at international competitions in preparation for riding in bigger events at the higher senior level.”
The commission has already held meetings and was already focussed on next year, with Barry saying he looked forward to the group helping to progress Irish road racing.
“These are very exciting times for cycling in Ireland and this group aim is to improve the standard of domestic riders which should in turn make the jump to international racing less daunting,” he said.
“The guys involved have great knowledge and experience and these mixed with a bit of common sense will help to raise the overall standard of road racing.”
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