British Cycling hired Stephen Park as the Great Britain Cycling Team’s new performance director.
Park, who acted as the Royal Yachting Association’s (RYA) Olympic manager, recently guided the British Sailing Team to the top of the sport’s medal table in Rio. He will become British Cycling’s first performance director since 2014.
The 48-year-old has been the RYA’s Olympic manager for the past 15 years, with Britain’s world-beating sailors amassing 23 Olympic and Paralympic medals during his time at the helm. Park will start work at the National Cycling Centre in the spring of 2017.
“I feel privileged and excited to be given this opportunity, and look forward to building on the high-performance culture at British Cycling,” said Park. “My role will be to lead the team, support the coaches and the wider staff to continue delivering successful programs which enable the athletes to fulfill their tremendous potential.”
He continued, “Clearly cycling poses very different challenges to sailing, but it’s a sport I am very passionate about from a personal perspective. I’m looking forward to meeting its challenges head on and working intensively with a highly motivated and experienced group of athletes, coaches and support staff.”
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