Andrew McQuaid

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Andrew McQuaid Road cycling
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Date of birth November 20, 1984
nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
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Current team Team Wiggins
function Manager
Team (s)
2006 Sean Kelly team
Team (s) as team manager
2015- Team Wiggins
Last updated: May 5, 2015

Andrew McQuaid (born November 20, 1984 in Ashford ) is a cycling manager and former cyclist from Ireland .

Andrew McQuaid is part of the Irish cycling clan, the McQuaids. At least six male members of his family were active cyclists. The best-known representative is his father Pat McQuaid , who was Irish road racing champion in 1974 and president of the UCI World Cycling Federation from 2005 to 2013 .

McQuaid was active as a professional for a year , but achieved no significant success. He ended his active sports career and completed a law degree at University College Dublin . After completing his studies, he worked for the auditing company Deloitte for three years . In 2008 he founded his own company Trinity Sports Management . The purpose of the company, which McQuaid initially operated on a part-time basis, was to provide legal advice to racing cyclists . In 2010 he moved to London, where he worked for the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer . For six months, he was released to the Organizing Committee of the 2012 Olympic Games in London to work. Then he decided to devote himself entirely to his own company.

In 2011, Andrew McQuaid was one of the first group of cycling managers to be officially certified as such by the UCI, making him the first Irishman in this role. Even when his father was UCI President, he was the manager of prominent drivers such as Richie Porte , Nicolas Roche , Philip Deignan and Christophe Le Mével . This activity was strongly criticized by Gianni Bugno , President of the Cyclistes Professionnels Associés (CPA), in 2011 as a "conflict of interest". Other links within the McQuaid family are also met with skepticism: Andrew McQuaid's uncle Darach organized the UCI Road World Championships in 2015 in Richmond, USA and was responsible for the start of the Giro d'Italia 2014 in Belfast ; his brother David runs UCI races in Asia.

In 2015, Andrew McQuaid became General Manager of the newly formed Team Wiggins .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About. (No longer available online.) In: Trinity Sports Management. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015 ; accessed on May 5, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / trinitysportsmanagement.com
  2. ^ Andrew McQuaid wraps up UCI approval for pro rider agent activities. In: stickybottle.com. June 12, 2014, accessed May 5, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Barry Ryan: Darach McQuaid sees no conflict of interests in Richmond Worlds bid role - Cyclingnews.com. In: cyclingnews.com. February 2, 2015, accessed May 5, 2015 .
  4. ^ Andrew Hood: McQuaid denies nepotism swayed vote for Richmond worlds. In: Velonews. November 6, 2014, accessed May 7, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Irish mafia inject craic into cycling - Blazin 'Saddles. (No longer available online.) In: au.eurosport.com. February 23, 2013, archived from the original on May 18, 2015 ; Retrieved May 5, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / au.eurosport.com
  6. ↑ Barry Ryan: Darach McQuaid sees no conflict of interests in Richmond Worlds bid role - Cyclingnews.com. In: cyclingnews.com. January 28, 2015, accessed May 5, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Cycling News: More details emerge on Team Wiggins - Cyclingnews.com. In: cyclingnews.com. January 28, 2015, accessed May 5, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME McQuaid, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish cycling official
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Ashford