Pat McQuaid
Patrick "Pat" McQuaid (born 5 September 1949 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish former road racing cyclist who served as the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale from 2005 to 2013.
Pat McQuaid in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick McQuaid |
| Born | 5 September 1949 Dublin, Ireland |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | President of UCI, 2005-2013 |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1966–1978 | Emerald Cycling Club |
| late 1960s | Clifton Cycling Club (Leeds) |
| Professional team | |
| 1978–1979 | Viking–Campagnolo |
| Major wins | |
| Road Race Champion 1974 Tour of Ireland 1975 & 1976 Tour of the Pennines 1978 | |
He had a strong amateur career and a brief professional period before moving into race promotion and administration in Ireland and globally, serving four years as head of Irish cycling's governing body, and later two four-year terms as president of the world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). He also served three years as a member of the International Olympic Committee. McQuaid is also a qualified secondary school teacher.
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