Double Olympic cycling medallist Bryan Steel has joined the University of Derby’s Team Derby Performance Sport Cycling as Head Coach.
Bryan Steel represented Team GB at four Games from 1992 to 2004, winning bronze in the team pursuit event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and silver in the same discipline at the 2004 Athens Games. He has also picked up five World Championship and three Commonwealth Games medals.
Bryan has been actively involved in the development of cycling in the region since 2012 and founded his own cycling academy in 2015.
Team Derby’s Performance Sport Cycling programme supports student athletes in track, mountain biking and road cycling to develop as athletes and study for a degree. Cyclists on the programme attend weekly sessions at the state-of-the art velodrome at Derby Arena and are offered a comprehensive support package to help them balance their studies and training.
Bryan said: “Over the last eight years my passion has been to support and develop young talented cyclists to achieve their full potential. Now, working with the University of Derby, I feel we have the chance to develop one of the best rider pathways while giving each rider a better career opportunity inside and outside the sport.”
