Pat McQuaid
Pat McQuaid in 2011
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Patrick McQuaid |
| Born |
5 September 1949 Dublin, Ireland |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | President of UCI |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1978–1979 | Viking–Campagnolo |
| Major wins | |
 Road Race Champion 1974Tour of Ireland 1975 & 1976 Tour of the Pennines 1978 |
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Patrick "Pat" McQuaid (born 5 September 1949 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist and former president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Following his cycling career, McQuaid moved into race promotion and administration.
McQuaid comes from a cycling family, with his father Jim and uncle Paddy being top cyclists. Jim and Madge McQuaid raised 10 children, seven sons and three daughters. All seven sons raced. Paul, Oliver and Darach McQuaid, the youngest of the ten, as well as his cousin John McQuaid represented Ireland in world road championships and the Olympic road race. In addition, there are 3 'McQuaid cycles' bicycle shops in Dublin and Kieron McQuaid is today the second largest importer of bikes in Ireland. Two of Pat's sons have long established business interests in the sport - David McQuaid owns DMC Sports and is the General manager of an international cycling team. Andrew McQuaid is a lawyer, Rider Agent and the General Manager of Team Wiggins.
McQuaid raced from 1966 to 1982, starting as a junior and then nationally and internationally as a senior. He was Irish national road champion in 1974 and won the Tour of Ireland in 1975 and 1976. He also won the Shay Elliott Memorial Race. At the end of his career, he rode for the Viking Cycles pro team in Britain
After his cycling career, McQuaid worked as a Physical Education teacher in Dublin and remained fully involved in cycling both as an Administrator, Race Organiser. His career showed his rising through the ranks to the top level in the sports administration as follows:
On Friday 27 September 2013, the presidential election of the International Cycling Union (UCI) with Pat McQuaid and Brian Cookson the only candidates. The election took place at the UCI Congress in Florence. Cookson won the election by 24 -18 votes. McQuaid, who had been in office since 2005, had pledged not to launch a legal challenge should he be defeated in particular reference to the allegations of that votes had been bought by the Russian Board Member who wanted McQuaid removed.
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