Name Paul McQuaid | ||
Paul McQuaid is an Irish cyclist who has represented Ireland in several global competitions.
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The McQuaid family and cycling
McQuaid comes from a road bicycle racing family, his father Jim and uncles being top cyclists. His brothers Kieron and Pat as well as his cousin John McQuaid represented Ireland in the world road championship and the Olympic road race. Paul's brother Pat is a former president of the Union Cycliste Internationale.
Cycling career
McQuaid represented Ireland in the 1989 world championships in Chambery, France. In 1991 he represented Ireland in the Hapoel Games in Israel. 1992 saw him represent Ireland in the Franco-Belge, Tour de Normandie, Tour of Europe and Giro del Region in Italy. An injury knocked him out for 1993 but he came back in 1994 with rides in the Grand Prix de Liberatzione and Giro del Regioni in Italy and fourth in Ireland's National Tour, the Rás Tailteann. He then made the national team for the world championship in Bogotá, Colombia in 1995. In 1995 he won the FBD Rás Tailteann. He also won race the Shay Elliott Memorial Race in 1988.
Celtic Trails
McQuaid has run Celtic Trailscycling tours in the west of Ireland since 1997.