February 05, 2019 (Vancouver, BC) – Renowned B.C. coach, Richard Wooles, and family are moving to Switzerland next month. Wooles has been offered a job to help run the Road and Track Program at the UCI headquarters alongside Craig Maclean, a British Olympic cyclist who is managing the Sprint program there.

“I had just finished a small contract for them before Christmas and Frédéric Magné asked me if I would like to come back to a full time job,” said Wooles. “They been very accommodating and when my family approved we decided to move there for the time being.”

The UCI’s training program has seen the likes of Chris Froome and Victoria Pendleton come through its doors. Wooles and family are excited about this new opportunity but ties with Canada will remain strong.

“I’ll continue to coach up-and-coming riders through my company, Peak & Valley Coaching, like Sara van Dam who made her debut at the recent Track World Cup in Hong Kong racing with the Canadian women’s team pursuit squad,” added Wooles.

Wooles, who previously held several key positions at Cycling B.C. including Executive Director, helped the association through tough financial times, and coached some of Canada’s top riders such as Zach Bell and Tara Whitten.

Wooles moved to Canada from Switzerland after working as Track Coach there for two years.

Andrea Wooles, his wife, worked for British Cycling as their Exercise Physiologist for five years, and has been working for Cycling Canada since 2008. She will be leaving her role there after 11 years, and will be pursuing photography and her executive/organizational coaching business, Behind the Podium Coaching.

They have two children Dylan, 10 years old, and Zoe, 13 years old.

As part of the move they’re auctioning off four great jerseys to raise money for the Junior Scholarship Fund that Wooles set up to help up to eight U19 riders each year through Peak & Valley Coaching.

Junior Schlorship Fund jerseys here.