*** BMXer Allier - Appointed Coach ***
Aigle, Switzerland ( UCI BMX News ) -- 01/29/2010
Former BMX World Champion appointed coach at World Cycling Centre.
Former BMX World Champion, Thomas Allier, will join the coaching
staff at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland, from
February 1st.
The French athlete, 34 years, will be responsible for the WCC’s high
level BMX trainees as well as young athletes training for the first
Youth Olympic Games, which will take place in Singapore in August.
He will also coach a number of less experienced riders who form a
“development” group.
Thomas Allier was BMX Juniors World Champion in 1994, before
taking the World Elite title in 1998 and 2000. He also has five
European BMX titles and six French National titles to his name
as well as various victories in the United States.
After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where he reached the
quarter finals, Thomas Allier retired from competition to concentrate
on coaching. At the WCC he will join the coaches for the other three
Olympic cycling disciplines (road, track and mountain bike).
WCC Director Frédéric Magné is delighted to welcome the new
member of the coaching team: “We are very fortunate to have
him on the team. The athletes will benefit from a former high level
athlete who will be able to use his expertise and competition
experience to help them develop.”
The high level training BMX course at the WCC will begin on
March 15th, bringing together an international group of talented
athletes. The main goal of the course will be the UCI BMX World
Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, from 29th July
to 1st August.
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