Cycling New Zealand is rebuilding its high performance coaching group following the sudden departure of staff last year.
Nick Flyger who has been Australia's senior track sprint coach for the past four years and will take on the lead sprint coach role vacated by Rene Wolff.
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Wolff resigned in December and was one of three major departures from CNZ in the space of a few weeks which also saw the resignations of chief executive Jacques Landry and High Performance Director Martin Barras.
Barras resigned following an integrity breach at the Tokyo Olympics involving the men's sprint team when Sam Dakin was replaced in the lineup.
Flyger will take up the role at the end of February.
Newly appointed Cycling NZ lead sprint coach Nick Flyger. Photo: Supplied: Cycling NZ
"(Flyger's) approach is centred on fostering mutual trust and respect with high performance athletes, and that fits exactly with the kind of culture we're building for the future," said acting CEO Monica Robbers.
"My personal values are built on compassion and honesty, and in my experience success comes from athletes who own their own performance," said Flyger.
"I want to create athlete-led programmes.. my aim at all times is to be patient, a good listener and to show real care for an athlete's personal and professional life."
Flyger was born in Greymouth and grew up in Nelson.
A biomechanics specialist, he worked first for the Malaysian National Sports Institute before heading to join the Cycling Australia programme at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
Cycling New Zealnad is trying to rebuild its culture and credibility in the wake of the 2018 Heron report which identified a culture of bullying and a lack of accountability and leadership along with the ongoing investigation in to the death of representative cyclist Olivia Podmore.
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