Sport and Exercise Science

Profile

Background

Nigel has a clinical and sport career spanning almost 20 years he is currently the head of nutrition British Cycling/TeamSky. At the 2008 Beijing Olympiad the Olympic British Cycling team became the most successful British Olympic team of all time. His role involves leading and providing specialist nutritional service to British Cycling. Additionally he has had previous responsibility for the development and quality assurance of performance nutrition services to sports in the north of England this as included helping to establish performance nutrition services to the Royal Yacht Association and British Swimming. Nigel qualified has a registered dietician in 1991 since then he has worked in a variety of clinical roles and developing sport expertise. Since 1999 he has worked full time in sports nutrition however he recognizes the importance of clinical practice and still provides a dietetic service to a local GP. He has a special interest in elite athletes with post viral syndrome, critical weight management and supporting athletes to manage training stress. Nigel recognizes and values the contribution that innovation and research provides to sports nutrition and he is currently involved in partnerships with Universities on academic projects this has included projects with Portsmouth University which were directly applied as part of support for athletes at the Beijing Games. He as worked with a wide variety of sports/athletes including winter Olympic athletes. He leads the British Cycling nutrition innovation and research strategy. He believes an athlete’s nutritional needs should be provided through the diet and specializes in performance-focused diets to help athletes train and compete better.

Research Interests

Whilst having a varied research background in both health and sport, Nigel has a particular interest in applied research projects that impact on performance of elite athletes. He is currently working on various projects that involve gaining a greater understanding of fluid dynamics in elite cyclists and current dietary practices of elite athletes.