Last Sunday PJ Nolan was co-opted into the role of president of the ICF, winning favour over Paddy O'Callaghan and FBD Milk Ras organiser Dermot Dignam, and filling the slot vacated by Mick Lawless at last month's a.g.m.

On Monday, Nolan met the Sports Council in what he described as a "very good meeting. I was very happy with the way things went. I think John Treacy and the Sports Council are approaching Irish sport in a very progressive way, and some of the ideas are very exciting", he said.

"We are working on our own strategy document at the moment and expect to have it done by January. After presenting it to our members, it will go to the Sports Council and from then we will start building on the development of cycling," he added.