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Dyer, who joined the organisation in 2000 as a sprint coach, was
involved at five Olympic Games, culminating in Tokyo this year
where Britain again topped the track medals table.
His most recent role was working with the men's endurance track
squad who won Olympic gold in the omnium with Matt Walls and
silver in the Madison with Walls and Ethan Hayter.
During Dyer's time with British Cycling the team won seven track
golds at both the Beijing and London Olympics and six in Rio in
2016 and, although the gap did close in Tokyo, Britain still
came first in the medals table.
"Iain has made a fantastic contribution to British Cycling over
many years and has played an important role as the Great Britain
Cycling Team developed to become the team which has led the
Olympic medal table for the last four Games," Stephen Park,
British Cycling's Performance Director, said.
"His work has always marked him out as someone ready to give
their best for the riders and for the Great Britain jersey."
Dyer, who was instrumental in the success of multiple Olympic
gold medallists Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny, said it was a "good
time to press pause.
"After 21 hugely successful and rewarding years at British
Cycling, I'll take away many cherished memories of our time
together and I know I leave the men's track endurance programme
in a great position for the future," he said.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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