Originally Posted by CliffordK

I suppose the question is what the job is? Is it working for a local bike shop, or is it working for a professional cycling team (which might also include time in a team car).

If this is serious, I'd encourage you to hire locally. If you find someone that shows promise, but lacks some skills, perhaps there is a place you could send he person for both classroom and on-the-job training.

I suppose if it is for a team mechanic, perhaps you could poach mechanics from other teams.

In many cases bike mechanics don't get paid well (maybe $10 to $20 an hour). So, come in with an offer a mechanic can't refuse, and you'll snag someone. $50 an hour?

Here in the USA, we have people called "headhunters". Their job is to track down qualified employees, and even snag them from competitor businesses.