Lara Gillespie Sprints to National Championship
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Grace Fisher
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June 24, 2023
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Cycling
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Alice Sharpe, Aoife O'brien, Caoimhe O'Brien, Ellen McDermott, Eve McCrystal, Fiona Mangan, Imogen Cotter, Lara Gillespie, Linda Kelly, Megan Armitage, Vanessa Fursden
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Lara Gillespie was crowned national champion on Saturday, June 24th, after picking up momentous victories in the elite women (incorporating U23 women) road race in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. Hosted by Island Wheelers CC, Gillespie proved strongest from a reduced group sprint after an attritional day. In searing heat and sunny conditions, spectators were treated to a thrilling race along a …
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Rachel Atherton Cycles To Victory At UCI Downhill World Cup
Last weekend, Rachel Atherton took the win at the first round of the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill in Lenzerheide. Her win, with a time of three minutes 7.514 seconds, helped her bag her 40th UCI MTB World Cup victory. “I just actually can’t believe it, it hasn’t really sunk in,” Atherton said after the race. “You get …
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Class Performances At Dublin Track Cycling International 2023
The 2023 Dublin Track Cycling International took place at Sundrive Velodrome from 27-28 May 2023. The UCI CL2 (Class 2) event brought both Ireland’s best domestic track riders and a host of international riders in Dublin for a weekend of racing. Annelise Murphy, who won a silver medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics for sailing, went up against some of …
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Another Gold For Dunlevy And Kelly At Para-Cycling World Cup
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly solidified their partnership to win gold in the time trial at the Huntsville Para World Cup in Alabama yesterday, adding to the golds they won in rounds one and two of the Para-cycling World Cup. Dunlevy and Kelly dominated proceedings, recoding a time of 37:50.63 over the 29.6km course, over half a minute quicker than …
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Huntsville-Alabama Para-Cycling World Cup Team Announcement
Cycling Ireland are pleased to confirm the Irish Para-cycling National Team that will compete in the Huntsville-Alabama World Cup from 26 – 29 May 2023. The third and final 2023 World Cup campaign, the Irish squad are looking forward to ending the campaign with more strong performances after picking up three medals at the Ostend World Cup earlier this month. …
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Doireann Killeen Cycles To Victory At Women’s Commission Intermediate League 2023
Doireann Killeen took victory on home roads for the Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospatial club in round three of the Women’s Intermediate League in Kilcullen yesterday. The local rider powered up the finishing straight after 52 undulating kilometres on familiar Kildare roads to outsprint a reduced group contesting victory in the IVCA promoted event. After a busy race Killeen edged round one …
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Lara Gillespie: “I’m Not Letting Other People’s Opinions Affect My Day, My Plans Or My Goals.”
Irish cyclist Lara Gillespie has continued to thrive on the international stage. Since Her Sport last spoke to Lara in 2020, she has graduated from UCD Dublin with a BSc. in Health and Performance Science while continuing to achieve numerous cycling accolades; pedalling towards her Olympic dreams. Although Lara has continued to further her studies through part-time research with UCD, …
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Medals For Women’s Tandem Pairings In Ostend Para-cycling World Cup Road Races
The Irish Para-cycling team have continued their winning ways with silver and bronze medals in the women’s tandem road race at the Ostend World Cup on Sunday, May 7th. After Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly bagged a gold medal in the highlight results from the time trial events earlier in the World Cup, the medals kept coming as more strong …
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Victory for Gráinne O’Callaghan in round one of Women’s Intermediate League
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Grace Fisher
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May 3, 2023
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Cycling
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Breda Murphy, Grainne O'Callaghan, Marble City Cycles, Mia Smith, On Form Racing, Orla Hendron, Orwell Wheelers, Suzanne White Sorrento, TC Racing, Women's Intermediate League, Zoe Lindsey
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Gráinne O’Callaghan took a classy solo victory in round one of the Women’s Intermediate League at Dromiskin, County Louth on Sunday. The Pinergy Orwell Wheelers rider confirmed her status as one of the pre-race favourites as she fended off a concerted and coordinated chase from the main bunch to take the spoils in the event promoted by the IVCA with …
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Austin Killips Becomes First Transgender Cyclist To Win Women’s Tour Of The Gila – Next Stop Olympics?
Austin Killips, a transgender female, finished in first place in the women’s category in the Tour of the Gila on Sunday, 30 April 2023. Already wearing the leader’s jersey to start the stage, Killips (Amy D Foundation) broke clear of the peloton in a small group in the final few minutes of racing on the “Gila Monster” stage, which took …
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