Ireland Secures First-Ever Qualification for Women’s Team Pursuit at Paris 2024 Olympics
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Jessica Gardiner
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April 17, 2024
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Cycling
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2024 Paris Olympic Games, Alice Sharpe, Cycling, Emily Kay, Erin Creighton, Kelly Murphy, Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin, Paris 2024, Women's Team Pursuit
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Ireland has achieved a remarkable sporting feat by securing the first qualification for the Women’s Team Pursuit event at the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games. This historic milestone was confirmed at the conclusion of a successful qualification period on 15 April, elevating Ireland’s status among the elite nations in track cycling and signifying a significant leap forward for the Irish …
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Lara Gillespie claims Omnium bronze in Hong Kong
Co. Wicklow rider Lara Gillespie won the bronze medal in the Women’s Omnium at the second round of the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup, taking place in Hong Kong. Japan claimed the gold and silver medals with Yumi Kajihara and Tsuyaka Uchino respectively. Kajihara finished on 124 points, Uchino on 113 and Gillespie on 108, 16 points clear of her …
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Ireland set new national record to win silver in Women’s Team Pursuit at UCI Nations Cup
Ireland secured a silver medal and a new national record in the Women’s Team Pursuit after a successful opening day of the UCI Tissot Nations Cup Hong Kong on Friday, March 15th. In a very significant step towards securing qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games later this year, Ireland picked up a silver medal after racing against New Zealand …
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Irish Cyclists Dominate Australian Track Championships Ahead of UCI Nations Cup Hong Kong Round
The Irish National team cyclists shone at the Australian Track National Championships, clinching six medals from March 1st to 5th. Building on their sucess at the Adelaide Track Nations Cup, the team undertook a rigorous training camp in Brisbane to fine-tune their skills for the upcoming Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Hong Kong from March 15th to 17th. The …
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Lara Gillespie misses UEC Track European Championships medal by one point
Lara Gillespie came within touching distance of a medal in the Women’s Omnium at the 2024 UEC Track European Championships in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. The Co Wicklow rider started the race in seventh place and made her move early on, gaining valuable points and moving up the leaderboard. A crash shortly after the halfway stage disrupted the race rhythm, with …
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Katie George Dunlevy And Eve McCrystal Win Bronze At UCI Cycling World Championships
Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal delivered Ireland’s second medal of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships on Friday, August 4th. The women’s tandem pair took victory in the bronze medal ride against France, leading from the opening time split to take a resounding win. Reunited on the track after missing the 2022 Para-cycling Track World Championships, the duo once …
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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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New Women’s Team Pursuit Irish Record Set at UCI Tissot Nations Cup
Ireland have set another national record in the women’s team pursuit on Thursday, February 23rd, at the UCI Tissot Nations Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The team of Mia Griffin, Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy blew over two seconds off the previous record set at the UEC Track European Championships just earlier this month. Competing in the women’s team …
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Crash finishes hopes for Ireland at European Track Championships
Ireland’s European Track Championships concluded on Sunday in Grenchen, Switzerland, with female Irish riders competing in the Madison and Keirin. Alice Sharpe and Mia Griffin teamed up for the Madison with hopes of a top 10 finish but a crash mid-way through the race derailed their chance. Ireland started strongly securing a point each in the first two sprints, however …
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New National Women’s Team Pursuit Record Set at UEC Track European Championships
It was a record-breaking second day for Ireland at the UEC Track European Championships on Thursday, February 9th, as a new national record was set in the women’s team pursuit. The team of Alice Sharpe, Lara Gillespie, Kelly Murphy and Mia Griffin set a blazing time of 4.19.705 – a new national record* in the first round following qualifying on Wednesday in Grenchen, …
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