Irish Team for Track European Championships Named

Cycling Ireland has announced a strong team for the UEC Track European Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland, from February 8th to 12th. Eight riders have been selected to represent Ireland in the championships. The six female riders chosen all competed in the World Championships last October. Off the back of a promising 2022 season for the Irish National Team, the focus …

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Track World Championships: Ireland Misses Qualification in Women’s Team Pursuit by 0.815 Seconds

Ireland have narrowly missed out on qualification for the first round of the Women’s Team Pursuit after recording a strong time of 4.19.934 at the Track World Championships in Paris. The team of Emily Kay, Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy enjoyed a fast start and were placed third in the live rankings in the 1000m and 2000m splits. And in a final push, Ireland finished fifth placed in …

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Team Ireland Schedule – Track World Championships

Team Ireland is in action at the UCI Track World Championships from October 12th to 16th as a strong team travels to Paris. Ireland will be represented by Emily Kay, Lara Gillespie, Kelly Murphy, Mia Griffin and Alice Sharpe competing in a range of endurance events while Orla Walsh will compete in the sprint and 500m TT event.   After a …

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Cycling Ireland Announces Team For Track World Championships

Cycling Ireland has announced a strong team for the UCI Track World Championships which take place in Paris from October 12th to 16th. Ireland will be represented by Emily Kay, Lara Gillespie, Kelly Murphy, Mia Griffin and Alice Sharpe competing in a range of endurance events while Orla Walsh will compete in the sprint event. Off the back of a …

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Top 30 finish for Alice Sharpe in the road race at the European Championships

Alice Sharpe rounds off an impressive European Championships for the Irish cycling team with a top 30 finish in the women’s road race in Munich today, finishing in 29th position. Lorena Wiebes (Netherlands) sprinted to glory to claim the title of European Road Champion beating the World Champion Elisa Balsamo and Rachele Barbieri, both Italian. Starting in Landsberg am Lech, the …

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Irish Riders To Compete At Belgian Track Meet

Track Cycling For the first time in over a year Irish cyclists will be back on track at the Eddy Merckx velodrome for the International Belgium Track Meeting from April 16 to 18. With the cancellation of the opening round of the UCI Track World Cup series, the event has attracted a stellar field of riders all looking to hone their skills in …

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