Megan Armitage Resumes Training After Concussion Ends Tour de France Dreams
Irish cyclist Megan Armitage resumed training on Monday after being hit by a bus last week and suffering a concussion. The accident ended her hopes of competing at the women’s Tour de France, which began on Sunday, 23 July. The 26-year-old was set to become the first Irish cyclist to compete in the Tour de France Femmes. Due to medical …
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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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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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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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Dunlevy And Kelly Win Gold At Para-Cycling World Cup
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly backed up their gold medal performance in the time trial with a huge win in the road race at the Maniago Para-cycling World Cup on Sunday, April 23rd. Their performance capped an impressive weekend for the Irish team as they took home two gold medals and a bronze medal from the time trial events on …
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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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