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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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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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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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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Sport Ireland Points Jersey to be Fought Out by Top International Riders
Rás na mBan international cycle race has again teamed up with Sport Ireland in 2022 to help foster the development of cycle racing for women and girls. Recognising the role which Rás na mBan has played since it took over as Ireland’s leading international stage race for women in 2006, Sport Ireland has lent its backing to the points classification …
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Wicklow 200 and The Queen of the Mountains Classification – An Enduring Legacy
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HerSport Editor
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September 5, 2022
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Cycling
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Emily Kay, Eve McCrystal, Helly Murphy, IVCA, Lara Gillespie, Linda Kelly, Queen of the Mountain' Kilkenny, Rás na mBan, Valerie Considine, Wicklow 200
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Rás na mBan begins on Wednesday and the climber’s classification will again be supported by the IVCA through their popular Wicklow 200 sportive in a continuation of a partnership stretching back to the beginning of the event in 2006. The Wicklow 200 Queen of the Mountains Classification is among the hardest fought jerseys in the race and former winners include …
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An Impressive Day Of Racing For Gillespie
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HerSport Editor
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August 29, 2022
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Cycling
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cycling. Amalie Winther Olsen, Deirbhle Ivory, Emily Kay, Gabriella Homer, Kerry Jonker, Lara Gillespie, National Championships, Orla Harrison, Orla Walsh, scratch race
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Lara Gillespie impressive win in the UCI Class 2 scratch race this weekend backing up her win in the National Championship Scratch Race. The UCD rider faced tough competition and wasn’t the only national champion on the start line with the Danish national champion, Amalie Winther Olsen (Spellman Dublin Port Cycling Team) also looking to take a win in her …
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