2024 Cycling Ireland Road National Championships Brings Irish Cycling Stars To Limerick

The 2024 Cycling Ireland Road National Championships brings the very best riders to Athea, Co. Limerick this weekend for one of the biggest events in the Irish cycling calendar. As expected the championships have attracted large entries fields, including a nine-time senior national champion, young talents taking world cycling by storm and a multi-discipline superstar aiming to represent Ireland at …

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Fiona Mangan Substitutes For Megan Armitage In Upcoming European Championships

Cycling Ireland has revealed that Megan Armitage, originally slated to be part of the 24-rider squad, has withdrawn from the European Championships. Her spot will be filled by Fiona Mangan, a promising rider who recently demonstrated her form with a commendable seventh-place finish on the first stage of the Tour de l’Ardeche on September 5th. Armitage’s decision to step back …

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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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Megan Armitage set to become first Irishwoman to ride in Tour de France Femmes

26-year-old Megan Armitage is set to become the first Irishwoman to ride the Tour de France Femmes later this month. The Offaly-born cyclist rides for the Arkéa Pro cycling team. In March of this year she became the first Irishwoman to win a UCI-ranked stage race at the Vuelta Extremadura Feminas. Armitage became a cyclist relatively recently. According to an …

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Lara Gillespie Sprints to National Championship

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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