Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Linda Kelly retained their Women’s B individual time trial world title in Huntsville on Saturday, leading an Irish gold and silver double as Sinead Greenan and pilot Alice Sharpe claimed silver on their World Championship debut.
Dunlevy and Kelly completed the 29.2 km course in 36:55.48 to secure their fourth consecutive World Championship time trial title. Greenan and Sharpe followed in 37:28.08, finishing 32.60 seconds behind their teammates and 20.71 seconds ahead of Great Britain’s bronze medallists Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl.
The result gave Ireland its first two medals of the 2026 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships and placed two Irish tandems on the same World Championship podium.
Heather Jameson finished fifth in the Women’s C2 individual time trial on her World Championship debut. Jameson covered the 14.6 km course in 23:37.70, with Great Britain’s Amelia Cass taking gold in 21:17.96.
Jameson said: “I’m absolutely delighted. I don’t think I could have asked for much more. I gave it everything I had and really felt like I did that. There were a few hairy moments through some of the corners, but it was great fun and so enjoyable to be on the bike.”
Richael Timothy placed ninth in the Women’s C3 individual time trial, recording 23:04.73 over 14.6 km. China’s Xiaomei Wang won the world title in 20:43.44.
Timothy said: “It was really good to get a hard effort in ahead of Monday’s race. Ninth is a good result and I’m probably closer to the medals than I was last year, so there’s progress there. I was faster than the last time I raced here, which was the goal. Now the focus turns to the road race.”
Damien Vereker and pilot Mitchell McLaughlin were eighth in the Men’s B individual time trial, finishing the 29.2 km course in 35:01.57. Ciarán O’Toole and pilot Con Scully placed 11th in 36:35.28, gaining one position on the second lap. France’s Elie de Carvalho and Mickaël Guichard took gold in 31:56.01.
Day Three moves to the road races, with Allister MacSorley and Steven McGowan returning to action for Ireland. Both men will race over five laps of the 13.8 km circuit, covering 69.0 km.
Day Two Results
Saturday, 5 September
| Irish athlete | Event | Place | Time |
| Richael Timothy | Women’s C3 individual time trial | 9th | 23:04.73 |
| Heather Jameson | Women’s C2 individual time trial | 5th | 23:37.70 |
| Ciarán O’Toole / Con Scully | Men’s B individual time trial | 11th | 36:35.28 |
| Damien Vereker / Mitchell McLaughlin | Men’s B individual time trial | 8th | 35:01.57 |
| Sinead Greenan / Alice Sharpe | Women’s B individual time trial | 2nd | 37:28.08 |
| Katie-George Dunlevy / Linda Kelly | Women’s B individual time trial | 1st | 36:55.48 |
Day Three Schedule
Sunday, 6 September. Times below are the official race start times. Ireland is six hours ahead of Huntsville.
| IRL | US | Irish athlete | Event |
| 9:00PM | 3:00PM | Allister MacSorley | Men’s H4 road race 69.0 km |
| 11:30PM | 5:30PM | Steven McGowan | Men’s H3 road race 69.0 km |
