Team Announcement UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in South Africa
Next week the Irish Para-cycling Team will be competing in the UCI 2017 Para-cycling Road World Championships in Pietermartizburg, South Africa. The event will run from the 31st August to the 3rd September, with thirteen Irish cyclists competing across twenty-one championship events. This is the largest Irish team to compete in a World Championships in […]
Gold for Eoghan Clifford rounds off Para-Cycling Road World Cup
Eoghan Clifford finished a good weekend of Irish performances at the Para-Cycling Road World Cup in the Basque Country, Spain today when he secured gold in the C3 Road Race. “Although Eoghan has been on the podium a number of times, that’s his first win in a road race since Worlds in 2014,” said Irish […]
Two gold and one bronze for Irish para-cyclists at Para-Cycling Road World Cup
It was a day of celebration for the para-cycling team on Friday, July 15th, as they took home two gold medals and a bronze medal at the Para-Cycling Road World Cup in the Basque Country, Spain. First up in the Men’s C2 category saw Colin Lynch finish well to secure a gold medal to get […]
Another hugely successful World Cup for Irish Para-Cycling squad
The UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup held in Ostend, Belgium, proved to be another hugely successful event for the Irish para-cycling squad, who secured six medals overall and a number of hugely impressive performances. One of the major success stories of the competition saw Irish tandem pairing Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal secure two gold […]
Upcoming Paracycling Road World Cup is last opportunity for Irish para-cyclists to earn Rio selection points
There’s a busy couple of days ahead for the Irish para-cycling squad as the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup in Belgium gets underway. A large number of Irish riders are participating including, Eoghan Clifford, Colin Lynch, Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal, Ciara Staunton, Declan Slevin, Peter Ryan and Sean Hahessy and Damien Vereker and Marcin Mizgayski […]
Two medals and seven Top Ten finishes rounds off successful World Championships for Ireland
Two medals and seven Top Ten finishes rounded off a successful Para-Cycling Track World Championship campaign for the Irish team this week. The Championships, which took place over the weekend in Montichiari, Italy, saw some fantastic performances from cyclists in green. Earlier today, Ireland’s Eoghan Clifford secured fifth place in the MC1-2-3 Scratch Race. Clifford, […]
Fourth place finish for McCrystal and Dunlevy
Irish tandem para-cyclists Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal finished in fourth place this afternoon in the bronze medal ride-off in the WB 3km Pursuit at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. The pair went head-to-head with Great Britain in the race after securing a fourth fastest time of 3.35.924 in the qualifiers […]
Silver and bronze medals to celebrate for the Irish Para-Cycling team on first day of Track World Championships
The Irish flag is flying high this evening and not just because of St. Patrick’s day, as Irish Para-Cyclists Colin Lynch and Eoghan Clifford secured medals at the Track World Championships today. Lynch took to the track first thing this morning in the qualifiers where, after a fantastic performance in the MC2 Pursuit, booked his […]
Action-packed week ahead for Irish athletes as competition for Rio qualification heats up
There’s a busy couple of days ahead for Paralympic athletes this week, with some major competitions getting underway. First up, keen shooter Phillip Eaglesham is currently in competition at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, which is the last stop on the qualification road to Rio. Earlier today (Tuesday), Phillip competed in the […]
