Track
Ireland’s Anna Turvey wins bronze in Pursuit at European Track Championships
Ireland’s Anna Turvey has won a bronze medal in the Women’s Individual Pursuit at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome in Paris today. Earlier this afternoon she qualified to the bronze medal final with the 3rd fastest time, pitting her against Ina Savenka. Turvey, who has been part of the Cycling Ireland track programme for just...
Cycling Ireland name eleven-rider team for European Track Championships
Cycling Ireland has named an eleven person squad for the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome in Paris this week. With this being the first competition in the new Olympiad for track cyclists, the squad is made up of many new names of talented cyclists, who will use Paris as an opportunity to gain valuable experience. Racing...
Irish rider Colin Lynch makes history with first Para-cycling UCI Hour Record
Colin Lynch has established the first ever officially sanctioned UCI Hour Record for Para-cycling, since its Regulations were extended to the discipline in 2016 The mark of 43.133 km was achieved yesterday at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, Great Britain. The Irishman bettered by 1.8 km the World Best Performance set by France’s Laurent Thirionet in 1999, in the...
Bronze for Ireland’s Eoghan Clifford in the MC3 Pursuit at the Paralympic Games
Eoghan Clifford has won a bronze medal in his first Paralympic Games, competing in the Men’s C3 Individual Pursuit in a time of 3.40.201. After qualifying fourth for the bronze medal final earlier today, Clifford faced Michael Sametz from Canada who had recorded a marginally faster time in training. The gold medal was won by Nicholas (AUS) with Berenyi...
Remarkable cycling photos from 1960 Olympics discovered in attic – Part 1
Fifty six years ago, the Olympics took place in Rome and featured 5338 athletes from 83 countries. The Games of the XVII Olympiad was where an 18 year-old Cassius Clay first made his name on an international stage when he won the light heavyweight gold medal. Other highlights from the Games included Australia's Herb Elliott winning the 1500 metres...
Elia Viviani wins Olympic Omnium gold despite crash in Points race (VIDEO)
Italy's Elia Viviani has won gold in the Men's Omnium in Rio despite crashing in the final event - the 40-km Points race. Viviani had gone into the final event in the lead, but with a number of riders including Colombia's Fernando Gaviria and Great Britain's Mark Cavendish close behind the Team Sky rider. Unfortunately for Viviani, he was knocked to...
“I’ve got the taste for the Olympics now” – Shannon McCurley Impresses in Rio
Irish rider Shannon McCurley finished fourth in the repechage of the Keirin on the third day of track racing in the Olympic Games, with the winner progressing to the next round. Having placed fifth in the heats shortly beforehand, McCurley gave the performance of her life in the repechage, accelerating fast in the last half lap, finishing within 0.268...
First ever Irish female track cycling Olympian to compete this weekend
On Saturday 13th August Shannon McCurley will make history by becoming Ireland’s first female track cyclist to compete at the Olympic Games. The Australian-based rider qualified in the Keirin event over the course of a two year qualifying process, and will compete in the Velódromo Municipal do Rio on Saturday at approximately 2pm Irish time. McCurley competes in the...
Xeno Young on the attack in the World Junior Scratch Race
Xeno Young was one of the leading animators of the Men’s Scratch Race at the World Junior Track Championships in Aigle on his way to an eventual 15th place finish today. The County Down rider made two blistering attacks in the 10km race, spending a significant amount of time off the front of the top class field in the 50-lap...
Ciara Doogan Finishes Sixth in the Points Race at World Junior Track Champs (VIDEO)
Ciara Doogan has gotten Ireland’s campaign at the World Junior Track Championships off to a fine start with a battling sixth place finish in the Points Race at UCI headquarters in Switzerland today. The 18-year-old from Donegal was in the mix throughout, taking five points for winning the fourth sprint of the 100-lap, 20km race. She sat fourth in...
Future stars shine at the Irish Youth National Track Championships
By Tony Mairs Saturday 17th July saw the Irish Youth National Track Championships taking place at Sundrive Velodrome and with a growing field of up and coming youngsters it did not disappoint in delivering a great spectacle of racing. Fifty one U12, U14, U16 boys and girls from all corners of the country made up the entries on what was...
Irish Duo Agonisingly Close to a Medal at European Championships
The Irish team of Mark Downey and Fintan Ryan just missed out on a medal in the Men’s Under 23 Madison on the final day of racing at the UEC Track Juniors and U23 European Championships in Montichiari, Italy today. Four Irish riders were in action as the event concluded with Downey, the silver medallist in the Points Race...
Mark Downey Wins Silver at the European Track Championships in Italy
Irish rider Mark Downey has sensationally won silver in the Men’s U23 Points Race at the UEC Track Juniors and U23 European Championships in Montichiari, Italy today. Downey, who previously won a European silver in the Points Race as a junior in 2014, was lying in 3rd place until the closing laps when he moved into 2nd. The bunch...
Xeno Young Fourth in Junior Pursuit at European Track Championships
Junior Riders Fourth and Sixth in Pursuit at European Championships in Italy Irish rider Xeno Young finished fourth in the Junior Men’s Individual Pursuit at the UEC Track Juniors and U23 European Championships in Montichiari, Italy today. The Co. Down rider qualified for the bronze medal ride off following his fourth fastest time of 3.20.521, which was 5 seconds...
Six medals for Irish riders at Dublin Track Cycling International
In front of home crowds, the Irish riders performed extremely strongly against a tough field at the Dublin Track Cycling International this weekend. With this being one of the main events on the Irish cycling calendar, the home crowd boosted riders from across the country to come away with six medals in an event which attracted world class riders...
Great Britain announce cycling squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics
The British Olympic Association has today named 26 cyclists across the road, track and BMX disciplines who will compete for Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Seven-time Olympic medallist Bradley Wiggins returns to the track after claiming time trial gold at London 2012 and he will be joined by former world champion and 26-time Tour de France stage...