Best of luck to Jennifer O’Reilly who is racing in the European Cup in Barcelona this weekend. Jenn will be racing in all the sprint events, sprint, 500m, scratch, points and Keirin.

An initial group of 8 women have been indentified for a High Performance training camp on the track in Aigle next week. This is an exciting move for women’s cycling in Ireland. Read on for the announcement from Phil Leigh (HPD). (more…)

Best of luck to Olivia who will be racing in the Time Trial at the World Championships today – race starts at 14.47 Swiss time, 13.47 Irish time.

The Ulster Women’s Association are running a women’s training day, from the Valley Leisure Centre, Lisburn, on Saturday 10th October. (more…)

The final list of nominations for the Membership Awards have been announced… read on and GET VOTING!!! (more…)

Rás na mBan 2009, it wasn’t all about the racing, although try saying that to the competitors who travelled to Sneem Hotel from all around Europe and Ireland to tackle the roads of Kerry for the 23rd annual women’s only international stage race. (more…)

Reminder: Innisfree Wheelers are holding a cycling event next Saturday – 26th September. Read HERE for full details. This is a great opportunity if you are interested in getting started in cycling, there will be women of all abilities heading out together…

Check out some of the photos taken at the time trial at the Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan 2009. Taken by Mark Horohoe of Lakeside Wheelers. (more…)

Melanie Spath and her partner Ryan Sherlock featured in this month’s Outsider Magazine… check it out HERE

Last year Rás na mBan was voted event of the year by the members of Cycling Ireland, nominations are closing for Best event next Monday… so (hint hint) why not get your nominations in to awards2009@cyclingireland.ie including your name, club and license number.. just a thought…

Read on for the report from David McLaughlin on the final stage of the Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan. (more…)

Photos courtesty of Grace Mc Nally.. (more…)

Emma Trott of Moving Ladies secured the overall win in 2009 Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan by 28 seconds, finishing in the bunch at the end of the 90km stage. The Irish Development Team won the stage when Heather Boyle coming in first, 6 minutes ahead of the field, with team mate Louise Moriarty coming home second, winning the bunch sprint.  Anne de Wildt of Batavus was 3rd ahead of Emma Trott. Wendy Bates of Lakeside Wheelers came home in 5th place. (more…)

Day two of the Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan saw Moving Ladies’ Emma Trott hold on to her lead by 28 seconds over Anne De Wildt from Betavus. Debby van den Berg from Vision One is a further second back, just ahead of Queen of the Hill Linda Ringlever (Moving Ladies). (more…)

Emma Trott won stage one of Rás na mBan. The Moving Ladies rider is just back from completing Holland  Ladies Tour. (more…)

As the weekend gets closer, the weather is getting better. This is welcome news for the participants and organisers of the only women’s international stage race in Ireland, Rás na mBan. (more…)

Stage one of the Tour de l’Ardeche, and the Irish National Team have finished strongly. (more…)

The closing date for nominations for the Membership Awards is the 11th September – read on for more info on how to go about this… This is your oportunity to acknowledge the work or achievements of people in your sport.

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 Last month Jennifer O Reilly participated in the Sprinter’s Omnium on the track in Newport. She came second in the scratch race. Read on for her report. (more…)

Well done to Olivia Dillon (Touchstone) for an outstanding ride in the TT Champs on Saturday. Full report to follow. (more…)

The National TT Champs are being hosted by Castlebar CC this weekend, with the kick off for women starting at a provisional time of 11.16 am in Swinford. (more…)

For those of you not entering Rás na mBan, you should check out the 10km inaugural “try-a-cycle” which will be rolling out from three separate suburban locations across Dublin. (more…)

Innisfree Wheelers will be holding a women’s  only 40km fun cycle ride in Sligo on 26th Sept. This is an ideal tour for beginners, or any women looking to get involved in their first cycling event, it is also a charity event -  in aid of the Marie Keating Foundation. (more…)

Congratulations to Maeve Baxter on her excellent silver medal in down hill MTB at the World Masters Championships last weekend. (more…)