In the final round of the track cycling World Cup series in Manchester, the women’s team scored a new National Record of 3.30.3, in a time competititive with the best in the world. Unfortunately in the shuffle for positions the time which was close to getting them 6th place overall, resulted in 8th European Nation, and 15th overall. (more…)
Track Cycling World Cup – Ireland’s elite track team continue on their Olympic bid with the final leg of the World Cup series. Manchester promises to be the toughest and most exciting racing of the season, and the heat is on for gaining Olympic points. Our women will be racing in the team pursuit, the scratch race and the omnium. More details to follow.
Double Irish National Champion Olivia Dillon is currently on one of America’s top and most exciting professional cycling teams, Peanut Butter & Co. The 2010 Rás na mBan winner has climbed her way up the rankings in cycling and is managed by Olympic Champion Kristen Armstrong. Check out the brilliant video documentary of their team HERE , HERE , HERE and HERE . If you never considered racing… you’ll probably consider it now… looks so exciting!!!
Details of the events planned for the women’s elite team can be found here: Elite women’s programme 2011 List of the current elite women squad members are here: Cycling Ireland High Performance Squads 2011. Selection criteria can be dowloaded HERE for the track and HERE for the Road.
The Elite Women’s Team for 2011 has been announced – and the selection criteria has been set. (more…)
All the details of the position can be found HERE
Australian based Shannon McCurley is a member of the Irish Elite Track Team, and represented Ireland in the Track Cycling World Cup in Melbourne. (more…)
Check out the full report on the Irish track team from Beijing. They had a series of mishaps in the lead up – but still managed to get a credible 15th place. Had they achieved the same time as in Cali they would have been in 9th place… good work girls – read full report HERE hopefully we will get a race report from one of the women’s team shortly!
The Irish Team continue on their Olympic Voyage with a training camp in Palma in preparation for the Beijing World Cup. (more…)
For the avid road racers out there you will be glad to know that there is no recession in women’s cycling – with the list of women’s pro teams growing by one in 2011. A full article and list can be seen on the UCI website HERE
Caroline Ryan knocked a further second off her time in the bronze ride off, but unfortunately it was not enough to secure the bronze medal. Her time of 3.39 is once again a new national records. Well done to the whole team – it’s great to see world class performances from the Irish Team. Read more HERE and results HERE
Caroline Ryan scored the fourth fastest individual pursuit time at the world cup in Cali, putting her in the bronze ride off later on today. Her time of 3min 40.6seconds is a new Irish record. Check out the heat results here: HERE
The Irish women knocked 6 seconds off their record in the team pursuit in Cali yesterday, in a time of 3min31.7 seconds. This time gave them 10th position overall, and 5th out of the European Nations. The top 6 European Nations, after 12 rounds of qualifiers (including this world cup) will qualify for the Olympic Games in London. (more…)
With the races kicking off today, Jennifer O’Reilly continues her race diary… (more…)
In the series of questions and answers with our elite riders at the world cup in Cali, read on for Caroline Ryan’s responses! (more…)
More from our elite track team in Cali – read on for the latest from Jennifer O Reilly! (more…)
Read on for a Q&A with Ciara Horne in advance of the women’s team pursuit at the World Cup in Cali this weekend. (more…)
Jennifer O Reilly and the rest of the Irish team have arrived in Cali, Colombia ahead of the world cup next week, where they are chasing Olympic Qualification. Read on for her rider diary! (more…)
On the back of a good block of training in Aigle, the Cycling Ireland elite team will travel to Cali, Colombia for the World Cup. The women’s team of Caroline Ryan, Ciara Horne and Jennifer O Reilly will be looking to gain points to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in the Team Pursuit and the Omnium, while the men’s team of Martyn Irvine and Felix English are focusing on the omnium. Great article on the UCI website HERE
The 2011 carding criteria has been announced, this is a government (Irish Sports Council) funding available to athletes based on their performances in the previous year. Full details can be downloaded HERE
At her first outing on the big stage Jennifer O Reilly impressed the crowd, with a full weekend of racing at the European Championships. (more…)
A team of Jennifer O Reilly, Caroline Ryan, Mary Costelloe and Ciara Horne will be racing in Poland this weekend. Read of for the press release from Phil Leigh, High Performance Director. (more…)
Applications for the Cycling Ireland bursary of €1500 are now open, this will be awarded to the rider with a high performance potential in 2011. Last year the bursary was shared by Jennifer O Reilly and Sam Bennett, both of whom have had a very successful 2010 season. (more…)
Elite track rider Jennifer O Reilly has moved her base to Europe for a few months to gain valuable experience on the track. (more…)
