Katie Reilly and Rachel White took part in the Johnson Jets Track Event at Glasgow Velodrome on the 18th of January. Both riders were supported by the Women’s Commission Rider Race Bursary, and were the first two successful applications of 2020. The event consisted of four races, an Elimination, two Scatch races and a Points race. There was a field of twenty five racers, only three short of the maximum allowed […]
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The Women’s Intermediate League has returned for the 2020 Racing Season . The Intermediate League will cater for W2/W3 Category Senior & Junior riders only . Over 100 Women took part in last years Intermediate League. Click Here For 2019 Final League Table: The League is aimed at bridging the gap between our Introductory Racing Events and the National Road Series. The Women’s Commission have identified Races that are suitable […]
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The Women’s Commission Bursary 2020 is open for applications from January 1st 2020 until fund is exhausted. Applications by Email: womensracingsec@gmail.com ======================================== The Women’s Commission Bursary will help financially towards Travel & Race Entries to overseas Race events. Riders must have an IRL code on their 2020 Cycling Ireland licence. The fund will be open for applications from U14, U16, Junior and Elite Only. Only events outside of the Island […]
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The Women’s Commission have announced a strong team to compete at the ACT Manchester Omnium in January: Click Here For A Report On The 2019 Event: Agnieszka Samsel – Sundrive Track Team Almhá Kissane (Jun) – Arcane Women’s Team Angela Hoare – Arcane Women’s Team Claire Ní Reachtagain – Sundrive Track Team Deborah Madden – Sundrive Track Team Elia Tutty (Jun) – TC Racing Elizabeth Kent – Arcane Women’s Team […]
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Maire Claffey (UCD) is Irelands Top Ranked Rider in the final Women’s Rider Rankings of 2019, ahead of Ballymena riders Katharine Smyth & Eileen Burns. 2019 Rider Rankings: Junior rider Lucy O’Donnell follows Maeve Gallagher & Lara Gillespie to get an upgrade to W1. Michelle McKinney has a clear lead in the W2 Rankings over the Sundrive duo of Claire Ní Reachtagain & Jennifer Neenan. Junior rider Eva Brennan leads […]
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Applications are now open for Host Clubs to apply for the very popular Women’s Intermediate League 2020. Your event will receive full support and promotion from the Women’s Commission of Cycling Ireland. There are conditions: Race must be a separate Women’s Race (The League is popular, but we have no minimum entry requirements – no exceptions) The Course should be 50 km – 60 km long (i.e. shorter than National […]
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The Women’s Commission of Cycling Ireland have named a strong domestic team for the 2019 edition of Rás na mBan. Claire Ní Reachtagain (W2) Sundrive Track Team Eva Brennan (Jun) Deenside Wheelers Michelle McKinney (W2) Galway Bay CC Nessa Rochford (W2) De Ronde CC Nikki Taggart (W3) Arcane Women’s Team All riders have already represented the Women’s Commission in International events. Michelle McKinney & Nessa Rochford will captain the Team […]
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Official ‘Omagh Wheelers’ Race Report on Women’s International Tour Of Omagh. The Spar Tour of Omagh has delivered yet another “Super Sunday” with exciting racing and a nail biting finish. A grey but dry morning with the potential for rain added to the tension in the air as the final stage started. There were many questions to be answered – could the powerhouse that was Ballymena CC ride the legs off […]
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After an absence of many years, the Women’s Commission returned to International Stage race action in 2018 in the ‘Tour of Omagh’ with a development team. The riders & support crew performed well with a positive team environment and a top 10 placing on GC. The Women’s Cycling Ireland Team for 2019 had only one survivor from last years team – with only Michelle McKinney (Galway Bay CC) eligible for […]
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Nikki Taggart held on to the lead of the White Jersey on Stage 3 of the Women’s Tour of Omagh after a dramatic fight back from her Women’s Cycling Ireland Team in the final 20km. Early attacks saw the Women’s Cycling Ireland team stretched over three groups, and with Taggart & Eva Brennan distanced from the leading group as the race entered the final third of the stage. A charge […]
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Tour of Omagh: Stage 1 Report A warm, humid evening greeted the riders on the opening stage of the 2019 Edition of the Tour of Omagh. The race was to prove an exciting affair. The W3 group set of with a two-minute start on the W1/W2 group. As the groups approached Drumquin the chase group had only taken twenty seconds from the W3 group. This was all to change on […]
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July 22, 2019 – CYCLING IRELAND National Road Series leader Grace Young is among 6 riders selected to represent Ireland at the Kreiz Breizh Elites road race in France next month. Five days of racing begin on August 1 in Brittany with Team Ireland set to take on three Pro Continental teams – Arkea-Samsic, Vital Concept-B&B Hotels, Wallonie Bruxelles CT – and a total of 16 Continental-ranked teams. Riders were […]
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