Following on from our successful trips to Manchester & Newport Velodromes , the Women’s Commission will be selecting a team to travel over to Manchester in the new year (January 2019). The Manchester Velodrome (National Cycling Centre) was Britain’s first indoor Olympic cycling track, and since it opened in 1994, has achieved the status as the World’s finest and fastest track. The Women’s Commission will be travelling in January for […]
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Day 2 of the Elite National Track Championships (Aug 19) saw the final 3 National Titles of 2018 awarded. Click Here For Photos: Elite 500M TT Gold Robyn Stewart – Billy Bisland Cycles Silver Orla Walsh – VC Eiriu Bronze Eimer McMullan – Sundrive Track Team Elite Scratch Race: Gold Lydia Boylan – Team WNT Silver Orla Walsh – VC Eiriu Bronze Sofie Loscher – Sundrive Track Team Elite Madison Gold […]
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Day 1 of the Elite National Track Championships saw some very exciting racing from the cream of Irish women’s cycling (Aug 18) . The Pursuit & Sprint National titles were on the line , and both were hotly contested with the Irish Domestic based riders pushing their International counterparts for every podium spot. Click Here For Full Results Tomorrow promises to be a great day of women’s racing , with […]
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Please find attached the final notice of the 2018 Women’s Commission Of Cycling Ireland AGM which will take place on the 14th of October at Sundrive Velodrome . Motions and Committee Nominations to be returned no later than 1700 hours on the 31st of August 2018 to the Women’s Commission preferable by email to womenscyclingpro@gmail.com with the subject line “2018 WC AGM”. All submissions will be acknowledged. Any suggested Motions from […]
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The Elite National Track Championships will take place this weekend (Aug 16 / 17) at Sundrive Velodrome , with Five Irish National Titles , and a chance to gain National Medallist Status on offer . Click Here For Full Entry List & Schedule The standard of Irish Womens Track cycling has taken a leap forward this year , with two Club Teams breaking the National Development Teams Irish Outdoor Record […]
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The Women’s Commission have allocated more funding to our Rider Race Expenses Bursary for 2018 . The Bursary Budget for 2018 had been fully used , and at our latest meeting we have decided to reallocate some of our Budget to where it is needed. We are delighted to have helped so many Riders this season , and hope to help many more in 2019 . Applications to Email: womensracingsec@gmail.com ======================================== […]
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Click Here For Full Results From The Team National Track Championships 2018 Team Pursuit Gold: Sundrive Track Team (Deborah Madden , Jennifer Neenan, Sofie Loscher, Susie Mitchel) Silver: Arcane Women’s Team (Gill Haverty , Melanie Spath , Grace Irvine, Emma Desmond) Bronze: Scott -Orwell Wheelers (Ciara Kinch, Orla Hendron, Yvonne Doran, Ciara Ni Fhlathartaigh) Team Sprint Gold: Sundrive Track Team (Eimer McMullan , Susie Mitchel) Silver: Team Torelli (Autumn Collins […]
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The National Team Pursuit , Team Sprint & Keirin Championships will be held at Sundrive Velodrome on Saturday (Aug 11th) , and Irelands top women’s Cycling Teams will do battle for the coveted National Titles. The 4km Team Pursuit will be even more competitive than last years event , with Teams having had a full year to get used to the four woman line-up introduced in the 2017 event. Both […]
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Irish International Autumn Collins was in Track Action in Germany in the first week of July – Read her Rider Race Report Below: “I had entered the The Forst (Lausitz) GP (U23 women’s racing ) – a Derny Omnium event with a very strong field. I visited the track the day before the event and did a few efforts , it was a steep outdoor velodrome which was very different […]
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Lydia Boylan (Team WNT) put in a dominant performance to win the Elite National Omnium Track Championships at Sundrive Velodrome on Saturday (June 16). Boylan took the race on, forcing last years winner Susie Mitchel into Silver . Emma Desmond rounded off the podium with Bronze , after putting on a gutsy performance in her first ever Irish Championships. National Omnium Track Championships 2018 Gold Lydia Boylan – Team WNT […]
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The new Women’s Commission Cycling Clothing is now available. The ‘Women Specific’ gear is available to buy (Cycling Ireland Members) and the unique Jersey will also be used for the New Women’s Intermediate League Race Leader. We have Road & MTB Jerseys , Shorts & Jackets , and will be placing further orders in the coming weeks. The clothing was designed & made by Spin 11 (The Official Supplier to Cycling […]
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(28th February 2018 ) Action kicked off for the Irish today at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, with Lydia Gurley finishing 15th in the Women’s Scratch Race. The World Championships take place in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, from the 28th February – 4th March. A blistering attack by Gurley with ten laps to go was pulled back in the closing laps by Dutch powerhouse Kirsten Wild, winner of the gold […]
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