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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The Women’s Commission have introduced a Rider Race Expenses Bursary for 2018 . The Bursary will help financially towards Travel & Race Entries to overseas Race events. Riders must have an IRL code on their 2018 licence · The fund will be open for applications from Youth to Elite Only. Applicants that have applied for (or received) a Bursary from any other Cycling Ireland Commission (Track / Road / Youth / […]
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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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(22nd February 2018) Lydia Boylan , Lydia Gurley and Robyn Stewart will form part of a six rider team sent to represent Ireland at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. The Team will be competing across nine events , which take place in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, from the 28th February – 4thMarch. Following a strong track world cup season Cycling Ireland achieved qualification spots in all targeted events, including […]
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21st January 2018 Robyn Stewart finished in the top ten on the final day of racing at the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup today. Robyn made a strong World Cup debut in the Keirin, finishing ninth. This is the final Track World Cup this season, and took place from the 19-21 January. In the Keirin Stewart progressed out of the first round repechage with a second place. Fourth in […]
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20th January 2018 Robyn Stewart raced strongly today at the final round of the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup season (which runs from the 19th – 21st January) in Minsk, Belarus. Stewart was 14th in the Sprint with a time of 11.336, qualifying to the 1/8 finals. Robyn scored her best World Cup result to date, progressing out of the qualifying rounds with a time of 11.336. In the […]
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Featuring special guest: Paralympic & Para-World Champion Eve McCrystal The first of three scheduled Youth training camps will take place during the mid-term break, from Thursday 15th February – Sat 17th February. This camp will now form part of the new Youth Development programme. The format will give the riders a chance to try some of the many disciplines within cycling (Road / Track / Off-Road). Th newly […]
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17th January 2018 This weekend Minsk, Belarus, plays host to the final round of the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup season, which takes place from the 19th – 21st January 2018. Ireland will be sending Robyn Stewart as part of a three Rider Team to the competition, with some riders chasing qualifying point for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn at the end of February. Robyn Stewart […]
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The Women’s Commission organised two days of training and racing at the world famous Manchester Velodrome last weekend (January 7th / 8th) . The trip was aimed at all levels , with the aim of giving Elite riders a rare chance for private track access in Manchester , and new riders a crash course from zero to racing a league night on the boards. Finally (Manchester is booked up from […]
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TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Australia 3rd January 2018 A strong team of Irish cyclists has been announced for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. The team was announced today by the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council, and will compete across both road and track disciplines in the Games which take place from the 4th – 15th April 2018. Managed by Anthony Mitchell and Gary McKeegan […]
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