The Women’s Commission is delighted to promote an end-of-year Cyclocross and MTB training camp for 12-18 year old girls on 17th and 18th December. The camp will begin with sign-on from 10:00 to 10:45 on Saturday 17th December in Tollymore Forest Park near Newcastle, Co. Down. Coach Andy Layhe and National Cyclocross Champion Beth McCluskey will be on hand for a training session from 11:00 to 14:00, followed by lunch in […]
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Action from the National Youth Championships
Report by Emma Walsh Last weekend saw a record numbers of girls in action across all age categories at the Youth National Championships 2016 in Kanturk. The National championships consists of a Time Trail, a Criterium and a Road Race. It was a tough weekend of racing but a great platform for these young riders to showcase their skillful bike handling, amazing talent and drive to compete. The TT took place […]
Read moreGirls Training Camp 2016 – no rain could stop this parade!
The third annual Women’s Commission Girls Summer Camp happened between the 23rd and the 25th of June this year. The 18 campers from all over the country were faced with biblical downpours, intense wind and even fire over the 3 days. The camp is designed to give the young women a taste of all cycling has to offer: track, mountain biking, and racing. Iniatially planned to run over 4 days, […]
Read moreGirls Summer Training Camp, Wicklow, 27th-30th June,
The next Women’s Commission training camp for girls (aged 13-23 years) will be held at the end of this month in Kippure, Co. Wicklow. And with limited places available, it is essential that all those wishing to attend book their place as soon as possible. To book your place please fill in this form and submit it before the closing date of 23rd June. The Adventure Centre at Kippure will […]
Read moreYouth Racing for girls and boys on Sat 21st May
Still animated after last weekend’s Senior races, Deenside Wheelers will hold a day of youth racing on Saturday 21st May. Following on from the success of their inaugural youth races on Deenside Cup day in 2015, the club have opted to run the Deenside Cup 2016 Youth Races on a separate day. The 2016 youth races have new and relatively challenging routes for all age categories, and an enjoyable and […]
Read moreReport: Munster Training Day, Killarney
On Saturday 2nd April, Pauline Russell (Killarney CC, and current Munster Representative on the Women’s Commission of Cycling Ireland) and her able-bodied assistants ran a Training Day for Munster women racers. The following report, on was what was a very successful day, was compiled by Pauline… “The Training Day convened at 10am at the Killarney Travel Inn. Other than the organisers, 6 women, and 6 girls signed on. After […]
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Choo choo, here come some Training Days…
Following the success of the Youth Training Day held in Moynalty on 6th March, The second Cycling Leinster Youth training day will be held on Saturday the 2nd April in Mullingar under the auspices of Lakeside Wheelers CC. Further Youth Training Days are at present being organised by: South East Road Club – to be held in South Wicklow on the 23rd April Acorn CC – to be held in […]
Read moreA picture is worth a thousand words… mid-term Training Camp report
During last week’s school mid term break, 20 young riders took part in the latest Women’s Commission of Cycling Ireland sponsored residential Training Camp. Between 17th and 19th February girls from U14 to U23 categories from all corners of the country decamped to Avon Ri Adventure Centre in Co. Wicklow for pre-season training. The mid-term Training Camp followed a similar format to our 2015 camps, and once again the young […]
Read moreFeb training camp for girls – sign-up now!
Participants at the autumn 2015 training camp – photo courtesy of Julie White. The first of three training camps for young female cyclists will take place during the mid-term break, from Wednesday 17th February to Friday 19th February 2016. The format will be similar to last years mid-term camp in Avon Ri, Co. Wicklow. Over the three days, participants will try three different cycling disciplines; road biking, mountain biking and track […]
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National Junior Development Programme
Cycling Ireland are inviting applications for consideration for the National Junior Development Program for 2016. Those eligible to apply are those who will be first and second year Junior’s in 2016, male and female. Closing date for applications is 17th December. Applications must be made via the link on the Cycling Ireland website. Squad announcement will be made in early January. This is a wonderful opportunity for Junior riders to join […]
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Leinster Youth Academy: Mountain biking on 5th December
The Leinster Youth Academy will hold a mountain biking training event on Saturday 5th December at Ballinastoe Woods, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow. This training experience is open to youth-age girls and boys who are members of Leinster cycling clubs. Michael Considine, who has recently taken over at the helm of the Leinster Youth Academy, has committed to increasing the participation of youth girls at both training and representative events. To register […]
Read moreHalloween in Alkmaar….Part 1
Velodromes, Scary faces and Hema shopping were the order of the day in Holland. Halloween weekend saw the Women’s commission volunteers host the 4th instalment of the track camp to Alkmaar Holland. Thanks to the continued sponsorship from Paul Atkinson along with support from the Provinces, the Track Commission and the Youth Academy this camp is now a well-established event in the Women’s Commission Calendar for the girls. Friday, […]
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