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Dunlevy and McCrystal Win Bronze at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn
By Heather Boyle
28 Mar 2015,
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The female tandem of Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal won bronze in the Women’s B 3km Individual Pursuit at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands today. In the ride-off for bronze their time of 3.39.549 was faster than GB’s time of 3.39.650 by .101 second after an exciting race which saw Ireland pull ahead in the closing metres. New Zealand took the gold medal with silver going to Japan. This adds to the bronze medal won by Eoghan Clifford yesterday in the Men’s C3 Pursuit, and Colin Lynch’s fine fourth place position. In the men’s pursuit this morning Peter Ryan and Damien Shaw finished in 8th place in a time of 4.30.903 in the M B 4km Pursuit. The Championships are running from Thursday 26th March until Sunday 29th March.
Although the Irish duo qualified for the bronze medal final as the faster bike, the British pairing of Lora Turnham and Lauryn Therin took the early lead and held a 1.4 second margin for the majority of the race. With two laps to go Ireland started pulling back, before grabbing the medal on the line. Dunlevy was delighted with the win “We had a good ride earlier in the qualifiers, so stuck to the same game plan, and stayed controlled and on top of the gear. It’s such a blur; we didn’t know how close it was until the bang at the end.” McCrystal added that “Neill’s (Delahaye – Coach) tone on the last lap suggested we get a move on. I don’t remember the last lap; I’ve no recollection at all.”
Dunlevy and McCrystal result is all the more impressive considering Dunlevy has just recovered from an injury “Up until 6 weeks ago I was on crutches, in January I tore three ligaments in my ankle and ruptured one. The last few months have been really hard coming back from that, but I trained smart, stayed positive and worked hard on rehab. When I got back on the track I saw improvements every day, so used that positivity as a drive today. I’ve also had great support from my teammates, from Eve, from my family and friends and from Neill and Cycling Ireland. If someone said to me six weeks ago I’d be on the podium….” McCrystal was really impressed with her partner’s determination saying “I’m delighted with the result, but especially for Katie after her injury. She has been fantastic; and really delivered today. It’s also nice to get one back on the British bike. We beat them by the same margin as they got us in the road worlds.” At the Road World Championships last August the Irish tandem were just edged out of the World Title by the GB bike, and had to settle for silver.
Tomorrow is the last day of racing, and Lynch and Clifford will be in action in the Men’s C1-2-3 Scratch Race, a relatively new race on the Paracycling race programme. Competition began in the Apeldoorn Velodrome on Thursday 26th March and will continue until Sunday the 29th March, with all competitions taking place during the day.
RESULTS Day 3 – Saturday 28th March 2015
8.00am Dunlevy & McCrystal W B 3km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers Bronze Medal Ride off 3.40.770
9.00am Ryan & Shaw M B 4km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers 8 4.30.903
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News Release, 28th March 2015
Dunlevy and McCrystal Through to Bronze Final at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn
The female tandem of Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal have qualified for the bronze medal ride-off, following their third place finish in the qualifiers of the W B 3km Individual Pursuit at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands today. Their time of 3.40.770 was just over a second faster than GB’s 3.42.112, against whom they will compete for bronze. The gutsy duo of Dunlevy and McCrystal won a silver medal in the Road Race at the Paracycling Road Worlds last year, where they were pipped on the line for the world title by GB, so will be keen to reverse their fortunes this afternoon. Yesterday Ireland’s Eoghan Clifford won bronze in the Men’s C3 Pursuit, and Colin Lynch finished 4th in the Men’s C2 Pursuit. In the men’s event Peter Ryan and Damien Shaw finished in 8th place in a time of 4.30.903 in the M B 4km Pursuit, so will not contest the medals later today. The Championships run from Thursday 26th March until Sunday 29th March.
The Bronze Final for the Women’s B 3km Time Trial will take place at approximately 2.30pm Irish time today. Competition began in the Apeldoorn Velodrome on Thursday 26th March and will continue until Sunday the 29th March, with all competitions taking place during the day.
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News Release, 27th March 2015
Clifford Wins Bronze at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn
Eoghan Clifford has won a bronze medal in the Men’s C3 3km Individual Pursuit at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands today. The Galway based rider made his track cycling debut at Newport just 6 weeks ago and qualified as the third fastest rider in the Individual Pursuit earlier today, in a time of 3.39.945. In the race for bronze Clifford faced Russia’s Sergey Ustinov, and was pushed hard for the first half of the race, before pulling ahead to win by almost 2 seconds. In the Men’s C2 3km Individual Pursuit Colin Lynch finished in fourth place, with the bronze medal going to Arslan Gilmutdinov of Russia. The Championships run from Thursday 26th March until Sunday 29th March.
Racing opposite Ustinov in the final Clifford started steady, and confidently pushed through in the last kilometre “The Russian rider pushed me very hard in the final, and I only got ahead in the last kilometre, I tend to start slow, and am lucky that I recover well between efforts. In Newport I went faster in the final than in the qualifying round, so it was very positive knowing that I can do two similar times, or a better time, so close together. We were hoping for better times, but compared to Newport the times are slower, but probably at the time we underestimated the track, it wasn’t as fast as people thought, as only two went faster than me. The support team here has been great, so professional. Like I was disappointed this morning and they really picked me up so I was in great form for the final.”
Clifford, who is the reigning World Champion in both the Road Race and the Time Trial, is new to the track, making a bronze medal in the World Championships even more impressive “I was first on the track in January, and had my first race in Newport in February, so it’s been a big learning curve, learning how the track works.”
Lynch finished fourth in the C2 Pursuit, with the Gilmutdinov taking the bronze. After achieving a sea level personal best time this morning in the qualifying round, the hour turn around to the final did not allow enough recovery for him “This morning I had a good ride, and then in the final I did everything to plan, I rode as well as could be expected, but the only thing is with the really short turnover in time it didn’t give me enough time to recover. I’m disappointed that I couldn’t give the performance I’m usually capable of in the final. Fourth is still fourth in the world, it’s just when your sight is on the podium, it’s that bit more disappointing.”
Lynch and Clifford will compete again on Sunday in the Scratch Race. While this is a bunch race competition that has been in the World Championships since 2012, it is the first year that Ireland will compete. Lynch said “This is something new and different, the idea is to race safe and smart, it could be carnage.”
Tomorrow both the Women’s and Men’s Tandem will be competing in the Individual Pursuit events. Competition began in the Apeldoorn Velodrome on Thursday 26th March and will continue until Sunday the 29th March, with all competitions taking place during the day.
RESULTS Day 2 – Friday 27th March 2015
11.10pm Eoghan Clifford M C3 3km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers Bronze Medal Ride off 3.39.945
12.40pm Colin Lynch M C2 3km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers Bronze Medal Ride off 3.52.375
2.30pm Eoghan Clifford M C3 3km Individual Pursuit Bronze Medal Final 3 – Bronze 3.39.724
4.00pm Colin Lynch M C2 3km Individual Pursuit Final 3.55.543
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News Release, 26th March 2015
Eoghan Clifford Races for Bronze in Apeldoorn
Eoghan Clifford has qualified for the bronze medal ride off in the Men’s C3 3km Individual Pursuit at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands today.
The Galway based rider made his track cycling debut at Newport just 6 weeks ago and today qualified as the third fastest rider in the Individual Pursuit, just 0.5 sec off the gold medal final. Clifford will now face Russia’s Ustinov at 2.30pm Irish time.
In the qualifying round Clifford started opposite South African rider, Odendaal, and passed him twice in the 3km event, before finishing in a time of 3.39.945. Ustinov, who will also contest the bronze medal, finished in a time of 3.41.245. USA’s Berenyi and Fujita (Japan) will compete for gold. The Championships run from Thursday 26th March until Sunday 29th March.
Lynch will also be in action this afternoon, competing in the qualifying rounds of the Men’s C2 3km Individual Pursuit. Competition began in the Apeldoorn Velodrome on Thursday 26th March and will continue until Sunday the 29th March, with all competitions taking place during the day.
RESULTS
Day 1 – Thursday 26th March 2015
10.15am Colin Lynch M C2 1km Time Trial 9 – 1.19.83
10.45am Eoghan Clifford M C3 1km Time Trial 9 – 1.15.448
4.40pm Dunlevy & McCrystal W B 1 km Time Trial 8 – 1.13.566
5.20pm Ryan & Shaw M B 1km Time Trial 12 – 1.06.323
Day 2 – Friday 27th March 2015
11.10pm Eoghan Clifford M C3 3km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers Bronze Medal Ride off 3.39.945
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