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Irish Team ready for UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
By Heather Boyle
26 Mar 2015,
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All Bikes in Action on Day One at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Racing kicks off with the 1km Time Trial events for the Irish Paracycling Team tomorrow (Thursday) at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. First on the track for Ireland will be Colin Lynch in the Men’s C2 1km TT, followed by Eoghan Clifford in the Men’s C3 1km race. In the afternoon the two tandems will be in action, with Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal competing in the Women’s B 1km TT and the new pairing of Peter Ryan and Damien Shaw competing in the Men’s B 1km TT. This year Ireland’s six person team will be a competitive one, competing in four bikes across ten events. The Championships run from Thursday 26th March until Sunday 29th March.
The 1km Time Trial is a race against the clock over 4 laps of the 250m track. There are no qualification rounds in this event, and the fastest three bikes in a category win the medals. On Friday Lynch and Clifford will then compete in the Individual Pursuit, a focus event for all riders. For this there will be qualification rounds, with the fastest two contesting the gold medal in the finals, and the next fastest two contesting bronze. Saturday will see the tandems compete in the Individual Pursuit, and on Sunday Lynch and Clifford will round up the World Championships competing in the Men’s C1-2-3 Scratch Race.
The Irish Para-cycling team is a progressive squad on the cycling scene, with new competitors breaking through each year, and competition to make the team for the major events tough. Coach Neill Delahaye is looking forward to next week’s Championships saying “The team selection this year was more competitive than ever, a lot of hard work was put in during training camps since December and we are in a strong position now to deliver our best performance. Everyone has the work done and we are looking forward to the competition.”
Competition begins 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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PROVISIONAL Competition Schedule - Irish team at UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
(All times quoted are Irish time; approximate and schedule may be subject to change)
Day 1 – Thursday 26th March 2015
10.15am Colin Lynch M C2 1km Time Trial
10.45am Eoghan Clifford M C3 1km Time Trial
4.40pm Dunlevy & McCrystal W B 1 km Time Trial
5.20pm Ryan & Shaw M B 1km Time Trial
Day 2 – Friday 27th March 2015
11.25am Colin Lynch M C2 3km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers
12.25pm Eoghan Clifford M C3 3km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers
4.00pm Colin Lynch M C2 3km Individual Pursuit Final
4.20pm Eoghan Clifford 1.M C3 3km Individual Pursuit Final
Day 3 – Saturday 28th March 2015
8.00am Dunlevy & McCrystal W B 3km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers
9.00am Ryan & Shaw M B 4km Individual Pursuit Qualifiers
6.25pm Dunlevy & McCrystal W B 3km Individual Pursuit Finals
7.00pm Ryan & Shaw M B 4km Individual Pursuit Finals
Day 4 – Sunday 29th March 2015
7.30am Colin Lynch / Eoghan Clifford M C1-2-3 Scratch Race Qualification
3.00pm Colin Lynch / Eoghan Clifford M C1-2-3 Scratch Race Finals
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