The 33rd Olympics gets underway this week in Paris. Ireland is very proud to have qualified one female and two male road cyclists, along with a female pursuit team for the first time.

Ryan Mullen will be our first cyclist competing as he takes on the Men’s Time Trial on the roads of the French capital on the 27th. The event begins at 15.32 Irish time, and you can watch live on RTE2.

Mullen takes to the roads again on August 3rd, this time with teammate Ben Healy. After a strong attacking performance for his team in the Tour de France, Ben Healy will be the designated lead for Team Ireland in the Men's Road Race, and will be calling on the experienced Ryan Mullen to assist. The Men's Road Race gets underway at 10am. Our sole female Road Race competitor, Megan Armitage, will make her Olympic debut on August 4th with that event starting at 13.00.

Our track team get their Olympic campaign underway on August 6th. Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin, Alice Sharpe and Kelly Murphy will feature in the Women’s Team Pursuit Qualifying at 16.30 at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome. Should they be successful they’ll go on to compete on the 7th of August, with Round One taking place at 12.52 and the Gold Final at 17.57.

Alice Sharpe and Lara Gillespie take to the track again on August 9th in the Madison event, starting at 17.09.

Lara Gillespie takes on the Women’s Omnium on August 11th. The event begins with the Scratch race at 10am. The Tempo race starts at 10.57, followed by the Elimination race at 11.53. The Omium finishes out with the Points race at 12.56. Having missed out on a medal by a single point in this years European Track Championships, Lara will be looking forward to competing against the best in the world in Paris.



An Olympic highlight show on RTE2, on throughout the Olympics, will have coverage of all cycling events.

Saturday 27th July
Individual Time Trial.
Ryan Mullen.
RTE2 at 13.34

Saturday 3rd August
Men’s Road Race.
Ben Healy and Ryan Mullen at 10:00

Sunday 4th August
Women’s Road Race.
Megan Armitage at 13:00

Tuesday 6th August
Team Pursuit Qualifying.
Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe, Mia Griffin and Kelly Murphy at 16.30

Wednesday 7th August
Team Pursuit First Round.
Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe, Mia Griffin and Kelly Murphy at 12.52
Team pursuit finals for Gold at 18.57

Friday 9th August
Women’s Madison Final.
Alice Sharpe and Lara Gillespie at 17.09

Sunday 11th August
Omnium Event. Lara Gillespie
Omnium Scratch Race at 10:00
Omnium Tempo Race at 10.57
Omnium Elimination Race at 11.53
Omnium Points Race at 12.56