UCI Track Champions League Round-Up

Posted in: Track Racing, Women's Cycling
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The UCI Track Champions League concluded this past weekend with the final two rounds taking place at London’s Lee Valley Velopark on Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th of December. Four Irish riders took on the five-round series...

Dec 9, 2024 - 11:33:06 AM Read more

4 Irish Riders to Compete in UCI Track Champions League

Posted in: Track Racing, Women's Cycling
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The league will get underway at the end of this month in the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Paris on the 23rd of November. This is the same velodrome that hosted the track cycling for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games...

Nov 5, 2024 - 8:55:34 PM Read more

Bronze for Gillespie at Track World Championships

Posted in: Women's Cycling, Track Racing
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Concluding what has been another excellent week for Irish cycling, Lara Gillespie once again took to the track in the final day of racing at the 2024 Tissot UCI Track World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark. Photo courtesy SW Pix...

Oct 20, 2024 - 4:12:30 PM Read more

Top Five Finish for Gillespie at Track World Championships

Posted in: Track Racing, Women's Cycling
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Co. Wicklow’s Lara Gillespie got Ireland off to a strong start at the 2024 Tissot UCI Track World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark. The five-day championships got underway yesterday and Gillespie was the first of the Irish team to compete...

Oct 17, 2024 - 8:57:53 PM Read more

Irish Team Named Ahead of UCI Track World Championships

Posted in: Track Racing, Women's Cycling
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A three-rider team has been named for the UCI Track World Championships, taking place in Ballerup, Denmark from the 16th to the 20th of October. Lara Gillespie and Mia Griffin will be joined by Lucy Bénézet Minns...

Sep 18, 2024 - 4:06:26 PM Read more

Top Ten Finish for Benezet-Minns at Watersley

Posted in: Women's Cycling
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A strong Irish team battled intense heat and tough competition at the Watersley Ladies Challenge in the Netherlands over the weekend. A time trial on Friday, 30th of August followed by 90km and 74km stages on Saturday the 31st and Sunday...

Sep 2, 2024 - 10:13:13 AM Read more

2024 Paris Olympics - Top 10 for Gillespie in Olympic Omnium

Posted in: Women's Cycling, Track Racing
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Lara Gillespie took to the track as the final Team Ireland athlete to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at the Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome, on the final day of the Games. Gillespie concluded the Games with an exceptional top 10 finish in the Women’s Omnium...

Aug 11, 2024 - 11:52:00 AM Read more

2024 Paris Olympics - Gillespie and Sharpe Shine in Madison

Posted in: Women's Cycling, Track Racing
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Alice Sharpe and Lara Gillespie put in another strong performance at the Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome this afternoon. The pair joined forces for the Women’s Madison event which saw 15 teams complete 120 laps, totalling 30km...

Aug 9, 2024 - 1:49:06 PM Read more

2024 Paris Olympics - Women’s Team Pursuit Smash National Record

Posted in: Track Racing, Women's Cycling
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It was a historic moment for Irish cycling this afternoon as the team of Lara Gillespie, Alice Sharpe, Kelly Murphy and Mia Griffin took to the track for the qualifying round in the Women’s Team Pursuit at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games...

Aug 6, 2024 - 6:26:32 PM Read more

2024 Paris Olympics - Armitage On Form Making Olympic Debut

Posted in: Women's Cycling
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Road cycling events at Paris 2024 came to a close today, with the Women’s Road Race. Offaly’s Megan Armitage was the sole representative for Team Ireland. 2024 marked the first time in over 20 years that Ireland has been represented in this event...

Aug 4, 2024 - 9:57:12 PM Read more