National Velodrome is GO, as Sports Ireland Campus announce a major expansion

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced details of the plan on yesterday afternoon. The first significant infrastructural project is the construction of a long-awaited National Velodrome and Badminton Centre...

Emily Kay and Orla Walsh Set To Compete In UCI Track Champions League

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Irish riders Emily Kay and Orla Walsh will compete in the UCI Track Champions League, a five round racing series beginning in Mallorca on Saturday, November 12th. The prestigious league features five rounds of racing across Europe...

Busy Final Day at Track World Championships in Paris

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Ireland concluded their Track World Championships on Saturday in a busy day of racing as Kelly Murphy broke the Women’s Individual Pursuit National Record. Murphy finished 7th in the Individual Pursuit Qualifying with the impressive time...

12th Place For Emily Kay in Women's Omnium at Track World Championships

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Emily Kay believes her 12th place finish in the Women’ Omnium on Friday at the Track World Championships can be a ‘stepping stone in the right direction’. The Irish rider took on a world class field...

Orla Walsh Reaches Sprint Finals at Track World Championships

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Ireland’s World Championships continued Thursday as Orla Walsh competed in the Women’s Sprint and Alice Sharpe contested the Women’s Elimination Race in Paris. Walsh successfully reached the 1/16 Finals...

Lara Gillespie Hopes to Build on Performance after 17th Place Finish

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The Team Ireland rider was amongst the leading riders with less than ten laps to go and finished in the bunch after a strong ride. After a cagey start, the pace kicked into gear in the final ten laps as riders battled for positions...

Ireland Narrowly Miss Out in Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying at World Track Championship

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Ireland have narrowly missed out on qualification for the first round of the Women’s Team Pursuit after recording a strong time of 4.19.934 at the Track World Championships in Paris...

Team Ireland Schedule - Track World Championships

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Ireland will be represented by Emily Kay, Lara Gillespie, Kelly Murphy, Mia Griffin and Alice Sharpe competing in a range of endurance events while Orla Walsh will compete in the sprint and 500m TT event...

Cycling Ireland announces team for Track World Championships

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Cycling Ireland has announced a strong team for the UCI Track World Championships, we will be represented by Emily Kay, Lara Gillespie, Kelly Murphy, Mia Griffin and Alice Sharpe competing in a range of endurance events while Orla Walsh will compete in the sprint event...

Day 2 Track National Championships and Dublin Track International

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Lara Gillespie impressive win in the UCI Class 2 scratch race today backing up her win yesterday in the National Championship scratch race. The UCD rider faced tough competition and wasn’t the only national champion on the start line...