Para-cycling Squad Announced Ahead of Upcoming UCI Road World Cups<\/p>\n
Cycling Ireland names para-cycling athletes to represent Ireland at the two upcoming UCI Para-cycling Road World Cups. Riders will start their campaign in Belgium, from April 28th to May 1st, following this they will head to Italy, from 7th to the 10th of May.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both events will see a strong Irish contingent racing in both the Road Race and Time Trial events, including reigning World and Paralympic Champion Katie-George Dunlevy, piloted by Linda Kelly. These Road World Cup mark the beginning of the qualification process for the 2028 Paralympic Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It will not just be Ireland\u2019s elite Para-cyclists racing. In line with continued growth and development, a number of para-cyclists from the Development squad will also be racing. As Irish para-cycling continues to flourish, these Road World Cup events mark the start of what is likely to be another exciting season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking about the upcoming World Cups, Cycling Ireland National Para-cycling Coach Jamie Blanchfield said:\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re pleased to announce the team for the upcoming World Cups, which mark the first phase of qualification for the next Paralympic Games. It\u2019s an important step in the new cycle, providing an early opportunity to benchmark ourselves internationally and continue building momentum for the year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marcin Mizgajski, Para-cycling Development Coach added:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the Development riders, this selection is a testament to their individual resilience and the strength of the environment we\u2019ve fostered. Para-cycling World Cup in Belgium and Italy represents the next level of their evolution, and I couldn\u2019t be prouder to see our development philosophy reach the world stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cSending this team to the World Cup\u2019s isn\u2019t just about a race entry; it\u2019s the physical manifestation of the pathway we set out to build two years ago. Seeing these development riders progress from their first sessions with me to the biggest stage in the sport proves that when you trust the process and invest in the person, the performance follows. We\u2019re going to Belgium and Italy to compete, but we\u2019ve already won by proving that our system works.\u201d<\/p>\n
Athlete Selection for UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Gistel, Belgium<\/p>\n
Elite Team:<\/p>\n
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly (WB)<\/p>\n
Damien Vereker and Mitchell McLaughlin (MB)<\/p>\n
Richael Timothy (WC3)<\/p>\n
Development Team:<\/p>\n
Steven McGowan (MH3)<\/p>\n
Alliser McSorley (MH4)<\/p>\n
Cormac O\u2019Callaghan (MC1)<\/p>\n
Heather Jameson (WC2)<\/p>\n
Ciaran O\u2019Toole and Conal Scully (MB)<\/p>\n
Sinead Greenan and Alice Sharpe (WB)<\/p>\n
Athlete selection for UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Abruzzo, Italy<\/p>\n
Elite Team:<\/p>\n
Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly (WB)<\/p>\n
Damien Vereker and Mitchell McLaughlin (MB)<\/p>\n
Richael Timothy (WC3)<\/p>\n
Development Team:<\/p>\n
Ciaran O\u2019Toole and Richard Barry (MB)<\/p>\n
Jessica Kennedy and Alice Sharpe (WB)<\/p>\n
Cormac O\u2019Callaghan (MC1)<\/p>\n
Allister MacSorely (MH4)<\/p>\n
Stephen McGowan (MH3)<\/p>\n
Following the UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup a number of riders on the Development Squad will compete at the Hetman Stage Race in Poland, from May 14th \u2013 17th.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Development Team:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ciaran O\u2019Toole and Conor Coleman (MB)<\/p>\n
Ben Cussen and Richard Barry (MB)<\/p>\n
Sinead Greenan and Claire Ni Reachtagain (WB)<\/p>\n
Cormac O\u2019Callaghan (MC1)<\/p>\n
Allister MacSorely (MH4)<\/p>\n
Heater Jameson (WC2)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Para-cycling Squad Announced Ahead of Upcoming UCI Road World Cups Cycling Ireland names para-cycling athletes to represent Ireland…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604589,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-604588","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}