Waterford’s Damien Vereker is in action at the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Ronse, Belgium this week.<\/p>\n
This marks the first time Belgium will host the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.<\/p>\n
The event will feature individual time trials on August 28\u201329 and road races on August 30\u201331, culminating in the mixed H1\u20135 team relay.<\/p>\n
The challenging course includes climbs like the Kluisberg and Hotond, offering a true test for para-cyclists.<\/p>\n
Vereker and his co-pilot Mitchell McLaughlin are in action in the time trial on Friday at 8.30am before taking part in the relay at the same time on Sunday.<\/p>\n
They come into the championships in a rich vein of form having recently smashed a number of records at the national championships.<\/p>\n
A team of six riders will represent Ireland.<\/p>\n
Reigning world champions Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly will attempt to defend their title on the tandem. The pair won both a Paralympic gold and a double World Championship in what was a landmark year in 2024, in addition to a World Championship won in 2023. Dunlevy has previously won world titles with pilot Eve McCrystal, and transitioned seamlessly into her partnership with Kelly.<\/p>\n
Dunlevy and Kelly will compete in the Women\u2019s B TT on Friday, with the class setting off at 11.23am CET , and the road race on Sunday at 8.35am CET.<\/p>\n
The final Paris Paralympian making the trip to Belgium for this event is Richael Timothy, riding in the WC3 class.<\/p>\n
Timothy will ride the TT at 3.18pm CET on Friday, and the road race at 11.05am CET on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Cormac O\u2019Callaghan will return to World Championship action, having previously ridden in Scotland in 2023, and will ride the MC1 class.<\/p>\n
The MC1 class TT gets underway at 2.44pm CET on Friday, followed by the road race at 5.40pm CET on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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