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Eleven Riders to Compete in Paris, With New Names on Squad
By Cycling Ireland Media
18 Oct 2016,
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TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: 2016 UEC Track European Championships - Paris
Cycling Ireland has named an eleven person squad for the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome in Paris this week. With this being the first competition in the new Olympiad for track cyclists, the squad is made up of many new names of talented cyclists, who will use Paris as an opportunity to gain valuable experience. Racing runs in Paris from 19th – 23rd October, with Irish riders competing across both sprint and endurance events.
Speaking ahead of the competition Cycling Ireland Technical Director Brian Nugent said “We are at the beginning of a new four year cycle, and it’s great to see a representation across so many disciplines and with a lot of new riders in there too. It’s an ideal learning opportunity and very important race experience for the future.
“We have a seven strong women’s team across sprint and endurance, with three out of the four women in the team pursuit making their debut in this event. This will be a new challenge for this team.”
Nugent added “There’s exciting times ahead for this group and of course not to forget we have the return of talented riders such as Felix English, Shannon McCurley and Lydia Boylan that are here to focus on their individual events and are well capable of pushing for podiums in their specialist events.”
IRISH TEAM
Elite Men
Eoin Mullen, Felix English, Marc Potts, Fintan Ryan
Elite Women
Shannon McCurley, Lydia Boylan, Anna Turvey, Eileen Burns, Eimear Moran, Robyn Stewart, Lydia Gurley
SCHEDULE: (Irish Time)
19th October
Women’s 500 TT: Eimear Moran, Robyn Stewart
Men’s 1km: Eoin Mullen
Women’s Elimination: Lydia Gurley
Men’s Scratch Race: Felix English
20th October
Women’s Team Pursuit: TBC
Women’s Team Sprint: Robyn Stewart, Eimear Moran
Women’s Scratch Race: Lydia Boylan
Men’s Elimination Race: Fintan Ryan
21st October
Men’s Sprint: Eoin Mullen
Men’s Omnium: Felix English
Women’s Keirin: Shannon McCurley, Eimear Moran
Women’s Individual Pursuit: Eileen Burns, Anna Turvey
Women’s Points Race: Lydia Gurley
22nd October
Women’s Sprint: Robyn Stewart
Women’s Omnium: Lydia Boylan
Men’s Points Race: Marc Potts
Men’s Individual Pursuit: Marc Potts, Fintan Ryan
23rd October
Men’s Keirin: Eoin Mullen
Women’s Madison: Lydia Boylan, Lydia Gurley
Men’s Madison: Felix English, Marc Potts
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Official Website: http://uec.ch/documents/track/2016/2016_UEC_Elite_Track_European_Championships_competition_programme.pdf
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CI Twitter: @irecyclingfed
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