Team of Four Announced for Upcoming Cross-Country European and World Championships
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A team of four riders will head to the upcoming UEC European Mountain Bike Championships in Monteceneri, Switzerland, with the same four heading to the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy.
Chris Dawson will compete in the Elite Men’s XCO race at both European Champs and Worlds. Dawson recently took his another XC National Championship in Co. Waterford, and is no stranger to representing Ireland in international competition, having represented Ireland at European and World Championship level on several occasions previously.
Recent Women’s national champion Greta Lawless will represent Ireland once again in Switzerland and Italy. The first year U23 rider has ridden for Ireland on multiple occasions previously as a junior and rode on both the road and mountain bike at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia in 2023. Lawless has had a strong year so far, winning the last round of the UK’s XC National Points Series with Dawson Racing and several strong outings with her new road team in Simpson Nouvelles.
Two Junior Men will make both trips. Ryan Daly and Caleb McGreevy, who took first and second respectively at the weekend’s XC Nationals will make both trips. First year junior McGreevy has recently made his debut for Ireland on the road at Course de la Paix in Czechia and in 2025 represented Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia on the road and mountain bike. Second year junior Daly has gotten plenty of international racing under his belt over the last 18 months, with strong performances at Junior World Series races across Europe and North America, while also representing Ireland at last year's World and European Championships.
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European Champs take place from July 30th to August 2nd while Worlds are on from August 26th to 30th.
More information on European Champs is available at this link https://www.uec.ch/en/event/277/2026-uec-mountain-bike-european-championships
Riders for Downhill European and World Championships will be announced in due course.
RECENT RESULTS
2026 Irish National Championships - XCO/XCC (19 July 2026)
Men Elite
1 DAWSON Christopher
2 BRICKENDEN Daniel
3 MONTGOMERY David
4 DONALDSON Gary
5 BYRNE Ruairi
6 DESMOND Fionn
7 ADAMS Jonny
Junior Men
1 DALY Ryan
2 McGREEVY
3 REGAN Conor
4 CRINION Fionn
5 O'KEEFFE Darragh
Women
1 LAWLESS, Greta
3 MacMANUS, Ciara
4 SCHAFER, Nicole
5 LALLY, Fiona
Downhill World Championships Expression of Interest
The Cycling Ireland Off-road Commission (CIORC) has opened its selection process for the 2026 UCI Downhill (DHI) World Championships which take place in Val di Sole, Italy, 26-29 August 2026.
Juniors, Under 23s and Elite riders seeking selection and who meet the UCI eligibility criteria in their event or discipline are invited to complete an expression of interest form via this link by 23:59 on Sunday 26 July 2026.
See more details and find the EOI form link https://www.offroadcyclingireland.ie/wordpress/2026-downhill-world-championships-eoi/