European Road Championships Selection
The 2025 edition of the UEC European Road Championships returns to France for the third time, since Plumelec in 2016 and Plouay in 2020. This time more than 800 competitors representing over fifty countries will descend upon the Departments of Ardéche and Drome in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in Southern France, to compete for 14 titles in the road race and time trial.
Today Cycling Ireland’s high performance unit has opened it’s expression of interest process leading to the selection of the Team to represent Ireland. The expression of interest form to complete is here: https://forms.office.com/e/YmeFWVSYVU
The National Team Selection policy underpinning the process is here: CyclingIrelandNationalTeamSelectionPolicy2025V3-updatedlink.pdf The UEC Technical Guide is available here: CEU- Article and further information from the host organisation can be found here: 2025 European Road Championships
High Performance Director Iain Dyer noted;
“Sometimes between the UCI and UEC both the timing, the courses, and locations require us to make choices where we place our resources in any given year for a major Road Championships. Last year was all about Zurich Road Worlds for all the categories, whereas this year we are splitting between Euros and Worlds. This year's Euro courses look very challenging and some key elevations may potentially shape the races. Riders that have a good track record of turning climbs into opportunities will be well suited to these courses for the road racing, and even the lumpy TT courses will offer a challenge, particularly in the finishing section.”
Expressions of interest are open until 23:59 on 31st August.