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Makayla MacPherson sprinted home on The Parade in front of Kilkenny Castle to win the stage five city circuit race in Kilkenny this evening.

A gruelling 179.2 kilometre race faced the riders which included a testing 73 kilometre loop in the Valle dei Laghi which led the riders back to Piazza Duomo in Trento for a final 8 laps of the 13.2 kilometre circuit.

Kaia Schmid took her second, and her team’s third win of Rás na mBan 2021 as she sprinted home on The Parade in front of Kilkenny Castle to win the sixth and final stage in Kilkenny today. Best of the Irish overall was Alice Sharpe of Team Ireland, fourth at 57s from Shackley, with her team mate Kelly Murphy fifth at 1m31s and Natalie Grinczer (CAMS Basso) sixth, 1m49s behind the winner while the Irish National team scooped the overall team prize.

Race leader Abi Smith shrugged off the frustration of two consecutive second place finishes to take victory at the third time of asking at the summit finish on The Cut in County Laois today.

Just under 150 riders in the U23 Men’s category rolled out of Piazza Duomo in Trento this morning to start their 10 laps of the testing 13.2 kilometre circuit. A circuit that proved challenging for riders yesterday, similarly tested the U23 Men and Elite Women today.

Anna Shackley won Team GB’s second stage of Ras na mBan 2021 as she won the stage four time trial in Tullaroan, Co. Kilkenny this morning.

It was a busy day for Team Ireland at the European Road Championships with three teams in action. The challenging 13.2 kilometre circuit around Trento that features the Povo climb, 3.6km of a climb at 4.7 per cent was a big test for the riders.

Ryan Mullen and reigning Time Trial National Champion Conn McDunphy represented Ireland in the Elite Men’s Time Trial today at the UEC European Road Championships.

Loes Adegeest from the Netherlands led in a group of four in Piltown today to take victory in stage two of Rás na mBan today. The 25-year-old from the Jan Van Arkel team edged a tight sprint for victory ahead of Abi Smith of Team GB, Team Ireland’s Alice Sharpe and Smith’s Team GB team mate Anna Shackley.

Darren Rafferty powered through a tough 22.4 kilometre Time Trial course finishing 4th in a time of 27:09:09, narrowly missing out on the bronze medal by just over two seconds.

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RICHAEL TIMOTHY has spoken of her joy having competed in her first Paralympics Game saying it has given her a sense of purpose.

RONAN GRIMES’ road race was a tale of good bike handling and a solo ride to the finish.

The tandem dream team set out on the 92.4km hilly circuit around the Fuji International Speedway.

MARTIN GORDON and Eamonn Byrne have concluded their Paralympic Games and said that the experience has left them with great memories.

PORTLAOISE hand cyclist Gary O’Reilly finished off a successful Paralympic campaign with a hard fought fourth place in the road race.

Gary O’Reilly secured a bronze medal for Ireland in the men’s H5 time trial at the Fuji International Speedway. The Portlaoise hand-cyclist set 39:36.46 to take third place in a hard fought event around the famous motor racing circuit in the rolling foothills below Mount Fuji.

RICHAEL TIMOTHY has said this morning’s Paralympics Time Trial was the hardest race she has ever ridden. In sweltering heat and high humidity Richael rode her first road event in the Games against the best in the world.

Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Eve McCrystal took first place in the event after a barnstorming ride which demolished their opposition from the first lap to the last. It is their second medal having won silver on the track.

Ronan Grimes finished sixth in his C4 road Time Trial at the Fuji International Speedway in the Paralympic Games.