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Irish cyclist Richael Timothy launched Ireland’s Paralympic cycling campaign this morning shaving 14 seconds off her personal best.

The Youth Commission AGM will take place on 16th September 2021

Junior Downhill World Champion, Oisín O’Callaghan, will be out to defend his world title this weekend at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy.

Cycling Ireland is pleased to announce the 2021 Senior Track Cycling National Championships will be live streamed from Sundrive Velodrome on YouTube and Facebook. The marquee event takes place on Saturday, August 28th and Sunday, August 29th with the action getting underway from 9:30am each morning.

This is the second notification of Cycling Ireland Off-road Commission Annual General Meeting (AGM). This meeting will take place on Monday 6 September 2021 at 20:30 and will be done via a Zoom call. Please note that pre-registration is required in order to gain access to the virtual AGM.

The 2021 Youth Road National Championships took place in Gorey, Co. Wexford on 21st – 22nd August hosted by Gorey CC.

Cycling Ireland Youth Commission and Street Games are working together to understand more closely what young people across the island of Ireland think and feel about cycling and how we can encourage more young people to get on their bikes in the future.

A total of 13 riders represented Ireland at the UEC Junior and U23 European Track Cycling Championships from 17th to 22nd August in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. On the opening day of competition, Lara Gillespie claimed silver in the Individual Pursuit at the U23 European Track Cycling Championships.

Róisín Mooney of Pilates le Róis will be delivering a series of mobility sessions specifically for Cycling Ireland members on the Training Hub.

Gravel Grind West taking place on September 17th and 18th in Westport, will bring the biggest gravel biking event of its kind ever to be held in the Republic of Ireland to Westport, the adventure capital of Ireland.

A challenging new mountain stage finish and an all-new opening stage with a circuit finish in Callan, County Kilkenny are the highlights of the 2021 Rás na mBan route announcement made today.

The much anticipated Tokyo Paralympic Games is just around the corner. A team of 29 athletes will represent Ireland, seven of which make up Team Ireland’s strong para-cycling squad for the games. Team Ireland’s para-cycling squad will compete on the track and on the road in Tokyo and includes individual and tandem athletes.

Thanks to a collaboration between Cycling Ireland, Paralympics Ireland, Eindhoven University of Technology, NUI Galway, Ansys and KU Leuven, Ireland’s Tokyo-bound paracycling squad can race with confidence.

Highlights from the John Beggs Memorial

The picturesque rolling hills of County Down played host to the country’s elite cyclists as the latest edition of the National Road Series 2021 took place today.

AXA Community Bike Rides are looking to motivate you to be active this August, by taking part in their biggest competition to date!

A large team is set to represent Ireland at the Junior & U23 Track Cycling European Championships in the Netherlands. The team comprises of eight junior and five U23 riders all aiming to perform on the European stage and gain valuable major event experience.

The Cycling Ireland Criterium Championships will take place at Limerick Racecourse on Thursday, 19th August.

We head northwards this weekend as Ireland’s elite riders take on Round Three of the National Road Series 2021. Banbridge CC will play host to a bumper of exciting racing on a challenging rolling course near Dromore for the John Beggs Memorial on Saturday, 14 August. This will be a spectacular edition with a finely balanced programme of races.

Six riders to represent Ireland at the Tour de l’Avenir (U23 Tour de France) from 13-22 August.