Eire’s para-cycling squad took a incredible one-two on the Para-Biking Street World Cup in Quebec, Canada within the ladies’s tandem time-trial and highway race over the weekend.
atie-George Dunlevy with pilot Eve McCrystal and new paring Josephine Healion and Linda Kelly dominated each occasions to complete in first and second place respectively.
Their excellent performances over the weekend meant Dunlevy and McCrystal secured the general win on the UCI Para-Biking World Cup.
European Champion Ronan Grimes gained a powerful silver within the time trial and highway race within the MC4 class. Damien Vereker and Dillon Corkery completed fifth within the males’s tandem time trial and had been unlucky to undergo a DNF within the highway race on account of a broking timing chain.
Gary O’Reilly (MH5) and Declan Slevin (MH3) had been additionally in motion over the weekend with O’Reilly ending in seventh and fifth within the time trial and highway race respectively whereas Slevin completed in 14th place in each occasions.
Focus now turns to the Para-Biking World Championships which takes place from August 11 to 14 in Baie-Comeau, Canada.
“The first goal for the staff in Canada will probably be to ship efficiency consistency, throughout each time trial and highway race in every competitors, guaranteeing we safe sufficient nations rating factors to maintain Eire on observe with our Paris 2024 qualification ambitions,” stated head coach Neill Delehaye.
“Many of the staff are skilled campaigners they usually have been working very exhausting for the reason that final races in Might to be at their finest for August. Preparation has gone properly, and I do know everybody travelling harbours ambition to push for podiums.”
IRELAND SQUAD – UCI Paracycling Street World Championships
August 11-14
Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal – WB
Josephine Healion and Linda Kelly – WB
Damien Vereker and Dillon Corkery- MB
Ronan Grimes – MC4
Gary O’Reilly – MH5
Declan Slevin – MH3
