Para-cycling Road and Track National Championships Preview
The 2024 Para-cycling National Championships are fast approaching as the best para-cyclists in Ireland do battle this weekend.
First is the Road National Championships in Corkagh Park, Co. Dublin, on Saturday, June 15th. Many of the riders will then line out again on Sunday, June 16th, for the Track National Championships at Sundrive Velodrome, Co. Dublin.
Ronan Grimes and Declan Slevin were among the big winners on the road in 2023, and it will be all to play for again this weekend.
On the track, Chris Burns, Richael Timothy, William Clifford and tandem duo Martin Gordon and Eoin Mullen were among the national champions crowned in 2023.
After a busy spring for many members of the Irish national team and Para-cycling Commission Development Squad, there’ll be no shortage of competitive racing come this weekend as riders look to make their mark and claim a national title.
The C category, H category and Tandem categories will be combined at the championships, with times on the track factored to provide the final results as per the official UCI standard.
Schedule
Road National Championships – June 15th
10am: C1-5 Combined 45 mins plus two laps
11am: H1-5 Combined 45 mins plus two laps
12pm: W/MB Combined 45 mins plus two laps
1:30pm: Medal Ceremony
Track National Championships – June 16th
10:15am: Flying 200m – C1-5 & W/MB
10:45am: 500m/1km TT – C1-5 & W/MB
11:40am: Individual Pursuit – C1-5 & W/MB
12:30pm: Scratch Race – C1-5
1pm: Medal Ceremony
Road Race Factoring
C1-C5 combined: 45mins + 2 laps. The bunch will start together with Men's C4/C5 incurring a handicap of 2 laps behind all Women classes and Men C1 class, and 1 lap behind male C2/C3. Men's C2/C3 incurring a handicap of 1 lap behind all Women classes and Men's C1.
H1-H5 combined: 45mins + 2 laps. The bunch will start together with Men's H4/H5 incurring a handicap of 2 laps behind all Women classes, and 1/2 lap behind male H1-H3. Men's H1-H3 incurring a handicap of 1.5 lap behind all Women classes.
MB & WB combined: 45mins + 2 laps. The bunch will start together with MB bikes incurring a 1 lap handicap behind all WB bikes.