UCI Paracycling Track World Championships Aguascalientes Team Announcement
Paracycling Team to compete in first major Track Cycling Championships since the Paralympics
Ireland’s premier track cycling specific paracyclists will be racing in the UCI Paracycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico from the 10-13 of April. This will be the first major track cycling competition for the team since the Paralympic Games in London 2012. Reigning World Champion in the C2 Individual Pursuit, Colin Lynch will be competing, along with Enda Smyth, and new combinations in the male and female tandems.
Ireland is also the reigning World Champion in the Female Tandem, courtesy of the gold medal ride in February 2012 of Catherine Walsh and Francine Meehan. This year Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Even McCrystal will be competing at the Championships. The male tandem comprises of Paralympic Bronze medallist James Brown, with partner Bryan McCrystal. The main focus of all the riders will be on the Individual Pursuit, while they will also compete in the Kilo time trial.
Speaking ahead of the World Championships, Coach Neill Delahaye said “The pursuit is the main focus for this campaign. All the riders are honing their track skills in two intensive training blocks in Majorca over the six weeks.”
The UCI Paracycling Track World Championships take place in Aguascalientes, Mexico, from the 10th to the 13th April 2014.
Full Team:
Colin Lynch (C2) Individual Pursuit, Kilo
Enda Smyth (C3) Individual Pursuit, Kilo
James Brown and Bryan McCrystal (Male Tandem) Individual Pursuit, Kilo
Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal (Female Tandem) Individual Pursuit, Kilo
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