Large Irish Team to Compete in Euros in Montichiari, Italy this week
The Irish cycling team has arrived in Montichiari, Italy ahead of this week’s UEC Track Juniors and U23 European Championships which take place from the 12th – 17th July. With Ireland entering one of its largest teams at an international event, the race schedule is full for the six days across both sprint and endurance categories. Four U23 riders and seven juniors will compete across twenty four events, including the Madison, an exciting event that Ireland hasn’t previously entered at this level. The competition takes place in the Montichiari Velodrome in the Brescia region of Italy from Tuesday 12th to Sunday 17th July.
Full Team:
| U23 Men’s Omnium Fintan Ryan | U23 Men’s Points Race
Mark Downey |
| U23 Men’s Scratch Race Fintan Ryan
| U23 Men’s Individual Pursuit Mark Downey
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| U23 Men’s Madison Mark Downey Fintan Ryan | |
| U23 Women’s Points Race Josie Knight
| U23 Women’s Individual Pursuit Josie Knight |
| U23 Women’s Scratch Race Autumn Collins | U23 Women’s Omnium Josie Knight |
| U23 Women’s Keirin Autumn Collins | U23 Women’s Sprint Autumn Collins |
| Junior Women’s Points Race Ciara Doogan | Junior Women’s Scratch Race Shenna McKiverigan |
| Junior Women’s Omnium Ciara Doogan
| Junior Women’s Individual Pursuit Ciara Doogan Nicole Gorry |
| Junior Women’s Keirin Shenna McKiverigan Nicole Gorry | Junior Women’s Sprint Shenna McKiverigan |
| Junior Men’s Team Pursuit Xeno Young Cathal Purcell Luke Smith Tom Knight | Junior Men’s Points Race Tom Knight |
| Junior Men’s Scratch Race Luke Smith Tom Knight (Reserve) | Junior Men’s Individual Pursuit Xeno Young Luke Smith |
| Junior Men’s Omnium Xeno Young | Junior Men’s Madison TBD |
| Junior Men’s Kilo Cathal Purcell Luke Smith | |
| TEAM SUPPORT: Brian Nugent (Technical Director) David Muntaner (Coach) Nicola McKiverigan Lindsay Gamble Steve Franzoni Nerea Alonso Granadas Stacey Kelly |
PROVISIONAL Competition Schedule - Irish team at UEC Track Junior and U23 European Championships
(Race order below, exact race times HERE)
| Day 1 – Tuesday 12th July | Results | |||
| U23 | Josie Knight | Women’s U23 Individual Pursuit | ||
| U23 | Mark Downey | Men’s U23 Individual Pursuit | ||
| JUN | Xeno Young Cathal Purcell Luke Smith Tom Knight | Men’s Junior Team Pursuit | ||
| JUN | Shenna McKiverigan | Women’s Junior Scratch Race | ||
| JUN | Luke Smith | Men’s Junior Scratch Race | ||
| Day 2 – Wednesday 13th July 2016 |
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| JUN | Shenna McKiverigan | Women’s Junior Sprint (Day1) | ||
| JUN | Ciara Doogan Nicole Gorry | Women’s Junior Individual Pursuit | ||
| JUN | Xeno Young Luke Smith | Men’s Junior Individual Pursuit | ||
| JUN | Cathal Purcell Luke Smith | Men’s Jun Kilo | ||
| Day 3 Thursday 14th July 2016 |
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| U23 | Autumn Collins | Women’s U23 Sprint (Day1) | ||
| JUN | Xeno Young | Men’s Junior Omnium (Day1) | ||
| JUN | Ciara Doogan | Women’s Junior Points Race | ||
| JUN | Shenna McKiverigan | Women’s Junior Sprint (Day2) | ||
| JUN | Tom Knight | Men’s Junior Points Race | ||
| Day 4 – Friday 15th July 2016 |
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| JUN | Ciara Doogan | Women’s Junior Omnium (Day1) | ||
| U23 | Fintan Ryan | Men’s U23 Omnium (Day1) | ||
| U23 | Autumn Collins | Women’s U23 Sprint (Day2) | ||
| JUN | Xeno Young | Men’s Junior Omnium (Day2) | ||
| U23 | Autumn Collins | Women’s U23 Scratch Race | ||
| U23 | Fintan Ryan | Men’s U23 Scratch Race | ||
| Day 5 – Saturday 16th July 2016 |
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| U23 | Josie Knight | Women’s U23 Omnium (Day1) | ||
| JUN | Shenna McKiverigan Nicole Gorry | Women’s Junior Keirin | ||
| JUN | Ciara Doogan | Women’s Junior Omnium (Day2) | ||
| U23 | Fintan Ryan | Men’s U23 Omnium (Day2) | ||
| JUN | TBD | Men’s Junior Madison | ||
| Day 6 – Sunday 17th July 2016 |
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| U23 | Josie Knight | Women’s U23 Omnium (Day2) | ||
| U23 | Autumn Collins | Women’s U23 Keirin | ||
| U23 | Mark Downey Fintan Ryan | Men’s U23 Madison | ||