Team Announcement - Track Cycling World Cup - Hong Kong

Irish Riders Compete in Final World Cup of Season

This weekend will see Ireland’s track cycling team compete in the Hong Kong Velodrome at the final World Cup on the 2015-2016 race calendar. Racing runs from Friday 15^th to Sunday 17^th January with riders focusing on three Olympic categories; the Women’s Team Pursuit, Men’s Sprint and the Women’s Keirin, along with the Class 1 bunch races.

On Friday the Women’s Team Pursuit will compete in the qualifying rounds, with newcomer Eimear Moran making her international debut with the squad. A top eight qualifying time will see them progress to the next round. Also in action on Friday will be Felix English, who has recently returned to track cycling after concentrating on the road for the past few seasons.

Sunday will see the sprinters in action, with Eoin Mullen and Shannon McCurley competing in the Men’s Sprint and Women’s Keirin respectively. Mullen will be aiming for a top 24 result in the 200m qualifiers to progress to the next rounds. The Hong Kong World Cup runs from 15^th-17^th January, the below schedule lists races in local time as well as Irish time.

Full Team:

PROVISIONAL Competition Schedule - Irish team at UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Hong Kong

(All times quoted are approximate and schedule may be subject to change)