Racing begins today for the Irish National Cycling Team at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships, which takes place in Bergen, Norway, from the 17-24 September. Eighteen riders will compete across eight events over the next seven days, with Ireland fielding six riders in the Elite Road Race on the final day of racing.
National U23 Champion Michael O’Loughlin is the only rider in action today - competing in the Men’s U23 Time Trial. The 37km race against the clock starts at 12 noon, Irish time. The course includes the Birkelundsbakken climb and the finish will be the same as that in the road races.
REPORT FROM MICHAEL'S RACE HERE
On Tuesday Eileen Burns will be racing in the Elite Women’s Time Trial over a 21.1km course, the same route that will be tackled on the same day by European and World Pursuit medallist Xeno Young and Junior Tour winner Ben Walsh in the Junior Men’s event.
REPORT FROM EILEEN, XENO AND BEN'S RACE HERE
Nicholas Roche will be competing for Ireland in the Elite Men’s Time Trial, a 31km race which includes a hill top finish – with the final 3.4km averaging 9.1% gradient.
REPORT FROM NICHOLAS'S RACE HERE
The Road Races take place between Friday and Sunday, with the U23 Men and Elite Men fielding a large Irish field.
REPORT FROM U23 ROAD RACE
REPORT FROM JUNIOR MEN AND ELITE WOMEN ROAD RACE
REPORT FROM ELITE MEN ROAD RACE
SCHEDULE (Irish Times):
Monday 18th September
U23 Men’s TT
14.47 Michael O’Loughlin
Tuesday 19th September
10.35 Junior Men’s TT
Ben Walsh, Xeno Young
14.35 Elite Women’s TT
Eileen Burns
Wednesday 20th September
12.05 Elite Men’s TT
Nicholas Roche
Friday 22nd September
12.15 U23 Men’s RR
Mark Downey
Daire Feely
Darragh O’Mahony
Adam Stenson
Matthew Teggart
Saturday 23rd September
8.30 Junior Men’s RR
PJ Doogan
Luke Smith
Ben Walsh
12.30 Elite Women’s RR
Lydia Boylan
Sunday 24th September
9.05 Elite Men’s RR
Conor Dunne
Dan Martin
Ryan Mullen
Nicolas Roche
Damien Shaw
Sean McKenna