Cycling Ireland has secured a record level of funding for the coming Olympic cycle towards the Games in Los Angeles in 2028. We have set out below how Cycling Ireland has done in terms of funding for the 2028 Olympic cycle compared to the Paris Games and also how the cycling federation has been funded compared to the governing bodies in other sports.
The positive news around the funding comes after the national team showed real swagger in Paris on both track and road. While the paracyclists again burned it up and brought home gold, Ben Healy and Ryan Mullen put on the best display in living memory by an Irish team in a men's road race at an Olympics.
On the track, the team pursuiters finished in ninth place while Lara Gillespie became the first Irish rider to win an event on the track, claiming the tempo race, which was one of four events that comprise the omnium.
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Many of our best riders for track and road will be around their career peak years in 2028, with Healy and especially Gillespie - already a European champion - real medal contenders. The additional funds awarded to Cycling Ireland for the Olympic cycle can, hopefully, put all of our riders in the best possible position.
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Under Sport Ireland funding announced this week, Cycling Ireland is to receive €2.9 million in the period towards the LA Games compared to €2.36 million for Paris. The bump in funding has been welcomed by Cycling Ireland's high performance director Iain Dyer.
“Cycling Ireland is delighted to receive our highest multi-annual funding package ever ahead of the LA Olympic and Paralympic Cycle," Dyer said following the announcement of the Sport Ireland allocations.
"It’s a testament to the hard work of our athletes and staff that we have created a strong platform from which can perform over the next four years. We have come a long way in the Paris cycle and can look forward to even more beginning with the publication of our new HP strategies in the coming weeks."
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Funding for Paris Games Olympic cycle
