Sam Bennett was the surprise name on the team sheet when
Cycling Ireland today confirmed the national squad for the European Road
Championships which begin in Trento, Italy, tomorrow.
The rest of the 22 riders selected for the elite, U23 and
junior road races and TTs were the same as those named by stickybottle at the
weekend.
However, Cycling Ireland has now also confirmed which riders will compete in both the TTs and the road races at the championships.
All of the road races – except for the elite men’s event –
will unfold around a 13.2km circuit, which includes a 3.6km climb at 4.7 per
cent. The riders descend off that climb each lap and then have a flat 4km to
the finish area.
The elite men’s race this Sunday will start in Valle dei
Laghi and do a 73km loop before racing onto the same 13.2km circuit used in the
other races, for eight laps of action. The TT is on a 22.4km flat and technical
course.
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We’ve set out the time table, and the Irish riders set to compete in each TT and road race, in the schedule below.
Irish at Europeans: Riders and races
Wednesday, Sept 8th
- 8.15am Junior Women TT: No Irish riders
- 9.45am Junior Men TT: Darren Rafferty and Conal Scully
- 1.30pm Team Relay (Men-Women TTT): No Irish riders
Thursday, Sept 9th
- 8.15am U23 Women TT: No Irish riders
- 9.45am Elite Women TT: No Irish riders
- 1.15pm U23 Men TT: Aaron Wade and Kevin McCambridge
- 3.00pm Elite Men TT: Ryan Mullen and Conn McDunphy
Friday, Sept 10th
- 8.00am Junior Men Road Race: Darren Rafferty, Conal Scully, Ronan O’Connor, Adam Gilsenan, Dean Harvey, Ruairí Byrne
- 12.50pm Junior Women Road Race: Aoife O’Brien
- 3.30pm U23 Women Road Race: Caoimhe O’Brien, Darcey Harkness, Lucy O’Donnell
Saturday, September 11th
- 8.00am U23 Men Road Race: Kevin McCambridge, Aaron Wade, Dillon Corkery, Adam Ward, Devin Shortt, Matthew Devins
- 1.15pm Elite Women Road Race: Megan Armitage, Ellen McDermott
Sunday, September 12th
- 11.30am Elite Men Road Race: Sam Bennett, Ryan Mullen, Conn McDunphy, Matthew Taggart
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