Irish cycling teams for Euro Road Champs: Michael O'Loughlin is picked following a great ride at the nationals last weekend. Both the junior and U23 teams are very strong for these championships.
Cycling Ireland has named the junior and U23 teams for the European Road Championships. The racing takes place in the Czech Republic next week.
The junior and U23 men will take part in the road races and the TTs; with big hopes that both selections can do well.
There is just one woman picked; junior national road race champion Lara Gillespie getting the nod.
She rides both the junior road race and the TT. The Orwell Wheeler already has international experience despite her young age.
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She took TT silver at the Youth Olympics last year. And she rode the U23 race at the World Cyclocross Championships earlier this year.
The European Road Championships take place in Brno–Zlin from the July 12th to 15th and the line-ups, below, are very strong.
Junior & U23 Irish teams
U23 Men
- Mark Downey (Road)
- Conn McDunphy (Road and Time Trial)
- Darnell Moore (Road)
- Michael O’Loughlin (Road and Time Trial)
- Darragh O’Mahony (Road)
Junior Men
- Aaron Doherty (Road and Time Trial)
- PJ Doogan (Road)
- Breandan Flannagan (Road)
- Ben Healy (Road and Time Trial)
- Adam Ward (Road)
Junior Women
- Lara Gillespie (Road and Time Trial)
More coverage to follow.
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