National Road Champs to take place late in year, extending season

Ella Doherty takes the junior women's road race crown in Limerick last October at the National Road Championships (Photo: Bryan Keane - Inpho)

After last year’s late season National Road Championships – in Limerick in October – this year’s title races will once again be held very late in the year.

The championships will be run in Co Wicklow on the first
weekend in October, which should mean some of our pro riders can return to
Ireland for the racing.

Cycling Ireland confirmed today, Wednesday, that the TTs
will kick off the championships on Thursday, September 30th. And the
last events will take place on Sunday. October 3rd.

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“One of Ireland’s premier sporting events, the action
gets underway with a time trial on the opening day of racing,” Cycling Ireland
said in a brief statement.

“Along with senior men and women there will be titles on
offer within the junior men and women, masters women and paracycling
categories.

“The senior women’s road race takes place on Saturday
morning followed by the junior men’s road race. On Sunday it is the turn of the
junior women followed by the senior men’s road race - incorporating U23 - on
Sunday afternoon.”

We’ll have more information in due to course.

Ben Healy winning the elite and U23 men's road race titles in Limerick last year (Photo: Sean Rowe)
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