The Irish team endured a difficult final day of action at the European Track Championships in Switzerland after a crash derailed the efforts of Alice Sharpe and Lara Gillespie in the Madison. While they were able to complete their race, the incident ended their chances of security a strong result.
Also in action today for Ireland were Conor Rowley and Orla Walsh, who competed in the men's and women's keirin events, with neither able to advance to the second round.
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In the women's Madison it was Sharpe who took a tumble on the velodrome in Grenchen and while she got up, dusted herself down and rejoined Gillespie to complete the race, any prospect of a top result was gone. In the end, the Irish women finished in 12th position in the 13-team race.
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The European title was won by the British pairing of Kate Archibald and Elinor Barker, with France and Italy taking silver and bronze.
In the men's keirin earlier today, Conor Rowley was 6th in Heat 2 before placing 4th in Heat 1 of the first round repechage, going out of the competition at that point. In the women's keirin, Orla Walsh placed 5th in Heat 3 of the first round followed by 4th in Heat 1 of the first round repechage, which ended her involvement in the event.
