Lara Gillespie will be back in action on home roads for the first time in two years at the National Road Championships in Co Mayo this week (Photo: FacePeeters)
The Irish road scene has a huge week of racing in store, even before the National Road Championships get underway with the TT title races on Thursday.
Tuesday, June 23rd
Meath Road Race Championships
Bohermeen Cycling Club, once again, is laying on a feast of racing on Tuesday night for all categories over the 5.1km circuit from Bohermeen, Co Meath.
Championship medals are available for C1s, women, C2s, C3s, and juniors, though their race will be an all-in-one handicapped event; seven laps for a total race distance of 35.7km.
There will also be separate races for U12s (5.1km), U14s (15.3km) and U16s (20.4km) with championship medals available in each category for boys and girls.
Sign on and roll out is at Bohermeen Community centre, with the youth races under at 6.45pm and the senior event at 7.45pm.
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All competitors must be a member of a Co Meath-registered Cycling Ireland club or have a postal address in Co Meath on your Cycling Ireland license.
You can get more information and enter the races by following this link.
Mondello Series, Co Kildare
Dublin Ravens are back with the latest round of the Mondello Series 2026 at Mondello Park in Co Kildare. The race - a handicapped event for juniors and seniors - gets underway at 7:30pm.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top six on the night as well as the first unplaced C2 and C3 riders. The stickybottle primes will be contested after 20 and 40 minutes of racing.
You can get more information and enter the races by following this link.
M&M Memorial Classic, Co Clare
West Clare CC are hosting the M&M Memorial cycling classic just outside Shanno, Co Clare (Race HQ V14 RH58). The event starts at 7pm sharp and is a handicapped race of 52km for C1, C2 and C3 riders.
You can check out the route by following this link and you can find more information and enter the race by following this link.
Wednesday, June 24th
Kirkstown Race Series
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North Down Cycling Club is holding the third round of its four-part series for 2026 - sponsored by FitStudioNI.com - at the Kirkistown Racing Circuit in Co Down. Sign-on is from 6pm.
There is one race, which is a handicap event for all categories. You can get more information and enter by following this link.
Stephen Roche GP
Orwell Wheelers is running its always popular Stephen Roche GP in Dundrum, south Dublin. The criterium promotion, in the Meadowmount estate, is a three-race card.
The youth races begin at 6.15pm while the women's race starts at 7.15pm and the men's race starts at 8pm. Parking and changing facilities are available at Ballinteer Community School.
You can get more information on the races and enter by following this link.
Thursday, June 25th
National TT Championships, Co Mayo
Castlebar Cycling Club is promoting the National Road TT Championships, with title races for juniors, U23s, seniors and paracyclists from Swinford Amenity Park, Kiltimagh Road, Swinford.
The racing gets underway from 6pm and you can check out the route by following this link. You can also get more information and enter by following this link.
Saturday, June 27th
National Road Race Championships
Cunga Cycling Club is hosting the road races this year, after a several Meath clubs did the honours last season. Sign-on is at Cong Community Centre.
On this, the first of two days of racing, the junior men's event - 127.6km route here - will start at 10am and the senior women's race - 111.6km route here - gets underway at 2pm.
You can get more information and enter the races by following this link.
Sunday, June 28th
National Road Race Championships
Cunga Cycling Club will be back in action on Sunday, with two more races - the junior women's national title event and the senior men's race. Sign-on is at Cong Community Centre.
The junior women's event - 57.3km route here - will start at 10am and the senior men's race - 156.2km route here - gets underway at 12 noon.
You can get more information and enter the races by following this link.
