The men's races were cancelled even before the Junior National Track Championships got underway and then rain forced the women's events to be curtailed.
Rain derailed an already depleted schedule at the Junior National Track Championships in Belfast on Saturday.
The conditions forced the organisers to postpone many events until next weekend.
Before the racing got underway the junior men's competitions were cancelled after they failed to attract the minimum level of entry.
It was a big blow to the championships and is unusual in that Cycling Ireland has put significant effort into developing the track scene of late.
Most riders have a better chance of gaining national selection to ride on the track than on the road, with the lack of interest among junior riders in the track a concern.
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However, some exciting racing was still expected from the women.
But heavy rain hit, causing disruption throughout with only the 500m TT, sprint qualification, flying 200m and the first rounds of the sprint and pursuit being completed.
The pursuit and sprint will continue at the Team Track National Championships next week, as will the scratch race.
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In the one event that has been concluded at the championships, Shenna McKiverigan (Powerhouse Sport) won the 500 metre TT in a time of 42.06 from Naoise Sheridan (Orwell Wheelers) and Autumn Collins (Cadence Performance).
The sprint event is through to the finals, where McKiverigan is 1-0 up against Collins in a best-of-three ride-off.
The pursuit event is also through to the final ride-off, where Amy Good (Cadence Performance) will be up against McKiverigan over the 2 kilometre distance to decide the title.
500 Metre Time Trial
1. Shenna McKiverigan (Powerhouse Sport) 42.06
2. Naoise Sheridan (Orwell Wheelers) 42.86
3. Autumn Collins (Cadence Performance) 43.83
4. Deirblhe Ivory (Bray Wheelers) 44.12
5. Amy Good (Cadence Performance) 44.63
6. Eimear Harrison (Westport Covey Whs) 45.22
7. Jenny Neenan (NRPT-Magnet.ie) 46.72
8. Grainne Hanley (Sundrive Track Team) 48.73
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