The Leinster Criterium Championships, which was cancelled, has now been rescheduled to a new date. The event will now be run by Cycling Leinster rather than Starsky Cycling, which was initially down to run the title races this week.
There was some confusion about the event, which was initially scheduled for this Saturday. August 27th, when Starsky Cycling Club said its permit for the event was "revoked" by Cycling Ireland.
The club said the Cycling Leinster "will not allow" the hosting of two provincial championships on consecutive days - a reference to the Leinster Road Race Championships being held this Sunday.
Starsky further stated Cycling Ireland had "revoked permits for our next two events" with the club added it was informed "the decision is final and cannot be appealed". It expressed its disappointment with the development, especially as riders had already entered.
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When asked about the cancellation of the initial date for the race - promoted by Starsky at Corkagh Park, Dublin, this weekend - Cycling Ireland did not comment specifically on this event but instead made a general statement to stickybottle.
"All events must follow the sanctioning process and complete a satisfactory risk assessment," it said. "If there are concerns around the hosting of an event, we unfortunately cannot sanction the event and insurance cover would not be in place."
The new Leinster Criterium Championships will be run, in Corkagh Park, on Sunday, September 4th, and will be promoted by Cycling Leinster.
There will be four races, starting from 9.30am. The first event for Masters 40, 50 and 60 riders is off at 9.30am followed by the A3-Junior event at 10.30am. The Women's race will begin at 11.30am followed by by the A1-A2 race at 12.30pm.
All races are scheduled for 40 minutes of action plus three laps, except the A1-A2 race, which will be 50 minutes and three laps. Medals on the days are subject to at least five riders entering a specific category.
You can sign up by following this link.
