Ní Ghallchóir and Collins biggest winners at National Track Champs

Clodagh Ní Ghallchóir and Autumn Collins were the big winners at the weather-interrupted National Track Championships at the weekend. Ní Ghallchóir crowned her return from injury from the sport with an individual national title win while Collins was the only rider to take two gold medals from the meeting.

While the men's 1km title was due to be decided, it has been postponed to later this month due to rain interrupting the schedule this weekend. However, the men's and women's team pursuit and team sprints were held and the medals decided.

Donegal's Ní Ghallchóir (UCD Cycling Club), who returned to competition last season after being away from the sport for a period due to a knee injury, was best in the women's 500m TT. She clocked a time of 38.83 to beat Deirbhle Ivory (Longcourt Hotel-NCW) and Orla Mary Harrison (Arcane Cycling Team) in the battle gold. Ivory recorded a time of 39.06 to take silver with Harrison taking bronze in 41.25.

In the women's team pursuit, Longcourt Hotel-NCW B win gold in a time of 5.21.05, with Jennifer Bates, Autumn Collins, Francine Meehan and Annalise Murphy making up that team. They beat UCD Cycling Club's Catherine Mahoney, Jennifer Neenan, Clodagh Ní Ghallchóir and Orla Walsh, who claimed silver in 5.24.36. Longcourt Hotel-NCW A claimed bronze in 5.41.66; that team made up of Deirbhle Ivory, Helen McParland, Ellen Ní Cléirigh and Nikki Taggart.

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In the team sprint, Collins teamed up with Ivory and Taggart for gold as part of a Longcourt Hotel-NCW B that clocked a time of 54.13. Longcourt Hotel-NCW A - Helen McParland, Annalise Murphy and Ellen Ní Cléirigh - won silver in 55.29. Sundrive Track Team A claimed bronze in 56.55; that team comprised of Sofie Loscher, Susie Mitchell and Claire Ní Reachtagáin.

Not content with winning the women's 500m TT, UCD Cycling Club won the men's team pursuit, doing so with a time of 4.43.68 and taking gold by a very significant margin. The 2023 champions are Jason Kenny, Rhys Kenny, Seán Landers and Conor Murnane; a classy quartet.

Sundrive Track Team A took the silver medal in a time of 5.12.09, with its team comprised of John Caffrey, Sean Curtis, Andrew Kavanagh and Keith Meghen. The bronze was won by Orwell Wheelers CC in a time of 5.13.58; Daniel McElroy, Sean Murnane, Fionn Sheridan and Callum O’Toole the medalists for the south Dublin club.

Orwell Wheelers CC were back in action in the team sprint, winning gold in a time of 47.61 with Dmitro Griffin, Callum O’ Toole and Fionn Sheridan. Spellman-Dublin Port clocked a time of 47.68 for silver, with Alexander Abdul-Wahab, Eric Gasparro and Ryan O’Neill. The bronze went to East Tyrone CC, in 47.96, with Harvey Barnes, James Glasgow and Kyle Glasgow.

Women's Team Pursuit

1. Longcourt Hotel - NCW B (5.21.05) - Jennifer Bates | Autumn Collins | Francine Meehan | Annalise Murphy
2. UCD Cycling Club (5.24.36) - Catherine Mahoney | Jennifer Neenan | Clodagh Ní Ghallchóir | Orla Walsh
3. Longcourt Hotel - NCW A (5.41.66) - Deirbhle Ivory | Helen McParland | Ellen Ní Cléirigh | Nikki Taggart 
4. Sundrive Track Team A (5.41.66) -  Sofie Loscher | Keela MacHale | Susie Mitchell | Claire Ní Reachtagáin
5. Arcane Cycling Team A (5.46.21) - Shauna Finn | Orla Mary Harrison | Róisín Kennedy | Julia Copper 
6. Orwell Wheelers CC (6:05.15) - Orla Hendron | Aine Kelly | Josephine Lynch | Grainne O'Callaghan
7. Sundrive Track Team B (6.15.63) - Hannah Alley | Anne Coleman | Deborah Madden | Tara Nelson
8. Arcane Cycling Team B (6.34.20) - Rachel McBride | Nicola McLaughlin | Vanessa Mulhall | Maria McAllister

Women's Team Sprint

1. Longcourt Hotel - NCW B (54.13) - Autumn Collins | Deirbhle Ivory | Nikki Taggart 
2. Longcourt Hotel - NCW A (55.29) - Helen McParland | Annalise Murphy | Ellen Ní Cléirigh
3. Sundrive Track Team A (56.55) - Sofie Loscher | Susie Mitchell | Claire Ní Reachtagáin
4. Arcane Cycling Team B (57.78) - Rachel McBride | Nicola McLaughlin | Julia Cooper
5. Arcane Cycling Team A (59.19) - Shauna Finn | Orla Mary Harrison | Maria McAllister
6. Orwell Wheelers CC (60.25) - Aine Kelly | Josephine Lynch | Grainne O'Callaghan
7. Sundrive Track Team B (62.10) - Hannah Alley | Anne Coleman | Tara Nelson

Women's 500m TT

1. Clodagh Ní Ghallchóir (UCD Cycling Club) - 38.83
2. Deirbhle Ivory (Longcourt Hotel - NCW - 39.06
3. Orla Mary Harrison (Arcane Cycling Team) - 41.25
4. Nikki Taggart (Longcourt Hotel - NCW) - 41.50
5. Ellen Ni Cleirigh (Longcourt Hotel - NCW) - 42.26
6. Autumn Collins (Longcourt Hotel - NCW) - 42.42
7. Helen McParland (Longcourt Hotel - NCW) - 44.44

Men's Team Pursuit

1. UCD Cycling Club (4.43.68) - Jason Kenny | Rhys Kenny | Seán Landers | Conor Murnane
2. Sundrive Track Team A (5.12.09) - John Caffrey | Sean Curtis | Andrew Kavanagh | Keith Meghen
3. Orwell Wheelers CC (5.13.58) - Daniel McElroy | Sean Murnane | Fionn Sheridan | Callum O'Toole
4. Bray Wheelers (5.19.17) - Stuart Carrick | Sean Fenlon | Jason Howick | Robert Magee
5. Navan Road Club (5.19.30) - Evan Bernie | Luke Bernie | Callum Byrne | Fergus Crilly
6. Sundrive Track Team C (5.48.53) - Oisin Hogan | David Mullin | Robert Murphy | Colm Sevastopulo
7. Sundrive Track Team B (6.15.34) - Damian Byrne | Brian Coonan | William Devas | Gerry Dollard

Men's Team Sprint

1. Orwell Wheelers CC (47.61) - Dmitro Griffin | Callum O' Toole | Fionn Sheridan 
2. Spellman-Dublin Port (47.68) - Alexander Abdul-Wahab | Eric Gasparro | Ryan O'Neill 
3. East Tyrone CC (47.96) - Harvey Barnes | James Glasgow | Kyle Glasgow 
4. Sundrive Track Team A (49.60) - John Caffrey | Keith Meghen | Robert Murphy
5. Sundrive Track Team B (52.55) - Oisin Hogan | David Mullin | Colm Sevastopulo 
6. Navan Road Club (52.65) - Evan Bernie | Luke Bernie | Callum Byrne 
7. Bray Wheelers (52.71) - Gerard Ivory | Sean Fenlon | Jason Howrick