Michael O'Loughlin in World Road Championships action in the United States in September. He is one of a group of riders - in the junior and elite ranks - whose efforts have pushed the standard ever higher on the track, with no fewer than eight new records just ratified by Cycling Ireland (Photo: Sean Rowe)
Irish track cycling may not yet have repeated the success of Martyn Irvine two years ago when he won the country’s first world track title for over 100 years, but that doesn’t mean the standard is not improving.
Cycling Ireland just ratified no fewer than eight new national track records set by individuals and teams in competition around the world.
The latest national team is arriving in New Zealand at present for the next round of the UCI World Cup.
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Those present will be hoping to further lower the national standards in their respective events.
The Irish team pursuit line-up is in contention for a place at the Rio Olympics and are in New Zealand chasing more qualification points (Photo: Guy Swarbrick)
Chief amongst those are the women of the team pursuit squad who have gone faster than any Irish foursome in the history of the sport.
Their recent 4mins 31.666secs for the 4km test was more than eight seconds faster than the old marker,
Josie Knight, Caroline Ryan, Melanie Spath and Lydia Boylan set that new standard at the European Championships in Switzerland just last month.
They are still in with a chance of Olympic qualification, as is sprinter Eoin Mullen.
His new record for the 1km standing start was also set at the Europeans and is among the new markers, below.
Irish records approved by Cycling Ireland
| Date | Event / Record | Name | Team /
Club |
Time / Dist. | Location |
| 14th July | European Jnr.
Track C’ships 4Kmts Team (S.S.) |
Adam Stenson,
Cathal Clarke, Declan Mullholland, Michael O’Loughlin |
Ireland | 4m 22.735s
(4m 22.798s) |
Athens |
| 15th July | European Jnr.
Track C’ships 3Kms (S.S) |
Michael O’Loughlin | Ireland | 3m 25.429s
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(3m 26.919s) |
Athens |
| 19th Sept | Team Swift 10ml TT (W) | Eileen Burns | B’mena R.C. | 20m 22s
(21m 03s) |
V718 Weighbridge |
| 4th Oct | World Masters Track C’ships
1 Hr |
John Madden | Dig Deep Coaching | 45.799 Kms
(46Kms) |
Manchester |
| 14th Oct | European Track C’ships
4Km Team (S.S.) |
Mark Downey,
Felix English, Fintan Ryan, Martyn Irvine |
Ireland | 4m 11.539s
(4m11.587s) |
Grenchen (Sui) |
| 15th Oct | European Track C’ships
4Km Team (S.S.) (W) |
Josie Knight,
Caroline Ryan, Melanie Spath, Lydia Boylan |
Ireland | 4m31.666s
(4m39.813s) |
Grenchen (Sui) |
| 17th Oct | European Track C’ships
1Km (S.S.) |
Eoin Mullen | Ireland | 1m 03.473s
(1m 3.533s) |
Grenchen (Sui) |
| 18th Oct | European Track C’ships
500mts (S.S.) (W) |
Lydia Boylan | Ireland | 36.628 secs
(36.795secs) |
Grenchen (Sui) |
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