The event marks a return to the recently built velodrome in Konya, Turkey which hosted the only round of the UCI Track Nations Cup in March this year.
The 2025 European Championships, which took place in Zolder, Belgium earlier this year will be remembered as a breakthrough European Championship title for Lara Gillespie in the Elimination Race.
The selection process is in the published ‘Selection Policy’ on the Cycling Ireland website, availab HERE in the Cycling Ireland ‘High Performance’ section.
The expression of interest is now via an online form which can be accessed HERE and is accompanied by the Guidance Notes to help candidate athletes complete the form correctly, available HERE.
Candidate athletes have until midnight on Monday 15th December to submit their expressions of interest, and selection will take place in the days that follow.
High Performance Director Iain Dyer said, “2025 saw a number of development riders break through into the National Team for their first senior Championships, which lead to a solid year of building race experience and performances through to the World Championships in Chile for those riders. And let’s not forget winning the European Championships in the elimination race proved to be a great springboard for Lara’s season on both road and track culminating in a World title, so we are looking forward to kick-starting our 2026 campaign in Konya next year.”
