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A large contingent of Irish riders will be present in Ghent, Belgium this weekend, as 11 riders don the green jersey for the Belgian Track International. The event will see a combination of experience and young talent, as both Senior and Junior riders take to the track.

2024 Olympians Mia Griffin and Erin Creighton make a return to the track. Griffin has gotten her road season off to a flying start, and recently took a stage of the Tour of El Salvador. Creighton comes into this event having most recently put in a strong performance at the Track Nations Cup in Turkey in March. The two Olympians will be joined by Emma Jeffers, who made her debut for Ireland on the track earlier this year.

Two senior male riders will make the trip. Stefan Caulfield-Dreier and Oisin Ferrity are no strangers to riding on the international stage. Caulfield-Dreier represented Ireland on the track in 2024, while Ferrity has ridden for Ireland on the road at Junior European Championships, and made an appearance for Northern Ireland at the Youth Commonwealth Games.

Having represented Ireland at the 2024 Junior Track World Championships in China, Rhiannon Dolan makes another appearance in green this weekend. Dolan will be joined in the junior racing by Mya Doocey. The pair previously combined at this event in 2024 for the Madison event.

Four male riders will ride for Ireland in the Junior ranks. Having broken the junior national kilo record riding in green in Apeldoorn in January, Max Fitzgerald will no doubt be excited to get back on track. 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival athlete Philip O’Connor has found early success on the road domestically this year, taking the win in the C1 category at the Galway Classic, beating out some extremely experienced competition.

George Sevastopolu made his debut for Ireland in Apeldoorn in January, having cut his teeth on the track at Sundrive. Elliot McKeegan rounds out the Irish contingent for this event, having also ridden in Apeldoorn in January, and gotten plenty of track time under his belt since in Scotland and Wales.

Racing gets underway on Friday April 18th and will run right through to Sunday April 20th.

The event will be livestreamed and can be viewed HERE.