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It’s set to be an busy few weeks for some of Cycling Ireland’s road para-cyclists, with members of the High Performance and Development squads in action around Europe.

The first UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup event of the year takes riders to Ostend and Bruges from May 1st to 4th. A larger development team will then head to Lublin, Poland for the Hetman Stage Race, taking place from the May 8th to 12th. A squad will then compete in another UCI World Cup in Maniago, Italy from May 15th to 18th.

Double Paralympian Richael Timothy will take to the road again in Bruges and Ostend competing in the WC3 category. She will be joined by a pair of tandems; Paralympic medallist and World Champion duo Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly, and another Paris 2024 pairing in Damien Vereker and Mitchell McLaughlin ride in the WB and MB categories respectively. The Paralympians will be joined by Cormac O’Callaghan, part of the Cycling Ireland Para-Cycling Development Squad, as he rides in the MC1.

This same squad will all travel to Maniago two weeks later, but will be joined by development rider Allister MacSorley, riding in the handcycle MH4 category.

A larger development squad will head to the stage race in Poland. Cormac O’Callaghan will again feature, and will be joined by Heather Jameson, riding WC2, and Steven McGowan riding MH3 The three individual riders will be joined by two tandem pairings. Jessica Kennedy will be piloted by Shauna Finn, while Ciaran O’Toole is piloted by Alan Lyne.

Providing high level competition exposure for development athletes is a priority as we enter the next Paralympic cycle ahead of LA28.

Information and scheduling for the UCI World Cup, Ostend-Bruges can be found HERE.

Information and scheduling for the Hetman Stage Race can be found HERE.

Information and scheduling for the UCI World Cup, Maniago can be found HERE.