Alice Sharpe
Cycling
BIOGRAPHY
Alice Sharpe competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as part of the women’s team pursuit squad in track cycling. Born in Munich and raised in Cambridge, she qualifies through her father from Belfast.
Sharpe initially competed in triathlon before switching to cycling while studying at Manchester Metropolitan University. She joined the elite ranks in 2018 and has been part of the team pursuit squad that reduced the Irish record by almost six seconds and won European Championship bronze in 2021.
A two-time national road race champion (2019, 2022), she also competes professionally on the road and track.
OTHER CYCLING ATHLETES
CYCLING NEWS
In The News – July 6th 2026
Irish athletes continued to make their mark on the international stage this week, with a junior world title in canoe sprint, a first international medal for diver Jake Passmore, and major victories in cycling and show jumping highlighting another impressive period of success across multiple sports. Sean Butterly Crowned Junior World Champion in Halifax Ireland [...]
Performance Round Up – June 2026
Athletics Mark English finished second in a high-quality men’s 800m field at the Rome Diamond League. The Donegal athlete clocked a season’s best time of 1:43.80, his second fastest ever over the distance, as he closed strongly in the final metres to challenge for victory. Sarah Healy delivered a personal best time of 14:48.88 in [...]
Events Coming Up in July
Athletics Eugene Diamond League - July 4th Cork City Sports - July 8th Morton Games - July 10th Monaco Diamond League - July 10th Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix - July 14th London Diamond League - July 18th National Senior Track and Field Championships - July 25th & 26th Badminton Japan Open World Tour 750 [...]
PERFORMANCE ROUND UP – May 2026
A Month of Milestones, Momentum and Major Performances Team Ireland athletes delivered a powerful run of results across May and early June, producing historic wins, breakthrough performances and consistent podium finishes on the world stage. From Diamond League history in Shanghai to Nations Cup victory in Italy, and from European medals on the water to [...]
In The News – June 8th 2026
Strong Irish Performances in Rome as English and Healy Impress, Gillespie Makes Cycling History Irish athletes produced a series of standout performances across athletics and cycling this week, with Mark English and Sarah Healy delivering impressive runs at the Rome Diamond League, while Lara Gillespie achieved a historic milestone on the roads of Italy. Mark [...]
IN THE NEWS – JUNE 2ND 2026
In another strong weekend of results, Irish athletes delivered on the world stage. Rowing: Three Medals for Ireland at World Rowing Cup I Rowing Ireland made an impressive start to the international season at World Rowing Cup I, returning from Seville with three medals and a series of strong early‑season performances across the squad. Medal [...]