Martyn Irvine grabbed what is only Ireland’s second World Championship track title in history with a scintillating display in the velodrome in Minsk, Belarus. The 27-year-old rider from Newtownards attacked 10 laps from the end of the 60 lap, 15 kilometre scratch race, got a gap and then held off those chasing frantically behind. He […]
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Irish track cyclists Caroline Ryan and Eoin Mullen are set to race in the track cycling World Cup in Mexico this week, from the 17th – 19th January. Both riders will be racing in two disciplines over the competition, with Mullen aiming to gain enough points to qualify for the World Championships in Minsk next
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Two days after winning two silver medals at track cycling’s World Cup in Glasgow, Martyn Irvine was yesterday confirmed to have signed up with the American UnitedHealthcare cycling team. The 27-year-old London Olympian was one of eight signings announced, and joins fellow Irishman Philip Deignan. who was part of the team last year. “I’m excited to race for UnitedHealthcare
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Ireland’s Martyn Irvine claimed two silver medals at the Track World Cup in Glasgow at the weekend. Irvine finished behind Olympic Omnium champion Lasse Hansen in the final of men’s individual pursuit on Saturday. The Newtownards man’s time of 4 minutes 22.745 seconds is a new personal best. Irvine, 27, also finished in second place in
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Martyn Irvine’s hopes of a medal in the men’s omnium faded at the Velodrome when he finished the 4km individual pursuit in a time of 4:32.948 for an overall total of 44 points with two events remaining. Denmark’s Lasse Norman Hansen was quickest and in a time of 4:20.674 at the Velodrome in London, but
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Newtownards cyclist Martyn Irvine is ninth after the first discipline of the omnium event in London. Irvine was competing in the flying lap, the first of the six disciplines, with the points race and elimination race also taking place on Saturday. The individual pursuit, scratch race and time trial are held on Sunday. Great Britain’s
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London Cycling World Cup Martyn Irvine’s aim of securing Ireland a place in the track events at the London Olympics looks increasingly likely with a superb fifth place overall finish in the Omnium at the Beijing World Cup in last month. He is sixth in the overall World Cup standings. Olympic qualification is determined
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Martin Irvine has moved closer to Olympic qualification when he finished a fine fifth in the Cali round of the World Cup in December.This weekend Martyn Irvine will be in Beijing for the next world cup round. The 26-year-old is due to begin the multi-event Omnium campaign today when he competes in the qualification race,
Martyn Irvine competes today in the first round of the UCI World Cup determined to continue a push for a qualification place for London 2012. Irvine will take part in the six-event Omnium competition. In Apeldoorn two weeks ago Irvine won the scratch race round of the Madison there and finished fifth overall in the competition. The omnium will begin this
Track cyclist Martin Irvine produced an outstanding peformance to finish fifth in the mens’s Omnium event at the Euro Track Championships in Apeldoorn at the weekend. The event takes place over two days on the track with six disciplines- the flying lap, individual pursuit,time trial, as well as points, scratch and elimination races. The Omnium
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Dan Martin finished second in the Tour of Lombardy at the weekend. The Garmin-Cervélo rider jumped from 19th to ninth in the final World Tour standings, the best Irish showing since those rankings were introduced in 2005, and also pulled off the best Irish Classics performance since Sean Kelly won the same race two decades ago.
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Ireland’s Nicolas Roche of the AG2R-La Mondiale team won the 162km third stage of the Tour of Beijing, the hilliest in the race, as Germany’s Tony Martin held on to the overall lead. Roche finished ahead of compatriot Philip Deignan, who had been one of his breakaway companions along with Britain’s Chris Froome, the recent
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