BIOGRAPHY Kelly is a self-confessed late developer who only took up cycling at 28 as a means of transport and joined the Irish team when she got the call two weeks after completing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. Born in London in a tight Irish community, both her parents are Irish (Roscommon and Dublin). She [...]

BIOGRAPHY Alice was born in Munich and grew up in Cambridge, but qualifies for Ireland through her father Steve, who lives in Belfast. She competed in triathlon until she switched to cycling while at Manchester Metropolitan University. She joined Cycling Ireland’s elite ranks in 2018 and has been part of the Team Pursuit squad that [...]

BIOGRAPHY An eight-time Irish champion, Ryan was the youngest ever (19) champion when he won the first of his three national road race titles in 2014. He won two bronze medals at European U23s in 2013 and a silver on the road at World U23s a year later when he was only a fraction of [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ben Healy finished 10th in the men's road race at the 2024 Paris Games, after being in contention for a medal deep in to the race. He grew up near Birmingham and qualifies for Ireland through his Cork grandparents. In 2019 he became the youngest ever winner of a stage at the Tour de [...]

BIOGRAPHY Originally a Kilkenny minor camogie player, Mia didn’t take up cycling until her late teens yet won a bronze medal in Individual Pursuit at the European U23s (2020). She has been integral to Ireland’s Team Pursuit line-up winning silver at the Nations Cup in Hong Kong this year, and securing their historic Olympic spot [...]

BIOGRAPHY Lara Gillespie is one of the leading cyclists of her generation and was part of the first Irish Women’s Team Pursuit team to complete at the Olympics Games (Paris 2024). At the same Games, she and team mate Alice Sharpe finished 11th in the Women’s Madison, while Gillespie also claimed 10th place in the [...]

BIOGRAPHY Erin is still a relative newcomer to track; only making her international debut in the World Junior Track Championships in 2021. She stepped into the Team Pursuit squad this year in the wake of Emily Kay’s retirement, and took the year out of university to train full-time. She rode in Nations Cup and in [...]

BIOGRAPHY Megan went from fun runner to a marathoner while studying law and French in UCD, and then made an even quicker leap from social cyclist to a pro road racer. She only took it up seriously during lockdown, went to Belgium’s kermesse circuit after graduation and was runner-up in only her second year at [...]

BIOGRAPHY Among Ryan’s Irish road titles are 2013 national junior road race champion and Irish senior criterium champion (2019). On track he’s been Irish Madison and Scratch champion and competed for Ireland at Europeans in 2015 (Team Pursuit) and 2016 (Elimination event). He joined UCI Continental team EvoPro team this year. OTHER CYCLING ATHLETES{{ vc_btn: [...]

BIOGRAPHY Lydia put her PhD in renewable energy on hold to specialise in track. She has won two World Cups (2017 &2019) and was pipped for a 2018 European medal in Scratch. She and Lydia Boylan won European Madison gold in 2017 and clinched Ireland’s Tokyo Olympic place by finishing 11th at the World Championships [...]

BIOGRAPHY Mark Downey finished in 17th place in the Omnium event of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In 2017 Mark won two golds in the Points races at the World Cup in Apeldoorn and Colombia and was overall series winner in Points. In 2017 he also won World Cup gold in Madison at LA and [...]

BIOGRAPHY Felix has been competing on the Irish senior team for over ten years, and is based at the Irish training base in Majorca. Both of Felix’s parents are from Dublin. He won five British junior titles and famously beat Chris Hoy at the 2010 European Championships before declaring for Ireland in 2012 when he [...]

BIOGRAPHY In 2016 Shannon became Ireland’s first female Olympic track cyclist in Rio, famously finishing 21st in the Keirin sprint event. In 2019 she won silver in Scratch at the European Championships and finished ninth (with Lydia Boylan) in Madison at the World Championships. Born in Melbourne to a Dublin mum and Belfast dad, Shannon [...]

BIOGRAPHY Dan Martin is a stage winner in all three Grand Tours – the Tour de France (2013 & 2018), Giro d’Italia (2021) and Vuelta a Espana (2011 & 2020). In 2020 he was 5th in La Flèche Wallonne and had one stage win and two third places in the Vuelta where he finished fourth [...]

BIOGRAPHY Emily won bronze in the Omnium at the World Cup in Canada in January 2020 where she and McCurley finished seventh in the Madison. In 2019 she transferred to compete for Ireland, her grandparents are from Dublin. Her career for GB included a 2018 Commonwealth bronze in the Scratch race. She is studying for [...]

BIOGRAPHY Eddie Dunbar competed in the men's road race at Tokyo 2020 In 2024. He claimed two stage wins at the Vuelta a España and won the Irish National Time Trial Championship in 2o24. Dunbar began his professional career with Team Sky (later Ineos Grenadiers) in 2018 before joining Team Jayco AlUla in 2023. His [...]

BIOGRAPHY One of cycling’s most experienced riders, Nicolas has completed 24 Grand Tours and has had 64 Top 10 stage finishes, putting him third on cycling’s all-time list. He has finished fifth (2013) and sixth (2010) in GC in the Vuelta a Espana and won two stages of it (2013 and 2015). He made his [...]