Archive for January 17th, 2008
The Union Cycliste Internationale under the Presidency of Pat McQuaid gave Irish cycling a real jolt during the week with the announcement that Ireland had qualified four representatives for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing in the Autumn. Naturally the Paralympic Council of Ireland (PCI) were cock-a-hoop with the news as was Cycling Ireland. Whilst [...]
Double world cycling champion Shanaze Reade has one eye on the women’s 500m time trial world title this year as well as targeting the defence of her BMX crown in China a month later. 20-year-old Reade believes that she can improve on her fifth place in the 2007 Track Cycling World Championships in Palma, Mallorca [...]