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Accreditation

The Sundrive Velodrome Committee  has re-scheduled four dates for accreditation in Dublin for those who wish to  partake in track racing at the Sundrive Velodrome in the coming year.

Gaining accreditation ensures that riders have the basic level of skill required to participate, safely, in training sessions. Riders are required to participate in at least one further full training session subsequent to the accreditation session in order for the coaches to assess their ability. Should the rider attain the required skills standard they will be ‘signed off’ and issued with an accreditation ‘pink slip’.  Once the rider has a ‘pink slip’ they will be allowed to partake in competition.

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Accreditation  at Sundrive
Gaining accreditation ensures that riders have the basic level of skill required to participate, safely, in training sessions. Riders are required to participate in at least one further full training session subsequent to the accreditation session in order for the coaches to assess their ability. Should the rider attain the required skills standard they will be ‘signed off’ and  added to the list of Track Accredited riders.   Once the rider is on that list they will be allowed to partake in competition subject to having the appropriate Cycling Ireland license

We have an extensive fleet of track bikes for hire and very experienced coaches on hand to help you make the transition. All hire bikes are fitted with Look Keo pedals (or toe strap via adapter) and gearing is restricted to 49×16.  This gearing is fine for training and developing cadence, but anyone looking to progress in the sport would eventually have to think about getting their own bike. But, as I say, we have hire bikes to help you get up and running. We don’t allow for changing of pedals but we do have a range of shoes with the correct cleats available.

There are of course benefits to taking in all aspects of our sport and we like to encourage and welcome everyone. Track helps you improve your pedaling, pace judgement, explosive power, seated acceleration and tactical awareness. But most importantly it is technically challenging and fun! Naturally it is those who put in the most time on the track who will excel, especially with the sprint events.

< List of Accredited Riders > (Updated 10/09/23)

Addendum

  • Both stages of accreditation must be undertaken within the same season.
  • Riders with less than 1 years racing experience will be removed from the list after two seasons of inactivity.
  • Attendance at normal training sessions will extend your accreditation status irrespective of whether you race or not.
  • Riders with in excess of 2 years extensive bunch racing experience may remain on the list at the discretion of the Track Commission despite inactivity.

<Cycling Ireland Track Accreditation procedures>

Saturday 18th February

Coaching Roster

February 2023
Saturday 04th Feb   1000 Sen/Youth         Hugh Byrne / John Coates
Saturday 04th Feb  1230 Sprint Open        John Coates     
Saturday 11th Feb   1000 Sen/youth          Ger Ivory / Eddie Lynch
Saturday 11th Feb  1230 Sprint Open        Ger Ivory
Saturday 18th Feb   1000 Sen/Youth          Ronan Ryan / John Coates
Saturday 18th Feb  1230 Sprint Open        Ronan Ryan
Saturday 18th Feb  1430 Accreditation      Ger Ivory / John Coates
Saturday 25th Feb   1000 Sen/Youth          Gwyn O’Murchu / Orla Hendron
Saturday 25th Feb  1230 Sprint Open        John Coates
Saturday 25th Feb 1430 Accreditation       Ger Ivory / Hugh Byrne

March 2023
Saturday 04th Mar 0800 Sprint Open     Hugh Byrne
Saturday 04th Mar 1000 Sen/U16           Hugh Byrne / Ronan Ryan
Saturday 04th Mar 1230 U12/U14           Ger Ivory / Ronan Ryan
Saturday 04th Mar 1430 Accreditation   Ger Ivory / Ronan Ryan
Saturday 18th Mar 0800 Open Sprint       Hugh Byrne
Saturday 18th Mar 1000 Sen/U16             Hugh Byrne / Colm Sevastopulo
Saturday 18th Mar 1230 U12/U14            Hugh Byrne / Colm Sevastopulo
Saturday 18th Mar 1430 Accreditation     John Coates / Ger Ivory
Saturday 25th Mar 0800 Derny                Mark Kiely
Saturday 25th Mar 1000 Sen/U16           Eddie Lynch / Orla Hendron
Saturday 25th Mar 1230 U12/U14           John Coates / Colm Sevastopulo

April 2023
Saturday 01st Apr 1000 Sen/U16           John Coates 
Saturday 01st Apr 1430 Women Lge     Ger Ivory 
Saturday 08th Apr 0800 Derny               Mark Kiely
Saturday 08th Apr 1000 Sen/U16          Hugh Byrne/ Autumn Collins
Saturday 08th Apr 1230 Youth Lge        Colm Sevastopulo / Hugh Byrne
Saturday 08th Apr 1430 Accred             Ger Ivory / John Coates
Saturday 15th Apr 0800 Derny              Mark Kiely
Saturday 15th Apr 1000 Sen/Youth       Eammon Byrne/ Hugh Byrne
Saturday 15th Apr 1230 Sprint Open    Ger Ivory
Saturday 15th Apr 1430 Women Lge    Hugh Byrne / Liam Collins
Saturday 22nd Apr 0800 Derny             Mark Kiely
Saturday 22nd Apr 1230 Open JUn       Ronan Ryan (Cancelled)
Wednesday  26th Apr 1830 Sprinter Lge   Hugh Byrne
Saturday 29th Apr 1000 Sen/U16           Ronan Ryan / John Coates
Saturday 29th Apr 1230 Youth              Ronan Ryan / John Coates
Saturday 29th Apr 1430 Women Lge    Ger Ivory

May
Wednesday 03rd 1600 Sprint Open     Hugh Byrne
Monday 08th May 1830 SQT                  Eammon Byrne
Saturday 13th May 0800 Derny              Mark Kiely
Saturday 13th May 1000 Senior/U16     Gwyn O’Murchu / Eddie Lynch
Saturday 13th May 1230 Yth League     Colm Sevastopulo / Ronan Ryan
Saturday 13th May 1430 Accreditation Colm Sevastopulo / Ronan Ryan
Monday 15th May 1830 SQT                  John Coates / Ronan Ryan
Monday 22nd May 1830 SQT                Ronan Ryan
Monday 29th May 1830 SQT                John Coates / Hugh Byrne

June 
Saturday 03rd 0800 Derny                   Mark Kiely
Saturday 03rd 1000 Sen/Youth           John Coates / Ronan Ryan
Saturday 03rd 1230 Sprint Open        Ronan Ryan
Saturday 03rd 1430 Accreditation      John Coates / Eammon Byrne
Tuesday 06th 1900 Youth                     Colm Sevastopulo / Hugh Byrne
Monday 12th 1915 SQT                        Hugh Byrne / Eammon Byrne
Tuesday 13th 1900                                Colm Sevastopulo / Hugh Byrne
Monday 19th  1915 SQT                       Hugh Byrne / Ronan Ryan
Saturday 24th 0800 Derny                   Mark Kiely
Saturday 24th 1000 Senior/U16          Gwyn O’Murchu / John Coates
Saturday 24th 1230 Youth League     Colm Sevastopulo / John Coates
Saturday 24th 1430 Sprinters League Ger Ivory 
Monday 26th 1915 SQT                        Eammon Byrne
Tuesday 27th 1900                                Colm Sevastopulo

July
Monday 03rd 1915 SQT                       Hugh Byrne 
Tuesday 04th 1900 Youth                    Ronan Ryan /Alec Darragh
Saturday 08th 0800 Derny                   Mark Kiely
Saturday 08th 1000 Sen/Yth               Eddie Lynch / Ronan Ryan    
Saturday 08th 1230 Sprint Open        Ronan Ryan
Saturday 08th 1430 Accreditation     Ger Ivory / John Coates
Monday 11th 1915  SQT                     Hugh Byrne 
Tuesday 12th 1900 Youth                  Ronan Ryan / Alec Darragh
Friday 14th 1700 Orwell TP               Hugh Byrne
Friday 14th 1900 Open TP                 Sean Curtis / Hugh Byrne
Saturday 15th 0800 Derny                 Mark Kiely
Saturday 15th 1000 Senior/U16       John Coates
Monday 17th 1915 SQT                   Hugh Byrne 
Friday 21st 1900 Open TP                 Sean Curtis / Hugh Byrne
Monday 24th 1915 SQT                    Hugh Byrne / Callum Byrne
Tuesday 25th 1900 Youth                 Colm Sevastopulo / Ronan Ryan
Friday 28th 1700-1900 Gate Sprint  Hugh Byrne
Friday 28th 1900-2100 Gate Pursuit Hugh Byrne
Saturday 29th 0800 Derny                Ger Ivory
Saturday 29th 1000 Sen/Youth         John Coates / Eammon Byrne
Monday 31st 1915 SQT                      Hugh Byrne / Eammon Byrne

August 
Tuesday 01st Youth 1900                  Colm Sevastopulo  /Grainne Hanley
Tuesday 08th Youth 1900                  Colm Sevastopolu  / Orla Hendron
Monday 14th SQT 1915                      Hugh Byrne / Callum Byrne 
Tuesday 15th Youth                            Colm Sevastopulo / Callum Byrne
Saturday 19th 0800 Derny                 Mark Kiely
Saturday 19th 1000 Sen/Youth         John Coates / Ger Ivory
Monday 21st SQT                                Hugh Byrne
Tuesday 22nd Youth                           Colm Sevastopulo / Hugh Byrne
Monday 28th SQT                                Hugh Byrne / Ronan Ryan
Tuesday 29th Youth                             Colm Sevastopulo / Ronan Ryan
Wednesday 30th Masters Open        Hugh Byrne

September
Saturday 02nd 1000 Sen/Youth        Hugh Byrne / John Coates
Monday 04th 1830 SQT                      Hugh Byrne / Ronan Ryan
Tuesday 05th 1830 Youth                  Colm Sevastopulo / Hugh Byrne
Wednesday 06th 1800 Masters        Hugh Byrne
Sunday 10th 1100 Leinster U16s    Colm Sevastopulo
Monday 11th 1830 SQT                    Hugh Byrne / Ronan Ryan
Tuesday 12th 1830 Youth               Colm Sevastopulo / Ronan Ryan          
Wed 13th 1800 Open Session       Hugh Byrne
Saturday 16th 1000 Sen/U16         Hugh Byrne 
Wednesday 20th 1600  Leinster U16    Hugh Byrne / Colm Sevastopulo / Paul Doyle
Wednesday 1730 Derny                  Mark Kiely
Friday 1730 Masters Derny            Mark Kiely
Saturday 23rd 0800 Derny             Mark Kiely
Saturday 23rd 1000 Sen/Youth     John Coates / Eddie Lynch
Saturday 23rd 1230 U12/U14        John Coates / Eddie Lynch / Alec Darragh

Ukrainian 23/03  Colm (P) / Hugh (P) /Alec (P)
Ukrainian 30/03  Colm (P) / Ronan (P) / Alec (P)
Ukrainian 06/04  Colm (P) / Hugh (P) / Alec (P)
Ukrainian 13/04 Colm (P) / Hugh (P) / Alec (P)
Ukrainian 20/04 Colm (P) / Hugh (P) / Alec (P)
Ukrainian 27/04 Colm (P)  / Hugh (P) / Alec (Bikes)  (P) / Ronan (Photos) (P)
Ukrainian 04/05 Colm (P) / Hugh (P) / Alec (P)
Ukrainian 11/05 Colm (P) / Ronan (P)
Ukrainian 18/05 Colm (P) / Ronan (P) / Alec (P)
Ukrainian 25/05 Colm  (P) /Hugh (P) / Alec (P)
Ukrainian 01/06 Colm (P) / Hugh (P) / Alec (P) 
Ukrainian 08/06 Hugh (P) / Ronan (P) / Alec (P)
Ukrainian 15/06 Colm (P) / Ronan (P) /Alec (P)
Ukrainian 22/06 Ronan (P) /Alec (P)
Ukrainian 29/06 Hugh (P) /Ronan (P) /Alec (P)
Ukrainian 06/07  CANCELLED
Ukrainian 13/07 Hugh (P) / Ronan (P)
Ukrainian 27/07 Hugh / Grainne / Alec
Ukrainian 03/08 Colm / Grainne / Alec
Ukrainian 10/08 Hugh / Colm / Alec
Ukrainian 17/08 Colm / Grainne
Ukrainian 24/08  Colm / Ronan / Alec
Ukrainian 31/08  Colm / Grainne / Hugh
Ukrainian 07/09 Ronan / Alec
Ukrainian 14/09  Colm / Ronan / Alec
Ukrainian 21/09  Colm /Hugh / Alec
Ukrainian 28/09 Colm / Ronan / Alec

Wed League 26/04 (Sprint) Hugh 
Wed League 03/05 (Endurance) Hugh/John
Wed League 10/05 (Sprint) Eammon (Hugh online)
Wed League 17/05 (Endurance) Colm/Ronan/John
Wed League 24/05 (Sprint) Hugh
Wed League 31/05 (Endurance) Hugh / John
Wed League 07/06 (Sprint) Hugh
Wed League 14/06 (Endurance)  Hugh
Wed League 21/06 (Sprint) Hugh 
Wed League 28/06 (Endurance) Hugh
Wed League 05/07 (Sprint) Hugh
Wed League 12/07 (Endurance) Hugh
Wed League 19/07 (Sprint) Hugh
Wed League 26/07 (Endurance) CANCELLED
Wed League 02/08 (Sprint) Hugh
Wed League 09/08 (Endurance) Hugh
Wed League 18/08 (Sprint) Eammon / Hugh Online
Wed League 25/08 (Endurance) Hugh

Youth Easter Camp D1 Colm (P) / Ronan (P)
Youth Easter Camp D2 Colm (P) / Ronan (P)
Youth Easter Camp D3 Colm (P) / Ronan (P)
Junior Easter Camp D1 Hugh (P)
Junior Easter Camp D2 Hugh (P) / John (P)
Junior Easter Camp D3 Hugh (P) / John (P)
Youth Summer Camp D1 Colm (P) / Grainne (P) / Paul (P)
Youth Summer Camp D2 Colm (P) / John (P) / Paul (P)
U16 Camp Colm Day 1 (P) Hugh (P)
U16 Camp Colm Day 1 (P) Hugh (P)