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Day 2 - Mixed fortunes for Irish Team |
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The Irish Male tandems had mixed fortunes in the B&VI 4km Pursuit, Andrew Fitzgerald and pilot Paul Giblin recorded a PB time of 4:43.437 good enough to give them 9th place overall. Michael Delaney and Con Collis were very unfortunate to crash out with 8 laps to go when they were leading on the board at the time, the tubular on their front wheel blew out but thankfully no bones were broken just cuts and grazes so they should be back in action for the Sprint Competition tomorrow.
Cathal Miller feeling the effects of two hard 4km races yesterday put in a good ride in the LC1 1KM Time Trial to finish in 10th place in a time of 1:12.213.
In tonight’s session the Female Tandem pairing of Catherine Walsh and Caroline Ryan set a New Irish Record of 1:14.664 in the 1km Time trial to secure a great 5th place finish for Ireland.
The girls are also back in action at tomorrow’s last day of competition when they take part in their favourite 3km Pursuit competition, so fingers crossed for another great performance.
Denis Toomey
Irish Paralympic Cycling Manager |