Gold for Gillespie
Lara Gillespie secured the Gold medal in the Elimination race at the UCI Track World Championship, storming to an impressive podium finish. The reigning European Champion in the Scratch event increases her international medal tally, after holding her own in an impressive field.
Day one saw Fiona Mangan, Caoimhe O’Brien, Aoife O’Brien, and Erin Creighton come 13th in the Team Pursuit, just missing out on qualification, with Emma Jeffers finishing 12th in the Scratch.
Still to race are Fiona Mangan in the Pursuit at 5.25pm on Saturday, Aoife O’Brien in the Kilo TT at 3pm on Saturday, Olympian Erin Creighton and Emma Jeffers in the Madison at 10.12pm on Saturday.
All times above are given in Irish time.
Full timing for all events will be available through Tissot, here.
