Cyclists eye world titles

THE Irish U-23 and junior teams for the world cycling championships in Belgium will be the best prepared ever according to Ciaran McKenna who heads the High Performance Committee responsible for team preparation those days.

Listowel man Eugene Moriarty, who was handed the responsibility of looking after the various squads at the new Team Ireland base in Belgium, has already been leading by example with one win, a second placing and a fifth placing.

“Already the scheme is being heralded as an overwhelming success,” Ciaran McKenna said. “Hopefully we will reap the benefits at the world championships in October.”