Roche gets Irish challenge underway

NICOLAS ROCHE, whose illustrious father Stephen won the world title as part of his triple crown in 1987, will get the Irish interest underway when he goes in the 30.8k U-23 individual time trial at the world cycling championships in Hamilton, Ontario, today.

Sinead Jennings, the 2001 world rowing champion and the sensation of the recent trials, will be in action tomorrow in the elite women's TT while the juniors, Theo Hardwick and Barry Woods from the Killorglin Credit Union club will be in action over the same course (20.8 km) in the afternoon.

David McCann will take on the top professional riders in Thursday's elite men's time trial aiming for a place amongst the top 15 nations which would guarantee qualification in this discipline also at next year's Olympic Games.