Irish mountain bike stars aim to ride high in Pyrenees

A total of 12 junior and senior male and female riders from Ireland compete at the mountain bike world championships this week

Oisín O'Callaghan training on one of Ballyhoura Forest’s bike trails in Ardpatrick, Co Limerick Bike before he left Ireland to prepare for the forthcoming UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Andorra. Picture: Neil Michael.

Team Ireland will be hoping to bring more gold home if all goes to plan at this year’s mountain biking world championships in Andorra.

A total of 12 junior and senior male and female riders from Ireland are at the UCI championships being staged in the Pal Arinsal Bike Park in the Pyrenees mountain principality.