Irish attack falls just short as Brits' sprint to gold

The Irish attacked. They repeatedly attacked. But they just could not shake the bike superglued to their back wheel.

Katie-George Dunlevy, right, and pilot Linda Kelly of Ireland celebrate with their silver medals after the Women's B road race on day nine of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at Clichy-sous- Bois in Paris, France. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

There was a conversation somewhere around the midpoint of the 99.4km course. 

How they found the energy for talking and negotiating while pulling themselves up glute and quad-roaring hills is beyond our comprehension, but anyway, there was a conversation.