Heather Jameson claims world para cycling silver for Ireland 

Heather Jameson: "I'm so happy with the performance. I came here feeling really good." Pic: RTÉ Sport

Heather Jameson claimed Women's C2 road race silver for Ireland on the final day of the 2026 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships in Huntsville, Alabama.

Jameson completed the four-lap, 55.2 km race in 1:41:54 to earn the first World Championship medal of her career. Switzerland's Flurina Rigling won gold in 1:41:51, with Jameson leading home a six-rider group that crossed the line three seconds later.

Jameson said: “I'm absolutely over the moon. I really, really and truly am. I'm so happy with the performance. I came here feeling really good. We put in a lot of work, especially since the European Championships in June, and I gave it everything I had out there. The race was fantastic and really suited me. It was a little bit on and off, but I knew I had enough left at the end, so when it came to the line, I gave it everything I had.” 

The silver capped an excellent World Championship debut for Jameson, who finished fifth in Friday's individual time trial before stepping onto the podium in Monday's road race.

Richael Timothy finished sixth in the Women's C3 road race.

Timothy crossed the line in 1:32:19 in the Women's C3 road race, five seconds behind China's Xiaomei Wang, who won the world title in 1:32:14. Timothy placed sixth after four laps and 55.2 km, improving on her ninth-place finish in Friday's individual time trial.

Both races were contested in hot and humid morning conditions, with temperatures approaching 30 degrees Celsius and humidity around 70 per cent in Huntsville.