Female Tandem Pairing of Catherine Walsh and Fran Meehan Win Bronze at the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships

11 Sep 2011

The Irish Female Tandem pairing of Catherine Walsh and Fran Meehan took bronze in the Time Trial at the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships, in Roskilde, Denmark today.

The Tandem's time of 44.04.95 was enough to secure third place behind Jane Parsons and Sonia Waddelle of New Zealand who claimed silver with a time of 43.59.46 and Canadian Tandem of Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette who took gold with a time of 43.24.65.

Catherine Walsh of Swords and Offaly's Fran Meehan have been Ireland's most successful Tandem pairing over the past number of seasons. The pair won silver at the 2011 World Track Championships and earlier this season took gold during the Segovia leg of the 2011 Road World Cup.

Ireland's medal count for the Championships is now three, after Mark Rohan and Colin Lynch secured gold during their respective Time Trials yesterday.

Speaking on the performance of the Female Tandem pairing, Team Manager, Denis Toomey said, "It's great to see Catherine and Fran rewarded for all the hard work they have put in over the past couple of years. We now have three medals in the bag and with a busy day tomorrow, hopefully we can secure a couple more medals by the end of the Championships."