Medal Guaranteed For Lynch & Clifford To Race For Bronze At Para-Cycling Track World Championships

Ireland is guaranteed at least one medal on the opening day of the UCI 2016 Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. In the Men's C2 Individual Pursuit Colin Lynch qualified to the gold medal ride off against Canada's Tristen Chernove after finishing as the second fastest qualifier in the opening rounds. This strong start to the Irish Para-cyclist's World Championship campaign was followed by Eoghan Clifford who finished the Men's C3 Individual Pursuit as the third fastest qualifier. He will compete against Japan's Masaki Fujita for the bronze medal later today. The Finals take place at approximately 5pm Irish time today. The Championships run from Thursday 17th March until Sunday 20th March.