Ireland selects worlds team

Cycling Ireland named the Irish team for the mountain bike world championships in Fort William, Scotland, September 3-9.

The cross country team will be managed by Irish International Manager Geoff Seymour, with Robert Lamont as assistant team manager. Having just returned from the Masters World Downhill Championships in France, Irish International Manager Joe Ward, assisted by Nicola Ward, will take care of the downhill squad.

Cross Country
Elite men: Robin Seymour
Elite women: Tarja Owens, Beth McCluskey
Espoir men: Niall Davis, Conor McConvey
Juniors: Liam McGreevy, Graham Boyd, Paul O'Reilly

Downhill
Elite men: Ben Reid, Gerard Wolfe, Dan Wolfe, Greg O Keeffe, Stephen Beattie, Darren Quille.
Reserve Riders ( Both Elite) Gareth Mc Kee, Tom Power
Juniors: Seanan O Riordan, Ewan Doherty, Jason Murphy, Karl O Sullivan