Team Ireland cyclists finished in eighth place in their respective events at the at the European Games in Minsk.
Shannon McCurley finished eighth in the Women's Omnium while Mark Downey and Fintan Ryan racing the Men’s Madison repeated the result on their team-mate.
McCurley admitted that things didn't go the way she had hoped in the four-race event that was won by multiple world champion Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands.
The Irish rider, who was the first Irish female track cyclist to compete at the Olympics when she raced the Women's Keirin in Rio, has since switched her focus to endurance events such as the Omnium.
Speaking after an aggressive finale, the Australian based cyclist said, "it was a really rough race, a bit different to what I'm used to. I’m used to really sprinting it out, and this was a very tactical race.
"I’m used to really sprinting it out, and it was a very tactical race. My plan was to go in and be aggressive, it was something I couldn’t do last year, so I leaned up and got a lot fitter since the world championships. I came in wanting a medal, but things didn’t go my way, I’m still getting there."
In the Men's Madison meanwhile, the newly formed pairing of Mark Downey and Fintan Ryan finished a credible top ten position with 18 points.
The Madison is a 200 lap race with two riders on a team, each taking turns to race, slinging each other into action. Every ten laps there is a sprint lap where points are awarded for the first four over the line.
Downey and Ryan started strong, placing in the top five early on and holding position by gaining crucial points on sprint laps throughout.
With 45 laps to go it was looking good for Team Ireland, with the Irish duo sitting in podium position. An aggressive finish from the remainder of the field however pushed them back to 8th place at the end of the 50km race.
"That was a really positive start to the race. Something we always lacked is coming into the race super early. And we made the plan for the first ninety laps, we really wanted to take (the race) by the scruff of the neck, and we did that," Downey commented after the race.
