A powerful performance from Kellie Murphy, Mia Griffin, Emily Kay and Alice Sharpe saw Ireland claim bronze in the Women's Team Pursuit European Track Cycling Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.
Team Ireland secured third in the 4km event with a time of 4:21.264, more than three seconds ahead of Great Britian in the bronze medal ride-off.
Smiles all round for the Team Pursuit squad 🤩
— Cycling Ireland (@CyclingIreland) October 6, 2021
What a performance 🔥 They secured the Bronze medal by nearly 4 seconds!#EuroTrack21 pic.twitter.com/oZMF0k1BqT
Germany took gold with Italy finishing in second position.
In the process of qualifying for the bronze-medal final, the squad set a new national record. The quartet recorded a time of 4:21.202 over the 4,000m distance, beating the previous national record of 4:21.368 earlier today.
JB Murphy was also in action today in the final of the Points Race. The young rider put in a brilliant performance, gaining a lap solo during the race and was part of a group that took another lap to finish with a total of 43 points putting him in fifth place.
French rider, Benjamin Thomas claimed the gold medal with 81 points ahead of Luri Leitao of Portugal on 61 points and Vlas Shichkin of Russia on 57 points.
The competition continues tomorrow for Team Ireland where Emily Kay will compete in the four event Omnium.
JB Murphy continues his campaign with the Scratch race tomorrow evening at 6pm.
