Name: Megan Armitage
Event: Cycling- Road race
Age: 28
Megan Armitage went from fun runner to a marathoner while studying law and French in UCD, and then made an even quicker leap from social cyclist to a professional road racer.
Armitage only took cycling up seriously during lockdown and went to Belgium's Kermesse circuit after graduation and was runner-up in only her second year at National Championships in 2021.
Last year the Offaly native became the first Irish female to win a UCI-ranked stage race with her GC victory at the Vuelta Extremaduras Feminas.
Armitage suffered two concussions in 2023, one of which put her out of the Tour de France. She subsequently signed for her UCI Continental Tour team and finished 24th on GC at the Thuringen Tour in June, but illness ruled her out of her debut at the Giro’ earlier this month.
