Katie-George Dunlevy back in action this week in Belgium
Irish pair will again be among the favourites to medal at World Cup events, which mark the start of qualification for the Los Angeles Paralympics in 2028
The 2026 season for Katie-George Dunlevy and her tandem partner, Linda Kelly, kicks-off this week with a time trial and road race in Belgium in the UCI Para Cycling Road World Cups.
The action for the pair gets underway on Wednesday, 29th with the time trial at 9.13 a.m. Irish time in Gistel, Belgium.
Then on Friday May 1 the pair will take on the Road race. These World Cup events mark the beginning of the qualification process for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
After this weekend Katie-George, whose father, John, is a native of Mountcharles, will move on to Italy with time trial on Friday 8th May and road race on Sunday 10th May.
Donegal’s Mitchell McLaughlin will also be in action as a pilot for Damien Vereker in the Elite men’s race representing Ireland.
Posting on her Facebook page ahead of these opening events, Katie-George said: “6 months of training and ready to dust the racing helmets off at the World Cups in Belgium and Italy.”
Katie-George and Linda will be among the favourites to be in the medals once more.