.JPG) Armitage in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 28) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–Cannondale |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2021–2022 | Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants |
| 2023 | Arkéa Pro Cycling Team |
| 2024– | EF Education–Cannondale |
Megan Armitage (born 12 August 1996) is an Irish racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Cannondale.
Early life
From Offaly, Armitage was a marathon runner while studying law and French at University College Dublin, and started cycling seriously during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Career
2023
She became the first Irish female to win a UCI-ranked stage race with her GC victory at the Vuelta Extremadura Féminas [de] in March 2023. She was selected by Arkéa Pro Cycling Team to ride the 2023 Tour de France Femmes, however she had to pull-out after a crash shortly before the grand start that involved a concussion after a head-on collision with a bus. She rode for Team Ireland at the 2023 UCI World Championships in Glasgow in August 2023. She finished fifth overall at the AG Tour de la Semois in Belgium in September 2023.
2024
She signed for UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Oatly, on a three-year contract, ahead of the 2024 season. She was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia Women in July 2024, However, she was unable to start the race due to sickness.
In July 2024, she was selected for the Irish team to compete in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Major results
- 2021
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
- 1st
Overall Vuelta Extremadura Féminas [de]
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
- 1st
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Grand Prix de Chambéry [fr]
- 5th Overall Tour de la Semois
- 5th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
References
- "Megan Armitage". procyclingstats. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "Megan Armitage". RTE. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "History Maker Megan Armitage On 2023 Plans And Advice To Young Riders". Cycling Ireland. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "Heartbreak for Megan Armitage, ruled out of Tour de France Femmes". Sticky Bottle. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- Lennon, Ciaran (21 July 2023). "Megan Armitage ruled out of Tour de France after suffering concussion in head-on collision". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "Megan Armitage hits ground running on return to European pro peloton". Sticky Bottle. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- Stokes, Shane (18 September 2023). "Megan Armitage withdraws from European Championships with Fiona Mangan to take her place". Irish Times.
- ""I'm feeling really good" - Megan Armitage rating to go as new season dawns". Irish Times. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "Megan Armitage is first Irish rider in European pro race action". Sticky Bottle. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "Ireland's Megan Armitage picked for Grand Tour debut with EF-Cannondale". Sticky Bottle. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "Megan Armitage misses out on Giro d'Italia start due to illness". Sticky Bottle. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "Cycling trio complete squad as Ireland take largest-ever team to Paris Olympics". The Independent. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "Offaly road cyclist announced as Team Ireland Olympian". Offaly Independent. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
External links
- Megan Armitage at UCI
- Megan Armitage at ProCyclingStats
- Megan Armitage at Cycling Quotient
- Megan Armitage at Olympics.com
| Riders on EF–Oatly–Cannondale | |
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