Megan Armitage
 Armitage in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1996 |
| 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.[1]
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.[2]
Career
2023
She became the first Irish female to win a UCI-ranked stage race with her GC victory at the Vuelta Extremadura Féminas in March 2023.[3] 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.[4][5] She rode for Team Ireland at the 2023 UCI World Championships in Glasgow in August 2023.[6] She finished fifth overall at the AG Tour de la Semois in Belgium in September 2023.[7]
2024
She signed for UCI Women's Continental Team EF–Oatly–Cannondale, on a three-year contract, ahead of the 2024 season.[8][9] She was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia Women in July 2024,[10] However, she was unable to start the race due to sickness.[11]
In July 2024, she was selected for the Irish team to compete in the road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12][13]
Major results
- 2021
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
- 1st
Overall Vuelta Extremadura Féminas
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
- 1st
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Grand Prix de Chambéry
- 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
