Shannon McCurley

Shannon McCurley (born (1992-04-26)26 April 1992) is an Australian born Irish female track cyclist. She won the bronze medal in the under-23 scratch event at the 2011 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior). She is based in Melbourne and trains there and with the Irish track cycling team in Majorca, being coached by Brian Nugent. She competed in the scratch event at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She switched to the Olympic event of keirin racing in 2014 in order to attempt qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was successful in clinching an Olympic place, becoming the first Irish female to qualify for an Olympic track cycling event.

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• Shannon mccurley doing a weights session
• Shannon mccurley warming up for the keirin
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