Cycling Ireland has agreed a new two-year partnership with Kukri which will see the kit manufacturer providing the elite Irish National Olympic cycling and Para-cycling teams with a new range of travel and training apparel.
The agreement comes into place on the eve of the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, and the multi-sport European Championships in Glasgow where the new kit will be worn for the first time.
The news comes hot on the heels of Gymnastics Ireland signing a similar agreement with Quattro earlier this week and is a sure sign of the sports community gearing up for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycle.
Cycling Ireland Has overseen a 700 percent increase in membership since 2008. Last year the elite Irish team won 22 medals at European and world level and in 2018 continues to build on this success as the focus moves towards Tokyo.
Kukri is the kit supplier to Ulster Rugby and a number of Hockey clubs in Ireland as well as Leicester Tigers and the Commonwealth Games teams of England and Northern Ireland.
“We are very much looking forward to the next two years with Cycling Ireland, providing them with high quality travel and training apparel,” said Terry Jackson, General Manager for Kukri in Ireland.
”We are excited to be working with these elite athletes and joining them in their qualifying journey towards the Tokyo Games and we are proud to add to our ever growing stable of national governing bodies.”
“We are delighted to be working with Kukri Sports in such an exciting time for cycling in Ireland added Brian Nugent, Technical Director at Cycling Ireland.
“This is the perfect time to launch our partnership, as we enter the qualifying phase of the Olympic and Paralympic programme. In our preparation we leave no stone unturned in working towards our optimum performance, and together with Kukri sports we are confident that our athletes look and feel professional, reflecting their approach to all areas of their sport.”
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Image Credit: Gymnastics Ireland
