LIMERICK NATIVE OISIN O’Callaghan has won gold at the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill Junior World Championships in Salzburg, Austria.
The 17-year-old came out on top ahead of British pair Daniel Slack and James Elliott today, to earn a first-ever Downhill world title for Ireland.
O’Callaghan completed the 2.3-kilometere course in a time of 4:02.142.
“I don’t think it’s sunk in fully yet, later on I think it will,” the teenager said afterwards. “It’s a bit overwhelming right now.
“I think every racer aims to win. But top five would have been really good. Everyone has been sending me messages and hoping that I do well. I know lots of people were watching the live timing.”
Ireland's first-ever Downhill World Title! 🇮🇪
— UCI MTB (@UCI_MTB) October 11, 2020
Hear from the young man, Oisin O'Callaghan 👇 #Leogang2020 pic.twitter.com/OenMwzvbxd
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