Eve McCrystal

Eve McCrystal
	Eve McCrystal (r.) As pilot for Katie-George Dunlevy
To person
Date of birth	July 28, 1978
nation	Ireland
discipline	Street / paracycling (train / street)
Most important successes
	Paralympics 2016 - individual time trial 2016 - road racing
	Last updated: November 12, 2019

Eve McCrystal (born July 28, 1978 in Dundal ) is an Irish cyclist who competes in the elite street races and is active as a pilot in paracycling .

Athletic career

Eve McCrystal has been a racing driver since 2012 - when she was 33 years old - but almost exclusively competed in local street races. Several times she took podium places at Irish road championships; In 2018 she became national champion.

Since 2013 McCrystal has also acted as a pilot for the visually impaired driver Katie-George Dunlevy . The two riders achieved numerous successes in tandem races in Paracycling Class B together. In 2014 , the duo became vice world champions in road races . The following year they won gold in the individual time trial and silver in the road race at the Summer Paralympics . In 2017 and 2018 they became two-time world champions in both road disciplines; In 2019 they won silver and gold. On the track , they took third place in the pursuit in 2015 and 2018 .

Professional

Eve McCrystal is a member of the Garda Síochána , the Irish National Police .

successes

Paracycling

Street

2014

World Championship - Road Racing (as piloted by Katie-George Dunlevy)

2016

Summer Paralympics Winner - Individual Time Trial (as piloted by Katie-George Dunlevy)
Summer Paralympics - Road Race (piloted by Katie-George Dunlevy)