Megan Armitage
Hometown
Shinrone, Co. Offaly, Ireland
Date of birth
12 August 1996
Languages
English, Irish, French
Nicknames
Hammy
Though Megan Armitage grew up running, playing hockey, and spending all of her freetime outside, she never imagined she would become a professional athlete, let alone a pro cyclist. She was studying abroad in Toulouse for her degree in French law when she and some friends decided to go backpacking in the Pyrénées. After that trip, Megan was hooked.
Megan’s hard work and talent quickly became apparent. She placed second in the Irish road race national championships in 2021, just her second year racing. In 2022, she finished twice in the top ten on stages at the Tour Féminin l'Ardèche. She took her first stage race overall in 2023 at the Vuelta Extremadura Féminas where she also won the queen stage and the points jersey. In 2024, she raced a mixture of one-day and stage races, of flat terrain and mountains.
She describes herself as an aggressive rider who gets stronger as the racing gets harder. Megan is a climber and she especially loves punchy one-day races like Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Questions & Answers
If you had to cook dinner for the team, what would be on the menu?
I love fish so it would probably be oven-baked trout, homemade tabbouleh and baked potatoes with a tzatziki sauce on the side!
If you weren't a professional cyclist, what would you be? Why?
I have absolutely no idea! I enjoyed studying sports law so I’m interested in becoming involved as a rider agent in the future.
What is your favorite climb? What makes it special?
My favourite climb has to be Col de Turini – the side starting from Sospel – in France.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?
I would love to visit Asia or South America and go bikepacking or hiking there one day.
What is your favorite word in your native language? What does it mean? What do you like about it?
Grand. It’s not my favourite but I say it a lot. I don’t even know how to explain it but every Irish person says it. It pretty much means okay or fine.