Damien Shaw

Damien Shaw (born 10 July 1984) is a retired Irish road racing cyclist who rode professionally for An Post–Chain Reaction and Holdsworth.

[1] Shaw was a tandem pilot at the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in 2012 in the road time trial B with James Brown.

He was the Irish National Road Race Champion in 2015, finishing one minute and two seconds ahead of future Grand Tour stage winner Eddie Dunbar.

Prior to turning professional in 2016, Shaw worked as a firefighter and combined this with his cycling training.

After spells with Lakeside Wheelers and Aquablue, he was riding with Team ASEA Louth when he won the Irish Road Race Championship.