Her father was from Belfast, and her mother from Dublin, so she had the potential to participate in sport for three countries, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Australia.

[1] McCurley began her sports career with running but switched to cycling after some injuries and a brief try at triathlon.

She won the bronze medal in the under-23 scratch event at the 2011 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior).

She competed in the scratch event at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

[2] After some injuries, McCurley switched her focus to keirin racing in 2014 to avoid quick-start sprints and to attempt to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.