Lydia Boylan

{{Short description|Irish racing cyclist (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Lydia Boylan

| image = Lydia Boylan - 2017 Tour Series (Motherwell, pre-race) 02.jpg

| caption = Boylan in 2017

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|7|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| height =

| weight =

| currentteam = Qromia Women's Cycling Team

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2013

| amateurteam1 = Les Filles Racing Team (guest)

| amateuryears2 = 2019–2020

| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|Torelli|2019}}

| amateuryears3 = 2022–

| amateurteam3 = Qromia Women's Cycling Team

| proyears1 = 2013

| proteam1 = CTC{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/ctc-womens-racing-team-launches-34901 |title=CTC women’s racing team launches|date=22 January 2013 |website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=28 March 2013}}

| proyears2 = 2014

| proteam2 = Velosport Pasta Montegrappa

| proyears3 = 2015–2018

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|WNT|2015}}{{cite web |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/lydia-boylan/38/954/221 |title=Lydia Boylan|website=LinkedIn|access-date=28 March 2015}}

| majorwins =

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's track cycling}}

{{MedalCountry|{{IRL}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Pruszków|Points race}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Berlin|Madison}}

}}

Lydia Boylan (born 19 July 1987) is an Irish racing cyclist, who competes in the track and road disciplines of the sport.{{cite web |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Lydia-Boylan-thrilled-represent-Nottingham-Milk/story-21137275-detail/story.html |title=Lydia Boylan thrilled to represent Nottingham in the Milk Race|date=24 May 2014 |website=Nottingham Post |access-date=28 March 2015}} Boylan won the Irish National Road Race Championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.tyronecon.co.uk/articles/sports/47166/omagh-based-irish-championships-hailed-best-ever/ |title=Omagh-based Irish Championships hailed ‘best ever’ |date=2 July 2015 |website=Tyrone Constitution|access-date=7 July 2015}}

She competed for Northern Ireland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she finished 21st in the women's road race,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28631425 |title=Glasgow 2014: NI's Lydia Boylan 21st in women's road race|date=3 August 2014 |website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=28 March 2015}} 14th in the scratch race and 16th in the points race.{{cite web |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Commonwealth-Games-2014-Nottingham-cyclist-Boylan/story-21947292-detail/story.html |title=Commonwealth Games 2014: Nottingham cyclist Boylan keen to be more than just a 'tourist' in Glasgow after first taste on track|date=28 July 2014 |website=Nottingham Post|access-date=28 March 2015}} She is eligible to represent Northern Ireland through her mother. She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/85/16/20150212_SQEY_WE_EntryListUCIwebsite_English.PDF |title=Entry List: Women |access-date=18 February 2015 |work=UCI}} She has competed for the {{UCI team code|WNT|2018}} and {{UCI team code|Torelli|2020}} teams during her career.{{cite tweet|author=Team Torelli|user=TeamTorelli|number=1096778979829268480|date=16 February 2019|title=We are delighted to announce that Irish International Lydia Boylan will be riding for the Torelli-Assure team this season. Lydia a former Irish National Champion on several occasions she is also rides for the Irish National Squad in the Madison and Endurance events #teamtorelli|link=no|access-date=14 March 2019}}