Junior Heffernan
Junior Heffernan (11 August 1989 – 3 March 2013) was an Irish triathlete and then cyclist who at the end of his sporting career was competing mostly in Great Britain.[1] He attended Kelly College on the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon, where he competed under coach Rich Brady.[2]
Heffernan represented Ireland in international competitions both at the World and European championship levels in triathlon from 2007 until 2009 when a hip injury sent him in the direction of cycling.[3] Prior to his setback he was widely considered to have been Ireland's most promising triathlete .[4][5] As a cyclist Heffernan competed for the Herbalife Leisure Lakes Team. Heffernan was fatally injured in a collision during the Severn Bridge Road race near Olveston in Gloucestershire, England.[6] He was 23.
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