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Last Updated: Sep 9th, 2010 - 19:42:42 |
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| The riders assemble in Garristown for the start |
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| The race heads out to do 3 x 15km laps of a hilly circuit in Ardcath |
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| Anthony Moran in pursuit |
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| On lap 1, Andre Engerman tries to go clear |
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| The bunch are not letting anyone away |
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| Eddie Lynch on the attack as the climb up to Ardcath |
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| Again the bunch is in pursuit |
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| On lap 2 there is a Hill Prime in Ardcath and David O'Neill goes for that |
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| The bunch |
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| On the final lap, Mike McCarthy of Swords CC breaks away from the bunch |
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| The bunch are around 30 secs behind |
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| The gap is looking good as McCarthy turns the final corner with around 10km to go |
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| The bunch at the turn |
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| Last time up the climb in Ardcath |
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| Cathal Miller leads the chase up to Ardcath |
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| 1km to go and McCarthy is not going to be caught |
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| Approaching the finish |
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| A great win for Mike McCarthy of the promoting club Swords CC |
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| Andre Engerman leaves the rest on the final climb to the finish to take 2nd |
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| Another Swords rider David O'Neill takes the sprint for 3rd |
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| Drogheda's Benner Maguire takes the Junior prize |
Pictures by Peter Purfield
Results:
Kathleen O'Sullivan Memorial - Garristown/Ardcath (Thursday)
1 Michael McCarthy, Swords CC
2 Andre Engerman, St. Tiernan's CC
3 David O'Neill, Swords CC
4 Patrick Ennis, Unattached
5 Eddie Lynch, Orwell CC
6 Seth Mincks, South Dublin CC
Unplaced Vet: Cathal Miller, Murphy Gunn
Unplaced Jun: Benner Maguire, Drogheda Wh
Unplaced Swords: Philip Sugden, Swords CC
Ardcath Hill Prime: David O'Neill, Swords CC
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