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Last Updated: Jan 1st, 2008 - 20:30:26 |
MARREY WINS ROUND 4 OF CONNACHT MOUNTAIN BIKE LEAGUE
By Martin McNally
Dec 31, 2007,
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The Connacht Mountain League round 4 finally took place yesterday (Sunday, 30th December) in great weather conditions in Ross Wood, Rosscahill, Co.Galway. It was held on a great and difficult course set by Fran Kearns of Westcoast Wheelers. Thanks also to Peter Walsh (Rosscahill) and Coillte for the use of the wood.
Mountain Biking in Connacht continues to grow: each round we have had new competitors, and the racing gets more completive each outing.
The Senior section was close on lap one with Brian O’Donnell (West Coast Wheelers) leading Padraig Marrey (Murphy & Gunn). However Marrey’s fitness came to the fore to take it from league leader O’Donnell.
Newcomer Brendan Monaghan (Westcoast Wheelers) piped league leader to take the under 8 section. Morgan Walsh Roberts (Realt) was on top form to take the under 10 group from an improved Mark Finnerty (Western Lakes).
Edel Burke (Innishfree Wheelers) was very strong to take the ladies section. The big battle of the day was between Shane O’Hara (Kanturk) and Chris Kennedy (Covey Wheelers) in the under 12 race. Kennedy took the spoils on the line.
Gavin Burke (Innishfree Wheelers) was again very strong in the under 14 section, taking 3 minutes out of Dara Reidy (Covey Wheelers). Meanwhile William Sheridan showed his strengths to take under 16 from Michael O’Shea and league leader Diarmuid Hughes, all of whom ride for Covey Wheelers.
Another Covey Wheelers rider Sean Carolan took the junior section from team-mate Damien Gavin.
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Round 4, Connacht Mountainbike league 2007:
Senior:
1, Padraig Marrey, Murphy &Gunn
2, Brian O’Donnell, Westcoast Wheelers
3, Michael Flanagan Westcoast Wheelers
4, Mickey McDonagh, Galway Bay, C.C
5, R.Geraghty, Westcoast Wheelers
6, Tom Moran, Covey Wheelers
7, Danny Scullion Western Lakes
8, Martin Kearney, Galway Bay C.C
9, Gordon Monaghan. U/A
Fran Kearns DNF
Women:
1, Edel Burke, Innishfree Wheelers
2, Lydia Sheridan, Covey Wheelers
3, Sarah Reidy, Covey Wheelers
Junior:
1, Sean Carolan, Covey Wheelers
2, Damien Gavin Covey Wheelers
Under 8:
1, Brendan Monaghan Westcoast Wheelers
2, Keith Joyce, Covey Wheelers
3, Damien Chambers, Covey Wheelers
Under 10:
1, Morgan Walsh Roberts, Realt
2, Mark Finnerty, Western Lakes
3, Matthew O’Donnell, Covey
Under 12:
1, Chris Kennedy, Covey Wheelers
2, Shane O’Hara, Kanturk.
3, Kieran Coughlan, Covey Wheelers
4, Shane Mulchrone, Covey Wheelers
Frank Finnerty, Western Lakes DNF
Under 14:
1, Gavin Burke, Innishfree Wheelers
2, Dara Reidy Covey Wheelers
3, Andrew O’Hara, Kanturk.
4, Francis Sheridan, Covey Wheelers
5, Aaron Chambers, Covey Wheelers
Under 16:
1, William Sheridan, Covey Wheelers
2, Michael O’Shea, Covey Wheelers
3, Diarmuid Hughes, Covey Wheelers
4, Padraic Doherty, Covey Wheelers
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