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PICTURE GALLERY : Peter Purfield Last Updated: Aug 26th, 2008 - 14:42:51
IRISH ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Senior Race Pictures 2
By Peter Purfield
Jun 29, 2008,

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More pictures from the event taken by Peter Purfield
Continues from part 1

Starting lap 7 - Paudi O'Brien, David O'Loughlin and Brian Kenneally go clear

Daniel Martin is in pursuit on his own

The next chase group

It looks like the bunch has disintegrated as another group comes along

And another group

And another

Starting lap 8 - Martin has joined O'Brien, O'Loughlin and Kenneally in the lead group

The chase group is loosing time the gap now around 1 minute

A lap later the four leaders are working well with 3 laps to go

The chase group are not gaining on the leaders


The next group back

With 2 laps to go, the lead group is down to 3 riders, David O'Loughlin has withdrawn apparently from cramp

Adam Armstrong leads the chase group

Another chase group

With one lap to go Daniel Martin goes away on his own

Paudi O'Brien and Brian Kenneally now chasing at 1 minute 12 seconds down

The next two riders are 4 minutes behind

And this group is 5 minutes down

There was no catching Daniel Martin by the finish, and what a way to finish in true champion style.

Daniel Martin crosses the finish line in the village of Ballinacurra to win the Irish Elite and Under 23 mens Road Championships 2008

Paudi O'Brien pips Brian Kenneally for the silver medal

Nicholas Roche comes home 4th ahead of Brian Lacey

Adam Armstrong makes sure he will get the silver medal in the U23 category

The Elite Mens Podium, Paudi O'Brien (Silver Medalist) 2008 Irish Champion Daniel Martin and Brian Kenneally (Bronze Medalist)


Irish national road race championships, Co. Cork
Elite road race, Midleton:

1, Daniel Martin (Garmin Chipotle) 158.4 kilometres in 3 hours 59 mins 4 secs
2, Paídi O’Brien (An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) at 3 minutes 5 secs
3, Brian Kenneally (MyHome.ie) same time
4, Nicolas Roche (Crédit Agricole) at 5 mins 13 secs
5, Sean Lacey (Eurocycles) at 5 mins 14 secs
6, Adam Armstrong (Eurocycles) at 7 mins 12 secs
7, Ciarán Power (Pezula Racing)
8, Simon Kelly (Usher IRC)
9, Andrew Roche (Pinarello Racing)

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