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PICTURE GALLERY : Peter Purfield Last Updated: Aug 26th, 2008 - 14:42:51

BELLEWSTOWN GRAND PRIX - Race Pictures
By Peter Purfield
Aug 3, 2008,

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Some pictures from the event taken by Peter Purfield

This the first time in over 35 years, a cycle race has taken place in Bellewstown

the Bellewstown Grand Prix is the 4th round of the Wheelworx SuperLeague, before the start Race Director Gay Howard presents the League leader Robert Moore with the Wheelworx leaders jersey

Lap 1 of 11 - The Vets, Juniors, Ladies and Senior 'C's get a small handicap.

Daniel Kirwan is on the attack out of the scratch group

Lap 2 - The combined group are still out front on one of the many drags on the 4.15 mile circuit.

The scratch group

The race is all together as they start lap 3.

Ryan Connor and Simon Kelly go clear on lap 4

The Stamullen team work hard to keep Robert Moore in the Leaders jersey

The two leaders turning left in Bellewstown.

The bunch chasing the two leaders on lap 5

Lap 6 - Now lapping slower riders Ryan Connor forges ahead as Simon Kelly stops with what appears to be mechanical trouble.

A four rider chase group has jumped clear, the riders are Greg Swinand, Fiachra O'Mhuire, Daniel Kirwan and Andre Engerman

With more riders gone clear the Stamullen team chase hard to protect Roberts lead

The bunch are loosing more time

Lap 8 - Ryan Connor is increasing his lead so much now that he would nearly have time to stop for the 'Sunday Special' in the Bellewstown Inn and still go on to win

Wheelworx SuperLeague leader Robert Moore

Junior rider Axel O'Connor leads the bunch

Ryan Connor coming into Bellewstown for one lap to go

The four chasing riders are now over two minutes back

Ryan Connor coming in the win the Bellewstown Grand Prix


Daniel Kirwan pips Greg Swinand for 2nd place

Fiachra O'Mhuire takes 4th ahead of Andre Engerman

The faces on 1st place Ryan Connor and 2nd place Daniel Kirwan tell of a testing course


BELLEWSTOWN GP - 47- MILE RACE

1 Ryan Connor, Ballymena
2 Daniel Kirwan, Stagg Lucan CC
3 Greg Swinand, Usher IRC
4 Fiachra O'Mhuire, Usher IRC
5 Andre Engerman, St. Tiernan's
6 Craig Sweetman, Stamullen M Donnelly
7 Mark Nestor, Eurocycles
8 Robert Moore, Stamullen M Donnelly
9 Colin Robinson, Stamullen M Donnelly
10 Colm Quinn, Cuchulainn CC

1st Vet: Sean Bracken, Usher IRC
2nd Vet: Eddie Lynch, Orwell Dundrum SC

1st B: Neil O'Connor, Stagg Lucan
2nd B: Declan Kinch, Murphy-Gunn

1st C: Ciaran O'Conluain, UCD
2nd C: Eoghan Considine, Galway Bay

1st Junior: Axel O'Connor, Portlaoise CC

1st Lady: Francine Meehan, Tullamore CC

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