National cross country champion Robin Seymour added 25 more points to Ireland’s total when he finished a fine fourth in the class 1 Alanya International MTB Cup, held in Turkey on Sunday.

After over an hour and a half of racing he finished 4 minutes and 53 seconds behind the winner , Oli Beckingsale. The Great Britain rider was over a minute clear of the next competitor, Igor Bogdan (Ukraine), with Sergiy Rysenko (Ukraine) next over the line.

Seymour’s Ireland team-mates Conor McConvey (Ireland) and Richard Felle (Ireland) were 12th and 15th, and took six and one world ranking points respectively.

Irish riders have already qualified a bike for next year’s cross-country race at the Beijing Olympics. The ongoing campaign is an attempt to secure a second slot in the race.

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Alanya International MTB Cup, Alanya, Turkey (C1, October 14)


Elite men:

1, Oliver Beckingsale (Great Britain) 1 hour 47 mins 5 secs
2, Igor Bogdan (Ukraine) at 1 min 7 secs
3, Sergiy Rysenko (Ukraine) at 2 mins 27 secs
4, Robin Seymour (Ireland) at 4 mins 53 secs
5, Bilal Akgul (Turkey) at 7 mins 34 secs
6, Andras Parti (Hungary) at 9 mins 20 secs
7, Pascal Hossay (Belgium) at 10 mins
8, Muameer Yildiz (Turkey) 11.30
9, Yevyhen Medvedstkyy (Ukraine) 12.54
10, Szilard Buruczki (Hungary) 13.21

Other Irish:

12, Conor McConvey (Ireland)
15, Richard Felle (Ireland)


Elite women:

1, Blaza Klemencic (Slo) 1 hour 22 mins 6 secs
2, Natalya Krompets (Ukr) at 4 mins 15 secs
3, Senem Guler (Tur) at 6 mins 16 secs

(no Irish competitors)