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SEYMOUR, MCCAULEY WIN IN CASTLEWELLAN NPS RACE
By Shane Stokes & Peter Purfield
26 Apr 2006,
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Irish XC champion Robin Seymour came out best in the opening round of the Irish and Ulster National Points Series, held in Castlewellan Forest Park on Sunday. The Wicklow rider won out despite a bad crash on the first of six laps, tussling with Niall Davis (IMBRC) and visiting rider Adrian Lansley (Pedalon.co.uk) for much of the race. He eventually took top world ranking points when he finished 39 seconds ahead of Davis and 3 minutes 25 seconds up on Lansley.
Lewis Ferguson (Team BHB), James McCluskey (Team WORC), Glen Kinning (XMTB), junior rider Conor McConvey (XMTB) and Tim Edgar (XMTB) took the other places in the top eight.
Jenny McCauley (Bray Wheelers) was a clear winner of the women’s race, ending the four lap event 2 minutes and 16 seconds ahead of Tarja Owens (Team WORC). XMTB riders Ciara McManus and Joanne McCallum were third and fourth.
The new Experts Class saw Damian Mulchrone (EPIC) finish ahead of Newry's Peter McConville and Dave Gill (WORC). XMTB rider Robbie Lamont came out best in the veterans’ race, finishing just 2 seconds ahead of William Mulligan (Banbridge CC) and a minute and two up on Johnny McCabe (Cuchulain). John Doris (Sorrento) was almost two minutes clear in the Masters event, beating Gerry McCabe, Banbridge rider Paul Anderson and Andy Wallace (Dave Kane).
XMTB's Graham Boyd was victorious in his debut as a junior, fairing best against team-mate Andy Godfrey, Robert McCabe (Cuchulainn) and Peter McKeown (XMTB). Meanwhile a good field of 35 riders lined out in the sports race, which was won by Gerald McVeigh. Rob Cummins (Naas Wheelworks) and Richard Felle (IMBRC) were second and third.
Of the underage riders, Sean Downey (Banbridge CC) finished clear of Neil McGimpsey (XMTB) and his own team-mate Liam McGreevy in the U16 race. All three had ridden CI’s road selection race for the Sean Kelly Academy the previous day.
There was another win for Banbridge in the under 14 event, where Michael Runciman bested XMTB's William Boyd and Jack Wilson (East Antrim). The same team also triumphed in the under 10 and under 8 races, with James Curry finishing ahead of team-mate Thomas Magenis (Banbridge CC) and Ty Mackness (Madigan) in the first, and Rachel Mayne (Banbridge CC) coming out best against Kain McConvey (Newry) and Richard Baird (Banbridge CC) in the second.
The only youth race Banbridge didn’t take top slot in was in the under 12 contest. Robbie Lamont (XMTB) finished ahead of Mark Downey (Banbridge CC), Chris Oakley (XMTB) and his sister Claire.
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Irish/Ulster MTB XC league round 1, Castlewellan Forest Park (E2)
Elite men:
1, Robin Seymour (Team WORC) 1 hour 44 mins 49 secs
2, Niall Davis (IMBRC) at 39 secs
3, Adrian Lansley (Pedalon.co.uk) at 3 mins 25 secs
4, Lewis Ferguson (Team BHB) at 6 mins 24 secs
5, James McCluskey (Team WORC) at 6 mins 41 secs
6, Glen Kinning (XMTB) at 9 mins 35 secs
7, Conor McConvey (XMTB) at 10 mins 26 secs
8, Tim Edgar (XMTB) at 21 mins 13 secs
Elite women:
1, Jenny McCauley (Bray Wheelers) 4 laps in 1 hour 33 mins 37 secs
2, Tarja Owens (Team WORC) at 2 mins 16 secs
3, Ciara McManus (XMTB) at 18 mins 20 secs
4, Joanne McCallum (XMTB) at 2 laps
Experts race (4 Laps):
1, Damian Mulchrone (Epic) 4 laps in 1 hour 26 mins 9 secs
2, Peter McConville (Newry) 1.26.28
3, David Gill (WORC) 1.26.34
4, Yvain Sogno (WORC) 1.26.56
5, Paddy Daly (WORC) 1.27.56
6, Chris Bermingham (IMBRC) 1.27.59
7, Joe McCaul (WORC) 1.28.15
8, Noel Carr (MAD) 1.28.30
9, Brian Conway (IMBRC) 1.28.55
10, Simon McConnell (unattached) 1.30.53
11, Keith Meghen (WORC) 1.31.36
12, Ryan Sherlock (MAD) 1.31.40
13, Rory Walsh (Epic) 1.33.37
14, Stuart Galloway (WORC) 1.33.50
15, Evan Ryan (WORC) 1.35.11
16, Ray O’Shannesey (Cuchulainn) 1.36.40
17, Gareth Gormely (WORC) 1.37.04
18, Danny Hylands (East Antrim) 1.37.32
19, Alfie Wallace (Epic) 1.38.50
20, Craig Brady (WORC) 1.39.05
21, Marc Pierron (unattached) 1.41.00
22, Luke Ireland (unattached) 1.42.31
23, Sean Downey (MAD) 1.42.55
24, Ross McClure (Epic) 1.44.23
25, Morgan O’Connell (MAD) 1.50.10
26, Gareth Adamson (XMTB) 1.52.57
27, Paul Foley (unattached) 1.55.37
28, Jim Laird (XMTB) 1.57.57
29, Ben Morrow (East Antrim) DNF
Veterans race (3 Laps):
1, Robert Lamont (XMTB) 1.7.10
2, William Mulligan (Banbridge CC) 1.7.12
3, John McCabe (Cuchulainn) 1.8.12
4, John O’Reilly (Epic) 1.10.39
5, Alan Cranson (East Antrim) 1.10.55
6, Gary Wilson (East Antrim) 1.12.13
7, Paul Coyne (Worc) 1.12.50
8, Andrew Burns (unattached) 1.13.02
9, Aidan Ryan (Sorrento) 1.13.20
10, Declan McCabe (Cuchulainn) 1.13.30
11, Justin May (Epic) 1.16.59
12, Jan Runciman (Banbridge CC) 1.17.44
13, Stefan Svennebring (Epic) 1.19.25
14, Leslie Walpole (IMBRC) 1.20.05
15, Eamon McConvey (XMTB) 1.21.03
Masters race (4 Laps):
1, John Doris (Sorrento) 1.25.00
2, Gerry McCabe (Cuchulainn) 1.26.45
3, Paul Anderson (Banbridge) 1.32.22
4, Andrew Wallace (Northern) 1.32.30
5, Dave O’Shea (unattached) 1.33.12
6, Gordon Lucas (unattached) 1.39.00
7, Simon Curry (Banbridge) 1.50.45
8, Bill Mackness (Madigan) 1.50.45
Sports race:
1, Gerard McVeigh (unattached)
2, Rob Cummins (Naas Wheelworks)
3, Richard Felle (IMBRC)
4, Cormac Power (Epic)
5, Paul Bell (unattached)
6, Oisin Boydell (UCD
7, Michael Saunders (unattached)
8, Jarlath Farmer (Cuchulainn)
9, Gary Gray (Dromara)
10, Mark Cosgrove (MAD Dublin)
11, Dave Barry (IMBRC)
12, Paddy O’Brien (MAD Dublin)
13, Ciaran Briody (Epic)
14, Darren Weir (Dromara)
15, David McKnight (Dromara)
16, Ronan Byrne (Cuchulainn)
17, Chris Smith (Banbridge)
18, Martin Grimley (unattached)
19, Mark Cromie (MAD Dublin
20, Derek Hanna (Dromara)
21, Philip Weston (XMTB)
22, Conor Graham (XMTB)
23, Sean Salon (Xtreme Paddies)
24, Thomas Posar (MAD Dublin)
25, Ross Galway (N/A)
26, Melanie Sparth (N/A)
27, Tom Heavey (MAD Dublin)
28, Nigel Shekleton (MAD Dublin)
29, Judith Maguire (MAD Dublin)
30, Paul Byrne (Banbridge)
Junior Race:
1, Graham Boyd (XMTB) 1.23.42
2, Andy Godfrey (XMTB) 1.28.21
3, Robert McCabe (Cuchulainn) 1.33.02
4, Peter McKeown (XMTB) 1.46.01
5, Stephen Scrivener (MAD Dublin) 1.49.16
6, Andrew Hunter (XMTB) DNF
Under 16:
1, Sean Downey (Banbridge CC)
2, Neil McGimpsey (XMTB)
3, Liam McGreevy (Banbridge CC)
4, Jonathan Beers (XMTB)
5, Michael Gordon (XMTB)
6, Jessica Laird (XMTB)
7, Chris Cameron (XMTB)
8, Neil Greenaway (XMTB)
Under 14:
1, Michael Runciman (Banbridge CC)
2, William Boyd (XMTB)
3, Jack Wilson (East Antrim CC)
4, Michael Downey (Banbridge CC)
5, Harriet Mayne (Banbridge CC)
6, Glen Dunlop (XMTB)
Under 12:
1, Robbie Lamont (XMTB)
2, Mark Downey (Banbridge CC)
3, Chris Oakley (XMTB)
4, Claire Oakley (XMTB)
5, Daniel Runciman (Banbridge CC)
6, Marcus Pagels (XMTB)
7, Stuart Ballantine (XMTB)
8, Kyle McEwan (XMTB)
9, Dylan Byrne (unattached)
Under 10:
1, James Curry (Banbridge CC)
2, Thomas Magenis (Banbridge CC)
3, Ty Mackness (Madigan)
4, Jonathan Dunlop (XMTB)
5, Jill Curry (Banbridge CC)
6, Patrick Magenis (Banbridge CC)
7, Aimee Ogilby (XMTB)
8, Joseph Baird (XMTB)
Under 8:
1, Rachel Mayne (Banbridge CC)
2, Kain McConvey (Newry)
3, Richard Baird (Banbridge CC)
4, Jack Lamont (XMTB)
5, Scott Hylands (East Antrim)
6, Kendall Mackness (Madigan)
7, Shenna McKiveragan (Banbridge CC)
8, Fergal McConvey (Newry)
9, Rebeca Ogilby (XMTB)
10, John Butler (Banbridge CC)
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