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PURSUIT AND SPRINT MEDALS SETTLED IN TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Shane Stokes
19 Jul 2009,
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Prior to the start of today’s concluding session of the national track championships in Sundrive Road, the medals for the individual pursuit and sprint competitions were allocated. Gold medals went to Simon Coughlan (Donamon Dynamos) and Heather Boyle (Ravens) in the pursuit races, while the quickest sprinters were Michael Mulcahy (Cycling Pursuits) and Jennifer O’Reilly (Ravens).
Friday evening saw the qualifying sessions being held for the pursuit races, and those that would go on to win the titles showed their speed here. In the men’s race, Coughlan qualified quickest with a time of 5 minutes 1.47 seconds, over five seconds faster than the 5 minutes 6.81 posted by Colm Cassidy (Usher (IRC). National kilo champion Stephen Barrett (Fermoy) was third, clocking a time of 5 minutes 9.32 seconds.
Both riders went considerably quicker on Saturday, but while Cassidy improved to 4 minutes 58.94, Coughlan’s 4 minutes 55.84 was over three seconds better and secured gold. Barrett was comfortably faster than Conor McAllister (Ballymena) in clocking up 5 minutes 9.32.
The women were racing over 3km and Boyle was marginally quicker on Friday. Her 4 minutes 25.14 was just 0.17 faster than Roisin Kennedy (Lucan CC) but on Saturday the gap was much bigger, with almost six seconds between them. Both lifted their game, but Boyle’s 4 minutes 17.53 seconds was a big improvement. Caroline Ryan (Garda), clocking 4 minutes 10.35 seconds to take bronze ahead of Joanna Hickey (Usher IRC).
These three riders plus John Lynch (Bray), Gareth Enright (Dublin Wheelers) and Keith Meghen (Sundrive) came out best in the next qualifying round, while John Duggan (Cycling Pursuits) and Jason Howick (Bray) got through via repechages. The quarter final thinned things down further, with Mulcahy, Bannan, Whelan and Lynch coming out best, then Mulcahy beat Lynch and Whelan bested Bannan in the semis.
The final saw Mulcahy beat Whelan in two rounds, while Bannan came out on top in the scrap for bronze with Lynch. Howick, Meghen, Enright and Lynch took places five through to eight.
In the women’s sprint, O’Reilly’s 13.25 seconds was 0.24 better than Kate Rudd (Wolftrap). Louise Moriarty (UCD) and Joanna Hickey (Usher IRC) also came in under 14 seconds. These four progressed through the first round, along with Aideen Collard and Orla Hendron (Orwell Dundrum TC), while Cariosa Cullen (Sundrive) and Andrea Fagan (Orwell Dundrum TC) got through when they won their repechages.
O’Reilly, Rudd, Moriarty and Hickey then came out on top in the quarter final, with the first two of these going on to the final. Rudd won one sprint but O’Reilly took two and thus the gold; meanwhile, Moriarty beat Hickey 2-0 for bronze. Hendron, Fagan, Collard and Cullen took places five through to eight.
The programme concludes today with a number of other races.
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Irish National Track championships 2009, Eamonn Ceannt Track, Sundrive Park, Crumlin:
Friday 17th, Senior Men Pursuit (4km) Qualifiers:
1, Simon Coughlan (Dynamon) 5 mins 1.57 secs
2, Colm Cassidy (Usher IRC) 5 mins 6.81 secs
3, Stephen Barrett (Fermoy) 5 mins 9.32 secs
4, ConorMcAlister (Ballymena) 5 mins 14.08 secs
5, Gareth Enright (Dublin Wheelers) 5 mins 16.05 secs
6, John Lynch (Bray) 5 mins 18.87 secs
7, Cathal Millar (Murphy Gunn) 5 mins 24.36 secs
8, Anthony Walsh (UCD) 5 mins 24.98 secs
9, Stephen McNally (Orwell) 5 mins 28.92 secs
10, Ciaran Steed (Murphy Surveyors) 5 mins 29.27 secs
11, Paul Doyle (Sundrive) 5 mins 34.14 secs
12, Dave Peelo (Murphy Surveyors) 5 mins 43.75 secs
13, Enda Smyth (Orwell) 5 mins 51.83 secs
14, Jason Howick (Bray) 5 mins 54.42 secs
15, Sean O’Tuathail (Bray) 6.12.43 secs
16, Raymond Grogan (Sundrive) 6.48.05 secs
Saturday 18th, Senior Men Pursuit (4km):
Final:
Simon Coughlan 4.55.84 secs beat Colm Cassidy 4.58.94 secs
Bronze:
Stephen Barrett 5.02.03 secs beat Conor McAlister 5.11.86 secs
Friday 17th, Senior Womens Pursuit (3km) Qualifiers:
1, Heather Boyle (Ravens) 4 mins 25.14 secs
2, Roisin Kennedy (Lucan CC) 4 mins 25.31 secs
3, Caroline Ryan (Garda) 4 mins 25.51 secs
4, Joanna Hickey (Usher) 4 mins 28.25 secs
5, Louise Moriarty (UCD) 4 mins 29.14 secs
6, Siobhan Jacobs (unatt) 4 mins 38.39 secs
7, Rachel Withers (Fintona CC) 4 mins 47.06 secs
8, Fiona Guihen (Navan) 5 mins 12.24 secs
9, Cariosa Cullen (Sundrive) 5 mins 12.68 secs
Saturday 18th, Senior Womens Pursuit (3km):
Final:
Heather Boyle 4.17.53 secs beat Roisin Kennedy 4.23.50 secs
Bronze:
Caroline Ryan 4.10.35 secs beat Joanna Hickey 4.28.81 secs
Saturday 18th, Senior Mens Sprint (Flying 200 Qualifier)
(First 12 to knockout stage):
1, Michael Mulcahy (Cycling Pursuits) 12.15 secs
2, Keith Bannan (Sundrive) 12.35 secs
3, Brendan Whelan (Lucan) 12.39 secs
4, Jason Howick (Bray) 12.55 secs
5.Terry Cromer (Sundrive) 12.58 secs
6, Keith Meghen (Unattached Leinster) 12.58 secs
7, Ivan Casey (Cycling Pursuits) 12.70 secs
8, Gareth Enright (Dublin Wheelers) 12.74 secs
9, John Lynch (Bray) 12.83 secs
10, John Duggan (Cycling Pursuits) 12.92 secs
11, Stephen Barrett (Fermoy) 12.95 secs
12, Ger Ivory (Bray Wheelers) 12.96 secs
13, John Monaghan (Unattached) 13.12 secs
14, Noor Hassan (unatt) 13.37 secs
15, Enda Smyth (Orwell) 13.95 secs
16, Raymond Grogan (Sundrive) 14.03 secs
17, Sebastian Heinrich (unatt) 14.41 secs
18, James Lattimore (South Dublin CC) DNS
First round (seeded by qualifying time):
Michael Mulcahy beat Ger Ivory
Keith Bannan beat Stephen Barrett
Brendan Whelan beat John Duggan
John Lynch beat Jason Howick
Gareth Enright beat Terry Cromer
Keith Meghan beat Ivan Casey
Rep1 John Duggan beat Ger Ivory, Stephen Barrett
Rep2 Jason Howick beat John Duggan, Terry Cromer
Mens Sprint Quarter Final:
Michael Mulcahy beat Jason Howick
Keith Bannan beat John Duggan
Brendan Whelan beat Keith Meghan
John Lynch beat Gareth Enright
Mens Sprint Semi Final:
Michael Mulcahy beat John Lynch
Brendan Whelan beat Keith Bannan
Mens Sprint Final:
Michael Mulcahy beat Brendan Whelan 2-0
Bronze Ride off:
Keith Bannan beat John Lynch
5th to 8th place ride off:
5th Jason Howick
6th Keith Meghan
7th Gareth Enright
8th John Lynch
Saturday 18th, Senior Womens Sprint (Flying 200 Qualifier):
1st 12 to knock out Stage)
1, Jennifer O’Reilly (Ravens) 13.25 secs
2, Kate Rudd (Wolftrap) 13.49 secs
3, Louise Moriarty (UCD) 13.77 secs
4, Joanna Hickey (Usher) 13.85 secs
5, Aideen Collard (Orwell) 14.69 secs
6, Orla Hendron (Orwell) 14.80 secs
7, Ailbhe Ivory (Bray) 14.85 secs
8, Andrea Fagan (Orwell) 14.97 secs
9, Roisin Kennedy (Lucan CC) 15.16 secs
10, Siobhan Jacobs (unatt) 15.24 secs
11, Cariosa Cullen (Sundrive) 15.39 secs
12, Rachel Withers (Fintona CC) 15.92 secs
13, Perrine Pericart (Sundrive) 16.04 secs
14, Fiona Guihen (Navan) 16.30 secs
1st Round (seeded by qualifying time):
Jennifer O’Reilly beat Rachel Withers
Kate Rudd beat Cariosa Cullen
Louise Moriarty beat Siobhan Jacobs w/o
Joanna Hickey beat Roisin Kennedy
Aideen Collard beat Andrea Fagan
Orla Hendron beat Ailbhe Ivory
Rep1 Cariosa Cullen beat Rachel Withers
Rep2 Andrea Fagan beat Ailbhe Ivory and Roisin Kennedy
Womens Sprint Quarter Final:
Jennifer O’Reilly beat Andrea Fagan
Kate Rudd beat Cariosa Cullen
Louise Moriarty beat Orla Hendron
Joanna Hickey beat Aideen Collard
Womens Sprint Semi Final:
Jennifer O’Reilly beat Joanna Hickey
Kate Rudd beat Louise Moriarty
Womens Sprint Final:
Jennifer O’Reilly beat Kate Rudd 2-1
Bronze Ride off:
Louise Moriarty beat Joanna Hickey 2-0
5th to 8th place ride off Result
5th Orla Hendron
6th Andrea Fagan
7th Aideen Collard
8th Cariosa Cullen
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