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Evans was also best of the Irish in the previous Manx International, finishing a strong third behind former Linda McCartney professional Matthew Stephens. Moriarty was 6th. Meanwhile, Vincent Gleeson was the winner
of today's Robinstown Grand Prix, soloing to victory
towards the end of the race. The West Clare rider
crossed the line 25 seconds clear of Usher IRC cyclist
Greg Swinard, with Simon Whelan sprinting home in third. Monie Nolan Memorial: (July 31) 1 Brian Ahern Classic Walls, 2 Simon Whelan Swords CC, 3 Colm Bracken Usher IRC <Race Report by Dave Walsh Here> IMPORTANT NOTICE: CRITERIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS Due to take place in Kerry next Saturday are postponed until further notice. Manx International: 1, Matthew Stephens (Sigma Sport); 2, F. Laurence (France); 3, T. Evans(Ireland). Other: 6, P. Moriarty (Ireland) Robinstown
GP 1, Vincent
Gleeson (West Clare); 2, G. Swinard (Usher IRC) at 25
secs; 3, S. Whelan (Swords); 4, C. Sweetman (Stamullen);
5, C. Farrell (Avonmore Navan); 6, C. Bracken (Usher
IRC); 7, S. Farrell (Kilcullen); 8, J. Peppard (Orwell) PORTAFERRY
3-DAY: (By JIM
TRAYNOR July 29) Denis Easton (Maryland Whs.) won Ards
CC's Portaferry 3-Day by 5seconds from Brendan Doherty
(ProVision) with Chris Green (Clann Eireann) coming
through to take third after second placed Jonathan
Dempsey (Classic Walls) punctured just over a mile from
the finish. Brendan Doherty (ProVision) took the third stage 1.2 miles time-trial to the top of Windmill Hill but Easton was third to retain the jersey with Doherty moving up to third, 5 seconds behind. Big loser was pre-race favourite Paul Kane (Northern Dave Kane Cycles) who jammed his chain at the foot of the steep hill to the finish. Kane had some consolation when he got clear in the final mile to win the final stage. Easton came home in sixth placw with the bunch, 3 seconds behind the stage winner. Although only 36 miles, the six laps included a climb of the mountain road each time and had been expected to split the field but the regrouped each time on the descent and the main interest was in the KOH competition which was won by brendan Doherty with 24 points to the 18 of Willie Hamilton. Stage 1, 30m.: 1, Willie Hamilton (Whirline West Down) 1.18.22 (inc. time bonuses); 2, R. Blayney (Toyota north Down) at 3 secs.; 3, S. Jackson (Glasgow MTB Alpine) at 5 secs; 4, P. Kane (Northern Dave Kane) at 10 secs; 5, B. Graham (ProVision); 6, D. Easton (Maryland Whs.) al same time. Stage 2, 50m.: 1, Denis Easton 1.59.56 (inc. bonuses); 2, C. Greene (Clann Eireann) at 3 secs.; 3, B. Monaghan (ProVision) at 5 secs; 4, J. Dempsey (Classic Walls) at 10 secs; 5, P. Kane; 6, M. Lyttle (Roadstars Crumlin) s.t. Stage 3, 1.2m. TT: 1, Brendan Doherty (ProVision) 3.38.56; 2, J. Dempsey 3.41.66; 3, D. Easton 3.48.68; 4, W. Hamilton 3.54.19; 5, R. Blayney 3.55.24; 6, K. Sloan (Ards CC) 3.55.24. Stage 4, 36m.: 1, Paul Kane 1.37.24; 2, B. Doherty at 3 secs; 3, B. Stewart (Phoenix CC); 4, M. Ward (Roadstars Crumlin); 5, R. Blayney; 6, D. Easton, all same time. General Classification: 1, Dennis Easton 4.59.43; 2, B. Doherty (ProVision) at 5 secs; 3, C. Green at 6 secs; 4, B. Monaghan at 11 secs; 5, B. Graham (ProVivion) at 25 secs; 6, M. Lyttle at 31 secs; 7, C. White (Northern Dave Kane) at 34 secs; 9, M. Mulcahy (Dan Morrissey) at 37 secs; 9, P. Kane (Northern Dave Kane) at 40 secs; 10, J. Dempsey (Classic Walls) at 56 secs. First 2nd cat.: Barry Monaghan. First Junior: Shaun Turner (Ballymena Scott RC). First Vet.: Norman Campbell (unatt.). Team: 1, Provision; 2, Ards CC. Ulster Hill Climb Champinship, Burt, Co. Donegal: (July 29) 1, Phillip Duignam (Four Masters) 8.45; 2, O. Jeffries (Northern Dave Kane) 9.30; 3, P. Morning (Four Masters) 10.12; 4, E. Sweeney (Four Masters) 10.22; 5, L. Gallagher (Four Masters) 10.26; 6, G. Carr (Ilex CC) 12.30.
ARDS CYCLING WEEK: (By Jim Trainor July 24) Paul Kane (Northern Dave Kane Cycles) won the opening two events of Ards Cycling Week, the Scrabo Hillclimb and the Champion of Champions 25 miles time-trial. In the '25' Kane recorded 55.44 on a breezy evening to win by 28 seconds from Ryan Hamilton (Maryland Whs.) with Ian Proctor (Mattest Castlereagh CC) thirs in 57.00. In the HIllclimb up to Scrabo, Kane recorded 5.08, 11 seconds faster than Roger Aiken (Banbridgte CC) with Simon Devlin (Classic Walls) thirs in 5.33. There is town centre racing on Wednesday (7 p.m.) and the week concludes with a 3-day at Portaferry (for all grades) which starts on Friday with a 30 miles stage at 7 p.m.
Results: Champion of Champions 25: 1, Paul Kane
(Northern Dave Kane CC) 55.44; 2, R. hamilton (Maryland
Whs.) 56.02; 3, I. Proctor (Mattest Castlereagh CC)
57.00; 4, I. Graham (Unatt.) 59.14; 5, L. Patterson
(Northern Dave kane) 59.21; 6, I. Robinson (Ards CC)
1.00.00; 7, C. White (Northern Dave Kane) 1.00.17; 8,G.
Kinning (X MTB) 1.3.27. Stena Ireland Track Cycling Team Results: (July 24) The Stena Ireland Track Cycling Team competed over the weekend in a series on races in the Manchester velodrome. The team made up of Paul Doyle, Keith Bannan, John Blackwell and Mark Colbert equipped themselves very well with Paul Doyle winning the 2KM endurance omnium and second in the 10km points race, both races were at an average speed of over 40mph. The Great Team work By John Blackwell and Keith Bannan the Stena Ireland Team were always in the Fore and they sealed off a great night with mark Colbert finishing second in another 2km scratch race and Paul Doyle finishing second overall. The ICF Track League continues in Sundrive road on Wednesday night, Standard Bikes allowed information call ICF 01 8551522 IRISH
ROAD TEAMS:
(July 22) Tour de la Somme
19-22 July: Mark Scanlon Brian Ahern Ray
Clarke Eugene Moriarty Gary McQuaid Paul Griffin. U23 Development Squad: Mark Scanlon Brian Ahern Denis Lynch Andrew Carroll Shane Prendergast Gary McQuaid Seán Lacy Matt Slattery Thomas Hogan Gary Cranston Stephen Gallagher Conor Murphy John Dempsey Danial Lynch Dermot Nally John Bann Lavery. Kathleen
O'Sullivan Memorial / McNally Swords Grand Prix:
(July 22) 'A' cat 1: Michael McNena (VC CA Pomme)
2. Denis Easton (Maryland Wheelers) 3. Brian Ahern
(Classic Walls) 4. David Peelo (Usher IRC) 5. Mark
Kinsella (Provision) 6. Brendan Doherty (Provision)
Festina Watch Prime: Aidan Crowley (Cycleways) Jim O'Leary Mem in Cork: (July 22) 1 Tim Barry Leeside Douglas 2 Richie Cahill Banteer 3 Alan Buckley Limerick CC 4 Eddie O'Donoghue Cidona Carrick 5 John Horgan St Finbars Triton 6 Paul Christopher Banteer B Race 1 Gary Sheehan Limerick CC 2 Joe Kelly Dungarvan CC 3 Niall McCarthy St Finbars Triton Novice Michael Law Leeside Vet Kevin O'Leary St Finbars Triton Junior 1 Brian O'Connor Duhallow Safari 2 PJ O'Halloran Duhallow Safari 3 Sean Walsh Cidona Carrick Women Eadoin Kelly Leeside Douglas. U12 Gavin Pyke Clonmel CC U14 Cian Lanigan Killorglin Credit Union U16 Shane O'Halloran Duhallow Safari ISLE OF MAN Mountain TT: 1 Stewart Dangerfield England 1:26'42" 2 Julian Winn Wales 1:29'00" 3 Andy Roche Isle of Man 1:29'35" 8 Tommy Evans Ireland 1:32'27" 9 Paddy Moriarty Ireland 1:32'40" Women's
League Race 4:
Therese Dowd of Dublin Wheelers won a very close sprint
to claim the honours in the fourth race of the ICF
women's league at the Boot Inn. Therese beat Fiona
OGorman of Staggs Cycles Lucan into second place with
Elsa Connaughton of Cycleways third. The race was a very
close affair with all three groups finishing within
thirty seconds. Conditions were very windy but the
fastest time of 39 minutes for the 15 mile race recorded
by series leader Rebecca OConnell of Bray wheelers was
in excess of 37 kilometres per hour, a very respectable
time in the gale force weather. Unluckiest rider was
Katie Mackey from Chicago who punctured just as the
riders were starting the sprint for the line. The league
takes its midsummer break for a few weeks but next
Wednesday night there is a practical coaching session
starting from Dunboyne church at 7.30 p.m. All are
welcome, please bring your bikes. MATT CORCORAN MEMORIAL IN NAAS: (July 15) Senior 1 Race: 1 Shane Prenegast Naas Cahills 2 Denis Easton Maryland Whl 3 Richie Cahill Banteer CC 4 Mark Kiernan Provision 5 Martin O'Loughlin Carrick Cidona 6 Tim Barry Leeside Douglas 7 David Peelo Usher IRC 8 Ray Clarke Classic Walls NCBI. Senior 2 Race: 1 Sean Bracken Usher IRC 2 Michael Storan Limerick CC 3 Paul Christopher Banteer 4 Paddy Ennis Orwell Whl 5 Paddy Sweeney Navan Avonmore 6 Joe McGill Ravens. Juniors: 1 Paudi O'Brien Kanturk Credit Union 2 John O'Shea Carrick Cidona 3 Stephen Enright Usher IRC 4 Michael Concannon Killorglin Credit Union 5 Andrew McQuaid Emerald CC 6 Barry Meade Kanturk Credit Union Women Louise Moriarty Dublin Skip Vets. Terry Ferris Dublin Whl Healion Wins Andy Mahon Mem. in Black Bull: (July 17) Paul Healion was the only rider from the senior scratch group to catch the Vets and juniors who got a 3 minute lead. Healion overtook the group to win on his own, the race was run off in pouring rain around the Dunshaughiln Summerhill circuit. Results: 1 Paul Healion Usher IRC, 2 T Lavery Moterway Garda CC, 3 T Ferris Dublin Whls, 4 A Crowley Cycleways, 5 G Connolly Les Jeunes CC, 1st Jun P Roche Cycleways / MAD Classic
Walls Underage All Ireland Championships:
(Emyvale July 14/15) The
NEW ICF Website is now online: (July
13) This weekend the Irish Cycling Federation is
Re-Launching it's website, the site has been completely
revamped and will be updated on a regular basis. The
site will have all the relevant information about races,
results, newsletters, rules, club listing and club news.
There will
be access to ICF licence application forms, race
applications and forms of resending results of races.
The new site will be the start of better
communications within the ICF, it is one of the key
areas identified in the strategic document.
Like all big organisations, communication is
important and the ICF is no different, there has been a
lack of communications over the years and we intend
tackling. Des Twamley Memorial 2-up TT: Ballyboughal: (July 12) The course was the same as last years on the Nags Head Loop. The 2 winners just failed to beat Philip Cassidy & Shane Connaughtons time of 20'05" set on the 9 mile hilly course last year. Results: 1. P.Healion (Usher) & N.O'Leary (Usher) 20'27" 2. A.Hammond (Orwell) & P.Halpin (McNally) 21'25" 3. G.Madden (IMBRC) & M.McCabe (IMBRC) 21'32" 4. S.Whelan (McNally) & M.Kelly (McNally) 21'48" 5. K.Brannigan (Ravens) & J.Dillon (Ravens) 22'25" 6. B.Conway (McNally) & J.Kelly (McNally) 23'05" Track Drop-In Event: (July 4) The first session of the new Track Racing series was a great success with over 30 riders turning up at Eamonn Ceant Stadium in Crumlin. The Track Commission will be continuing with the series throughtout the summer finishing up with a Underage championship on August 25th and a Senior & Junior Championships on September 1st.
Eddie O'Donoghue Wins Rás Connachta: (July 8) Paul Griffin who rides unattached and hence has no team found out on the last stage of the Rás connachta that having a team is a vital ingredient in winning a stage race. With 76 miles around the hard roads of Mayo he was left stranded in the bunch and could do nothing when a group went away and gained more than 4 min. Eddie o' Donoghue on the other hand rides with the strong Carrick Cidona squad, although not in the original break, he did get away from Griffin in the latter part of the race in a group of 14 who caught the leading break which gave him the overall victory. Tim
Cassidy Wins Dickie Comerford Memorial:
(July 10) With no evening races in the Phoenix Park the
Dickie Comerford Memorial was moved to Black Bull.
The 30 mile race went out by the green sheds,
Dunshaughlin, Dunsany, Summerhill and finished back at
Black Bull. The Junior and Vets were given a 3
minute handycap on the seniors. After Dunsany Tim
Cassidy (Usher IRC) attacked on one of the drags and was
joined by Niall O'Shea (Cycleways) the two juniors
opened the gap very qiuckly, they had over 1 minute on
their group in just 5 miles. Cassidy took the flag
at the finish from O'Shea and Mark Kiernan (ProVision)
lead in a chasing group of seniors at over three and
half minutes in arrears. Women's
League Race 4:
1 Therese Dowd Dublin Whl, 2 Fiona O'Gorman Stagg Cycles
Lucan, 3 Elsa Connaughton Cycleways, 4 Marian Moser
Unatt, 5 Emelda Tully Navan Avonmore, 6 Delores Usher
Usher IRC. Selection
for Irish team: (July
9) The Classic Walls All Ireland Underage Championships
will be used as a selection event to complete the Irish
team for the Westwood Homes Youth Tour next
August.
RED
HAND TROPHY, BALLYMENA: (By
JIM TRAYNOR July 7) Ryan Connor (Ballymena Scott RC) won
the 65 miles Red Hand Trophy promoted by his own club at
Broughshane. He went away at half distance with
Gary McKeegan (Team Madigan) and the pair held a lead of
under a minute to the finish where Connor won the
sprint. Philip Marshall (Toyota North Down) led in the
chasers 33 seconds behind Connor. WOMENS
LEAGUE WEEK THREE: (July 4) The 3rd round of
the women's league was won by Rebecca O'Connell of Bray
Wheelers from Lorrain Manning Usher IRC and Kathleen
Gill Navan Avonmore in a close sprint finish.
There were 22 starters for the 18 mile race at Black
Bull C. Meath. Track Drop-In Event: (July 4) The first session of the new Track Racing series was a great success with over 30 riders turning up at Eamonn Ceant Stadium in Crumlin. The Track Commission will be continuing with the series throughtout the summer finishing up with a Underage championship on August 25th and a Senior & Junior Championships on September 1st.
McCann Wins Road Champs: (By Jim Trainor July 2) David McCann became the first rider since Tony Lally (1977/78) to win back-to-back Irish Senior Road Race Championships when he won the Phoenic CC promotion, sponsored by Lisburn Borough Council, on the Dundrod circuit yesterday. In the Ladies championship it was also a double for Geraldine Gill (VC Lanion) who also came back from the continent to successfully defend the title she won at Hilltown a year ago. <See Pictures Here> McCann, a professional with the Polish CCC-Mat team, is a member of the Phoenix club who put a tremendous amount of work into the promotion, part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. A big crowd turned out both at the Pits and at the top of the Deers Leap to watch the 97 miles race. The start was delayed by 40 minutes because of a car crash just past the start. Immediately after the start a 17 man group went away which contained most of the race favourites. Notable absentee was Tommy Evans (VC La Pome) who went in putsuit with John Bann Lavery (VC Mayenne), Greg Swinnard (Usher IRC) and Brendan Doherty (Provision) but although they held the leaders at around a minute for most of the race there was too much firepower up front. Evans eventually came through to finish 11th. The 17 leaders were down to 14 by the fifth ot 13 7.4 mile laps when they had a lead of 1.10 on the Evans group with a further 17 man chasing group another minute behind with the big bunch behind starting to split in two. At the start of lap 8 Phillip Cassidy (Cycleways) attacked and went 20 seconds clear with Dave McDonald (Orwell). When they were caught McCann attacked and was joined by six others as Cassidy, McDonald, Denis Easton (Maryland Whs.), Gary McQuaid (Emerald) and Ciaran Power (St. Quentin) lost contact with the leaders. With three laps to go McCann tested the water with an attack which saw him hold a 20 second lead for most of a lap before a chase, mainly led by Mark Scanlon (VC La Pomme) brought him back. On the final lap McCann went again as Eugene Moriarty (Cycleways) had cramp and dropped out of the break. The defending champion inexorably extended his lead and coming into the long final straight, 1.2 miles from the finish he had over 30 seconds which he stretched to 1.12 over the long final drag into the wind. Scanlon used his well-known sprinting powers to take silver ahead of Paddy Moriarty, Paul Griffin (unatt.), David Peelo (Usher IRC) and Ray Clarke (Classic Walls). Cycleways goot the team with 54 points to the 62 of Usher IRC. In the ladies event
Geraldine Gill went from the first laps and stayed out
in front in spite of the best effrorts of Susan O'meara
(Team Letchworth) who eventually finished over 3 minutes
back. Norther Dave Kane girls Debbie Booth and Lisa
Rodgers fought out the bronze which went to Booth. NICF Northern Ireland 25 TT Championship: 1, Gary McKeegan (Team Madigan) 55.1; 2, B. Morrow (East Antrim Audi) 56.25; 3, J. Boone (South Derry Whs.) 57.43; 4, T. Wilson (Ballymena Scott RC) 58.11; 5, S. Lindsay (West Down Whs.) 59.12; 6, R. Bankhead (Ballymena Scott RC) 59.18; 7, W. Morrow (East Antrim Audi) 59.50; 8, B. Campbell (Kings Moss) 1.00.00; 9, W. hamilton (Whitline West Down Whs.) 1.00.01; 10, M. Smyth (unatt.) 1.00.03. Team: East Antrim Audi: B. Morrow, W. Morrow, A. Cranston 2.56..29. Juniors: 1, Shaun Turner (Ballymena Scott RC) 1.02.53; 2, R. Connor (Ballymena RC) 1.04.29; 3, P. Hanna (Ballymena Scott RC) 1.07.10. Team Ballymena Scott RC 3.14.41. First Lady: Mary Boyd (Roe Valley) 1.07.59. |
Evans
6th in Tour of the Cotswolds:
(By Shane Stokes July 29) Former Irish champion Tommy
Evans today finished 6th in the Tour of the Cotswolds
race in England, crossing the line 1 minute 56 seconds
behind winner John Tanner. Evans and Tanner were part of
the main bunch which saw an 8 man breakaway go clear at
the start of the race, but while the latter was later
able to bridge the gap, Evans was unable to get closer
than 10 seconds off the back of this leading group. He
later slipped clear in the closing stages to cross the
line 7 seconds ahead of the main bunch, which contained
fellow Ireland team-member Paddy Moriarty in 19th place.
Rás
Dhun ná Gall Stage
3 64 miles: 1
Michael O'Donnell Dublin Skip 2:38'57" 2 Philip
Marshal Noth Down @12" 3 Stephen Enright Usher IRC
@23" 4 Philip Duignan Fourmaster @26" 5 Tim
Cassidy Usher IRC @same 6 Ray Dunlop Lakeland CC @same
Paddy
Neary Memorial in Dundalk:
(July 8) Result - 1 Colm Farrell Navan Avonmore
2:21'20" 2 Mark Kiernan Provision @same 3 JP
Hillard Dublin Skip @10" 4 Paul Healion Usher IRC
@same 5 Sean Bracken Usher IRC @same 6 Simon Whelan
McNally Swords @same 1st B Brian Taffe Dublin Whl Junior
Race 1 Paudie O'Brien Kanturk Credit Union 2 Tim Cassidy
Usher IRC 3 Noor Hassan Usher IRC U16 David Dunlop
Lakeland Whl U14 Adam Armstrong Dave Kane Cycles U12
Aran Henry Aqua IRC
Stage
4: (Cong/Cornamona/Cloughbrack/Cong) 76
miles. 1 Adrian Hedermann Cycleways 3:02'3" 2 Denis
Lynch Kanturk Credit Union same time; 3 Richie Cahill
Banteer @7secs; 4 Jos Vanderhoven Holland @st; 5
Jonathan Dempsey UCF @st; 6 Brian Aherne Classic Walls
@st. Final Overall: 1 Eddie O'Donoghue Carrick
Cidona 7hrs 54mins 36secs; 2 Shane Prendergast Leinster
@13secs; 3 Denis Lynch Kanturk Credit Union@18secs; 4
Ritchie Cahill Banteer @22secs; 5 Denis Easton UCF
@51secs; 6 Aidan Buckley Limerick CC @1.38.