![]() Start of the A3 race in Stamullen - One rider on an early attack
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![]() The race will do 4 laps of the hard Naul circuit which includes the climb up to Snowtown on each lap
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![]() One rider off the front as the near the top of Snowtown
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![]() The race has split to pieces on the first lap
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![]() Lap 2
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![]() A break has formed
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![]() The next group but there are many more behind
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![]() The leaders heading into Stamullen with 1 lap to go
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![]() The next group
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![]() The pressure is on in the leading group on the last time up the climb
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![]() The next group back
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![]() After the climb there is now 4 riders in the leading group at Naul
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![]() The next chasing group
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![]() Danny Bruton (DID Dunboyne) wins the Pat Howard Memorial Cup for winning the A3 race he also receives the Jimmy Gough Cup for being first Junior across the line.
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![]() 2nd, 3rd and 4th places
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![]() Sprint for 6th place
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![]() Another bunch finishing
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![]() The first Lady home was Sara Ortiz (Black Rose RC)
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![]() The girls celebrate their successes - well done
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Results A3 Race
1 Danny Bruton, DID Dunboyne (1st Junior)
2 Mike Millar, Phoenix CC
3 Philip Browne, Usher IRC
4 Peter Buggle, Rocky Mountain
5 Cian Delaney, Stamullen M Donnelly
6 Jason Prendergast Cunga CC
7 Sean Loughran, Cuchulainn CC
8 John Caffrey, Lucan CRC
Unplaced Juniors
1 Robert Deegan, Kilcullen CC
2 Aidan Wall, Navan RC
3 Shaun Rigley, South Dublin CC
4 Paul Dargle, Stamullen M Donnelly RC
5 Ciaran O'Connell, Stamullen M Donnelly RC
WOMEN'S RACE (Trek Classic League)
1st Sara Ortiz, Black Rose Racing Club
2nd Orla Hendron, Orwell Wheelers CC
3rd Laura Banfield, Swords CC
Pictures from by Peter Purfield here