Eire Og in Sligo hosted the 2003 Irish National Road Race Cycling Championships. Local professional cyclist Mark Scanlon was the man of the day when he was first across the finish to great applause from the local Sligo crowd. This video is a collection of pictures from the senior men's race.
Irish National Road Race Championships
Sligo - Sunday 29th June 2003
Promoted by Eire Og Cycling Club
2023 National Road Race Championships - Results
1, Mark Scanlon (Ag2r) 105 miles in 4hrs 1min 38secs
2, D. Lynch (VC La Pomme) at 42 secs
3, D. O’Loughlin (Ofoto Lombardi Sports) at 46 secs
4, B. Kenneally (Cidona Carrick Wheelers) at 51 secs
5, P. Griffin (Earl of Desmond CC) at 1 min 2 secs
6, C. Power (Navigators) at 3 mins 9 secs
7, P. Deignan (Totalcycling.com) at 3 mins 54 secs
8, E. Moriarty (Cycleways Lee Strand) at 8 mins 11 secs.
9, J. O’Shea (Cidona Carrick Wheelers)
10, R. Wyley (London Irish)
11, M. Mulcahy (Usher IRC)
12, B. Lennon (St. Tiernan’s)
13, D. Peelo (Usher IRC)
14, A. Donnellan (Dublin Wheelers)
15, P. Finegan (Cycleways Lee Strand)
16, G. Swinand (Usher IRC)
17, C. Bracken (Usher IRC)
18, E. Hogan (Galway Bay CC)
19, D. Rafter (St. Tiernan’s)
20, M. O’Loughlin (Cycleways Lee Strand)
Team Winners:
Cidona Carrick Wheelers (Kenneally, O’Shea, M. O’Loughlin)
PREVIOUS MEDALISTS
1979 Navan
1st Pat Healy, 2nd Peter Morton & 3rd Séan Lally
1980 Lurgan
1st Michael Nulty, 2nd Stephen Roche & 3rd Séan Lally
1981 Waterford
1st Paul Kimmage, 2nd Brendan Madden & 3rd Mick Nulty
1982 Castlebar
1st Billy Kerr, 2nd Lennie Kirk & 3rd David Gardiner
1983 Bangor
1st John McQuaid, = 2nd Tony Lally/Paul Kimmage
1984 Carrick-on-Suir
1st Paul Kimmage, 2nd Eddie Madden & 3rd Mick Nulty
1985 Bray
1st John McQuaid, 2nd Bernie McCormack & 3rd Joe Barr
1986 Bangor
1st Alastair Irvine, 2nd Bobby Power & 3rd Shane Clark
1987 Enniskillen
1st Phillip Cassidy, 2nd Gerard Madden & 3rd Richard O'Gorman
1988 Midleton
1st Anthony O'Gorman, 2nd Chris McCann & 3rd Mick Kinsella
1989 Roundwood
1st Paul Slane, 2nd Mick Walsh & 3rd Anthony O'Gorman
1990 Waterford
1st Julian Dalby, 2nd John Sheehan & 3rd Conor Henry
1991 Baltinglass
1st Paul Slane, 2nd Gerard Madden & 3rd Kevin Kimmage
1992 Camough
1st Ian Chivers, 2nd Stephen Maher & 3rd David Hourigan
1993 Castleisland
1st Robert Power, 2nd Stephen Maher & 3rd Conor Henry
1994 Newry
1st Mark Kane, 2nd Conor Henry & 3rd Patrick Callaly
1995 Wexford
1st Michael Fitzgerald, 2nd Stephen Maher & 3rd Tommy Evans
1996 Portglenone
1st Peter Daly, 2nd Bill Moore & 3rd Aidan Duff
1997 Carrick-on-Suir
1st Morgan Fox, 2nd David McCann & 3rd Raymond Clarke
1998 Collon
1st Raymond Clarke, 2nd David McCann & 3rd Ian Chivers
1999 Waterford
1st Tommy Evans, 2nd Morgan Fox & 3rd Eugene Moriarty
2000 Blackpool
1st Brian Kenneally, 2nd Brian Kenneally & 3rd Mark Scanlon
2001 Dundrod
1st David McCann, 2nd Mark Scanlon & 3rd Paddy Moriarty
2002 Stamullen
1st Mark Scanlon, 2nd Ciarán Power & 3rd Tommy Evans
Music: Coldplay - 'Clocks'
Photos & Video Compilation: Peter Purfield