First year senior Matthew Walls won the Boyne Grand Prix C1 race in Rathkenny on Saturday 7th March. Last year Walls finished second in the junior event and went on to become one of the top young riders in the country going on to win the prestigious Junior Tour of Ireland.

Here are some video highlights of the three races run on the day.

Boyne Grand Prix - Rathkenny, Co. Meath
Promoted by Jons Drogheda Wheelers - 7th March 2026

C1 Race Results
1st – Matthew Walls (APS Pro Cycling by Team Cadence Cyclery)
2nd – Ruairí Woods (Burren Cycling Club)
3rd – Lindsay Watson (Caldwell Powerhouse Racing)
4th – Ciaran Maguire (Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team)
5th – Gareth O’Neill (Athlete Nutrition Coach Nordic Labs)
6th – Callum McCaffrey (Natural-Greatness-Rali-Ale)
7th – Joseph Mullen (Moynalty Cycling Club)
8th – Aaron Rafferty (Bohermeen CC)
9th – Bryan McCrystal (Bear Cycling)
10th – Oisín Ferrity (Caldwell Powerhouse Racing)

C2 Race Results
1st – Tom Hughes (Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospatial)
2nd – Rian McCrystal (Cannibal B Victorious)
3rd – Riley Smith (Banbridge CC)
4th – James Mackey (Foyle CC)
5th – Alex Nardone (Bear Cycling)
6th – David Hayes (Team Bikeworx Celbridge)
7th – Andrew Connolly (Dungarvan CC)
8th – Eugene Murtagh (Lucan Cycling Road Club)
9th – Aureliusz Klus (Stamullen RC)
10th – Charlie Holt (Roadman Cycling Club)

1st Junior: Conor Regan (Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospatial)
1st Woman: Aliyah Rafferty (DAS-Hutchinson)

C3 Race Results
1st – Tony Kenneally (Dungarvan CC)
2nd – Kresimir Kusic (Starsky Cycling)
3rd – Tony Pryce (DB Cycling Club)
4th – Fran Brannigan (The Cycologist Clonmel Race Team)
5th – Harry Parnell (Lucan Cycling Road Club)
6th – Callum Stewart (Phoenix CC)
7th – Brendan Ward (Clondalkin CC)
8th – Paul Rogers (Lucan Cycling Road Club)
9th – Bradley Turner (Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospatial)
10th – Emer Heverin (Camsmajaco)

1st Woman: Emer Heverin (Camsmajaco)
1st Junior: Benjamin Bergin (Lucan Cycling Road Club)

Video / Editing by Peter Purfield