The startline of the main race of the day, the race would run for 45 minutes on a 2km circuit
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The event attracted a great crowd around the start / finish area
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Two of the pre race favourites David O'Loughlin and Mark Dowling
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Up and coming junior Gavin Keane leads them away on the first lap
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At the end of lap one - two riders, Michael Redden and Colm Robinson are clear of the main field
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The gap is only a 20 meters
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The two leaders stay clear and steadily open the gap
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There are several attempts from the bunch to cross the gap to the leaders but all fail
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O'Loughlin and Dowling are both in good shape after having a successful FBD Ras
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The race passes the Expert Electrical Store who are sponsoring the event
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Just after the halfway point, David O'Loughlin goes on the attack
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The two leaders still have a good gap on the main bunch
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O'Loughlin puts it up a notch and powers across the gap with Dowling chasing close behind
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David O'Loughlin (An Post Sean Kelly Team)
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More riders try to leave the main group and bridge the gap
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A lap later and O'Loughlin with Dowling have joined Redden and Robinson
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The leaders turning left at the top of the town at the Royal Canal bridge
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The four leaders all working well together open the gap to 40 seconds
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The main group is letting go now
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The leaders keep the head down
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100 meters to go the four are still together and O'Loughlin leads it out
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David O'Loughlin (An Post Sean Kelly Team) wins the Expert Mullingar Criterium 2010
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Gavin Keane comes in 6th and takes the top junior prize
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Another junior Thomas Feeley takes 7th
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Craig Sweetman leads in the main group to take 8th place
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Results: Expert Mullingar Criterium
A1 / A2 Race
1 David O'Loughlin An Post Sean Kelly
2 Mark Dowling Engraveit.ie
3 Michael Redden South Dublin Zilcom
4 Colm Robinson Stamullen M Donnelly
5 Andrew Meehan Engraveit.ie
6 Gavin Keane Donamon Dynamos
7 Thomas Feeley A.C.B.
8 Craig Sweetman Stamullen M Donnelly
9 Padraig Marrey Western Lakes
10 Brendan Whelan Lucan Staggs CC