ROCK ONLY FINISHER IN JUNIOR WORLDS ROAD RACE

There was disappointment for the Ireland riders in today’s junior world championship in Vienna, Austria. Sean Rock was the only finisher, crossing the line 14 minutes 41 seconds back in 85th place. He had been held up in a crash but got going again, finishing the 126 kilometre race.

Ciaran Cassidy, Ciaran Kelly and Maurice O’Brien had hoped to ride well in the race but each pulled out before the end. Cassidy broke a spoke on the first of nine laps, the wheel rubbing afterwards and holding him back. He didn’t realise the problem, thinking that he was on a bad day. Kelly was held up in the same crash as Rock, while O’Brien was involved in a pile up.

The race saw Russian Federation riders take gold and silver. Ivan Rovny finished five seconds clear of Timofey Kritskiy, with Germany’s Sebastian Hans a further two seconds down.


Junior men's road race championship, Vienna, Austria:

1, Ivan Rovny (Russian Federation) 126 kilometres in 3 hours 4 mins 46 secs (40.907 km/h)
2, Timofey Kritskiy (Russian Federation) at 5 secs
3, Sebastian Hans (Germany) at 7 secs
4, Jacopo Guarnieri (Italy) at 18 secs
5, Maciej Ulanowski (Poland)
6, Robin Traber (Switzerland) both same time

Ireland riders:

85, Sean Rock, at 14 mins 41 secs
DNF: Ciaran Cassidy
DNF: Ciaran Kelly
DNF: Maurice O'Brien

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SEYMOUR AND OWENS WIN OVERALL

Irish duo Robin Seymour and Tarja Owens won the open mixed classification of the TransRockies Challenge today, ending the gruelling seven stage off-road race a massive 2 hours 30 minutes and 23 seconds clear of their closest rivals Blair Saunders and Marg Fedyna (Team Adidas Roll Up The Rim).

Saunders and Fedyna won the final stage, with Seymour and Owens (Team Podge and Rodge) finishing second. The Irish duo’s performance was such that their overall time placed them sixth in the open men classification, underling the quality of their ride.

Next up for the two is the marathon world championships next weekend.


TransRockies Challenge, Canada (NE):

Stage 7:

Open mixed:

1, Blair Saunders/Marg Fedyna (Team Adidas Roll Up The Rim) 2 hours 23 mins 54.6 secs
2, Robin Seymour/Tarja Owens (Podge Rodge) at 18 mins 28.4 secs
3, Louise Kobin/Eric Warkentin (Team X-Fusion/Adidas) at 22 mins 19 secs


Final overall:

1, Robin Seymour/Tarja Owens, 32 hours 45 mins 7 secs
2, Saunders/Fedyna, at 2 hours 30 mins 23 secs
3, Kobin/Warkentin, at 2 hours 33 mins 14 secs

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Brendan Campbell Memorial Race – Donore:


Senior race (sponsored by Drogheda Concentrates)

1, Bill Moore (Stamullen M Donnelly RC)
2, Conor Murphy (Crannog CC)
3, Greg Swinand (Usher IRC)
4, Diarmuid Cronin (Usher IRC)
5, Colm Bracken (Murphy Surveys CC)
6, Simon Mulvany (Stamullen M Donnelly)
7, Mick Sted (Murphy Surveys CC)
8, Stephen O’Sullivan (Cycleways.com)


Senior 2:

1, Mark McLeavey (Diamond T)
2, Neil O’Connor (Staggs Lucan)
3, Frank O’Connor (Murphy & Gunn CC)
4, Henry Crowley (McNally Swords CC)
5, John Lyons (Usher IRC)


Senior 3:

1, Darren Lovejoy (Sorrento CC)
2, Neil O’Leary (Usher IRC)
3, Philip Maher (Laois CC)


Juniors:

1, Dermot Cronin (Usher IRC)
2, Tim O’Regan (Navan Avonmore RC)
3, Declan Byrne (Navan Avonmore RC)


Veterans:

1, Terry Ferris (Murphy & Gunn)
2, Sean Lally (McNally Swords CC)
3, Eddie Lynch (Orwell Dundrum SC)


Woman:

1. Emma Quirke (McNally Swords CC)


Under 12 (sponsored by Duleek Credit Union):

1, Laura Casey (Clann Eireann CC)
2, Darragh Reidy (Covey Wheelers)
3, David Boyd (Navan Avonmore RC)
4, James Morgan (McNally Swords)
5, Shaun Rigley (Bray Wheelers)
6, Daragh Campbell (Drogheda Wheelers)
7, James Lynch (Navan Avonmore RC)
8, Ciaran Campbell (Drogheda Wheelers)
9, Sean Fullham (Drogheda Wheelers)


Under 14:

1, Peter Williams (Orchard Wheelers)
2, Conor Campbell (Drogheda Wheelers)
3, Sean Carolan (Westport CC)
4, Benner Maguire (Drogheda Wheelers)
5, Clifford Blayney (Ards CC)
6, Ryan Neary (Cuchulainn CC)

1st Girl: Ciara Crawley (Stamullen M.Donnelly)


Under 16:

1, Thomas Martin (Clann Eireann CC)
2, Philip Lavery (Usher IRC)
3, Damien Gavin (Westport CC)
4, Keith Rowley (Covey Wheelers CC)
5, Owen Joyce (West Coast Wheelers)
6, Gary Rigley (Bray Wheelers CC)