The 2024 Cross-country National Series (National Points Series) kicked off as round one brought riders to Ballinastoe, Co. Wicklow on Sunday, May 5th.
Hosted by Biking.ie, the opening round of the series saw sunny weather and an enjoyable day for riders and spectators alike.
In the senior 1 open race, Dean Harvey was head and shoulders above the rest as he finished ahead of Tadhg Killeen and JB Murphy while junior rider Greta Lawless was dominant in the senior 1 women's race as Caoimhe May and Ciara MacManus completed the podium.
In the other senior categories, Conor Verbruggen (senior 2 open), Fiona Lally (Senior 2 women), Colm Bradley (Senior 3 open), Conor Campbell (senior 4 open) and Sinead Greenan (senior 3 women) were victorious as Ben O'Keefe took victory in the open junior race.
In the youth categories, there was competitive racing across a variety of categories from U8 to U16 ages. Ryan Daly (U16), Ava Baker (U14), Oscar Moran (U14), Aoife Moran (U12) and Lewis Bell (U10) were among the standout performers.
National Points Series (NPS) - Round 1
Cross-country Mountain Bike, Ballinastoe, Co. Wicklow on 5 May 2024
Results
Senior 1
1 Dean HARVEY Trinity Racing 1:25:50
2 Tadhg KILLEEN Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial 1:28:04
3 Jack Bernard MURPHY Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial 1:29:13
4 Daniel BRICKENDEN Team WORC 1:30:27
5 Geoffrey ROBINSON Bray Wheelers 1:33:00
Senior 1 women
1 Greta LAWLESS Team WORC 1:05:15
2 Caoimhe MAY Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 1:08:03
3 Ciara MacMANUS Un-Attached Ulster 1:12:49
4 Tara BRENNAN Team Giant Dublin 1:14:28
5 Faith ROBINSON Bray Wheelers 1:20:01
Junior men
1 Ben O'KEEFFE Spellman-Dublin Port 1:09:40
2 Donagh O'CONNOR Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club 1:11:59
Senior 2 open
1 Conor VERBRUGGEN Bray Wheelers 1:16:21
2 Ronan O'FLYNN Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 1:17:04
3 Sean FEENEY Team WORC 1:17:33
4 Pj HYNES Bellurgan Wheelers 1:18:47
5 Richard FELLE Team WORC 1:19:43
Senior 3 open
1 Colm BRADLEY EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles 48:39
2 Isaac SCOTT Un-Attached Leinster 49:10
3 Fergal POWER MTB Assoc of Dublin 50:00
4 Stephen SCRIVENER MTB Assoc of Dublin 50:55
5 David McKEE VC Glendale 50:56
Senior 4 open
1 Ciaran CAMPBELL Square Wheels 37:38
2 David RYAN Un-Attached Leinster 37:44
3 John MORAN EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles 37:52
4 Barry TOLAND Un-Attached 38:10
5 William ROCK South-East Road Club 38:55
Senior 3 women
1 Sinead GREENAN Galway MTB 18:22 19:39 38:01
2 Hazel MURPHY Yellow Furze Road Club 40:10
3 Emma CONVEY EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles 40:13
4 Joelene BROWNING Dromore CC 40:16
5 Kirsty DALY IMBRC 45:31
Under 16 boys
1 Ryan DALY Scott Racing IRL 42:14
2 Caleb McGREEVY VC Glendale 42:25
3 Curtis MCKEE Spellman-Dublin Port 43:03
4 Fionn KILLEEN Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial 45:27
5 Rian McCRYSTAL Bellurgan Wheelers 45:33
Under 16 girls
1 Mia GEARY Fermoy Cycling Club 54:53
2 Lacey AICKEN-JOHNSON North Down CC -1 lap
Under 14 boys
1 Oscar MORAN EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles 38:36
2 James CUNNINGHAM Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 41:10
3 Kieran MULVANEY Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club 41:18
4 Darragh MURPHY Rostrevor Mountain Bike Club 42:13
5 James GEARY Fermoy Cycling Club 42:45
Under 14 girls
1 Ava BAKER Breffni Wheelers 33:17
2 Ciara O'CONNOR Drogheda Wheelers 39:56
Under 12 boys
1 Benjamin CUNNINGHAM Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 15:12
2 Rían WATKINS Galway MTB 15:29
3 Fabian DRWAL Un-Attached Connacht 15:48
4 Darragh JACKSON IMBRC 16:44
5 Billy LORD Breffni Wheelers 17:11
Under 12 girls
1 Aoife CAMPBELL Square Wheels 16:58
2 Laoise CRINION IMBRC 17:44
3 Aoife KILLEEN Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial 18:41
4 Julia PIOREK Limerick Mountain Biking Club -1 lap
5 Georgie WALLACE EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles -1 lap
Under 10 boys
1 Lewis BELL Shelbourne/Orchard CC 10:55
2 Jaxon JENNINGS Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club -1 lap
3 Logan McAREAVEY Bellurgan Wheelers -1 lap
4 Nicholas McCARTHY MBCC -1 lap
5 George CLEVERLEY Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club -1 lap
Under 10 girls
1 Ciara MCCOOL Square Wheels 10:50
Under 8 boys
1 Bobby CAMPBELL Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 6:25
2 Eoghan CARROLL Un-Attached Leinster 8:01
3 Liam O'SHEA Un-Attached Leinster 8:07
4 Tim O'MAHONY Un-Attached Leinster 8:42
5 Cooper RYAN Un-Attached Leinster -1 lap
Under 8 girls
1 Ríonach CAMPBELL Square Wheels 6:50
2 Marian MULVANEY Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club 7:23
3 Olivia WALLACE EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles -1 lap
Well done to all the Under 6s in their race (3 boys and 3 girls)
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