The Christy McManus started an hour late due to the crash in the earlier A4 race
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They will do 6 laps of a 12kms undulating circuit just outside Roundwood in Co. Wicklow
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The A3 started first with the A2 riders starting 2' 30" later
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The leading A3 group on lap 2
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The A2 group has already split and the first of them are still 2'30" behind
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The rest of the A2's are 3 minutes back
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Starting lap 3 - one rider goes clear
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The A3 group
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The first of the A2's - the time to the leaders is unchanged
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The lone leader later on lap 3
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The pressure is on
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The chasing A2's have pulled back about 10 seconds
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More riders crossing the gap
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The leading A3 group on lap 4
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The two groups of A2 riders look like they will come back together
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The leaders on lap 5
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The front of the A2 group is still 2' 20" back
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The leading group with 10kms to go
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The front of the A2 group - they are still not gaining time
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50m to go to the finish
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The winner is Gael Houreau (Velo Club, ECKwersHeim, France) from Mark Gunning (Waterford CC)
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The first of the A2 group to finish are John Mason (DID Dunboyne CC) who pips Art McManus (South Dublin CC)
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Pictures from the event taken by Peter Purfield
Results
1 Gael Houreau (Velo Club, ECKwersHeim, France)
2 Mark Gunning (Waterford CC)
3 Graham Thomas (Stagg Cycles Lucan CC)
4 John Doris (Epic MTB)
5 Mike Millar (Phoenix CC - McConvey Cycles)
6 Cian Dwyer (Dungarvan CC)
1st Fastest A2: John Mason (DID Dunboyne CC)
2nd Fastest A2: Art McManus (South Dublin CC)
3rd Fastest A2: Mark Nugent (Waterford CC
1st unplaced Veteran: Rob Magee (Bray Wheelers CC)
1st unplaced Junior: Danny Bruton (DID Dunboyne CC)
2nd unplaced Junior: Craig Arrigan (Dundrum TC Orwell Wheelers CC
1st unplaced Bray Wheeler: Sean O'Tuathaill