O’MAHONY CYCLES AND NURSERY SUMMER SERIES – LAST YEARS CHAMPIUON COLIN ORGAN TAKES VICTORY ON WEEK 7.
Week 7 of the O’Mahony Cycles & Nursery Summer Series took place last Wednesday the 25th of June. The night itself was a perfect night for racing, a dry night with a cross wind going up the Clonmel road, a headwind going through Millstreet and Modeligo and a tail wind giving some assistance coming back in the Cappoquin road.
The night started out with Heather and Sean getting a 2 minute start up the hill on the main bunch, consisting of 8 riders, these came together just at the turn off the Clonmel road and worked well together. The scratch group consisting of the remaining 7 riders had 6 minutes to make up on this group.
The first group broke apart at Modeligo school where John Horgan, Colin Organ, Tony Murray, John Flynn and Emma Walsh jumped the rest of the bunch and worked together well to stay clear. The scratch group caught first sight of the bunch at Cappagh Creamery and caught up with them just before the Master McGrath monument. Thinking they were going to fight it out for the spoils until they realised there were bodies missing. They pushed on again but failed to catch the break who crossed the line around 20 seconds ahead. Colin Organ took first, Emma 2nd, Tony 3rd and John Horgan 4th. Enda and Keith two of the leading contenders in the league sprinted up the hill to overtake John Flynn with Enda going on to take 5th position.
A great nights racing with the handicapping spot on. Well done to all involved.
Next week is the last week of this competition and it’s still all to play for. The top three riders Enda Donnelly, Keith Walsh and Sean Dwyer are all in with a chance of winning the overall title with only 4 points separating them. All riders are encouraged to come along on the last night for what should be an excellent finish to the competition.
See table below for top ten positions overall. For full table please see club web site www.dungarvancyclingclub.org
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Name |
Totals |
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Enda Donnelly |
46 |
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Keith Walsh |
43 |
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Séan Dwyer |
42 |
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Colin Organ |
38 |
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Ray Dwyer |
37 |
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Damian Travers |
36 |
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Emma Walsh |
36 |
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Davy Tobin |
34 |
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Tony Murray |
34 |
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Jason Travers |
30 |
DUNGARVAN CYCLING CLUB END OF YEAR NIGHT AWAY TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY THE 13th SEPTEMBER
This year’s end of season trip is to Clonakilty County Cork on Saturday the 13th of September. Cost for the hotel accommodation on the night in Clonakility is 60 Euro PPS with an evening meal option for an additional 25 Euro PP. Anyone interested in this trip please give their names and a 50 Euro deposit to Pat O’Driscoll or Ger Wyley of Ger Wyley Sports Dungarvan. NB - Places are filling up fast so any one intending travelling please get your deposit to Pat ASAP in order to avoid disappointment.
WEEKEND SPINS
Saturdays group headed to Lismore, Ballyduff, Fermoy and home again through Lismore. Sunday saw the group head to Lismore, Tallow, Youghal and home along the N25.
Out cycling were John Flynn, Keith Walsh, Sean Dwyer, Richie Power, John Seward, Pat O’Driscoll, Michael Moloney, Frank Browne, Ray Dwyer, Anthony Dwyer, Benny Flynn, Pat Murray, Tony Murray, Pat O’Driscoll, Colin Organ, Mark Power (DCC), Mark Power (DMCC), Paul Gamell, Vincent Feeny, Frank O’Rourke, Jason Travers, Benny Flynn and Joan Nevin.
Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday, both at 9.30am.
MIDWEEK SPINS
Anyone interested in mid week club spins please meet at John Foley’s Kilrush at 6.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
DUNGARVAN CYCLING CLUB RACING TEAM UPDATE
Enda Donnelly was the lone racer on duty last weekend when he travelled to Kerry to compete in the Currow Open combined race. This race consisted of 3 laps of a 20K circuit. Enda must be infamous down those parts now, as he had to compete under the alias of Ed Kelly. On lap 2 Enda broke clear with Kevin Shelly and Sean McIllroy both from Dan Morrissey CC. Before the end of lap 2, Andre Engeman, Tom Shanahan and Laurent Dumoulin had crossed over to join this trio. After some hard racing on lap 3 Shanahan, Engemann and Dumoulin broke clear to finish in that order. Enda went on to win the sprint for fourth spot overall. Good to see Enda riding strong again after a very frustrating spring and early summer.
