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Irish Veteran Cyclists Association Race Results

Sun 8th September 42 mile DMS ( Millenium cups )
Clane (Sunday League 17)
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Read Hugh Byrne's report on the Millenium Cups

Sean Bracken wins race 1 from liam keenan

Hugh Byrne held off the bunch to take race 2

Colm Cassidy made an early dash to win race 3

1. S. Bracken
2. L. Keenan
3. A. McMahon
4. S. Weston
5. J. Heary
6. E. Mongey

1. H. Byrne
2. P. Davis
3. P. Fitzsimons
4. B. Monaghan
5. L. Maguire
6. S. O'Mara

1. C. Cassidy
2. D./ Howe
3. R. O'Rourke
4. B. Dack
5. F. Harte
6. E. Thackaberry

Race 1 gets under way

Race 2 head out

FULL RACE RESULTS BELOW

Group 3 in race 3 waiting to start

Race 1 turned out to quite an active affair race with attacks virtually from the line. Many small groups attempted to escape until a break towards the end of lap 2, involving Anthony McMahon (McNally Swords) and Se Weston (DWCC) was joined by Sean Bracken, Liam Keenan, Mick Usher, Eddie Mongey and John Heery. This seven stayed clear to the finish until a further split was forced by attacks over the closing miles.

It was left to 4 riders to contest the win. Anthony McMahon made the first lunge for the line, got a reasonable gap, but the move was countered by the other three and the final sprint saw Sean Bracken (Usher) win from Liam Keenan (Orwell) with Anthony McMahon (McNally Swords) in third spot and Se Weston 4th.

The sprint for second place in race2

Race 2 was my own race. Lots of attacking, especially from the irrepressable Peter McDunphy, but no one getting much of a gap. Paddy Fitzimons made a few solo moves but no one was going to time trial his way away from this group. Lots of jumps but no one was allowed more the 200 yards. After a few attempts myself, and after watching better riders try repeatedly and fail, I decided that this was going to come down to a sprint. A puncture for Aidan Richardson(DWCC) made for one less danger man to watch. I figured the headwind in the straight would make the sprint one to go late in.
After going from near the front over the last few weeks, this time round I decided to keep the danger men in front of me and go from further back.
As I moved up I noticed a lot of the sprinters, were half way down the pack so I launched. I seemed to have taken them by surprise and got a bit of a gap. I could see a tiring Peter Schweppe in the straight after his solo effort on the run in and he gave me a target to chase. I (prob like some others) thought the finish was at the first car so I gave it everything to catch him before this but as I neared it , I realised it was another 100 yards to the line. So much for the plan of going late, it ended up as one of the longest sprints I ever tried. Had to wait for the video replay to see what was happening behind, as I never looked back, but I hadn't got a lot to spare from the pack headed by Paddy Davis and Paddy Fitzsimons.

Race 3 was run as a 3 group CP, with Group 2 caught on the 2nd lap and Group 3 not being caught until Barberstown Castle on Lap 3. All together now and it was going to be down to a sprint. Colm Cassidy (St.Tiernans) lead it out of the bends coming into the straight , and started the sprint from there. He got a slight gap and held it to the line.

Cassidy won by about 2 bike lenghts but the sprint for second place was fiercely contested by three riders with Des Howe (Newbridge Cutlery) taking it from Ron O'Rourke (McNally Swords) and Brian Dack.

Luckiest man of the day had to be Fred Harte who was a close 5th ......too close as someones pedal took out 7 of his spokes practically on the line. How he stayed upright is beyond me. One or two spokes more and the wheel would have collapsed. Ah well he now has a 25 spoke wheel he can use for Time Trials !!!!

Yours truly going into one of the corners

Race 1

Race 2

Race 3

No

Name

Plc

Grp

Pts

No

Name

Plc

Grp

Pts

No

Name

Plc

Grp

Pts

Sean Bracken

1

X

8

118

Hugh Byrne

1

D

8

86

Colm Cassidy

1

C

8

180

Liam Keenan

2

G

7

123

Paddy Davis

2

E

7

70

Des Howe

2

C

7

195

Anthony McMahon

3

G

6

117

Paddy Fitzsimons

3

D

6

51

Ron O'Rourke

3

B

6

188

Sé Weston

4

G

5

90

Brian Monaghan

4

D

5

47

Brian Dack

4

B

5

200

John Heery

5

G

5

133

Liam Maguire

5

E

5

64

Fred Harte

5

C

5

156

Eddie Mongey

6

F

5

119

Susan O'Mara

6

D

5

67

Eamon Thackaberry

6

C

4

187

Mick Usher

G

4

121

Dermot McGrath

E

4

74

Martin Doyle

C

3

909

Eddie Lynch

X

5

101

Francis Moran

D

4

72

David Blake

C

2

205

Dermot O'Gorman

G

3

99

Mick Doyle

D

3

41

Brendan Byrne

B

5

878

Tom Malone

X

4

110

Brian Reynolds

D

2

65

Lar Williams

C

2

163

Seamus Haughney

F

4

122

John McSherry

E

3

66

Mick Payne

C

2

158

Barry Redmond

F

3

124

Pat Halligan

E

2

37

Derek McCullagh

B

4

165

Ned Costello

F

2

144

Peter McDunphy

E

2

61

Paddy McInerney

C

2

181

Jimmy Lally

G

2

107

Pat Sinclair

D

2

77

John Duffy

C

2

198

Eunan Malone

G

2

139

Arthur Ebbs

E

2

3

Henry Whelan

A

5

199

Martin Burke

G

2

910

Martin Kennedy

X

5

53

William Parnell

B

3

184

Hugh Davis

G

2

126

Tom Richardson

E

2

39

Joe Grennel

B

2

150

Sean Lally

F

2

105

Pat Kelly

D

2

11

Robbie Norgrove

A

4

879

Jim Cassidy

X

3

98

Mick Mullen

D

2

87

John Lawless

C

2

155

Pat O'Connell

F

2

120

Peter Schweppe

E

2

33

Seamus O'Leary

B

2

190

Pat Halpin

G

2

96

JJ Boylan

D

2

14

Oliver Bright

A

3

89

Tony Dunne

X

2

24

Tom Doyle

A

2

201

John Shortt

G

2

4

Patsy Fitzsimons

A

2

186

Dave Woods

G

2

62

Steve Flynn

C

2

63

Kevin McFeely

C

2

5

Dick O'Brien

A

2

29

Pat Troy

A

2

30

Jim Ludden

B

2

Timekeeper

Willie Marks

Recorder

Donal O'Connell

Marshals

Paddy Byrne

2

Terry Cromer

2

Colm Conway

2

Gerry Gaston

2

Tess Quinlan

2

Master Scott

Mrs Woods

Gerry Dungan

Kevin Sinclair


Sean Bracken wins race 1 from liam keenan	Hugh Byrne held off the bunch to take race 2	Colm Cassidy made an early dash to win race 3
1. S. Bracken 2. L. Keenan 3. A. McMahon 4. S. Weston 5. J. Heary 6. E. Mongey	1. H. Byrne 2. P. Davis 3. P. Fitzsimons 4. B. Monaghan 5. L. Maguire 6. S. O'Mara	1. C. Cassidy 2. D./ Howe 3. R. O'Rourke 4. B. Dack 5. F. Harte 6. E. Thackaberry
Race 1 gets under way	Race 2 head out FULL RACE RESULTS BELOW	Group 3 in race 3 waiting to start
Race 1 turned out to quite an active affair race with attacks virtually from the line. Many small groups attempted to escape until a break towards the end of lap 2, involving Anthony McMahon (McNally Swords) and Se Weston (DWCC) was joined by Sean Bracken, Liam Keenan, Mick Usher, Eddie Mongey and John Heery. This seven stayed clear to the finish until a further split was forced by attacks over the closing miles. It was left to 4 riders to contest the win. Anthony McMahon made the first lunge for the line, got a reasonable gap, but the move was countered by the other three and the final sprint saw Sean Bracken (Usher) win from Liam Keenan (Orwell) with Anthony McMahon (McNally Swords) in third spot and Se Weston 4th. The sprint for second place in race2	Race 2 was my own race. Lots of attacking, especially from the irrepressable Peter McDunphy, but no one getting much of a gap. Paddy Fitzimons made a few solo moves but no one was going to time trial his way away from this group. Lots of jumps but no one was allowed more the 200 yards. After a few attempts myself, and after watching better riders try repeatedly and fail, I decided that this was going to come down to a sprint. A puncture for Aidan Richardson(DWCC) made for one less danger man to watch. I figured the headwind in the straight would make the sprint one to go late in. After going from near the front over the last few weeks, this time round I decided to keep the danger men in front of me and go from further back. As I moved up I noticed a lot of the sprinters, were half way down the pack so I launched. I seemed to have taken them by surprise and got a bit of a gap. I could see a tiring Peter Schweppe in the straight after his solo effort on the run in and he gave me a target to chase. I (prob like some others) thought the finish was at the first car so I gave it everything to catch him before this but as I neared it , I realised it was another 100 yards to the line. So much for the plan of going late, it ended up as one of the longest sprints I ever tried. Had to wait for the video replay to see what was happening behind, as I never looked back, but I hadn't got a lot to spare from the pack headed by Paddy Davis and Paddy Fitzsimons.	Race 3 was run as a 3 group CP, with Group 2 caught on the 2nd lap and Group 3 not being caught until Barberstown Castle on Lap 3. All together now and it was going to be down to a sprint. Colm Cassidy (St.Tiernans) lead it out of the bends coming into the straight , and started the sprint from there. He got a slight gap and held it to the line. Cassidy won by about 2 bike lenghts but the sprint for second place was fiercely contested by three riders with Des Howe (Newbridge Cutlery) taking it from Ron O'Rourke (McNally Swords) and Brian Dack. Luckiest man of the day had to be Fred Harte who was a close 5th ......too close as someones pedal took out 7 of his spokes practically on the line. How he stayed upright is beyond me. One or two spokes more and the wheel would have collapsed. Ah well he now has a 25 spoke wheel he can use for Time Trials !!!! Yours truly going into one of the corners

	Race 1					Race 2					Race 3

No	Name	Plc	Grp	Pts	No	Name	Plc	Grp	Pts	No	Name	Plc	Grp	Pts
	Sean Bracken	1	X	8	118	Hugh Byrne	1	D	8	86	Colm Cassidy	1	C	8
180	Liam Keenan	2	G	7	123	Paddy Davis	2	E	7	70	Des Howe	2	C	7
195	Anthony McMahon	3	G	6	117	Paddy Fitzsimons	3	D	6	51	Ron O'Rourke	3	B	6
188	Sé Weston	4	G	5	90	Brian Monaghan	4	D	5	47	Brian Dack	4	B	5
200	John Heery	5	G	5	133	Liam Maguire	5	E	5	64	Fred Harte	5	C	5
156	Eddie Mongey	6	F	5	119	Susan O'Mara	6	D	5	67	Eamon Thackaberry	6	C	4
187	Mick Usher		G	4	121	Dermot McGrath		E	4	74	Martin Doyle		C	3
909	Eddie Lynch		X	5	101	Francis Moran		D	4	72	David Blake		C	2
205	Dermot O'Gorman		G	3	99	Mick Doyle		D	3	41	Brendan Byrne		B	5
878	Tom Malone		X	4	110	Brian Reynolds		D	2	65	Lar Williams		C	2
163	Seamus Haughney		F	4	122	John McSherry		E	3	66	Mick Payne		C	2
158	Barry Redmond		F	3	124	Pat Halligan		E	2	37	Derek McCullagh		B	4
165	Ned Costello		F	2	144	Peter McDunphy		E	2	61	Paddy McInerney		C	2
181	Jimmy Lally		G	2	107	Pat Sinclair		D	2	77	John Duffy		C	2
198	Eunan Malone		G	2	139	Arthur Ebbs		E	2	3	Henry Whelan		A	5
199	Martin Burke		G	2	910	Martin Kennedy		X	5	53	William Parnell		B	3
184	Hugh Davis		G	2	126	Tom Richardson		E	2	39	Joe Grennel		B	2
150	Sean Lally		F	2	105	Pat Kelly		D	2	11	Robbie Norgrove		A	4
879	Jim Cassidy		X	3	98	Mick Mullen		D	2	87	John Lawless		C	2
155	Pat O'Connell		F	2	120	Peter Schweppe		E	2	33	Seamus O'Leary		B	2
190	Pat Halpin		G	2	96	JJ Boylan		D	2	14	Oliver Bright		A	3
89	Tony Dunne		X	2						24	Tom Doyle		A	2
201	John Shortt		G	2						4	Patsy Fitzsimons		A	2
186	Dave Woods		G	2
										62	Steve Flynn		C	2
										63	Kevin McFeely		C	2
										5	Dick O'Brien		A	2
										29	Pat Troy		A	2
										30	Jim Ludden		B	2
	Timekeeper
	Willie Marks
	Recorder
	Donal O'Connell
	Marshals
	Paddy Byrne			2
	Terry Cromer			2
	Colm Conway			2
	Gerry Gaston			2
	Tess Quinlan			2
	Master Scott
	Mrs Woods
	Gerry Dungan
	Kevin Sinclair