Ballinrobe 2 Day 09 Results

Meath Cyclist wins Ballinrobe 2 day

Colm Laverty an ex Meath footballer wins the Ballinrobe 2 day making it a

winning weekend for County Meath.

Mayo was humbled by Meath in the football and had also to be content by been

humbled in the cycling by a great ride by a Meath cyclist.

After 3 stages covering 179kms at an average speed of 41.2 kms per hour,

racing was far from easy at the Ballinrobe 2 day.

Pre race favourite Paul Griffin Earl of Desmond struggled to get the scratch

group moving even after race director lowered the handicap time on the

second road stage.

In the morning time trial Mark Dowling set a scorching time for the 7.4k TT

winning it from Paul Griffin with Limerick rider Stephen Teeling Lynch 3rd .

The afternoon stage was again dominated by the C and Lady riders holding of

the scratch riders to the very end even though they had only a 5 min

handicap over the A riders.

Last year's winner Patrick Clarke from Castlebar made a valiant attempt to

retain the Eileen Marrey memorial trophy by jumping across the gap with 3

others going into the 2nd lap of 43k and looked to have the overall sewn up

but found they could not get ride of the C riders.

In the sprint for the line Gerhard Hack of the promoting club Western Lakes

CC won the bunch gallop for the stage whilst as a bonus won the green points

jersey as he had already been up in the points competition, he beat come

back man Derek Cunningham of Bray Wheelers in to 2nd and Frank Barret of

Galway Bay to 3rd.

Paul Griffin won the sprint out of the A and B group some 15 seconds back

on the C group.

For a change the weather remained dry and mostly sunny making for a great

weekend's racing.

Western Lakes would like to thank the Gardai for their road marshalling, the

Red Cross for their Ambulance support and to all the marshalls and drivers

who helped over the weekend, to Josie Quigley and Gannon's bar and

restaurant for the refreshments and a special thanks to the sponsors Marrey

Bikes and Connemara Fisheries.

Here hoping next year's event is bigger and better.

Stage 1 results

1st Constaine Bartels Western Lakes CC

2nd Stephen Clancy Cycling Pursuits

3Rd Peter Rimmer Lakeside Mullingar

4th Frank Barret Galway Bay

5th Mick Cosgrove South Dublin

6th Colm Laverty Navan RC

Yellow Constaine Bartels Western Lakes CC

Points Jersey wearer Stephen Clancy Cycling Pursuits

Mountains Mick Cosgrove South Dublin

Team Western Lakes

Results Stage 2 a TT

1ST Mark Dowling Engrave.ie 9.17.89

2nd Paul Griffin Earl Of Desmond 9.23.66

3rd Stephen Teeling Lynch Limerick CC 9.26.63

4TH robin Kelly Comeragh CC 9.28.34

5TH Chris Troy Castlebar CC 9.29.33

Yellow Colm Laverty Navan RC

Points Constaine Bartels Western Lakes CC

Mountains Mick Cosgrove South Dublin CC

Results Stage 2 b

1st Gerhard Hack Western Lakes CC 2.03.22

2nd Derek Cunningham Bray WH

3rd Frank Barret Galway Bay

4th Paul Giblin Galway Bay

5th Alan Loftus Limerick

6th Joe Marrey Western Lakes.

Overall

1st Colm Laverty Navan RC

2nd Gavin Keane Donamon @6"

3rd Frank Barret Galway Bay @12"

4th Raymond Dunlop Lakeland CC @32"

5th Peter Rimmer Mullingar CC @34"

6TH mark Dowling Engrave.ie @34"

7th David Fagan Mullingar CC @36"

8TH Patrick Clarke Castlebar CC @36"

9th Mick Cosgrove South Dublin CC @37"

10TH Paul Griffin Earl of Desmond @40"

Team Galway Bay

Points Gerhard Hack Western Lakes CC

Mountains Mick Cosgrove South Dublin CC

Unplaced prizes Overall

C Derek Cunningham Bray Wh

B Stephen Teeling Lynch Limerick

V Tom Shannahan Limerick

Lady Sarah Piner Mullingar

Junior Stephen Clancy Cycling Pursuits

Stage 2b Result attached.

Home town win for Western Lakes CC

Young Constaine Bartels in his first year racing scored the biggest result of his life by winning stage 1 of the Ballinrobe 2 day.

He and 15 others made full use of their handicap to hold of the fast galloping A and B riders by only 35 seconds.

On the climbs Mick Cosgrove of South Dublin CC proved strongest and holds the jersey by 3pts from Anthony Testa from West Coast Wheelers.

The Sprint competition the stage winner holds the jersey but has to pass it over to 2nd place rider Stephen Clancy of Cycling Pursuits Limerick by virtue of him holding the Yellow jersey.

Tomorrows stages will no doubt through up more surprises with a 8k TT in the morning and a 86k rolling road stage in the afternoon.

The Ballinrobe 2 day is sponsored by Marrey Bikes and Connemara fisheries

 

Stage 1 results

1st Constaine Bartels Western Lakes CC

2nd Stephen Clancy Cycling Pursuits

3Rd Peter Rimmer Lakeside Mullingar

4th Frank Barret Galway Bay

5th Mick Cosgrove South Dublin

6th Colm Laverty Navan RC

Yellow Constaine Bartels Western Lakes CC

Points Jersey wearer Stephen Clancy Cycling Pursuits

Mountains Mick Cosgrove South Dublin

Team Western Lakes