Bog Week GP Report 2009

BOG WEEK GP 

Kirwan solos to win the first edition of the Bog week GP in beautiful sunny conditions held in Letterfrack Co Galway.

Kirwan had attached earlier in the race with Eoghan Clifford but with 10k remaining Kirwan left Clifford to solo to a fine win, Bernard Towney made a huge effort catching and passing Clifford and attempted catching the Dublin man but narrowly failed but held of the bunch to get 2nd , Michael Devins returned to competition after a lapse of 5 years to win the sprint for 3rd catching Clifford on the line.

Full Results 64k in 1hr 35 mins

1ST Daniel Kirwan Usher IRC

2nd Bernard Towney Castlebar CC

3rd Michael Devins Eire Og Sligo

4th Eoghan Clifford Galway Bay CC

5th Barry Sutton Engrave .ie

6th Brian Canty Kanturk CC

This event was sponsored by CONAMARA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION & CULTURAL CENTRE

Letterfrack, Co. Galway

Marrey sprints to Gogarty cup win.

This race was held in tough windy wet conditions, and with the roads wide open there was no where to hide..

Daniel Kirwan looked to be the strongest rider in the race when he made repeated attacks but only to be closed down time and time again, eventually mid way through the 80k event a group of 5 riders got away Kirwan(Ushers), Clifford, Kelly(Galway Bay), Daley (Mayo Wheelers)and Stephen Mc Nally (Orwell) this group held a max lead of about 20 sec over 4 chasing riders Mark Quigley Padraig Marrey (Western Lakes CC) Brian O Donnell (West Coast Wheelers) and Bernard Towney ( Castlebar) with the bunch scattered over 2miles in the tough conditions.

 Donal kelly Galway Bay was unlucky to puncture out of the lead group just as the they looked to be pulling away, a quick wheel change and Kelly and Marrey make a big effort to close the gap to the leaders and just as they approached the first KOH Marrey made it to the back of the cavalcade with Kelly blowing up.

In the sprint for the KOH Marrey’s momentum netted him 1st over the top with Mc Nally 2nd and Daley 3rd.

These 5 riders stayed together for the last 18k with the only attack a sprint for the 2nd KOH, which Mc Nally won from Daley and Marrey 3rd leaving Mc Nally the clear winner of the KOH prize which was a day’s adventure activities at the K2 Adventure centre in Leenane..

 In the sprint for the line Marrey jumped first holding of the challenge of Mc Nally Dundrum and Kirwan Usher IRC 3rd.

Renvyle House hotel sponsored this event

Full result

80k in 2hrs 7mins

1st Padraig Marrey Western Lakes CC

2nd Stephen Mc Nally Dundrum Orwell

3rd Daniel Kirwan Ushers IRC

4th Jay Daley Mayo Wheelers

5th Eoghan Clifford Galway Bay

6th Donal Kelly Galway Bay

KOH Stephen Mc Nally Dundrum Orwell sponsored By the K2 Adventure centre Leenane

Organiser JJ Flaherty thanked all the helpers, sponsors, and officials.