Mountain Bike League Kicks off & Road Racing Results

Tuesday last (April 14th) saw the commencement of Cuchulainn's 2015 Mountain Bike League in Bellurgan Park. Under the stewardship of Liam Burnes and Michael Wilson, 33 riders signed on for the first night of action. From the flag drop, off road expert Aiden McDonald took the lead, which he continued to build upon over the three laps, to take the win from Andrew Baldwin in second and Niall O'Flaherty in third. As is always the case in off road racing there was a few mechanicals and punctures but all 33 riders made it home safely. The league will continue every Tuesday night over the summer.
 
This Thursday night (April 23rd) sees the start of the Bike Station Summer Cycling League. The first night of racing will see the riders sign on at the Gerladines pitches in Haggardstown and race out to Dunleer and back.
 
On the open racing front, the weekend was a hive of activity for the club's road racers. On Saturday evening Colm Quinn took the first A2 rider in the main event, the 50km handicapped race. On Sunday the main action was the Visit Nenagh Classic in the Tipperary town. The 160km route featured seven categorised climbs and attracted all of Ireland's top riders and a Dutch team. Bryan McCrystal was 4th home in the gruelling race with Cuchulainn's Liam Dolan not far behind in 7th. Eve McCrystal won the ladies support race, which featured a very strong field, including an international Welsh Team. Sunday also saw Drogheda host another race and in the A3 event Val Gargan came home in the bunch sprint to claim 4th position.