Home > Club League 2014 > Club
League race 5
Club League race 5 - CP, Enfield Circuit:
Hilltop Finish
So, Round-5 of the club league saw everyone return to the
village of Rathcore, and our hosts in Boggins Pub once again.
However, this time we had a sting-in-the-tail with a 500m
climb up to the finish line just outside the village, just to
push the heart rates up a little!
We had a total of 28 riders competing in the race, with
visitors from Donadea, Bikeworx, 905, Trim, and Clane all
taking part and helping to make the racing all the more
interesting and exciting.
First group away was young Justin Harris along with Margaret
Burke, and were being chased by Colm and Enda Flynn and
Raymond Allen in the next group.
The middle group was the one to watch this evening, with the
winner (and all the top placings) going to this group as they
worked very hard to beat their 'expected' average speeds and
swept up the front groups on the run in to the finish.
Under pressure behind this group were the young Leech
brothers - ones to watch for the future!! - they were working
hard along with Colm Maye, and Declan Weldon who was testing
out his new bike, but were caught on the last lap by
semi-scratch who themselves were under pressure from the fear
of being swept up by the ever powerful scratch group.
Semi-Scratch split on the last lap, such was the pressure to
stay clear, and joined forces with Declan/Colm/Ciaran/Conor to
charge in the road, just about staying clear of a now weakened
scratch group, and to just finish in behind the strong mid
group who had literally just crossed the line to take the win.
Scratch didn't manage to bridge the gap to any of the front
groups tonight, but put in a huge effort to close the gap down
to less than a minute - great effort considering they were two
men short, and also lost Luke to illness on the first lap.
So the winner on the night was a total newcomer to road
racing, and on his first ever race - young Dillon Ryan from
Clane Co.Kildare put in a great effort and kicked hard on the
hill up to the finish to take the honours from the climbing
duo of Quintana/Contador sorry, Michael and
Jamie coming in just behind in 2nd and 3rd. The mountain
goats were followed in then by the power-houses of Enda
Munnelly, John Harris and Paul Kavanagh.
So, with just two rounds left and 6 out of the top 10 riders
in the league overall yet to marshal, the league is still wide
open with 12 points between 1st and 10th place.
The league table can be found on the main league page HERE.
Here are the results for the night:
Round 6 of the league will take place on 24th July, on the
Kinnegad Circuit, with a (slightly) uphill finish.
============== P R E R A C E I
N F O R M A T I O N ==================
Round 5 of the 2014 league takes place on Thursday 3rd of
July, starting from Rathcore Village and using the same
circuit that we used in round 2 - however this time for the
finish line, we will TURN RIGHT in the village and finish up
at the top of the hill (see below).
Sign-On and Parking are at the pub in the centre of the
village - please arrive early to ensure we get everyone signed
on and allocated to their groups, sort all the handicaps, and
assign marshals to their posts etc.
Sign-On will close at 18:45hrs.
Don't forget that EVERYONE MUST MARSHAL ONE RACE!!!
There are only 3 races left, so if you are not on the Rota,
but are taking part in the races, please contact the club
email address (info@clonardroadclub.com) as you risk having
your highest points deducted if you fail to marshal - anyone
under 16 years old obviously cannot marshal, but if your
parents can lend a hand on the night, this will be fine, but
please let us know so that we aren't short on the any night.
COURSE DETAILS:
The race will use the same course as Round-2 of the Club
League, however this time we will make a right turn in the
village (see below) to finish at the top of the hill (approx
500m from the village).