Before the start - L to R: Cormac Clarke, Jack Sadler, Dylan Foley & Ryan Mullen (others obscured)
The Irish junior team have posted good rides at the European Road Race Championships in Goes, Holland, today with four of the team finishing in the bunch just seconds behind the winning breakaway.
Cormac Clarke was the best Irish finisher in 36th place followed by: Jack Sadler 50th; Ryan Mullen 67th; Thomas Fallon 80th; Sean Hahessy 110th.
Dylan Foley punctured out, on a fast technical course where no team cars were allowed follow and where the riders had only neutral service for back-up. Hahessy had been dogged by a knee problem which flared up during the race causing him to lose some time on the bunch.
The Irish women’s U23 team were also in action today. Fiona Guihen, Lauren Creamer and Mary Costello were all non-finishers.
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They were part of a large group that were pulled out of the race under a rule that saw any riders more than two minutes down stopped on the circuit by the judges.
The ruling was regarded by many nations as harsh and was the cause of much controversy.
While that will be little consolation to the three Irish riders, all were in today’s race to learn and to experience top-end continental racing; with the experience undoubtedly an invaluable one, if very frustrating on the day.
We’ve no official results yet but we’ll bring you more when we have it. The men’s U23 team is in action tomorrow as is Lauren Gourlay, Ireland’s sole representative in the women’s junior race.
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