It is hard to look beyond Colm Cassidy for overall victory this weekend in the Ballinrobe Two-Day given the form he's in at present, but the field has plenty of quality (Photo, John Coleman – Dc Images. Homepage photo, Pawel Sadowski – Shutterstills.com)
The field is slightly down on last year but the quality is still very much in evidence as just short of 80 riders convene on Ballinrobe for the annual two-day promoted by Western Lakes CC.
Winner of stage 1 at the Suir Valley Three Day, Colm Cassidy, has to go into this weekend as a hot favourite. The TT stage 2 will suit the Aquablue man as he is one of the strongest testers in the country.
He rides with Sean Lacey and Anthony Walsh as team mates, both of whom are also potential overall winners.
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Daire Feeley of Team iTAP will also be one sure to have a big impact on the race, both in the hunt for stage wins and the yellow jersey.
Similarly, the Newry Wheelers duo of Des Woods and Andrew Bye are capable of taking the battle to anybody in the field.
Paul O'Reilly of Fixx Rouleurs is a dark horse, while the men from Mego Racing and Galway Bay CC can also make a big impact.
The format has been refined for this weekend, with the stage 2A time-trial reverting to the original format; a 7.4 kilometre test against the clock on a flatter route.
Last year the race took the riders up the viciously steep Lally’s Mountain but that’s been omitted this time around.
Stage 1 takes place on Saturday and features three categorised climbs, with the route running to 100 kilometres.
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Stage 2A is the 7.4k test on Sunday morning while stage 2B is another road stage of 117 kilometres, but much flatter than the day before.
The organisers have said they may start the opening stage 30 minutes earlier, at the rescheduled time of 2.30pm.
This is to allow for followers of Mayo GAA get to a television in time to watch the county's All-Ireland senior football quarter-final with Donegal at Croke Park.
All the details on the race can be found by clicking here.
Aug 8th-9th: Start list, Ballinrobe Two-Day
1 Aichlinn O Reilly A3 Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club
2 Gerard Corcoran A3 Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club
3 John James Flaherty A2 Western Lakes CC
4 John Gill A3 Western Lakes CC
5 Seán O'Malley A1 Western Lakes CC
6 Janis Blinovs A3 Western Lakes CC
7 Colm Ferrari A3 UCD Cycling Club
8 Niamh Stephens A3 UCD Cycling Club
9 Karl Powderly A3 Tuam Cycling Club
10 Jerry McCarthy A3 Tralee Manor West BC
11 Ciara Kinch A3 Towers Cycling Club
12 David Brody A2 Team iTAP
13 Stephen Murphy A3 Team iTAP
14 Daire Feeley A1 Team iTAP
15 Darragh Bailey A1 Team iTAP
16 Seán Lacey A1 Team Aquablue
17 Colm Cassidy A1 Team Aquablue
18 Anthony Walsh A1 Team Aquablue
19 Alan Clogher A2 TC Racing
20 Jonathan Boyle A3 TC Racing
21 Adam O Reilly JR (A3) TC Racing
22 Emmett Reilly A3 TC Racing
23 Trevor Reilly A3 TC Racing
24 Fergal May A2 St. Tiernans Cycling Club
25 David Nugent A1 Seven Springs CC
26 Richard Gribbons A3 Seven Springs CC
27 Philippe Bourdarias A2 Orwell Wheelers CC
28 Neal Hudson A2 Orwell Wheelers CC
29 Des Woods A1 Newry Wheelers CC
30 Andrew Bye A2 Newry Wheelers CC
31 Paul Kennedy A3 Newcastle West Cycling Club
32 Kenneth Kennedy A3 Nenagh Cycling Club
33 Shane Scully A1 Nenagh Cycling Club
34 Marc Houlihan A2 MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports
35 Bobby Coleman A2 Mego Racing Team
36 Vincent Gleeson A2 Mego Racing Team
37 Aaron O'Brien A2 Mego Racing Team
38 Graham Prendergast A2 Mego Racing Team
39 Sean Yelverton JR (A3) Mego Racing Team
40 Shane Kenny A2 Mego Racing Team
41 Peter Bane A2 Mego Racing Team
42 Cale Coen A3 Liquidworx Fitscience
43 Michael Storan A1 Liquidworx Fitscience
44 Colm Dillon A2 Limerick Cycling Club
45 David Bourke A3 Limerick Cycling Club
46 Declan Shevlin A3 Limerick Cycling Club
47 Stuart Cox A1 Lakeside Wheelers CC
48 Derek Finnegan A1 Keevan CC
49 Tony Bourke A2 Galway Bay CC
50 Alan Cunningham A3 Galway Bay CC
51 Derek Joyce A1 Galway Bay CC
52 Valerio Di Bacco A2 Galway Bay CC
53 Paul O'Reilly A1 Fixx Rouleurs
54 Paul Byrne A3 Eire Og C.C.
55 stephen finnigan A3 Eire Og C.C.
56 Joseph Mulleady A3 Eire Og C.C.
57 Darragh McCarter A1 Donegal Bay Cycling Club
58 Paul McCarter A1 Donegal Bay Cycling Club
59 David Guerin A3 Clarina Wheelers
60 John O Fitzpatrick A2 CKR Cycling Club
61 Aaron Parks A3 CCT
62 Karl Benson JR (A3) Castlebar Cycling Club
63 Liam Corcoran A2 Castlebar Cycling Club
64 Michael Walsh A3 Castlebar Cycling Club
65 David Walshe A2 Castlebar Cycling Club
66 Sean Moore JR (A3) Barrow Wheelers
67 Francis O'Hora A3 Ballina Cycling Club
68 Peter Kilgallen JR (A3) Ballina Cycling Club
69 David Coleman A3 Ballina Cycling Club
70 John Higgins A3 Ballaghaderreen CC
71 Daniel Balassi A3 Adamstown Cycling Team
72 Shane Dillon A3 Adamstown Cycling Team
73 Delia Beddis
74 Declan Egan
75 Mark Perry
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