This was the scene at the end of the A4 race last Sunday at the Paddy Flanagan Memorial in Co Kildare (Photo: Sean Rowe)
The dramatic moment when the bunch sprint in the A4 race in Kildare last weekend resulted in a nasty crash is captured in the footage below.
Declan McCarthy (Southside) had beaten Scott Kinsella (Les Jeunes) for victory in what was a very tight sprint.
But around 15 to 20 riders back there was another tight encounter of a different variety, with a number of riders falling hard.
It's interesting to see how the crash spreads in the group.
The smash underlines the need to stay focussed to the very end of a race, even if you've backed out of the sprint and you're coming in towards the rear of a group.
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Clearly, things can go badly wrong in the final pedal strokes.
Well known cycling coach Paddy Doran wrote a great piece for us at the start of the year about how to race; with particular emphasis on safety and staying upright.
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It was written with the nervous first races of the season in mind, but it might be worth another look now. You can find it by clicking on the headline below:
Braking Bad: A funny but invaluable guide to the early season racing madness
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Sun, June 14th: Paddy Flanagan
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A4 Race
- Declan McCarthy (Southside)
- Scott Kinsella (Les Jeunes)
- Unidentified (Orwell Wheelers)
- Simon Sheridan (Clontarf CC)
- Shane McKeown (Acorn)
- Anthony O’Gorman (Les Jeunes)
- Ken Costello (Upperchurch Drombane)
- Jeremy Farrell (Unattached)
- Scott Gilchrist (Orwell Wheelers)
- Richard Cattle (Orwell Wheelers)
- Women’s Prize: Sandra Telford (Orwell Wheelers)
- Prime: Anthony O’Gorman (Les Jeunes)
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