It was a very muddy affair in Dungannon but nothing could stop national champion Roger Aiken on his way to another win; captured here in the mud by photographer Toby Watson.
National Cyclocross Champion, Roger Aiken may have been the county rider of the An Post Rás on the road back in May, but any suggestion he wouldn’t peak again before the year was out has been firmly put to rest just a couple of weeks into the new cyclocross campaign.
The Banbridge CC man took round 3 of the Ulster Cyclocross Series in Dungannon yesterday, Sunday, to add to his opening round win of the season in Lurgan Park two weeks ago.
He did not take part in round 2 last weekend, when Robin Seymour and Evan Ryan made the trip north to take a 1-2 for Team WORC.
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However, there was no danger of Aiken coming away from yesterday’s wet and muddy outing with anything but another win.
The cyclocross scene is currently experiencing something of a boom, with the Ulster Series and its Fixx Coffeehouse Supercross Cup counterpart in Leinster forced to lay on two senior races - A & B - each round this year and last.
If the scene has one weakness, it’s the dominance of Seymour and Aiken and the predictability of the results when they race; save for their rare head-to-head meetings.
However, some good news in that regard yesterday was the performance of junior rider David Montgomery.
He may have been well beaten in the end by the master, but young Montgomery is starting to show that he has the potential to put it up to the older pairing and if he keeps the head down, he should get on terms with them – or close to it – in the next season or two.
Aiken was the quickest around all of the six laps yesterday, and already had a three second lead on Montgomery was they went through the start-finish area to go out onto the second lap.
That lead grew by around 30 seconds every lap until the finish, where Aiken’s time of 51 mins 12 secs was a comfortable 2:03 quicker than his teenage rival. Glen Kinning of East Antrim-Audi was a further 1:37 adrift in 3rd place. Gill Smith of Phoenix CC took the women’s prize.
The B race was won by Gary Jeffers of East Tyrone CC who was one of the revelations of the road season, taking a number of very strong wins against top opposition and generally making his presence felt every time he raced.
Yesterday saw a huge amount of racing, with the promoting club Island Wheelers running not only A and B cyclocross races but also an MTB support race and girls and boys races for every youth category, from U16 to U6.
The biggest field of the day was in the MTB support race, where North Down CC’s Paul Ferguson prevailed by 23 seconds over Cathal Henderson (Apollo CT). Steven Mulholland (Carn Wheelers) was just four further seconds adrift in 3rd place.
Ulster Cyclocross Series 2013 - Round 3: Sunday October 20th
Windmill Park, Dungannon -Promoted by Island Wheelers
Results of A Race
| 1. Roger AIKEN | Banbridge CC |
51:12 |
| 2. David MONTGOMERY (J) | **UNATTACHED Ulster |
53:15 |
| 3. Glenn KINNING | East Antrim - Audi |
54:52 |
| 4. Jason HENRY (V) | **UNATTACHED Ulster |
55:07 |
| 5. Barry KELLETT | Dromara Cycling Club |
55:43 |
| 6. Graham BOYD | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
56:21 |
| 7. Rory MAGUIRE (J) | Phoenix CC |
56:45 |
| 8. Alex DONALD | Phoenix CC |
56:47 |
| 9. John BOGUES (SV) | Phoenix CC |
56:50 |
| 10. Darnell MOORE (J) | Caldwell Cycles Omagh |
57:08 |
| 11. David HAMILTON | Curran Racing |
58:20 |
| 12. Gary SHEILS (V) | Cuchulainn CC |
58:49 |
| 13. Brendan DOHERTY (V) | VC Glendale |
59:03 |
| 14. Cathal SMYTH | Phoenix CC |
59:22 |
| 15. Joe HENRY | Phoenix CC |
1:00:10 |
| 16. Cathal DOYLE | Carn Wheelers |
1:00:21 |
| 17. Eamon MCCONVEY (SV) | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
1:01:18 |
| 18. Thomas HEPBURN | Island Wheelers |
1:01:40 |
| 19. Phil O'NEILL | Phoenix CC |
1:02:34 |
| 20. Declan MCCABE (SV) | Cuchulainn CC |
-1 lap |
| 21. Derek FINNEGAN | Keevan CC |
-1 lap |
| 22. Daniel PURDY | Banbridge CC |
-1 lap |
| 23. Ed BOYLE (V) | Phoenix CC |
-1 lap |
| 24. Mark BARTLEY (V) | *OTHER CLUB NOT LISTED |
-1 lap |
| 25. Niall O'GORMAN (V) | Phoenix CC |
-1 lap |
| 26. Paul HESKETH | Phoenix CC |
DNF |
Women's Result in A Race
| 1. Gill SMITH | Phoenix CC |
1:05:35 |
| 2. Lisa MILLAR | Dromara Cycling Club |
1:08:07 |
| 3. Shenna MCKIVERIGAN | Banbridge CC |
-1 lap |
| 4. Mairead MCGURK | Carn Wheelers |
-1 lap |
| 5. Julie MCCORRY | Dromara Cycling Club |
B Race Result
| 1. Gary JEFFERS | East Tyrone CC |
57:41 |
| 2. William BOYD | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
58:21 |
| 3. Joseph MCCRORY | Carn Wheelers |
58:59 |
| 4. Sean SCULLION | Island Wheelers |
59:01 |
| 5. Raymond ROCKS | Island Wheelers |
59:03 |
| 6. Richard ARCHER | East Tyrone CC |
59:16 |
| 7. Keith HOOKS | North Down CC |
59:19 |
| 8. Paul MCARTHUR | North Down CC |
59:36 |
| 9. Martin BRADLEY | Carn Wheelers |
59:52 |
| 10. Johnny TAYLOR | Carn Wheelers |
1:00:07 |
| 11. Raymond KERR | Lakeland CC |
1:00:23 |
| 12. Craig LLOYD | **UNATTACHED Ulster |
1:00:42 |
| 13. Colm MCLARNON | North Down CC |
1:01:07 |
| 14. Michael HAMILTON | North Down CC |
1:01:50 |
| 15. Michael HOLLAND | Caldwell Cycles Omagh |
1:02:46 |
| 16. Martin GRIMLEY | Dromara Cycling Club |
1:02:48 |
| 17. Shane ELDER | Carn Wheelers |
1:02:50 |
| 18. Michael GRIMES | **UNATTACHED Leinster |
1:03:25 |
| 19. Brian KELLETT | Lakeland CC |
1:04:22 |
| 20. Richard FALOON | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
1:04:49 |
| 21. Cathal MCGUIGAN | Island Wheelers |
1:05:22 |
| 22. Christopher MCCANN | Banbridge CC |
1:05:24 |
| 23. Fred MACSORLEY | Apollo CT |
1:06:27 |
| 24. Carl MCWILLIAMS | Carn Wheelers |
1:07:32 |
| 25. Gareth BEATTIE | North Down CC |
1:07:41 |
| 26. David MCKEAGUE | North Down CC |
1:07:59 |
| 27. Olan BYRNE | Phoenix CC |
1:08:24 |
| 28. David MAITLAND | Phoenix CC |
1:08:38 |
| 29. Stephen PRENTICE | Banbridge CC |
-1 lap |
| 30. Damien MCGRANE | Team Madigan |
-1 lap |
| 31. David STEWART | Phoenix CC |
-1 lap |
| 32. Kieran MCGRORY | Lakeland CC | |
| 33. Gary RAFFERTY | Island Wheelers |
MTB Support Race
| 1. Paul FERGUSON | North Down CC |
38:42 |
| 2. Cathal HENDRON | Apollo CT |
39:03 |
| 3. Steven MULHOLLAND | Carn Wheelers |
39:07 |
| 4. Kieran GILLIGAN | Island Wheelers |
39:12 |
| 5. Aaron DONNELLY | Newry Wheelers CC |
39:45 |
| 6. Damien DOYLE | Spires CC |
40:06 |
| 7. Keith WARWICK | East Tyrone Cycling Club |
40:13 |
| 8. Bryce HETHERINGTON | Dromara Cycling Club |
40:23 |
| 9. Anthony MCCONVILLE | Apollo CT |
40:27 |
| 10. Paul TAYLOR | Unattached |
40:30 |
| 11. Mark HAR VEY | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
40:35 |
| 12. James AMBROSE | Curran Racing |
40:37 |
| 13. UNKNOWN RIDER 223 |
40:50 |
|
| 14. David BLEVINS | Harps CC |
40:56 |
| 15. Barry KIRKLAND | Island Wheelers |
40:57 |
| 16. Gibson CHAMBERS | Dromara Cycling Club |
41:04 |
| 17. Darren MULHOLLAND | Carn Wheelers |
41:06 |
| 18. Bob DAVISON | East Tyrone Cycling Club |
41:28 |
| 19. Paul MCCORMAC | Apollo CT |
41:30 |
| 20. Clifford BLAYNEY | North Down CC |
41:30 |
| 21. Sean BLEEKS | Island Wheelers |
41:35 |
| 22. Robert DAVISON | Dromara Cycling Club |
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41:38 |
| 23. Ronan CAMPBELL | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
41:40 |
| 24. Brendan KIRK | North Down CC |
41:52 |
| 25. Campbell ARMSTRONG | Apollo CT |
41:54 |
| 26. James HEGARTY | Phoenix CC |
42:46 |
| 27. Ian COCHRANE | Banbridge CC |
42:53 |
| 28. Chris WATSON | VC Glendale |
43:22 |
| 29. Robert GREER | Apollo CT |
43:27 |
| 30. Eunan MCALEESE | Carn Wheelers |
43:33 |
| 31. Michael BARTON | Dromara Cycling Club |
43:58 |
| 32. Gordon SIMMONS | North Down CC |
44:08 |
| 33. Mark HERON | Real Velo |
44:45 |
| 34. Nigel GIBSON | **UNATTACHED Ulster |
45:01 |
| 35. Gavin HANNA | Apollo CT |
45:09 |
| 36. Aidan HIGGINS | Carn Wheelers |
45:17 |
| 37. Damian LAVERY | Island Wheelers |
45:51 |
| 38. David HOBBS | VC Glendale |
46:01 |
| 39. Gerard FERRITY | Island Wheelers |
49:13 |
| 40. Leslie MITCHELL | East Tyrone Cycling Club |
51:28 |
| 41. Derek KING | Apollo CT |
-1 lap |
Women's Result in MTB Race
| 1. Kathryn AIKEN | Banbridge CC |
43:12 |
| 2. Diane WILSON | Dromara Cycling Club |
44:27 |
| 3. Alwynne SHANNON | Dromara Cycling Club |
47:45 |
| 4. Alison MCMULLAN | North Down CC |
50:05 |
| 5. Janice HEPBURN | Island Wheelers |
55:43 |
U16 Boys Race
| 1. Cameron MCINTYRE | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
37:18 |
| 2. Dylan RUSSELL | Caldwell Cycles Omagh |
38:55 |
| 3. George GRAHAM | BRC |
39:43 |
| 4. Conro BOYLE | Island Wheelers |
40:28 |
| 5. James MCCOURT | Island Wheelers |
42:51 |
| 6. Aaron MCCUTCHEON | North Down CC |
43:54 |
| 7. Sean BRADLEY | Carn Wheelers |
45:44 |
| 8. Tristan BLEVINS | Harps CC |
46:19 |
U14 Boys Race
| 1. Adam DUFF | **UNATTACHED Ulster |
21:50 |
| 2. Adam PREECE | North Down CC |
22:27 |
| 3. Conal MCKEE | **UNATTACHED Ulster |
23:56 |
| 4. Ben WEBB | North Down CC |
26:58 |
U14 Girls Race
| 1. Molly MCLARNON | North Down CC |
| 2. Niamh SKELLY | Carn Wheelers |
| 3. Molly MCLARNON | North Down CC |
U12 Boys Race
| 1. Cathir DOYLE | Carn Wheelers |
16:18 |
| 2. Ben WILSON | Dromara Cycling Club |
16:52 |
| 3. Lee HARVEY | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
17:14 |
| 4. Caolan MCKEE | **UNATTACHED Ulster |
17:24 |
| 5. Conor MCKEE |
-1 lap |
|
| 6. Shea MCGRORY | Unattached |
-1 lap |
| 7. Peter DAVIDSON | Unattached |
-1 lap |
| 8. Jordan MOORE | Unattached |
-1 lap |
| 9. Mark MCCANN | Unattached |
-1 lap |
U12 Girls Race
| 1. Sarah ELDER | Carn Wheelers |
16:42 |
| 2. Kelly WILSON | Dromara Cycling Club |
18:36 |
| 3. Anna KERR | Unattached |
20:26 |
| 4. Anna WATSON | VC Glendale |
-1 lap |
| 5. Sophie MCBRIDE | VC Glendale |
-1 lap |
U10 Boys Race
| 1. Darren RAFFERTY | Island Wheelers |
8:10 |
| 2. Dean HARVEY | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
8:13 |
| 3. Shea O'KANE | Phoenix CC |
9:11 |
| 4. James CAMPBELL | Xmtb McConvey Cycles |
9:12 |
| 5. Fraser HARROWER | Dromara Cycling Club |
9:24 |
| 6. Adam MCCAUGHTRY | Dromara Cycling Club |
10:42 |
U10 Girls Race
| 1. Sara DOYLE | Spires CC |
10:46 |
| 2. Charley DUNLOP | Banbridge CC |
10:47 |
| 3. Maia SIMMONS | North Down CC |
11:05 |
| 4. Louise WATSON | VC Glendale |
11:27 |
| 5. Ciara MCKEE | VC Glendale |
11:50 |
| 6. Sophie WATSON | VC Glendale |
12:17 |
| 7. Cara MCKEE | VC Glendale |
-1 lap |
| 8. Lucy MCBRIDE | VC Glendale |
-1 lap |
| 9. Sarah WILSON | Island Wheelers |
-1 lap |
| 10. Zoe TALBOT | Harps CC |
-1 lap |
U8 Boys Race
| 1. Shane SCULLION | Island Wheelers |
7:20 |
| 2. Adam RAFFERTY | Island Wheelers |
7:22 |
| 3. Oisin FERRITY | Island Wheelers |
7:59 |
| 4. Scott WILSON | Dromara Cycling Club |
8:40 |
| 5. Odhran HUGHES |
8:48 |
|
| 6. Zach WATSON | VC Glendale |
8:50 |
| 7. Harry HOBBS | VC Glendale |
9:00 |
| 8. Calum HEPBURN | Island Wheelers |
9:32 |
| 9. Aaron WILSON | Dromara Cycling Club |
-1 lap |
| 10. Alex HARROWER | Dromara Cycling Club |
-1 lap |
| 11. Ryan OSBORNE | VC Glendale |
-1 lap |
| 12. Adam WARD | Dromara Cycling Club |
-1 lap |
U8 Girls Race
| 1. Aine DOHERTY | VC Glendale |
7:57 |
| 2. Sophie OSBORNE | VC Glendale |
8:51 |
| 3. Lily BROWN | VC Glendale |
8:51 |
| 4. Moya O'KANE | Phoenix CC |
8:55 |
| 5. Clodagh DOHERTY | VC Glendale |
10:02 |
| 6. Zoe LINDSAY | Dromara Cycling Club |
-1 lap |
| 7. Katie KIRKLAND | Island Wheelers |
-1 lap |
| 8. Ella KERR | Unattached |
-1 lap |
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