Aine Doherty (VC Glendale) and Dean Harvey (Spellman Dublin Port) have scored their latest victories in ‘Round 5’ of the Ulster Cyclocross Series in Portadown. Both were clearly superior in the women’s and men’s main events, with plenty of time to spare at the chequered flag.
In the five-lap women’s race, Doherty began her effort with real intent and put over 40 seconds into her closest challengers on the day; Stephanie Roche (Scott Bright Motor Group) and Niamh Stephens (Team Giant Dublin).
And throughout the remainder of the contest her gap out front grew bigger all the way to the finish. She added between 30 and 45 seconds each lap until the final circuit. At that point, with victory already in the bag, she eased off a little and still ran out the winner by 3:11 from Roche
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Stephens placed 3rd, just 11 seconds behind Roche, and having closed up on her through the first half of the contest after losing time on the opening lap. However, Roche put in a strong penultimate lap to reinstate some of her lost time and ensure the runner-up spot.
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National masters road race champion Helen White (Stamullen RC) took 4th place, with Lucy Brown (Phoenix CC) 5th and Caroline Martinez (Chain Reaction Cycles) rounding out the top six.
The men’s ‘A Race’ went very much the same as the women’s event; eventual winner Harvey getting ahead early and never looking back. He had beaten national cyclocross champion Chris McGlinchey (Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus) to win on Saturday in Co Louth and on Sunday was an even more impressive victor.
He put the best part of a minute into nearest rival, Graham Boyd (McConvey Cycles), on the opening lap and continued in that vein over the remaining six laps. In the end, Harvey won from Boyd by 4:02, with Des Woods of Newry Wheelers in 3rd place at 5:07.
David O’Neill (Inspired Cycling) was 4th, with Barry Convery (Newry Wheelers) 5th and Jason Henry (Inspired Cycling) in 6th place.
The men’s ‘B Race’ was won by Ciaran Campbell (Square Wheelers), by 11 seconds, from Stuart Suckling (VC Glendale). Glen Curry (Ards CC) was 3rd just seven seconds further back.
Sun, Nov 6th: 'Round 5' Ulster Cyclo-Cross Series
Promoted by Apollo CT, Portadown
Men's A Race
- Dean HARVEY Spellman Dublin Port 53:54
- Graham BOYD McConvey Cycles 57:56
- Des WOODS Newry Wheelers CC 59:01
- David O'NEILL Inspired Cycling 59:07
- Barry CONVERY Newry Wheelers CC 59:19
- Jason HENRY Inspired Cycling 1:00:18
- Jonathan TAYLOR Carn Wheelers 1:00:58
- Declan MCENTEE Emyvale CC 1:01:18
- James WILSON Velocity Road Club 1:01:42
- Stephen MCKENNA Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club -1 lap
- Fearghal REGAN Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial -1 lap
- Dean BURNSIDE Island Wheelers -1 lap
- Jack FERGUSON Dromara Cycling Club -1 lap
- Pierre KINSELLA Breffni Wheelers -1 lap
- Colm O'BYRNE IVCA Cycling Club -1 lap
- James ALEXANDER McConvey Cycles -1 lap
- Jonny ADAMS Killinchy Cycling Club -1 lap
- Neil ERVINE Apollo Cycling Team -1 lap
- John LORD Breffni Wheelers -1 lap
- Paul BIRCHALL Verge Sport PI Cycles -1 lap
- Sean MCCOURT VC Glendale -1 lap
- Bryan GAFFNEY Breffni Wheelers -1 lap
- Mark GORDON Newry Wheelers CC -1 lap
- Enda BAKER Breffni Wheelers -1 lap
- Eamon LONEY Un-Attached Ulster -1 lap
- Jamie MOSS Ballymena Road Club -1 lap
- Gerard HEVERIN Kinning Cycles Cycling Club -1 lap
- Christopher MCCANN Banbridge CC -1 lap
- Paul HAMILTON Dromara Cycling Club -1 lap
- David MCCARTHY Verge Sport PI Cycles -1 lap
- Colm MITCHELL Square Wheels -1 lap
- Bernard MACKLE Square Wheels -1 lap
- Charlie GANNON Breffni Wheelers -2 laps
- David Neil ARMSTRONG VC Glendale
Women’s Race
- Aine DOHERTY VC Glendale 45:49
- Stephanie ROCHE Scott Bright Motor Group 49:00
- Niamh STEPHENS Team Giant Dublin 49:11
- Helen WHITE Stamullen RC 52:43
- Lucy BROWN Phoenix CC 53:35
- Caroline MARTINEZ Chain Reaction Cycles 45:23
- Zoe LINDSAY TC Racing -1 lap
- Roisin SKEFFINGTON Square Wheels -1 lap
- Carly CONNOLLY Square Wheels -1 lap
Men’s B Race
- Ciaran CAMPBELL Square Wheels 46:32
- Stuart SUCKLING VC Glendale 46:43
- Glen CURRY Ards CC 46:50
- Darren MCCANN Dromara Cycling Club 46:52
- Jon HILDITCH Ballymena Road Club 47:10
- Daniel TODD Dromore CC 48:11
- Dariusz BUCHOWICZ Team Caldwell Cycles 48:36
- Colm MCGAHAN Square Wheels 48:38
- Ian LAMBDEN Lakeside Wheelers Mullingar CC 48:39
- Peter CAMPBELL Phoenix CC 48:44
- Kevin MCDOWELL Un-Attached Ulster 48:53
- Peter OLIVER The Bike House CC 48:58
- Alan DUNNE Un-Attached Leinster 49:13
- Gavin THOMPSON Un-Attached Ulster 49:14
- Brian KELLY Team Caldwell Cycles 49:35
- Johnathen HADDEN Island Wheelers 49:45
- Kirk SLOAN Ards CC 50:06
- Justin DOHERTY Dunloy CC 50:26
- Ross BLAYNEY North Down CC 50:39
- Donal GALLAGHER Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 50:40
- Shane CAMPBELL Square Wheels 50:54
- Colm WATSON VC Glendale 51:08
- Gibson CHAMBERS Dromara Cycling Club 51:10
- Graeme EVANS Spires CC 51:12
- Niall MCCARRON Newry Wheelers CC 51:12
- Matthew LEATHEM Un-Attached Ulster 51:57
- Damien CONNOLLY Square Wheels 53:10
- Adam EWART Apollo Cycling Team 53:28
- Gareth DEMPSEY Square Wheels 53:29
- Christopher COREY Apollo Cycling Team 53:40
- Marcus CROMIE Shimna Wheelers Cycling Club 54:40
- Andrew EWART Apollo Cycling Team 55:51
- Declan MCCABE Cuchulainn CC 45:30
- Alex BELL Unattached 45:32
- Michael HAMILTON Un-Attached Ulster 46:55
- Andrew GORDON Maryland Wheelers -1 lap
- Dave MCNEELY Un-Attached Ulster -1 lap
- Gareth MILLAR Square Wheels -1 lap
U16 Boys
- Curtis MCKEE Scott Bright Motor Group 32:20
- Cameron HENRY Inspired Cycling 32:56
- Harry HOBBS VC Glendale 33:30
- James ARMSTRONG VC Glendale 33:49
- Adam WARD VC Glendale 34:06
- Eoghan MCKENNA Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 35:09
- Peter QUIGLEY Foyle CC 36:37
- Riley SMITH Banbridge CC 36:39
- Luca MURRAY VC Glendale 38:14
- Elliott MCKEEGAN Team Madigan C.C. 39:17
- Mark MOLLOY Dunloy CC 39:30
- Daniel LORD Breffni Wheelers -1 lap
U16 Girls
- Aisha GANNON Breffni Wheelers 28:47
- Rhiannon DOLAN Cuchulainn CC 30:10
- Cara SUCKLING VC Glendale 32:11
- Elisa SUNDERLAND Lisburn BMX Club 33:06
- Ffion DOLAN Cuchulainn CC 35:14
