Angus Fyffe has taken a very strong win in the National Road Series; pulling clear with Liam Curley in the Mullingar GP and beating him in a two-up sprint.
The race was a very tight one and the two leaders were just seconds up on two men hunting them down, with what was left of the main peloton just a little further back the road.
After Fyffe (Caldwell Cycles) beat Curley (Strata 3-VeloRevolution) to win, Darnell Moore made it a 1-3 for the Caldwell Cycles outfit.
He beat James Curry to the line, though 4th place was enough for Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo rider Curry to grab the leader's jersey in the series with four rounds completed.
And while Fyffe came away with victory and Curry the series lead, teenager Curley can also be happy with his performance.
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The former junior international is now taking shape as a very capable U23 athlete in his first year in that category.
Today he bridged across alone to Fyffe and Gareth O'Neill (Newry Wheelers) in the closing stages; much easier said than done in such a strong field.
With four laps of a 35km course to be raced today, eventual winner Fyffe did his best to keep his powder dry early in the contest.
After the opening lap was completed, Fyffe rode across to
a breakaway that had gone clear.
In that move were: Jody Wright (Phoenix CC), Andy Whale (RockRoadBikes), Greg Swinand, Conor Hennebry Matthew Sparrow (all Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo), Gareth O'Neill (Newry Wheelers), Sean Moore (Bio-DHL-FRS) and Conor McKenna (UCD Cycling Club).
However, while there was plenty of firepower in that lead group the gap between it and the bunch never got significant.
On the wide roads on the course the peloton could see the escape, meaning the racing was always full-on.
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Because there were three Dan Morrissey
men in the escape, a tactical game began to play out between them and the other
strong riders in the move, with plenty of attacks starting a long way from the
finish.
With about 50km to go, Fyffe attacked hard from the back of the lead group and got clear. He pressed on with Newry’s O’Neill and built a gap of about 30 seconds.
However, while they were up the road
ploughing away, the breakaway they had been in was caught by the bunch.
The two leaders had a gap of about 30
seconds going onto the final lap, which they held most of the way around.
However, Curley was determined to impose
himself on the racing and on the last lap he attacked the bunch.
Riding clear alone he impressively got across to the two leaders. Soon after Curley made it three up front O’Neill was distanced, leaving Fyffe and Curley to fight it out for the win.
Behind them, Darnell Moore got clear with James Curry and they stayed away to sprint it out for 3rd and 4th places.
No results were available at the time of writing.
The race split up late with Angus Fyffe taking it from Liam Curley on the line in a two up.
Another duo got away with Darnell Moore pipping James Curry for the final podium spot
? Angus Fyffe - Caldwell Cycles
? Liam Curley - @Strata3VeloRev
? Darnell Moore - Caldwell Cycles pic.twitter.com/rgCRaww8HH— Cycling Ireland National Road Series (@CINatRoadSeries) July 14, 2019
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