Damien Shaw has taken a marvellous solo victory at the second annual Deenside Cup today, riding the best men off his wheel to win by over two minutes on a savagely tough course (Photo: Paul Mohan - Sportsfile)
By Brian Canty
Damien Shaw has absolutely demolished the field in the Deenside Cup this afternoon, crossing the line over two minutes clear of runner-up Sean McKenna (Aquablue).
The Team ASEA man continued his great run of form that brought him to within a whisker of a stage win at the An Post Ras last week where he bagged two second places and a third place on the final three stages.
Today, over a really testing circuit, the Mullingar man crossed the line more than two minutes ahead of McKenna who in turn had around a minute on a group of 10 riders.
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Javan Nulty rounded out the podium for third while two emerging juniors were in the top 10 in the shape of Adam Stenson and Michael O’Loughlin, both of the NRPT-Magnet.ie team.
Ciara Kinch (Towers CC) was victorious in the separate women’s race, which was round four of the women's national league.
She got the verdict over Sinnead Okaes (Nenagh CC), Michelle Geoghegan (Sint Martinus) and Grace Young (De Ronde Van Cork CC), in that order.
In the A3 race, Aaron Kearney was a worthy winner; the Carrick Wheelers man coming home first ahead of his teammate Declan Hanrahan.
Paul Coffey of Blanch Wheelies rounded out the podium. The A4 race was won by UCD CC’s Pierce Butler.
Sun, May 31st: Deenside Cup
Deenside Wheelers CC
A1-A2 race (140km)
1 Damien Shaw (Team ASEA)
2 Sean McKenna (Aquablue)
3 Javan Nulty (DID Electrical Dunboyne)
4 Mark Dowling (DID Electrical Dunboyne)
5 Chris Reilly (Team ASEA)
6 Conor Hennebry (Carrick Wheelers)
7 Adam Stenson (NRPT-Magnet.ie)
8 Martin Mizgajski (Rosbury Racing Team)
9 Greg Swinand (Aquablue)
10 Michael O’Loughlin (NRPT-Magnet.ie)
Unplaced A2: Derek Cunningham (Bikeworx)
Women's race (70km)
1 Ciara Kinch (Towers CC)
2 Sinnead Okaes (Nenagh CC)
3 Michelle Geoghegan (Sint Martinus)
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4 Grace Young (De Ronde Van Cork CC)
5 Emma Walsh (Waterford Racing Team)
6 Aideen Keenan (DID Electrical Dunboyne)
7 Roisín Kennedy (Adamstown CC)
8 Monica Marconi (Orwell Wheelers)
Unplaced junior: Laura Cooke (Limerick CC)
A3 Race (105km)
1 Aaron Kearney (Carrick Wheelers)
2 Declan Hanrahan (Carrick Wheelers)
3 Paul Coffee (Blanch Wheelies)
4 Noel O’Dwyer (Comeragh CC)
5 Cathal Purcell (Carrick Wheelers)
6 Dion McCarthy (Zannata Lotto Cycling Team Menen)
7 Sean Yelverton (Mego Racing Team)
8 Andrew Maguire (Wexford Wheelers)
Unplaced Junior: Angelo O’Connor (Laois CC)
A4 Race (70km)
1 Pierce Butler (Upperchurch Drombane CC)
2 Finbarr McGurn (Swords CC)
3 Stuart Galloway (Team Worc)
4 Jonathen Boyle (CC Racing)
5 William Byrne (Usher IRC)
6 Darren Burke (Unattached)
7 Eoin Woods (North Tipp Wheelers)
8 Frank Taylor (Laois CC)
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