Mark Dowling has added yet another victory to his palmares today after winning Rás Kilmallock by a whopping margin. The DID Dunboyne man has been in flying form since the beginning of the season and it doesn't look like his form is dipping one bit (Photo: Toby Watson)
Mark Dowling has won Rás Kilmallock in county Limerick for the second time in three years today; the DID Dunboyne rider soloing home by a massive margin.
The 120-kilometre race saw the winning break go from the start and featuring Sean McKenna (Aquablue), Stephen Murray (Strata3-VeloRevolution) and Simon Ryan (Mego Racing Team).
Dowling missed the move initially but managed to make it across. Ryan would become distanced from the four but he still rode well to hang on for fourth.
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Dowling jumped clear of McKenna with approximately two of the five laps remaining.
And the reigning national crit champion managed to pull out a gap of about five minutes come the finish, despite there being a very strong field.
McKenna came across the line alone after dropping Murray, and the latter was also on his own coming in to round out the podium.
Cathal Purcell of Carrick Wheelers added to his growing reputation with another win in Co Limerick today. Above, taking A3 race victory at the Paddy Flanagan Memorial in Kildare in June (Photo: Sean Rowe)
The A3 race was won by national junior time trial bronze medallist Cathal Purcell of Carrick Wheelers.
The emerging teenager was one of the animators of last weekend's Wexford Two Day where he took the yellow jersey into the final stage but had to be content with 3rd overall in the end.
On Sunday in Limerick he outsprinted Shane Foley (Carlow RC) and Michael Healy (iBike) at the end of their four-lap, 100 kilometre affair.
Meanwhile, in the combined A4, women's and vets' event, Seamus Hayden of De Ronde Von Cork was first across the line.
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He had too much in the tank for Eoin Woods (North Tipp Wheelers) while his teammate Stephen Lappin made it an event better day for the Cork-based club by rounding out the podium for third.
Runner-up in the Joe Daly Cycles National League Grace Young, also of De Ronde Von Cork, was the first woman home.
Sun, Aug 30th: Rás Cill Mocheallóg,
Promoted by Kilmallock CC
A1-A2 Race (120km)
1st Mark Dowling DID Electrical Dunboyne
2nd Sean McKenna Aquablue
3rd Stephen Murray Strata3-VeloRevolution
4th Simon Ryan Mego Racing Team
5th Martin Mijgazski Rosbury Racing
6th Javan Nulty DID Electrical Dunboyne
7th Stephen Shanahan Limerick CC
8th Mike Storan Fitscience
9th Eddie Barry Moda Sports-Kingdom endurance
10th John Horgan Aquablue
A3 Race (100km)
1st Cathal Purcell Carrick wheelers
2nd Shane Foley Carlow RC
3rd Michael Healy iBike
4th John O’Shea Carlow RC
5th Erwin Guilmet Cork County CC
6th Dion McCarthy Zanatta lotto
7th Diarmuid Kavanagh Bray Wheelers
8th Paudie Walsh Comeragh CC
9th Mike Brown Nenagh CC
10th Chris Dunworth Moda Sports-Kingdom Endurance
A4 Race (55km)
1st Seamus Hayden De Ronde Von Cork
2nd Eoin Woods North Tipp Wheelers
3rd Stephen Lappin De Ronde Von Cork
4th Dave O’Brien Limerick CC
5th Declan McCarthy SWW
6th PJ O’Riordan Newcastlewest cc
7th Tony Martin Bray Wheelers
8th Kenneth Leahy Tralee CC
Women's Prize: Grace Young De Ronde Von Cork
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