Mark Dowling's recent stint racing in Belgium has done him no harm, having won the National Hill Climb Championships in Co Kerry this morning, Sunday.
Mark Dowling of the Polygon Sweet Nice team has today, Sunday, reclaimed the National Hill Climb Title he won two years back when riding with DID Dunboyne.
The new champion was just seven tenths of a second quicker than his former team mate in Polygon Sweet Nice, Ryan Sherlock, who had taken the title in Co Wicklow last year.
This morning’s race was promoted by Tralee CC and saw the riders battle it out up Foleys Glen on Sliabh Mish. The climb was 4km long, reaching a height of 310m. The average gradient was 8-10 per cent, with a maximum gradient of 17 per cent.
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National Hill Climb Championships
Fastest
1 Mark Dowling (Polygon Sweet Nice)
2 Ryan Sherlock (U/A)
3 Danny Bruton NRPT Standard Life
A+ & A1
1 Mark Dowling (Polygon Sweet Nice)
2 Ryan Sherlock (U/A)
3 Matt Slattery (Killarney CC)
A2
1 Denis Lynch (Sliabh Luchra)
2 John O Connell (Blarney CC)
3 Marcus Flavin (Dungarvan CC)
A3
1 George Doyle (Tralee BC)
2 Martin Vereker (St Tiernan's)
3 Ger Healy (Deenside CC)
A4
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1 Paul O Reilly (Fixx Roulers)
2 Simon Duggan (Aquablue)
3 Michael O Shea (Killorglin CC)
Junior
1 Danny Bruton (NRPT Standard Life)
2 Sam McAllister (Bray Wheelers)
3 Cormac Daly (Tralee BC)
Women
1 Melanie Spath (Team TIBCO)
2 Claire McEntee (Bray Wheelers)
3 Trix Schwendler (Tandem Cycling Ireland)
Veteran 40+
1 Greg Swinand (Usher IRC)
2 Gerry McCarthy (Tralee BC)
3 Rory Wyley (Iverk Carrick Wheelers)
Veteran 50+
1 Tom Barrett (Currow CC)
2 Paul Gammell (Southside Wheelers)
3 Pete Landy (Tralee BC)
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