Great set of photos by Brendan Slattery from Blarney on Sunday.

Conor Hennebry (Iverk produce Carrick Wheelers) takes the gallop for 4th place from Sean Hahessy (Iverk produce Carrick Wheelers) and Dylan Foley of Aquablue (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Michael O’Loughlin of NRPT-Standard Life takes victory in the main event in Blarney on Sunday, with his father Martin O’Loughlin of Iverk Produce-Carrick Wheelers in 2nd place; Killarney’s Brendan Cassidy is in 3rd place (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

A West Clare CC man gets some help after a mechanical (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Mark Callanan (De Ronde Van Cork) takes victory in the A4 race from Paul Roche (iBike) and Damien Travers of Dungarvan CC (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Aquablue have been ever-present since the start of the season (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Liquidworx-Fitscience rider and stickybottle writer, Brian Canty leads a group through a junction (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

The bunch looking pretty fragmented under the speed at the front as the breakaway pushed the pace and everyone else tried to be on terms (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

The lads hit this junction at speed (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Paidi O'Brien on the edge of the shot with NRPT and Killarney riders right behind (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Time for a smile for the camera as the race hurtles around the Co Cork roads (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Riders looking for every bit of speed they can get down this stretch of road (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Tralee BC leads the escape, with plenty of Carrick Iverk Produce riders in there (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

A lone rider keeps the effort up pressing for home (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Some of the scratch men in pursuit of the escape (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

The in-form Paidi O'Brien gets into a group in hot pursuit of the group that has already sprung from the limit bunch (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

The VisitNenagh.ie men had yet to bag a win this year, but it's still early days (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

The riders in a line, indicating the men at the front are hard at work (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

An Aquablue rider leads a bunch packed tight against the breeze (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

A section of the scratch group that never got on terms with the leaders (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Checking behind to assess the damage (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Cathal Moynihan (Tralee BC), Sean Hahessy (Iverk Carrick) and Dyaln Foley (Aquablue) among a strong group of chasers (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

You know its spring when the riders are racing past the flowers on the roadside (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

The limit group early in the race before the breakaway took off (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

The same group, shortly after the start (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

A Killarney man in his own (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Matt Slattery of Killarney with Olan Barrett of Aquablue, two very strong riders who do a lot of damage (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Brian Canty, second in line, goes after a Killarney rider (Photo: Brendan Slattery)







