Great set of photos from all races at Lucan GP; shot through the lens of Amy-Norah Farrell

 

 

Here’s a great set of shots from the racing at yesterday’s Lucan GP in Batterstown, Co Meath.

The photos are by Amy Norah Farrell, who takes large numbers of photos at many races through the season and is always contactable for photo sales at [email protected]

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Eventual winner Philip Lavery leads the A1-A2 breakaway from Stephen Halpin and Olan Barrett (Amy-Norah Farrell)

 

Three chasers formed behind, with Dermot Radford leading Ciaran Kelly and Paul Kennedy (Photo: Amy Norah Farrell)

 

Another chase group in the A1-A2 race containing, among others, Derek Cunningham and Frank Dunne (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

 

UCD's Ian Richardson leads a pretty miserable looking bunch on the Dunsany-Warrenstown circuit long after the leading trio and the three chasers had gone clear (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

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Two very strong riders, Richardson and team mate Eoin Morton would eventually get clear in a large chase group and shake it off to come home in 7th and 8th places (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

 

John Reynolds of Stamullen, on the right, takes the junior prize in the A3 race from Dermot Whyte of Lucan CRC (Photo: Norah-Amy Farrell)

 

In the A3 race Daire Feeley of Donamon Dynamos took the two-up sprint for the win from breakaway companion Damien Crowe of Dublin Wheelers and David Hennessy of Bray Wheelers pulled clear of the bunch to take 3rd. This sprint then settled the minor placings (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

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 It was Sean Reynolds (Headstrong) whp took it from Colm Farrell (Navan Road Club), James Wilson (Apollo CC) and Terry O’Malley of UCD CC (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

 

And a nice close up of the leading men in that charge to the line (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell) 

 

Sean O'Halloran of Dublin Wheelers looking very comforable coming to the line for his strong solo win in the A4 race, with the bunch behind jockeying for position as the sprint for the minor places opens (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

 

With O'Halloran home and hosed, the bunch is fanned out in the chariot race just behind (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

 

It's Valdis Andersons of Orwell who proves strongest on the incline to the finish to take 2nd place in the A4 race ahead of  Gerard O’Sullivan (Headstrong) and Aidan Kelly of Bikeworx (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

 

Philip Lavery takes the A1-A2 race with Stephen Halpin and Olan Barrett just behind about to sprint if out for 2nd and 3rd (Photo: Amy Norah Farrell) 

 

Stephen Halpin takes that 2nd spot by a clear margin from Olan Barrett (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell) 

 

Dermot Radford, on the left, just pips Paul Kennedy for 4th place; only being separated by consulting the photo finish camera (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell) 

 

Ciaran Kelly was just behind Radford and Kennedy to take 6th place (Photo: Amy-Norah Farrell)

 

UCD CC's Eoin Morton (left) and Ian Richardson took 7th and 8th to round out the prizes in the main event (Photo: Amy-Norah  Farrell)