A very large Irish contingent has traveled to the UK for this weekend's UCI Masters Cyclocross World Championships.
The races were due to be held today and tomorrow at Trinity Park, Ipswich, Suffolk. The first races were due off this afternoon, when the women's 55-75 years race will kick off proceedings.
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That event will be followed this afternoon by the men's 65-75 years race and, finally for today, the men's 55-64 years race.
Tomorrow the women's 35-45 race will be held as well as the men's 55-64 years race, the men's 65-75 years event and the women's 55-75 race.
Some 26 Irish riders are down to start in eight different categories over the next two days.
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- Men 35-39 Years Race: Glenn Kinning (Kinning Cycles), Richard Maes (All human-VeloRevolution)
- Men 40-44 Years Race: Bryan Gaffney (Cavan Racing), Ronan Killeen (Lucan CRC), John Lord (Breffni Wheelers), Evan Ryan (Team Worc)
- Men 45-49 Years Race: Patrick Clifford (Killarney CC), John Collins (Verge Sport), Barry Convery (Newry Wheelers), Colm McGarvey (Epic MTB-Expert Cycles), Gareth Muldowneyn (Clondalkin CC)
- Men 50-54 Years Race: Justin Doherty (Dunloy CC), Jason Henry (Inspired Cycling), Brian McCarthy (MBCC), Brian Nevin (Burren CC), Jerry Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane), Robin Seymour (Team Worc), Trevor Woods (All human-VeloRevolution)
- Women 35-54 Years Race: Zoe Codd (Unattached Leinster)
- Men 55-64 Years: John Crowley, Brian Hammond (Lucan CRC), Des Woods (Newry Wheelers), Paul Birchall (Verge Sport PI Cycles), Johnny McCabe (Cuchulainn CC)
- Men 65-75+ Years Race: Ray Beers (East Antrim)
- Women 55-75+ Years Race: Jean Bergin (De Laune CC)
