Irish off-road legend Seymour wins gold at European Cyclocross Champs

You Beauty: One of the genuine legends of Irish cycling, Robin Seymour wins gold at the European Cyclocross Masters Championships in Namur, Belgium, today

The most prolific rider ever in Irish off-road racing, and also a former road race international, Robin Seymour has written another chapter of his incredible career; winning gold today at the European Cyclocross Masters Championships in Namur, Belgium.

The 51-year-old dominated the Irish cyclocross and MTB XC scenes for decades and represented Ireland in MTB at three OIympic Games. He was out on his own today at the end of the Masters 50-54 race. He saw off a very accomplished Belgian rider, and road Worlds medal winner, in 2nd place.

As well as Seymour's gold medal, Evan Ryan (Team Worc) was 28th in the 40-44 years European title race. Johnny McCabe (Newry Wheelers) was 18th in the 60-64 years aged group.

Riding for his club outfit, Team Worc, Seymour had plenty of time to celebrate his win, punching the air with both hands in delight after almost 45 minutes of racing.

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He was 1:07 up on Danny Sleeckx - a masters MTB and cyclocross champion from Belgium. Sleeckx is also a former road race international and back in 1992 he finished 2nd in the U23 Tour of Flanders. In 1989 he won silver in the road race at the World Junior Road Race Championships in Moscow.

Just behind Sleeckx today, and 1:07 down on the newly crowned European champion Seymour, Stephane Passade Saint Aunis took bronze. He is the French Masters MTB champion and is a former European masters champion in the 45-49 aged group.

Seymour - who won the MTB XC European masters title in 2016, 2017 and 2018 - came out on top today from a field of 61 riders. The race was 13km, with a 2.2km section into a 2.5km circuit tackled five times.

More to come.

Robin Seymour on top of a Europeans podium for he fourth time since 2006; an incredible achievement

Masters 50-54 | Top 20

  1. SEYMOUR Robin IRL 43:28
  2. SLEECKX Danny BEL +1:07
  3. PASSADE SAINT AUNIS Stephane FRA +1:13
  4. KAISER Andrzej POL +1:18
  5. DANOWSKI Stefan GER +1:32
  6. HEMMERLING Dirk GER +2:22
  7. ATKINS Darren GBR +2:29
  8. DE VRIES Micha NED +2:35
  9. PRIETO GONZÁLEZ Marco Antonio ESP +3:08
  10. TERSIGUEL Jérôme FRA +3:18
  11. LIEBAUT Frederic FRA +3:29
  12. GLAJZA Róbert SVK +3:30
  13. SIMPSON Mike GBR +4:05
  14. PASSOS António POR +4:28
  15. NUTTON Paul GBR +4:33
  16. MONTANARI Davide ITA +4:58
  17. POPHAM Nick GBR +5:09
  18. DE PORTUGAL DE LA SAL Guillermo ESP +5:41
  19. KNOPF Stefan GER +5:41
  20. ALLERSTRAND Mats SWE +5:57

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