Daire Feeley and Matt Teggart were in the group sprinting for victory at the end of the U23 Gent-Wevelgem yesterday in Belgium (Photo: Martine Verfaillie)
Matt Teggart and Daire Feeley proved best of the Irish team in the U23 Gent Wevelgem in Belgium yesterday. On a day when the speed and short, sharp cobbled climbs split to pieces, the duo made the front group.
There were a total of 54 riders in that reduce peloton going for victory. The race was Žiga Jerman of Slovenia after more than 4½ hours in the saddle.
He edged out Jake Stewart of Great Britain, with Mathieu Burgaudeau of France rounding out the podium. Ireland's Feeley, who has been based in Monaco for the last couple of seasons, finished in 23rd.
And Matt Teggart, who has recently begun riding for Team Wiggins, was on the same time in 27th.
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Next best of the Irish was Conn McDunphy, who just lost his place in that lead group on the final climb of the day.
He placed 57th at 1:56. Dermot Trulock and Darragh O'Mahony finished in 77th and 80th respectively; both in a group some 8:10 down.
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Adam Stenson, who is now based in Switzerland, endured a trying day. He crashed and was not among the finishers.
In the U19 women's race two Irish riders were taking part as an international composite Team Cannibal line-up.
Lara Gillespie was in the front group and she finished in 25th place, on the same time as the winner. Victoire Berteau of France claimed the two-hour race from Dutch rider Lonneke Uneken and Pernille Feldmann of Norway.
Clodagh Gallagher was riding on the same team as Gillespie. She finished in 76th, just 1:30 down.
The men's junior race saw the field split to pieces; with a breakaway winning the day. The race was won by Samuele Manfredi of Italy from Soren Waerenskjod of Norway and Quinn Simmons from the United States.
PJ Doogan was best of the Irish, taking 32nd place some 1:52 down. There were three other Irish riders in the same group; Aaron Doherty was 33rd, Breandán Flannagan was 52nd and Liam Curley finished in 57th.
Adam Ward was 71st, finishing in a group 3:16 down. Cathir Doyle was not among the finishers.
Sun, Mar 25: Gent-Wevelgem
U23 Men's Race
1 Jerman Žiga Slovenia 04:39:44
2 Stewart Jake Great Britain
3 Burgaudeau Mathieu France
4 Kron Andreas Lorentz Denmark
5 Honore Mikkel Frølich Denmark
6 Aalrust Håkon Lunder Norway
7 Bennett Sean United States
8 Kanter Max Germany
9 Cullaigh Gabriel Great Britain
10 Schinnagel Johannes Germany
11 Philipsen Jasper Belgium
12 Barbier Pierre France
13 Hirschi Marc Switzerland
14 Malecki Kamil Poland
15 Kuriyanov Stepan Russia
23 Feeley Daire Ireland
27 Teggart Matthew Ireland all same time
57 McDunphy Conn Ireland 00:01:56
77 Trulock Dermot Ireland 00:08:10
80 O'Mahony Daragh Ireland 00:08:10
DNF Stenson Adam Ireland
U19 Women's Race
1 Berteau Victoire France 01:55:16
2 Uneken Lonneke Netherland
3 Feldmann Pernille Larsen Norway
4 Bossuyt Shari Belgium
5 Bijwaard Eva Netherlands
6 Cushing Victoria France
7 Grit Ilse Netherlands
8 Nooijen Lieke Netherlands
9 Gedraityte Akvile Lithuania
10 Doherty Megan United States
11 De Langhe Luca Belgium
12 Brookshire Isabella United States
13 Olausson Wilma Sweden
14 Hoolwerf Cathalijne Netherlands
15 Kielland Bjerk Thale Sofie Norway
25 Gillespie Lara Ireland all same time
76 Gallagher Clodagh Ireland 00:01:30
Junior Men's Race
1 Manfredi Samuele Italy 02:50:40
2 Waerenskjod Søren Norway
3 Simmons Quinn United States 00:00:02
4 Barre Louis France 00:00:43
5 Vervloesem Xandres Belgium
6 Årnes Daniel Norway 00:00:51
7 Brown Jim Great Britain 00:00:53
8 Van Wilder Ilan Belgium
9 Vandenbulcke Alex Belgium
10 Van Belle Bas Netherlands
11 Evenepoel Remco Belgium
12 Vandepitte Nathan France
13 Askey Lewis Great Britain
14 Rodriguez Cano Carlos Spain
15 Retailleau Valentin France
32 Doogan Patrick J. Ireland 00:01:52
33 Doherty Aaron Ireland
52 Flannagan Breandán Ireland
57 Curley Liam Ireland
71 Ward Adam Ireland 00:03:16
DNF Doyle Cathir Ireland
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