McGinley and McCarry rip it up with Four Masters double victory

Mark McGinley takes the chequered flag at the end of the Lakeland GP; winning just ahead of Conor Sprice who went close for promoting club Lakeland CC (All photos Sharon McFarland)

Mark McGinley and Fergus McCarry came away from the Lakeland GP with wins today; the Four Masters CC men best in Fermanagh.

McGinley took the road back to Donegal having won the A2-A3 headline event from the winning breakaway.

And his club mate McCarry had plenty of time to savour his win as it came following a fine solo effort. He was on his own for about 30km.

While the Four Masters men took a double victory, Jonny Webb of North Down CC won the Masters race.

In the runner-up spot in that Masters race was Stephen
Finnigan (Yeats Country), with Glen Howe (Bann Valley Wheelers) rounding out
the podium.

Out front solo: Fergus McCarry enjoys his moment at the end of the A4 race after his winning ride (Photo: Sharon McFarland)
The sprint for the runner-up place in the A4 race, taken by Gareth Kirkwood of Team Madigan (Photo: Sharon McFarland)

The main event won by McGinley was 90km; three laps of a circuit in Derrygonnelly with a climb each time.

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That climb was tackled four times; the last passage an additional section to the race after the three full laps were completed.

The A3s were given a handicap at the start but the A2s had them caught very soon after the start.

On the second lap two riders had
gone ahead and others began bridging across to them, eventually forming a large
breakaway of about 15 riders.

However, third time up the hill the pace was high and four riders pulled away from the others; that smaller stronger group going on to fight it out.

Conor Sprice of Lakeland CC pushes the pace from the breakaway up the climb in the A2-A3 race with Kevin Lynch of Newry (Photo: Sharon McFarland)
Cathir Doyle pushes the pace in the group riding away from the bunch in the main event (Photo: Sharon McFarland)
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McGinley was among the escape along
with Adrian McGregor of Dunloy CC, Kevin Lynch of Newry Wheelers and Conor
Sprice of host club Lakeland CC.

Last time up the climb, with the finish
just ahead; it was Sprice and McGinley who proved strongest.

Those two pulled clear of McGregor
and Lynch, with a delighted McGinley getting the better of Sprice on the day.

Lynch them came in for 3rd place just ahead of McGregor. Best of the rest was Cathir Doyle; the Powerhouse Sport man claiming 5th after finishing with Leo Doyle of UCD CC.

In the A4 race McCarry won it well after his impressive solo ride. After him,

Gareth Kirkwood (Team Madigan) took the bunch sprint for
2nd place from Ramunas Meskauskas (Bohermeen CC).

Conrad Kettles (VC Glendale) was 4th from Marty Lynch (Newry Wheelers) and Vincent Doherty (Northwest MTB).

Sat, April 27th: Lakeland GP

Promoted by Lakeland CC

Derrygonnelly, Co Fermanagh

A2-A3 Race (90km)

  1. Mark McGinley Four Masters CC
  2. Conor Sprice Lakeland CC
  3. Kevin Lynch Newry Wheelers
  4. Adrian McGregor Dunloy CC
  5. Cathir Doyle Powerhouse Sport
  6. Leo Doyle UCD Cycling Club

Unplaced A3

  1. Eugene Clarke Bann Valley Wheelers

 

A4 Race (60km)

  1. Fergus McCarry Four Masters CC
  2. Gareth Kirkwood Team Madigan
  3. Ramunas Meskauskas Bohermeen CC
  4. Conrad Kettles VC Glendale
  5. Marty Lynch Newry Wheelers
  6. Vincent Doherty Northwest MTB

Unplaced Club Rider

  1. Mark Veich Lakeland CC

 

Masters Race

  1. Johnny Webb North Down CC
  2. Stephen Finnigan Yeats Country
  3. Glen Howe Bann Valley Wheelers
  4. Fergal Magee Apollo CC
  5. Chris Wheeler Team Madigan
  6. Kieran McGrory Lakeland CC
  7. Gary Maguire Harps CC
  8. Kenny Boylan Lakeland CC
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