Mark Shannon takes victory in Galway after Eoghan McArdle goes for broke

Gerry McVeigh Cars GP
Mark Shannon leads the breakaway through the start-finish in the Gerry McVeigh Cars GP, which he went on to win after the escape group came down to just three on a day for hard men (Photo with thanks to Challenge CC)

Mark Shannon has taken victory in the Gerry McVeigh GP in Bullan, Co Galway, on a day when the heavens opened on the races.

The Burren CC man was part of a small breakaway that emerged on the first lap of six of the 16.5km circuit.

And though Eoghan McArdle Ruane (Galway Bay CC) put in a very strong solo effort in a bid for glory late in the race, he was reeled in by the chasers on the run-in to the finish.

At the chequered flag it came down to a sprint from three breakaway survivors, won by Shannon from McArdle Ruane and Mitchell McLaughlin of Four Masters CC.

Related News

Those three had emerged best of the breakaway that went clear on the opening lap and stayed away all the way, attacking each other late in the contest.

In the A3 race Gary Frehill (Collins Cycling Centre)
won from John Kelly (Castlebar
CC) and John Boyne (Lakeside Wheelers).

The A4 contest was won by Barry Kivlehan (Ballina CC) from Kevin Molyneaux of promoting club Challenge CC and Patrick Murtagh (Ballina CC).

Sun, July 21: Gerry McVeigh Cars GP

Bullan, Co Galway

Promoted by Challenge Cycling Club

A1-A2 Race (115.5km)

  1. Mark Shannon Burren CC
  2. Eoghan McArdle Ruane Galway Bay CC
  3. Mitchell McLaughlin Four Masters CC
  4. Mark McGinley Four Masters CC
  5. Neil Hudson Scott Orwell
  6. Jarlath Hassett Burren CC
  7. Stephen Geraghty Burren CC
  8. Jurgen Simpson Limerick CC
  9. Tilt Taluma St Tiernans
  10. Albert Murphy Dolmen CC

Unplaced A2

  1. Stephen Geraghty Burren CC

A3 Race (99km)

  1. Gary Frehill Collins Cycling Centre
  2. John Kelly Castlebar CC
  3. John Boyne Lakeside Wheelers
  4. David McDonald Burren CC
  5. Warren Blackburn Challenge CC
  6. William Killackey Nenagh CC
  7. Damien Roche Greenmount CA
  8. John Colleran Dolmen CC
  9. David Connolly Challenge CC

A4 Race (66km)

  1. Barry Kivlehan Ballina CC
  2. Kevin Molyneaux Challenge CC
  3. Patrick Murtagh Ballina CC
  4. Alan Kearney Galway Bay CC
  5. Padraic McHugh Seven Springs
  6. Fabian Mangan Challenge CC
  7. Conor Gath Galway Bay CC
  8. David Nash Castlebar CC
Topics
frontpage

Related News