Nolan, Young, O'Leary victorious in tough conditions at Leinster CX Series

Sean Nolan celebrates his win today in the men's main event in Glencullen (Photo: Sean Rowe)

Sean Nolan (EvoPro Racing) and Grace Young (All human-VeloRevolution) won the men's and women's main events at 'Round 2' of the Leinster Cyclocross Series in Glencullen in muddy conditions on Sunday.

Pierce O'Leary (IMBRC) prevailed in the men's B race after a nail-biting finish with Adrian Carroll (Tullamore CTC). The women's race also saw a close contest for the much of the event, with Joanne Grogan of American tam BMB Racing pushing Young hard and leading the race in the latter stages.

In the end, after Grogan had nightmare penultimate lap having just taken the lead, Young put in a brilliant lap and went ahead. Young then pressed on during the final lap of five and emerged with another win, from Grogan, by 27 seconds. Stephanie Roche (Scott Bright Motor Group) rounded out the podium, some 47 seconds down on winner Young.

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The men's main event saw Nolan, the winner two weeks ago in Oldcastle, gain a clear lead on the first of seven laps. He led eventual runner-up Ronan O'Flynn, of host club Orwell Wheelers, by 18 seconds.

Eventual 3rd place finished Richard Maes (All human-VeloRevolution) lost 22 seconds to Nolan on that opening lap. Fran McDermott of Oldcastle CC was also in the mix and he went out onto the second lap in 3rd place, alongside O'Flynn.

From that point, Nolan put in a big shift out front and was by far the quickest of the field on every lap of the race. By the finish, after 48 minutes of racing, he was 2:42 up on runner-up O'Flynn, with Maes having overtaken McDermott for 3rd. Maes was 2:55 down on Nolan and McDermott just six further seconds back in 4th.

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In the men's B race there was nothing to separate eventual winner and runner-up, O'Leary and Carroll, over the opening three laps of six. On the fourth lap O'Leary got ahead; putting over 10 seconds into Carroll, who then came back at him on the penultimate lap.

On the final circuit, which they rode together at the head of the race, O'Leary just got the verdict to win by a single second from Carroll. Conor Fennell (Orwell Wheelers) was 3rd at 36 seconds.

Grace Young finishes in 1st place in the women's race (Photo: Sean Rowe)

Sun, Oct 23rd: 'Round 2' Leinster Cyclocross Series

GAP, Glencullen

Promoted by Orwell Wheelers

Men’s A Race

  1. Sean Nolan EvoPro Racing 48:29
  2. Ronan O Flynn Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 51:11
  3. Richard Maes All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 51:24
  4. Frank Mc Dermott Oldcastle CC 51:50
  5. Mark Pinfield Blarney Cycling Club 53:48
  6. Evan Ryan Team WORC 53:58
  7. Killian O Brien Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 54:11
  8. Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club 54:23
  9. Brian Melia Team WORC 55:00
  10. Pj Hynes Cuchulainn CC 55:13
  11. Johnny Mc Cabe Cuchulainn CC 55:27
  12. Fearghal Regan Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial 55:39
  13. Paul Kane Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 56:11
  14. Gerard O Donnell IMBRC 56:59
  15. Lukasz Oleksiewicz Team WORC 49:03
  16. Luke Mc Mullan Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 49:08
  17. Alan Cody Un-Attached Leinster 49:14
  18. Dominik Drwal Un-Attached Connacht 49:20
  19. Garry Donohue TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 49:22
  20. Colm O Byrne IVCA Cycling Club 49:30
  21. Paul Caldwell Team WORC 49:37
  22. Ryan Dunne IMBRC 49:45
  23. Peter O Farrell Team WORC 50:36
  24. David Harrington Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 50:55
  25. Jason Kenny UCD Cycling Club 51:02
  26. Dominick Hegarty IMBRC 51:26
  27. Ben Malone Velo Club Balrothery 52:03
  28. Brian Cahill Un-Attached Leinster 52:08
  29. Vinnie Fitzsimon Team WORC 52:12
  30. Diarmuid O Brien All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 52:14
  31. Stephen Pollock Team WORC 52:26
  32. Philip Roche Team WORC 52:29
  33. Gareth Robinson Dublin Wheelers 53:23
  34. Ciaran Lewis Bray Wheelers 53:56
  35. Ian Lambden Lakeside Wheelers Mullingar CC 54:02
  36. David Ryan St Tiernans Cycling Club 54:35
  37. John Dempsey Verge Sport PI Cycles 55:36
  38. John Mc Grane Un-Attached Leinster 56:07
  39. Jonathan Boyle Navan Road Club 56:53
  40. James Lattimore Team WORC 37:53
  41. Ross Collins Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 23:32
  42. Ryan Byrne Spin the Bean Power by Coffee 17:35

Women’s Race

  1. Grace Young All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 42:34
  2. Joanne Grogan BMB RACING TEAM 43:01
  3. Stephanie Roche Scott Bright Motor Group 43:21
  4. Annie Roche Scott Bright Motor Group 44:28
  5. Niamh Stephens Team Giant Dublin 47:22
  6. Leah Mc Carthy Team Giant Dublin 48:13
  7. Doireann Killeen Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 48:25
  8. Elizabeth Kent Arcane Cycling Team 49:11
  9. Jean Wilson Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 49:17
  10. Suzanne White Sorrento CC 51:13
  11. Katie Reilly Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 51:54
  12. Aishling O Connor Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 42:19
  13. Agnieszka Maria Trzcinska Un-Attached Leinster 43:47
  14. Ellen Murray TC Racing 45:27
  15. Jane Cullen Panduit Carrick Wheelers 48:38

Men’s B Race

  1. Pierce O Leary IMBRC 49:36
  2. Adrian Carroll Tullamore CTC 49:37
  3. Connor Fennell Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 50:12
  4. Sean Oleary IMBRC 50:34
  5. Barry Paul Dunne Kildare Cycling Club 50:52
  6. David Meredith EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles 50:56
  7. David Ennis Bohermeen CC 51:15
  8. Emmett Dunleavy Yeats Country Cycling Club 51:20
  9. Bob Hall Un-Attached Leinster 51:22
  10. Gabriel Blanco Un-Attached Leinster 51:23
  11. Thomas Moran Un-Attached Leinster 51:30
  12. Robert Ryan Castleknock Cycling Club 51:33
  13. Ronan Flannery St Tiernans Cycling Club 51:43
  14. Domhnaill O Sullivan Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 51:44
  15. Rob Jennings Lucan Cycling Road Club 52:08
  16. Marcin Wrobel Un-Attached Leinster 52:25
  17. Michael O Reilly EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles 52:41
  18. Sean Ward Lucan Cycling Road Club 52:48
  19. Ian O Hara Lucan Cycling Road Club 52:56
  20. Eoin Ryan Bike Fit Studio 53:01
  21. Barry Cronin Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 53:19
  22. Aonghus Maccraith Blanch Wheelies CC 53:30
  23. Brian O Connor Lucan Cycling Road Club 53:36
  24. Jean Sergio Cambruzzi Team WORC 55:27
  25. Pawel Rybak Lucan Cycling Road Club 55:59
  26. Robert McGee Bray Wheelers 58:05
  27. Ivan O Brien Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 46:19
  28. Mark O Shea Un-Attached Leinster 46:24
  29. Peter Rimmer Lakeside Wheelers Mullingar CC 46:28
  30. Alan Dunne Un-Attached Leinster 46:38
  31. Jonathan Hudson Un-Attached Leinster 46:38
  32. Bruce Campbell Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 46:44
  33. Karl Mc Kenna McNally Swords CC 47:01
  34. Adrian Swift Clontarf Cycling Club 47:14
  35. Rory Egan Castleknock Cycling Club 47:20
  36. Colm O Neill Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 48:06
  37. Gareth Muldowney Clondalkin CC 48:58
  38. Ed Donnelly IMBRC 49:02
  39. Malcolm Kell Bike Fit Studio 49:13
  40. Shane Scally Tullamore CTC 49:33
  41. Donough O Keeffe EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles 49:35
  42. Patrick Cryan St Tiernans Cycling Club 49:58
  43. Ronan Lally Ballinasloe Cycling Club 50:09
  44. Martyn Holmes Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 50:12
  45. Andrew Fogarty Park Wheelers 50:14
  46. Paul Barry IMBRC 50:22
  47. Michael Grimes Team WORC 50:25
  48. Paul O Donnell White River Wheelers Cycling Club 50:42
  49. Paddy Hopkins Un-Attached Leinster 50:49
  50. Graeme Smyth Cuchulainn CC 50:53
  51. Niall Egan Gravity BC 51:22
  52. Justin Mc Gee South Dublin CC 51:38
  53. Stephen O Halloran Moynalty Cycling Club 51:51
  54. Aidan Delaney Cuchulainn CC 51:52
  55. Mark Kenny Un-Attached Leinster 52:23
  56. Colum O Doherty Park Wheelers 52:44
  57. Martin Power Un-Attached Leinster 53:57
  58. Warren Gillen Slaney Cycling Club 54:02
  59. Declan Mc Cabe Cuchulainn CC 55:32
  60. Adam Nelson Usher Irish Road Club 55:47
  61. Patrick Fox Bray Wheelers 55:52

Youth Races

U16 Girls

  1. Faith Robinson Bray Wheelers
  2. Rhiannon Dolan Cuchulainn CC
  3. Grace O Rourke Cuchulainn CC
  4. Holly Mc Caffrey Cuchulainn CC
  5. Aine Reilly Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
  6. Ffion Dolan Cuchulainn CC
  7. Naomi O Sullivan Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
  8. Shannon Doyle White River Wheelers Cycling Club

U14 Girls

  1. Katie Turner Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
  2. Ysabella Huele Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club

U16 Boys

  1. Hugh Og Mulhearne Panduit Carrick Wheelers
  2. Jack Woods Carlow RCC
  3. Darragh Byrne Gorey Cycling Club
  4. Luca Holmes Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
  5. Jack Lawless Gorey Cycling Club
  6. Seán Fitzgerald Gorey Cycling Club
  7. Callum Mc Caffrey Cuchulainn CC

U14 Boys

  1. Fionn Crinion IMBRC
  2. Eoin Davis Bohermeen CC
  3. Niall Mc Donald Carlow RCC
  4. Sean Delaney Cuchulainn CC
  5. Conor Regan Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial
  6. Rory Mulhearne Panduit Carrick Wheelers
  7. Darragh O Keeffe EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles
  8. Craig Ennis Bohermeen CC
  9. Evan Byrne Carlow RCC
  10. Michael O Rourke Cuchulainn CC
  11. Daniel Horohoe Lakeside Wheelers Mullingar CC
  12. Daithi Killeen Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club

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