O'Mahony has too much for form rider Maguire in Rás Ceatharlach

Darragh O'Mahony approaches the finish line with time to celebrate on a great day for racing at Rás Ceatharlach (Photo: Sean Rowe)

Darragh O'Mahony has taken another victory on the home scene after finishing solo in the main event at Rás Ceatharlach today.

The Swift Carbon rider proved strongest from a large breakaway in Co Carlow after getting away from that leading group late in the contest with Andy Maguire (Spellman Dublin Port).

And while Maguire has been on a great run of form of late after being crowned national criterium champion and winning last weekend's Leinster road race championships, O'Mahony had the measure of him today.

The eventual winner took advantage of a drag nearing the finish to distance Maguire, with those two finishing on their own in 1st and 2nd places respectively.

They were followed by the remainder of the large breakaway which hotly contested the minor placings in the Carlow Road Cycling Club promotion.

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National criterium champion and Leinster road race champion Andy Maguire finishes in 2nd place just ahead of the others in the breakaway group that he and O'Mahony had ridden away from (Photo: Sean Rowe)

From that group that trailed O'Mahony and Maguire, Stephen Gillman proved strongest; the O’Leary Stone Kanturk rider rounding out the podium on the day by winning the sprint.

Darragh McCarter of Spellman Dublin Port was next, in 4th place, with Richard Meaney (Westport Covey) in 5th and Tom Regan (Echelon CC) completing the top six in the main event.

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While the headline race, for all categories apart from A4s, was handicapped - with two groups going off two minutes apart - it was back together after the first lap of four.

In the A4 race Andy Grehan of Lucan CRC claimed the victory from Colin Clavin (Streamstown Cycling Club) and Joe Burke (Naas Cycling Club).

More to follow.

Gillman takes the sprint for 3rd place in the main event from McCarter and Meaney (Photo: Sean Rowe)

Sun, Sept 27th: Rás Ceatharlach

Promoted by Carlow Road Cycling Club

A1-A2-A3-Junior Race

  1. Darragh O’Mahony Swift Carbon
  2. Andy Maguire Spellman Dublin Port
  3. Stephen Gillman O’Leary Stone Kanturk
  4. Daragh McCarter Spellman Dublin Port
  5. Richard Meaney Westport Covey CC
  6. Tom Regan Echelon CC

Unplaced A2

  1. Anthony Gahan Limerick CC
  2. Ronan Grimes Orwell

Unplaced A3

  1. Peter Kirwan Lucan CRC
  2. Luke Coll Drogheda Wheelers
  3. Fergal Regan Murphy Surveys Kilcullen

Leading Woman

  1. Ellen McDermott Team Boompods

Unplaced Junior

  1. Dean Harvey VC Glendale

A4 Race

  1. Andy Grehan Lucan CC
  2. Colin Clavin Streamstown Cycling Club
  3. Joe Burke Naas Cycling Club
  4. Thomas Farrell Streamstown Cycling Club
  5. David Russell Upperchurch
  6. Keith Raymond Bottecchia Racing Club
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