O'Neill and McCaughey hold form to win at Ulster Hill Climb Champs

Gareth O'Neill had already had a great season before the Ulster Hill Climb Championships but he clearly had another big effort left in the legs (Photo by Belgian Project)

Gareth O'Neill (Athlete Nutrition Coach HD) and newly crowned Masters 40 national TT champion, Stuart McCaughey (Phoenix CC) have held their shape to impress at the Ulster Hill Climb Championships.

O'Neill, who had already had a very successful season this year in the domestic peloton, was by far the fastest in the Slieve Croob climb in Co Down, winning the Slieve Croob Hill Climb Challenge, which doubled as the provincial championships.

O'Neill clocked the fastest time in the test - 15:45 - to win the elite men's title by 46 seconds from Stuart Millar of Ards CC, with Nathan Mullan (Velo Café Magasin) claiming the bronze at 1:07.

In the Masters 40 race, the newly crowned national Masters 40 TT champion, Stuart McCaughey (Phoenix CC), was best in a time of 16:23. That was second fastest of all categories today, and netted him another Masters 40 title. Kevin Briggs (Ards CC) took silver in a time of 22:15.

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The Masters 50 title went to Neil McKenna (AHC Racing), in 17:02, from Carl Lowry (Phoenix CC), 18:33, and Michael Hegarty (Old Bleach Cycle Club), 19:47.

John Madden of Inspired Cycling won the Masters 50 title in a time of 18:40, from Alan Watson (Dromara Cycling Club), 20:45, and David Nixon Shimna of Wheelers Cycling Club, 26:17.

Anna McArdle (Banbridge CC) won the elite women's title in a time of 23:48 while Conor Kelly (Team Caldwell Cycles) claimed junior gold in 19:24.

Sat, Sept 21st | Ulster Hill Climb Championships 2024

Slieve Croob, Co Down

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Senior Men’s Championship

  1. Gareth O'Neill Athlete Nutrition Coach HD 15:45
  2. Stuart Millar Ards CC 16:31
  3. Nathan Mullan Velo Cafe Magasin 16:52
  4. Peter McLean Velo Cafe Magasin 17:27
  5. Samuel Luke Newcastle West Cycling Club 17:28
  6. James McKenny Team Dan Morrissey - Primor by Pissei 18:17
  7. James Alexander McConvey Cycles 18:34
  8. Fearghal Kelly Phoenix CC 18:49
  9. Luke Keaney Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 18:59
  10. Ryan Burke Old Bleach Cycle Club 19:01
  11. Conor Duffy Castlereagh CC 19:47
  12. Hugh Bonner Four Masters CC 20:11
  13. Simon Torrens-Spence Un-Attached Ulster 20:47
  14. Ciaran McVeigh Velo Cafe Magasin

Senior Women’s Championship

  1. Anna McArdle Banbridge CC 23:48

Junior Men’s Championship

  1. Conor Kelly Team Caldwell Cycles 19:24

Masters 40 Championship

  1. Stuart McCaughey Phoenix CC 16:23
  2. Kevin Briggs Ards CC 22:15

Masters 50 Championship

  1. Neil McKenna AHC Racing 17:02
  2. Carl Lowry Phoenix CC 18:33
  3. Michael Hegarty Old Bleach Cycle Club 19:47
  4. Cathal Smyth Phoenix CC 21:51
  5. Danny O Boyle Un-Attached Ulster 22:33
  6. Derek Graham Dromara Cycling Club 22:44
  7. David Neil Armstrong VC Glendale 22:56
  8. Kevin Walker Dromara Cycling Club 24:20

Masters 60 Championship

  1. John Madden Inspired Cycling 18:40
  2. Alan Watson Dromara Cycling Club 20:45
  3. David Nixon Shimna Wheelers Cycling Club 26:17

Masters 70 Championship

  1. Dominic Drumm Bann Wheelers CC 25:19

Open Non-Championship

  1. Conor Verbruggen Bray Wheelers 17:06
  2. Alan Lyons TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 20:59
  3. Cesare Carcano Titanic Quarter Cycling Club 21:31
  4. Thomas Parkins Titanic Quarter Cycling Club 22:11
  5. Richard Nicholl Banbridge CC 30:28

U16 Non-Championship

  1. James Armstrong VC Glendale 17:18
  2. Adam Matthews Cycleology Racing Team 17:26

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