Orla Walsh takes second Irish title in two days at National Track Champs

Orla Walsh has taken her second Irish elite title in two days at the National Track Championships in Dublin, setting a national record in the process.

The Nopinz Symec rider did a time of 36.22 in the 500m TT today to claim gold and take seven one hundredths of a second off the national record set by Robyn Stewart four years ago.

Walsh claimed that title today from Deirbhle Ivory (Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure), who recorded a time of 38.61, and Nikki Taggart (Arcane Cycling Team) on 38.71.

Walsh collected the gold medal today just 24 hours after being crowned Irish sprint champion, again beating Ivory into the silver medal position.

In the men's events today, track international Mark Downey (Cotes D'Armor) beat Cian Keogh (Spellman Dublin Port) in the two-up sprint that settled gold and silver in the scratch race.

The gold medal winner from the pursuit yesterday, Michael O'Loughlin (UC Nante Atlantique), claimed the bronze today in the scratch race behind Downey and Keogh.

In the men's Kilo it was power house Eoin Mullen (Sundrive Track Team) who claimed the gold medal in a time of 1.07.05.

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He beat Harvey Barnes (East Tyrone Cycling Club), who clocked 1.08.92 for silver, with Aaron Wade (Powerhouse Sport) winning the bronze in a time of 1.09.24.

In the women’s scratch race, junior Worlds and Europeans medal winner Lara Gillespie took the gold medal from her Illi Bikes team mate Mia Griffin after a tight sprint to the line between the duo.

Yesterday’s individual pursuit winner, and national TT champion, Kelly Murphy of Storey Racing took the bronze.

Sun, Aug 30th: National Track Champs

Sundrive Road, Dublin

Men's Scratch Race

1. Mark Downey Cotes D'Armor
2. Cian Keogh Spellman-Dublin Port
3. Michael O'Loughlin UC Nante Atlantique
4. Conor Murnane UCD Cycling Club
5. Andre Grennell Spellman-Dublin Port
6. Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport
7. Fintan Ryan Kingspan-TrackProject.ie
8. Aaron Wade Powerhouse Sport
9. Ryan Byrne Spellman-Dublin Port
10. Gareth Rogers Dromore CC
11. Ian Donnelly Quanta Scott Orwell Wheelers
12. Daniel McElroy Quanta Scott Orwell Wheelers
13. Aidan McDonnell Maynooth Cycling Club
14. Jonathan Denvir Dromore CC
15. Fionn Sheridan Quanta Scott Orwell Wheelers
16. Dmitri Griffin Quanta Scott Orwell Wheelers
17. Ben Walsh EvoPro Racing
18. Marc Potts Team Caldwell Cycles

Women's Scratch Race

1. Lara Gillespie Illi Bikes
2. Mia Griffin Illi Bikes
3. Kelly Murphy Storey Racing
4. Autumn Collins LVIV Cycling Team
5. Deirbhle Ivory Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure
6. Claire Ní Reachtagáin Sundrive Track Team
7. Jennifer Neenan VIB-Natural Greatness
8. Nikki Taggart Arcane Cycling Team
9. Susie Mitchell Sundrive Track Team
10. Sofie Loscher Sundrive Track Team
11. Elizabeth Kent Arcane Cycling Team
12. Róisín Kennedy Arcane Cycling Team
13. Angela Hoare Arcane Cycling Team
14. Rachel Mc Bride Arcane Cycling Team

Men's Kilo TT

1. Eoin Mullen Sundrive Track Team 1.07.05
2. Harvey Barnes East Tyrone Cycling Club 1.08.92
3. Aaron Wade Powerhouse Sport 1.09.24
4. Anthony Mairs East Tyrone Cycling Club 1.09.40
5. Callum O'Toole Quanta Scott Orwell Wheelers 1.10.15
6. Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport 1.10.858
7. Andre Grennell Spellman-Dublin Port 1.11.18
8. James Glasgow East Tyrone Cycling Club 1.11.91
9. Jonathan Denvir Dromore CC 1.12.54
10. Dmitri Griffin Quanta Scott Orwell Wheelers 1.13.181
11. Daniel McElroy Quanta Scott Orwell Wheelers 1.14.97
12. Alan Flannery McNally Swords CC 1.24.05
13. Paul Bonass McNally Swords CC 1.26.08
14. Eamonn Byrne Black Line DNS
15. Fionn Sheridan Quanta Scott Orwell Wheelers DNS
16. Fintan Ryan Kingspan-TrackProject.ie DNS
17. Ben Walsh EvoPro Racing DNS

Women's 500m TT

1. Orla Walsh Nopinz Symec Race Team 36.22
2. Deirbhle Ivory Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure 38.61
3. Nikki Taggart Arcane Cycling Team 38.71
4. Lara Gillespie Illi Bikes 39.3
5. Eimer McMullan UCD Cycling Club 39.56
6. Mia Griffin Illi Bikes 40.16
7. Kelly Murphy Storey Racing 40.99
8. Claire Ní Reachtagáin Sundrive Track Team 42.11
9. Susie Mitchell Sundrive Track Team 42.45
10. Grace Irvine Arcane Cycling Team 42.69
11. Elizabeth Kent Arcane Cycling Team 44.61
12. Aisling Conlan Sundrive Track Team 44.62
13. Rachel McBride Arcane Cycling Team 46.17
14. Grainne Hanley Lucan Cycling Road Club 48.84