Murnane's reputation continues to grow with big win at Galway Classic

The Galway Classic is a unique race in Irish road racing as it takes in gravel sectors. The 2021 edition of the Galway Bay CC promotion was won today by Conor Murnane (Photo with thanks to Donal Kelly)

Conor Murnane has proven to be one of the top riders of the
2021 season and his reputation has taken another step forward with victory in
the Galway Classic today.

It’s been a big week for the UCD Cycling Club rider, who
was competing in the Galway Bay Cycling Club promotion today as part of a
Leinster selection.

Victory at the Mondello Series last Tuesday was followed up
48 hours later with his first Irish title after winning the National Criterium
Championships on Thursday in Co Limerick.

And today at the end of the Galway Classic, Murnane unleashed his increasingly fearsome sprint to win again, from a 10-man group.

Conn McDunphy drives forward with Mitchell McLaughlin and Darragh McCarter for company (Photo by Donal Kelly)

This time around he beat Daire Feeley (All
human-VeloRevolution) into 2nd place, as he had done at the criterium
championships three days ago.

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Feeley took the runner-up spot today having won Rás Cill
Mocheallog in Co Limerick yesterday, in very convincing fashion.

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Thomas Creighton (McConvey Cycles) clear put his
cyclocross skills to go use today in Galway over the sectors of gravel that litter
what is a unique course in Irish cycling as he made the lead group and sprint
in for 3rd place.

The others in the front group today, and filling places 4th through to 10th, were, in order: Darnell Moore (Caldwell Cycles), Richard Meaney (Connacht), Connor Hennebry (Munster), junior rider Dean Harvey (VC Glendale), Liam Crowley (Munster), Darragh McCarter (Spellman Dublin Port) and Luke Smith (Leinster).

Eventual winner Conor Murnane (in blue) was riding for Leinster today, with Sean Nolan behind him and Tim O'Regan on the right (Photo: Donal Kelly)

In the A3 race, Lorcan Daly of Killarney CC took victory after
he and Conor Gallagher (UCD Cycling Club) pulled clear and battled it out.

Like the A1-A2 race winner, Daly has also had a great
week as he claimed the bronze medal at the National Criterium Championships on
Thursday and was 3rd in the Cal McCarthy Memorial Cup yesterday in Kilmallock,
Co Limerick.

More to follow.

Lorcan Daly wins the A3 race ahead of Conor Gallagher and Rory Gallagher (Photo: Donal Kelly)

Sun, Aug 22nd: Galway Classic 2021

Promoted by
Galway Bay Cycling Club

  1. Conor Murnane Leinster
  2. Daire Feeley All Human Velo Revolution
  3. Thomas Creighton McConvey Cycles
  4. Darnell Moore Caldwell Cycles
  5. Richard Meaney Connacht
  6. Connor Hennebry Munster
  7. Dean Harvey VC Glendale
  8. Liam Crowley Munster
  9. Darragh McCarter Spellman Dublin Port
  10. Luke Smith Leinster

A2 Riders

  1. Tom Moriarty Munster
  2. Declan Shevlin Seven Springs CC

A3 Race

  1. Lorcan Daly Killarney CC
  2. Conor Gallagher UCD Cycling Club
  3. Rory Gallagher Castlebar CC
  4. Sam Bolger Killarney CC
  5. Evan Collins Unattached Munster
  6. Jack Quelly Galway Bay CC
  7. James O’Connor Greenmount CA
  8. Liam Crichton, Velo Cafe Magasin
  9. Derek Joyce Galway Bay CC
  10. David Connolly Challenge CC
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