Bryan McCrystal (Bellurgan Wheelers) has motored to the gold medal in the Masters 40 race at the Irish Masters Road Race Championships in Co Mayo today.
McCrystal, who was formerly a top A1 rider before going back to triathlon-Ironman, has been back in the domestic peloton this year and riding very well.
And today the Co Louth man really made it count with nothing short of a monster ride in the Masters 40 event, one of the three title races down for decision today in the west.
He was three minutes up on his own headed for the line, in that 'big power' TT mode he is known for. And once he was away, and was into this rhythm it was all over.
He ran out the victor from Barry Meade (O'Leary Stone Kanturk) and Thomas Anthony Quaid (Foran CT).
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In the Masters 50 race, former multiple national champion on the road and in cyclocross, Alan Bingham (Inspired Cycling) took the title after he was best from a breakaway from Derek Joyce (Galway Bay CC) and Dermot Radford (Black House Racing).
The Masters 60 title went to another man who is no stranger to the top of the podium at these championships; John Madden (Inspired Cycling) adding the road race crown to the TT title he took yesterday. Gerard Horan (Velo Club Balrothery) took silver and Brian Reynolds (Unattached) claimed the bronze.
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Sun, Sept 15th: National Masters Road Race Championships
Castlebar, Co Mayo
Promoted by Castlebar Cycling Club
Masters 40 Road Race
- Bryan McCrystal Bellurgan Wheelers
- Barry Meade O'Leary Stone Kanturk
- Thomas Anthony Quaid Foran CT
- Marcin Mizgajski Spin the Bean Powered by Coffee
- Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers
- Jarlath Hassett Burren CC
- Michael Storan West Clare CC
- Aaron Parks Banbridge CC
- Stuart McCaughey Phoenix CC
- Paul Kennedy Team Skyline
- Rob Jennings Lucan CRC
- Gary Cranston AHC Racing
- Niall Whelan Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial
- Jamie Philips All human-VeloRevolution
- Bryan Geary St Tiernans CC
- Kevin Derrig Lucan CRC
Masters 50 Road Race
- Alan Bingham Inspired Cycling
- Derek Joyce Galway Bay CC
- Dermot Radford Black House Racing
- Neil McKenna Ards Cycling Club
- Sean Buckley Black House Racing
- Eugene Murtagh Lucan CRC
- Padraic Quinn Gaeltacht CC
- Brendan Kiernan Lakeside Wheelers Mullingar CC
- Des Woods Inspired Cycling
- Michael Green Roadman CC
- Jer Murphy Roadman CC
- Andrew Leech Slaney CC
- John Hassett West Clare CC
Masters 60 Road Race
- John Madden Inspired Cycling
- Gerard Horan Velo Club Balrothery
- Brian Reynolds Unattached
- Michael Culbert Comeragh CC
- Billy Crowley Clonakilty CC
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