Results junior and paracycling TTs at National Road Champs

Lucy Benezet Minns on her way to the gold medal in the junior women's race (Photo: Bryan Keane)

Adam Rafferty (Team 31 Jolly Cycles U19) has won the gold medal, and the Irish champion's jersey, in the junior men's TT at the National Road Championships in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, this evening.

The second-year junior, who has been in great form this season against the watch, went to within one second of the Irish junior 10 mile TT record - held by his brother, Darren Rafferty - last week. And he clearly carried that form into today's title race, though it was very tight at the top.

After 31km of racing, Rafferty was just 5.15 seconds faster than runner-up, Liam O'Brien (Fermoy CC); the Cork rider going close to adding a TT title to his junior cyclocross crown. Patrick Casey (Anexo Group Race Team) claimed the bronze, some 12.28 seconds off winner Rafferty.

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Seth Dunwoody (Cannibal B Victorious), who had also gone to within one second of Rafferty's junior 10 mile record last week, had to settle for 4th place this evening, some 20.5 seconds down, while Cal Tutty (Dungarvan CC) rounded out the top five at 3:01.

In the junior women's race, Lucy Benezet Minns (Tofauti Active), a UK-based rider who has recently declared for Ireland, put in a fantastic debut ride on the Irish scene by winning gold but a very clear margin.

Aine Doherty (VC Glendale) claimed the bronze medal, some 2:48 down on new champion Benezet Minns. The bronze medal went to Lucy Brown (Phoenix CC), some 6:03 off the winner's time.

Elena Wallace (Harps CC) was 4th at 8:04 while Zoe Lindsay (TC Racing) rounded out the top five on the night at 8:17.

Thurs, June 22nd: National TT Championships

Promoted by Island Wheelers CC

Dungannon, Co Tyrone

Junior Men’s Race

  1. Adam RAFFERTY Team 31 Jolly Cycles U19 38:49.51 (48.21 km/h)
  2. Liam O BRIEN Fermoy Cycling Club +5.15
  3. Patrick CASEY Anexo Group Race Team +12.28
  4. Seth DUNWOODY Cannibal B Victorious +20.50
  5. Cal TUTTY Dungarvan CC +3:01.97
  6. Joseph MULLEN Navan Road Club +3:39.73
  7. Eoghan LATTIMORE Dungarvan CC +5:43.97

Junior Women’s Race

  1. Lucy BENEZET MINNS Tofauti Active 46:14.87 (40.47 km/h)
  2. Aine DOHERTY VC Glendale +2:48.90
  3. Lucy BROWN Phoenix CC +6:03.93
  4. Elena WALLACE Harps CC +8:04.23
  5. Zoe LINDSAY TC Racing +8:17.34
  6. Shauna FINN Arcane Cycling Team +9:22.92

C Class - Factored

  1. Ronan GRIMES Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 40:52.22 (45.80 km/h)
  2. William CLIFFORD Galway Bay CC +5:23.30
  3. Chris BURNS Banbridge CC +7:44.26
  4. Scott DRUMMOND Cork County CC +10:27.39
  5. Cormac O CALLAGHAN O'Leary Stone Kanturk +12:39.77
  6. Richael TIMOTHY Spin the Bean Power by Coffee +13:21.11
  7. Thomas MURPHY Clonard RC +17:08.55

Handbikes - Factored

  1. Allister MACSORLEY Un-Attached Ulster 49:35.23 (37.75 km/h)
  2. Declan SLEVIN Rosemount Cycling Club +2:36.78
  3. Seamus WALL Barrow Wheelers +8:57.16
  4. Ray MURNANE Un-Attached Munster +13:12.83
  5. Galen ENGLISH Bray Wheelers +39:00.34

Para Tandems - Factored

  1. Damien VEREKER Comeragh CC 39:28.99 (47.41 km/h)
  2. Donnacha MC CARTHY Sandymount Dodder Wheelers +41.88
  3. Josephine HEALION Tullamore CTC +7:31.50

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