Sharon Bird wins opening 8.8km TT at Newcastle West Stage Race

Sharon Bird of Ballymena Road Club has won the opening stage of the women's event at the Newcastle West Stage Race in Co Limerick today

Reigning Ulster hill climb champion Sharon Bird has taken the first victory of what promises to be a feast of racing in Co Limerick this weekend in the second round of the National Road Series.

The Ballymena Road Club rider was best in the 8.8km TT that got the women’s Newcastle West Stage Race underway this afternoon.

Bird, a very
strong rider who was 5th in the national road race championships on
a hilly course in Derry two years ago, won today’s stage by 3.8 seconds from
Becky Woods (All human-VeloRevolution).

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Fiona Mangan,
riding this year with Spanish team Club Ciclista Ataraxia, rounded out the
podium some 9.3 seconds down on the winner.

And while the top
three on the day were covered by less than 10 seconds, the gaps after them were
much bigger, with significant gaps already having emerged down the field.

Emma Desmond
(Spellman Dublin Port) was 4th some 31.2 seconds down on Bird’s
winning time while Carthach McCarthy (Blarney CC) completed the top five, some
39 seconds down.

The women’s race got the weekend of racing underway and there are separate stage races for men – all events over four days. The men’s stage races were also getting started this evening, results to follow.

Women's Newcastle West Stage Race

Promoted by Newcastle West Wheelers

Friday, July 30th: Stage 1 (8.8km TT)

  1. Sharon Bird Ballymena Road Club 14:30.7
  2. Becky Woods All human-VeloRevolution at 3.8secs
  3. Fiona Mangan Club Ciclista Ataraxia 9.3
  4. Emma Desmond Spellman Dublin Port 31.2
  5. Carthach McCarthy Blarney Cycling Club 39.0
  6. Emma Jeffers JRC Shutt Ridley 40.5
  7. Jennifer Bates Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure 40.5
  8. Cleo Harvey Dublin Wheelers 43.3
  9. Jemma Speers North Down CC 46.6
  10. Ella Doherty Greenmount CA 51.7
  11. Kate Earlie St Tiernan’s CC 1:04.0
  12. Darcey Harkness Ireland A 1:06.4
  13. Catherine Mahoney UCD Cycling Club 1:11.2
  14. Eva Brennan Ireland A 1:12.8
  15. Aoife O’Brien Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure 1:26.1
  16. Alison Higgins Four Masters CC 1:29.6
  17. Claire O’Sullivan Nenagh CC 1:37.9
  18. Roisin Lally Scott Quanta Racing 1:38.2
  19. Yvonne Doran Ireland A 1:42.1
  20. Autumn Collins Greenmount CA 1:42.7
  21. Clodagh Allen Ireland B 1:46.9
  22. Shannen Ryan Greenmount CA 1:49.6
  23. Elizabeth Kent Ireland B 2:11.0
  24. Lauren Garvey Ireland A 2:16.8
  25. Grace Smith Ireland A 2:17.4
  26. Emma Smith Ireland B 2:27.7
  27. Sharon Kennedy Greenmount CA 2:28.0
  28. Agnieszka Samsel Ireland B 2:34.4
  29. Jane Cullen Panduit Carrick Wheelers 2:48.0
  30. Aoife Kelly Greenmount CA 3:16.3
  31. Keela MacHale Ireland B 3:17.2
  32. Hannah Gibney UCD Cycling Club 4:35.3
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