Seymour emerges from mud bath in Swords with victory at ‘Fixx Supercross Cup’

National champion and series leader, Robin Seymour on his way to victory at ‘Fixx Supercross’ Round 2 (Photo: Gary McIlroy)

Robin Seymour (Team WORC) has emerged with victory after very difficult conditions in the second round of the “Fixx Coffeehouse Supercross Series” in Dublin today, Sunday.

The winner of round 1 in Grange Castle in west Dublin two weeks ago, Seymour got ahead early today in mud bath conditions in Ward Park, Swords, north Dublin, and ploughed on very well on what was a tough day for ‘cross riding.

The veteran came through the start-finish area after the first lap just ahead of Sean O’Tuathaill, the Bray Wheelers man who is giving a very good account of himself this season with two podium places – one north and one south of the border – in the past fortnight.

Seymour’s team mate Evan Ryan also got a very good start today, coming through the line for the start of the second lap in third place, just a couple of bike lengths down on O’Tuathaill and Seymour.

However, while the Bray man stayed with Seymour for the second of the eight laps, Ryan was distanced a little as the two leaders found their rhythm. He was 19 seconds adrift as they headed out to start the third lap.

It was from that point that Seymour pressed home his skills and strength, putting 11 seconds into O’Tuathaill on that third lap and increasing that margin on his nearest rival by around 30 seconds each lap for the next three laps.

On the final circuit of the testing and hilly course – turned into a muddy track by the heavy rainfall and earlier support races – Seymour blasted around a full 45 seconds faster than the second placed man, eventually coming home in a time of 58 minutes and 27 seconds, with 1:57 to spare over O’Tuathaill.

Behind those two, the order of the next best riders more or less stayed the same as it had been after the opening laps, with Evan Ryan finishing in third place some 37 seconds behind O’Tuathaill.

Ryan Sherlock (Cycleways CC) was next, another 44 seconds adrift, fresh from his win in the National Hill Climb Championships in Co Wicklow last Saturday. He was followed by the ever present and strong Peter McConville (Newry Wheelers).

See full results from today’s A race just below the photos.

All Photos Courtesy of Gary McIlroy

‘A Race’ Result: Round 2 ‘Fixx Coffeehouse Supercross Cup’, Swords, north Dublin

Position	Name	Surname	Number	Lap 1	Lap 2	Lap 3	Lap 4	Lap 5	Lap 6	Lap 7	Lap 8	Total
1	Robin	Seymour	1	00:06:52	00:07:24	00:07:21	00:07:09	00:07:17	00:07:22	00:07:24	00:07:38	00:58:27
2	Sean	O Tuathaill	3	00:06:54	00:07:25	00:07:32	00:07:38	00:07:49	00:07:51	00:08:09	00:08:06	01:01:24
3	Evan	Ryan	5	00:06:55	00:07:40	00:07:48	00:07:45	00:07:50	00:07:56	00:07:58	00:08:09	01:02:01
4	Ryan	Sherlock	2	00:07:28	00:07:16	00:07:44	00:07:53	00:08:04	00:08:01	00:07:56	00:08:23	01:02:45
5	Peter	McConville	6	00:07:07	00:07:34	00:07:58	00:07:54	00:07:55	00:08:03	00:08:14	00:08:19	01:03:04
6	Stu	Galloway	7	00:07:08	00:07:37	00:07:56	00:08:16	00:08:11	00:08:13	00:08:11	00:08:06	01:03:38
7	Eoin	Morton	15	00:07:34	00:07:57	00:08:03	00:08:00	00:08:00	00:07:57	00:08:22	00:08:00	01:03:53
8	Tim	O'Regan	4	00:07:30	00:07:48	00:08:14	00:08:09	00:07:48	00:08:13	00:08:10	00:08:02	01:03:54
9	David	O'Neil	19	00:07:24	00:08:25	00:08:08	00:08:24	00:08:32	00:08:36	00:08:33	00:08:43	01:06:45
10	Mick	Jordon	8	00:07:37	00:08:19	00:08:15	00:08:34	00:08:41	00:08:45	00:08:48	at 1 Lap	00:58:59
11	Noel	Carr	42	00:07:59	00:08:18	00:08:38	00:08:38	00:08:38	00:08:54	00:09:18	at 1 Lap	01:00:23
12	Ross	Collins	49	00:07:16	00:07:43	00:08:05	00:08:13	00:08:40	00:09:46	00:10:41	at 1 Lap	01:00:24
13	Murt	Rice	17	00:07:56	00:08:05	00:08:26	00:09:26	00:09:08	00:09:01	00:08:26	at 1 Lap	01:00:28
14	Mark	Pagnell	11	00:07:45	00:08:13	00:08:34	00:08:45	00:08:58	00:09:15	00:09:07	at 1 Lap	01:00:37
15	Johnny	McCabe	47	00:07:52	00:08:12	00:09:18	00:08:38	00:08:51	00:09:09	00:09:06	at 1 Lap	01:01:06
16	John	Dempsey	55	00:09:02	00:08:17	00:08:32	00:08:45	00:08:42	00:08:39	00:09:17	at 1 Lap	01:01:14
17	Ian	Cassidy	45	00:08:04	00:08:25	00:08:40	00:09:05	00:09:19	00:09:41	00:09:29	at 1 Lap	01:02:43
18	Steve	Franzoni	52	00:08:17	00:08:50	00:08:47	00:09:06	00:09:19	00:09:40	00:09:50	at 1 Lap	01:03:49
19	Peter	Rimmer	30	00:09:04	00:08:21	00:09:04	00:09:09	00:09:28	00:09:54	00:09:43	at 1 Lap	01:04:43
20	Nigel	Elder	34	00:08:38	00:08:52	00:09:17	00:09:10	00:09:31	00:09:56	00:09:31	at 1 Lap	01:04:55
21	Russell	Treacy	35	00:08:36	00:09:10	00:09:33	00:09:28	00:09:58	00:09:30	00:09:16	at 1 Lap	01:05:31
22	Ciaran	Byrne	44	00:07:46	00:08:05	00:08:11	00:08:32	00:08:29	00:16:38	00:08:28	at 1 Lap	01:06:09
23	Redmond	O'Toole	43	00:08:33	00:09:05	00:09:20	00:09:23	00:09:48	00:10:17	00:10:25	at 1 Lap	01:06:51
24	Niall	O' Hara	50	00:07:29	00:07:32	00:08:01	00:07:59	00:08:09	00:08:24	DNF	at 2 Laps	00:47:34
25	Darren	O Toole	36	00:08:02	00:09:00	00:09:24	00:09:33	00:09:43	00:14:05	DNF	at 2 Laps	00:59:47
26	Gareth	Gormley	23	00:08:00	00:08:23	00:17:09	00:08:38	00:08:48	00:08:58	DNF	at 2 Laps	00:59:56
27	John	Kelly	33	00:10:02	00:10:01	00:10:06	00:10:31	00:10:48	00:11:03	DNF	at 2 Laps	01:02:31
28	James	P. Lattimore	40	00:08:08	00:10:03	00:11:01	00:10:46	00:12:20	00:12:50	DNF	at 2 Laps	01:05:08
29	Joe	McCall	54	00:07:55	00:08:20	00:08:42	00:08:47	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:33:44
30	Raymond	O' Shaughnessy	59	00:07:11	00:07:14	00:07:28	00:08:01	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:29:54
31	Sean	Downey	10	00:07:21	00:07:43	00:08:24	00:08:11	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:31:39
32	Paddy	Daly	37	00:08:46	00:08:49	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:17:35
33	Mark	Burns	46	00:09:13	00:10:47	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:20:00
34	Des	Woods	48	00:07:40	00:07:55	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:15:35
35	Ciaran	Coffey	51	00:09:17	00:11:16	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:20:33
36	Glenn	Wearen	25	00:08:15	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:08:15
37	Kenny	Bucke	38	00:08:22	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:08:22
38	first_name	last_name	24	00:49:10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	00:49:10