Robin Seymour comes home first in the 'A' race at the Fixx Supercross Cup in Glencullen, with Paul O’Reilly of Fixx Rouleurs and Gareth Hegarty of Scott-DLCO taking second and third respectively (Photo: Sean Rowe)
Robin Seymour proved his class yet again yesterday when he romped to victory in the Fixx Supercross Cup in Glencullen, an event promoted by Fixx Rouleurs.
The Olympian had a couple of seconds to spare on Paul O’Reilly of the host club with Gareth Hegarty (Scott-DLCO) taking third.
Despite a huge field signing on on a perfect day for racing Seymour, a 19-time national cyclo-cross champion, still showed he has the appetite for success and led from the front for much of the event.
The Scott-DLCO trio of Hegarty, Sean Feeney and David Vaughan kept Seymour honest while Anthony Doyle (VeloRevolution) was in contention for long spells before fading.
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He still managed to take a fine fifth.
On the first lap of seven it was Feeney and Doyle who made the strongest start, with Ray O’Shaughnessy of Cuchulainn CC for company.
However, Seymour and O’Reilly were only marginally slower, though on the second lap the eventual winner would lose some time.
He round that lap in a time of 7mins 11secs, some 18 seconds slower that eventual runner-up O’Reilly.
But Seymour - as he so often does – showed his power and composure by proving quickest on ever lap after that apart from the final circuit when he eased back a little to savour his victory.
On lap 3 he put six seconds into the on-form O’Reilly followed by 10 seconds on lap four, two seconds on lap five and 11 seconds on the penultimate loop.
And while O’Reilly would claw back 11 seconds on the final circuit when Seymour eased back because he had the race won, the classy veteran still had a couple of seconds to spare at the end of the 48 minute contest.
Beth McCluskey was a comfortable winner of the women’s race; the Orwell Wheeler following up her recent success in the Ulster Cyclocross Series with another victory yesterday.
She had around two minutes to spare on runner-up Maeve O’Grady (Cycleways), with Caroline Murphy (Epic MTB) rounding out the podium.
Richard Barry (St Finbarr’s) took his first ever cyclocross win by edging Karl Connolly (Unattached) in the ‘B’ race while Hugh McMahon (Strata3-VeloRevolution) and Mark Murphy (Bray Wheelers) won the ‘B’ Vets and ‘B’ Super Vet races respectively.
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Fixx Supercross Cup, Glencullen
‘A’ Race – 7 laps
1 Robin Seymour Team WORC 48:02
2 Paul O'Reilly Fixx Rouleurs 48:04
3 Gareth Hegarty Scott/DLCO 49:28
4 Sean Feeney Scott/DLCO 49:53
5 Anthony Doyle Strata3/VeloRevolution 49:55
6 Peter Buggle Rocky Mountain 50:01
7 David Vaughan Scott/DLCO 50:37
8 Ray O' Shaughnessy Cuchulainn CC 50:41
9 Eric Downey Orwell Wheelers 51:07
10 Niall Davis Biking.ie 51:23
Women's Race – 4 laps
1 Beth McCluskey Orwell Wheelers 34:28
2 Maeve O’Grady Cycleways 36:31
3 Caroline Murphy Epic MTB 37:06
4 Michelle Geoghegan Unattached 37:41
5 Mary Dawson Bray Wheelers 38:58
6 Hannah Ormesher DID Electrical Ladies 39:32
7 Monica Marconi Orwell Wheelers 40:33
8 Orla Hendron Orwell Wheelers 41:15
9 Breda Horan Orwell Wheelers 41:36
10 Natalie Grieve Sundrive Track Club 42:02
B Race – 5 laps
1 Richard Barry St Finbarr’s 39:54
2 Karl Connolly N/A 40:23
3 Eoin Ahern UCC 40:43
‘B’ Vets – 5 laps
1 Hugh McMahon Strata3/VeloRevolution 41:21
2 Allen Slevin Garda CC 41:37
3 Alan Ryan St Finbarr’s 41:48
B Super Vets – 5 laps
1 Mark Murphy Bray Wheelers 38:52
2 Robert Kehoe Fixx Rouleurs 42:58
3 Declan McCabe Cuchulainn CC 43:53
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