Robin Seymour leads eventual second place Evan Ryan in Punchestown (Photo: Peter O’Toole)
Robin Seymour overcame mechanical issues and two bike changes on his way to taking his fourth straight win of the Fixx Coffeehouse Supercross Series at Punchestown race course in Co Kildare yesterday.
The Team WORC rider and national champion has looked in unstoppable form again this season, and it seems clear it will take something special to prevent him from winning every round of the 2012 series by the time it ends just before Christmas.
If he maintains this form and Roger Aiken (Banbridge CC) extends his similarly dominant run at the Ulster Cyclocross Series, the National Championships in Dundalk in January will be a fascinating showdown.
Yesterday’s A Race in Punchestown was run over 10 laps of a course lapped in around 5:30 by the front runners, with the hard ground making for fast and closer than usual racing.
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The riders had one muddy bomb hole section to contend with, which cut up as the race progressed. But aside from that, the field enjoyed dry ground conditions in good weather.
Early on, Seymour pressed ahead with team mate Evan Ryan, with that duo working very well together to build a lead over Bray CC’s Sean O’Túathaill; a gap they extend each lap in the opening stages.
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Behind third placed O’Túathaill, Peter McConville (Newry Wheelers) and Stuart Galloway (Team WORC) were combining well to hold off a chasing group of around a dozen riders.
On lap six Seymour began to hit trouble up front, not being able to change gears properly as debris clogged his cassette. He changed bike, had his original bike cleaned and then changed back again.
The swapping around caused him to lose some time on Ryan, but he rejoined his team mate just before the bell. Seymour had too much in the end, though Ryan rode a great race to take second, especially as O’Túathaill just behind continued to ride very well in the closing stages and would have punished any weakness by either of the pair up front.
The ever-strong McConville took fourth, though a crash by Galloway on the last lap saw him fall down the field, leaving road man Tim O’Regan (DID Dunboyne) to take 5th. Galloway eventually took 9th,
Former National Champion Joe McCall made his competitive return after a few years out and showed his class by finishing in 11th despite having a few cobwebs yet to blow away.
"I was really surprised at how good the field was,” McCall said afterwards.
“Everyone was on it, racing really well and technically good too.....the sport is moving on so well now. It’s great to see the road men get more involved.”
Fixx Coffeehouse Supercross Series, Round 4, Punchestown
‘A Race’ Provisional Result, Sunday November 11th
| Position | Name | Surname | Number | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Lap 3 | Lap 4 | Lap 5 | Lap 6 | Lap 7 | Lap 8 | Lap 9 | Lap 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin | Seymour | 22 | 0:05:02 | 0:05:13 | 0:05:19 | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:12 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:26 | 0:05:08 | 0:53:21 |
| 2 | Evan | Ryan | 46 | 0:05:04 | 0:05:14 | 0:05:15 | 0:05:23 | 0:05:22 | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:29 | 0:05:25 | 0:53:40 |
| 3 | Sean | O Túathaill | 14 | 0:05:10 | 0:05:17 | 0:05:23 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:26 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:19 | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | 0:05:44 | 0:54:08 |
| 4 | Peter | McConville | 10 | 0:05:14 | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:32 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:43 | 0:55:06 |
| 5 | Tim | O' Regan | 3 | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:18 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:35 | 0:55:23 |
| 6 | Mark | Pagnell | 23 | 0:05:39 | 0:05:29 | 0:05:24 | 0:05:29 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:39 | 0:05:29 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:38 | 0:55:30 |
| 7 | Ciaran | Byrne | 35 | 0:05:32 | 0:05:22 | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | 0:55:52 |
| 8 | Stuart | Galloway | 37 | 0:05:16 | 0:05:24 | 0:05:32 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:31 | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | 0:06:38 | 0:05:48 | 0:56:21 |
| 9 | Ross | Collins | 30 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:29 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:54 | 0:05:37 | 0:56:28 |
| 10 | Sean | Downey | 15 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:32 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:39 | 0:05:53 | 0:05:42 | 0:56:33 |
| 11 | Joe | McCaul | 36 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:41 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:53 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | 0:57:25 |
| 12 | Murt | Rice | 2 | 0:05:18 | 0:05:34 | 0:00:18 | 0:10:53 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:05 | 0:57:37 |
| 13 | Barry | Kellett | 43 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:35 | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:46 | 0:57:42 |
| 14 | Michael | Jordon | 45 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:41 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:52 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:46 | 0:57:47 |
| 15 | David | O' Neil | 8 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:47 | 00:05:50 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | 0:05:52 | 0:57:52 |
| 16 | Des | Woods | 6 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:46 | 0:57:55 |
| 17 | Eric | Downey | 29 | 0:05:52 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:41 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:54 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:49 | 0:58:01 |
| 18 | Gene | Ryan | 18 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | 0:05:59 | 0:05:50 | 0:58:14 |
| 19 | Noel | Carr | 7 | 0:05:30 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:50 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | 0:58:42 |
| 20 | Keith | Meeghan | 12 | 0:05:39 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:52 | 0:05:59 | 0:06:27 | 0:58:45 |
| 21 | Ian | Cassidy | 13 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:57 | 0:06:04 | 0:05:57 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:20 | 0:58:59 |
| 22 | Damien | Kelly | 9 | 0:05:56 | 0:05:37 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:10 | 0:59:04 |
| 23 | Mark | McGauley | 19 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:52 | 0:05:49 | 0:06:08 | 0:05:58 | 0:05:56 | 0:06:06 | 0:06:12 | 0:59:20 |
| 24 | Oisin | Boydell | 20 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:44 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | 0:06:02 | 0:06:06 | 0:06:01 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:06 | 0:59:22 |
| 25 | Johnny | McCabe | 17 | 0:05:38 | 0:05:45 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:50 | 0:06:00 | 0:05:57 | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:09 | 0:59:29 |
| 26 | Steven | Franzoni | 34 | 0:05:40 | 0:05:42 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:06 | at 1 Lap | 0:53:22 |
| 27 | John | Dempsey | 27 | 0:05:29 | 0:05:36 | 0:06:42 | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | 0:06:01 | 0:05:52 | at 1 Lap | 0:53:24 |
| 28 | Paul | Norton | 1 | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | 0:05:41 | 0:05:56 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:07 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:31 | at 1 Lap | 0:53:45 |
| 29 | Peter | O' Farrell | 24 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:10 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:17 | at 1 Lap | 0:54:24 |
| 30 | Rob | Tobin | 5 | 0:06:17 | 0:05:04 | 0:06:18 | 0:05:51 | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | 0:06:06 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:46 | at 1 Lap | 0:54:33 |
| 31 | Alex | Donald | 41 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:03 | 0:05:50 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:01 | 0:05:59 | 0:06:07 | 0:06:12 | at 1 Lap | 0:54:44 |
| 32 | John | Kelly | 16 | 0:06:22 | 0:06:01 | 0:06:02 | 0:06:07 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:00 | at 1 Lap | 0:54:56 |
| 33 | James Patrick | Lattimore | 26 | 0:05:26 | 0:05:47 | 0:05:43 | 0:05:55 | 0:06:10 | 0:07:11 | 0:06:17 | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | at 1 Lap | 0:55:05 |
| 34 | Vinnie | Fitzsimon | 38 | 0:05:41 | 0:08:09 | 0:05:45 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:07 | 0:05:51 | 0:06:03 | 0:05:56 | 0:06:00 | at 1 Lap | 0:55:32 |
| 35 | Jonathan | Gibson | 44 | 0:06:29 | 0:05:59 | 0:06:21 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:01 | 0:06:02 | 0:06:20 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:10 | at 1 Lap | 0:55:37 |
| 36 | Cathal | Doyle | 25 | 0:06:02 | 0:05:57 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:24 | 0:06:29 | 0:06:28 | at 1 Lap | 0:55:49 |
| 37 | Joe | Henry | 42 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | 0:06:15 | 0:06:16 | 0:06:14 | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | 0:06:21 | at 1 Lap | 0:56:03 |
| 38 | Barry | Donnelly | 28 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:18 | 0:06:14 | 0:06:20 | 0:06:28 | 0:06:18 | at 1 Lap | 0:56:05 |
| 39 | David | Carroll | 11 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:54 | 0:05:51 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:17 | 0:06:32 | 0:06:43 | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | at 1 Lap | 0:56:30 |
| 40 | Kieran | Kelly | 39 | 0:06:00 | 0:06:01 | 0:05:53 | 0:05:59 | 0:05:56 | 0:06:11 | 0:06:10 | 0:07:47 | 0:06:41 | at 1 Lap | 0:56:38 |
| 41 | Russell | Treacy | 4 | 0:05:54 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:18 | 0:06:33 | 0:06:35 | 0:06:25 | 0:06:34 | 0:06:26 | 0:06:24 | at 1 Lap | 0:57:17 |
| 42 | Redmond | O' Toole | 21 | 0:05:59 | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | 0:06:21 | 0:06:47 | 0:09:18 | at 1 Lap | 0:58:53 |
| 43 | David | Manr??? | 33 | 0:06:47 | 0:06:29 | 0:06:38 | 0:06:38 | 0:06:40 | 0:06:36 | 0:06:29 | 0:06:35 | 0:06:23 | at 1 Lap | 0:59:15 |
| 44 | Peter | Rimmer | 32 | 0:05:58 | 0:05:49 | 0:05:48 | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | 0:06:08 | 0:06:11 | 0:47:56 | ||
| 45 | Brian | Crinion | 40 | 0:06:21 | 0:06:20 | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | 0:06:40 | 0:32:23 |
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