Seymour takes victory from An Post’s McConvey in Raheny Supercross

Team WORC’s Robin Seymour winning in St Anne’s Park

Team WORC’s Robin Seymour taking the vicotry in St Anne’s Park

 

After being beaten into a rare second place a fortnight ago in the Stevens Supercross Cup, it was business as usual for Team WORC’s Robin Seymour in St Anne’s Park this afternoon, Saturday, as he romped to a dominant victory.

The veteran got a fast start on the new course in Raheny, and having built a modest gap between himself and second-place Connor McConvey (An Post Sean Kelly) after the first lap, Seymour got into his rhythm and rode to an impressive win.

In the end he took victory by over one minute from McConvey, although the An Post Sean Kelly rider managed to get closer to Seymour during some segments of the race.

The winner a fortnight ago, Roger Aiken (Banbridge CC) was a non starter today meaning Seymour’s overall lead in the Supercross Cup is now unassailable.

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He was already in a commanding lead before today’s race, leaving Aiken needing to win both today and the final round to take overall victory.

McConvey, a former MTB rider, was taking in his first off-road race in two years and given an absence of so long gave a very good account of himself.

The 23-year-old was well clear of the best of the rest, with the finishing order between the top riders established after the first lap and not changing much over what was a technical and testing course.

The riders had to contend with a very narrow track in many places, with a large number of corners and direction changes thrown in to mix things up, along with steps and a gully to ride down into and horse themselves out of again.

The start-finish area was the only tarmac stretch.

“The tarmac section was probably the trickiest because you’re coming onto it with so much mud and slime on your wheels, so you had to be careful of that,” Seymour told stickybottle.

“The course was actually fantastic; we’ve had a lot of rain the past few days and it really held up. I was thinking because we were racing across so much grass it would really cut up but I think because a lot of it was under trees, maybe it was protected a bit from the rain.”

“It’s not a course like Corkagh two weeks ago where there’s a lot of cat and mouse; where I was sitting on Roger and then he was sitting on me. Here there are few straights; there are so many corners and other features that gaps are going to develop all the time. So you’re better riding on your own and getting clean lines. So it worked well.”

McConvey said he was happy with his performance given his absence from the off road scene for so long.

“I don’t even have a mountain bike now,” he said.

“I was surprisingly strong; I just didn’t have that rhythm for the technical aspect of riding a course like this. It was very technical; there were no places where you could get the power down. You had to be really smooth and because I haven’t been off road for so long I just didn’t have that today. I was OK after around three laps or so, I got into it more. So I’ll ride the rest of the cyclocross races now in the next few weeks I think.”

After Seymour and McConvey, Conor Campbell (Newry) was third with Evan Ryan of the promoting Team WORC filling fourth place.

Michael Dardis took victory in this morning’s B race with Redmond O’Toole second and Rob Deegan in third. Susie Mitchell took the women’s prize.

 

Video footage by Caroline Martinez

Action from the A race (including footage from Tim O'Regan's helmet cam)

 

Michael Dardis talks to Caroline Martinez about his win in the B race.

 

Full results and photos to follow later.

 

A Race Results

Pos Name Surname No Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Lap 5 Lap 6 Lap 7 Lap 8 Lap 9 Total
1 Robin Seymour 1 0:06:50 0:06:45 0:06:54 0:07:07 0:07:03 0:06:55 0:06:57 0:06:58 0:07:10 1:02:39
2 Conor McConvey 47 0:07:00 0:07:05 0:07:13 0:07:04 0:07:12 0:07:04 0:07:05 0:07:06 0:07:04 1:03:53
3 Conor Campbell 4 0:07:11 0:07:12 0:07:22 0:07:24 0:07:23 0:07:27 0:07:28 0:07:36 0:07:33 1:06:36
4 Evan Ryan 2 0:07:04 0:07:16 0:07:17 0:07:21 0:07:25 0:07:35 0:08:09 0:07:27 0:07:32 1:07:06
5 Sean O Tuathail 5 0:07:14 0:07:19 0:07:29 0:07:31 0:07:31 0:07:34 0:07:39 0:07:37 0:07:19 1:07:13
6 Stuart Galloway 6 0:07:18 0:07:17 0:07:26 0:07:31 0:07:35 0:07:29 0:07:37 0:07:39 0:07:22 1:07:14
7 Anthony Doyle 11 0:07:17 0:07:20 0:07:26 0:07:31 0:07:31 0:07:32 0:07:37 0:07:39 0:07:37 1:07:30
8 Richie Felle 15 0:07:12 0:07:33 0:07:46 0:07:40 0:07:29 0:07:31 0:07:36 0:07:32 0:07:23 1:07:42
9 Sebastian Roman Rakos 51 0:07:40 0:07:30 0:07:31 0:07:29 0:07:26 0:07:38 0:07:32 0:07:34 0:07:33 1:07:53
10 John Pennefather 49 0:07:33 0:07:25 0:07:35 0:07:31 0:07:38 0:07:33 0:07:29 0:07:41 0:07:34 1:07:59
11 Robert Scanlon 69 0:07:39 0:07:30 0:07:44 0:08:25 0:07:33 0:07:34 0:07:31 0:07:34 0:07:24 1:08:54
12 Andrew Newman 17 0:07:49 0:07:38 0:07:38 0:07:39 0:07:41 0:07:44 0:07:42 0:07:38 0:07:30 1:08:59
13 Sean Downey 10 0:07:34 0:07:33 0:07:36 0:07:39 0:07:46 0:07:45 0:07:46 0:07:45 0:07:38 1:09:02
14 Niall O'Hara 12 0:07:41 0:07:31 0:07:43 0:07:42 0:07:40 0:07:44 0:07:41 0:07:44 0:08:05 1:09:31
15 Chris Grieve 18 0:07:57 0:08:00 0:07:39 0:07:54 0:07:35 0:07:43 0:07:33 0:07:45 0:07:33 1:09:39
16 Tim O'Regan 25 0:08:07 0:08:12 0:07:41 0:07:42 0:07:34 0:07:45 0:07:40 0:07:31 0:07:29 1:09:41
17 Colm Ahern 16 0:07:36 0:07:35 0:07:47 0:07:48 0:07:41 0:07:51 0:07:53 0:07:59 0:08:02 1:10:12
18 Daragh Mortimer 28 0:07:46 0:07:42 0:07:45 0:07:39 0:07:47 0:07:52 0:07:52 0:07:59 0:08:10 1:10:32
19 Vinnie Fitzsimon 27 0:07:30 0:07:56 0:07:45 0:07:58 0:07:44 0:07:54 0:07:40 0:08:05 0:08:48 1:11:20
20 Johnny McCabe 13 0:08:01 0:07:46 0:07:54 0:07:52 0:07:53 0:07:48 0:07:43 0:07:49 1:02:46
21 Peter McConville 3 0:07:32 0:07:33 0:08:22 0:08:02 0:07:50 0:07:51 0:07:49 0:07:47 1:02:46
22 Ian Sutton 41 0:07:52 0:07:46 0:07:52 0:07:54 0:07:51 0:07:56 0:07:55 0:08:02 1:03:08
23 John Doris 45 0:08:07 0:07:49 0:07:55 0:07:49 0:07:56 0:07:54 0:07:58 0:07:48 1:03:16
24 Luke Manning 23 0:07:55 0:07:41 0:08:11 0:07:45 0:07:46 0:08:26 0:07:59 0:07:43 1:03:26
25 Damian Mulchrone 48 0:08:28 0:07:52 0:07:56 0:07:55 0:07:52 0:07:48 0:07:53 0:07:47 1:03:31
26 Mark McGauley 38 0:08:09 0:08:15 0:07:51 0:08:04 0:07:49 0:08:22 0:07:40 0:07:39 1:03:49
27 Robert Whelan 43 0:07:53 0:07:55 0:08:06 0:08:00 0:08:01 0:08:02 0:08:10 0:08:06 1:04:13
28 Paddy Mackey 46 0:08:40 0:07:53 0:07:58 0:07:55 0:08:00 0:08:02 0:08:05 0:07:55 1:04:28
29 Gene Ryan 52 0:08:16 0:07:48 0:07:58 0:08:04 0:08:11 0:08:08 0:08:06 0:07:58 1:04:29
30 Peter Rimmer 24 0:08:19 0:07:52 0:07:56 0:08:03 0:08:04 0:08:09 0:08:05 0:08:03 1:04:31
31 Alan Cody 44 0:08:04 0:07:47 0:07:58 0:08:03 0:08:14 0:08:03 0:08:12 0:08:22 1:04:43
32 Keith Meaghan 32 0:08:19 0:08:04 0:08:04 0:08:04 0:07:59 0:08:02 0:08:08 0:08:06 1:04:52
33 Gary Sheils 20 0:08:23 0:08:02 0:07:57 0:08:02 0:08:00 0:08:03 0:08:16 0:08:19 1:05:02
34 Greg May 39 0:08:13 0:07:57 0:08:06 0:08:16 0:08:34 0:08:26 0:08:23 0:08:31 1:06:26
35 Paul Coyne 42 0:08:15 0:08:07 0:08:21 0:08:25 0:08:15 0:08:24 0:08:33 0:08:31 1:06:51
36 Mark Kenny 21 0:08:18 0:07:59 0:08:13 0:08:17 0:08:50 0:08:33 0:08:46 0:08:39 1:07:35
37 Colm Bracken 30 0:08:37 0:08:33 0:08:50 0:08:40 0:08:34 0:08:42 0:08:31 0:08:21 1:08:48
38 Paul Norton 40 0:08:03 0:07:57 0:08:09 0:08:37 0:08:24 0:10:36 0:09:01 0:09:01 1:09:48
39 Ross Collins 26 0:08:20 0:08:14 0:07:54 0:08:10 0:12:40 0:08:43 0:10:58 1:04:59
19 Gareth Gormley 8 0:07:28 0:07:32 0:07:34 0:07:33 0:07:37 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
19 Gerry MCabe 36 0:07:47 0:07:26 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
19 Kenny Bucke 29 0:08:33 0:08:32 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
19 Dave O' Neil 7 0:07:38 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF

 

B Race Results

 

Pos Name Surname No Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Lap 5 Lap 6 Total
1 Michael Dardis 45 0:07:57 0:08:00 0:07:49 0:07:44 0:07:56 0:07:56 0:47:22
2 Redmond O'Toole 3 0:07:36 0:07:48 0:08:02 0:08:02 0:08:11 0:08:17 0:47:56
3 Rob Deegan 46 0:08:06 0:07:57 0:07:55 0:08:02 0:08:04 0:08:18 0:48:22
4 Glenn Wearen 1 0:08:23 0:08:10 0:08:03 0:08:10 0:08:09 0:07:54 0:48:49
5 Alan Cullen 21 0:08:20 0:08:00 0:08:11 0:08:14 0:08:07 0:07:58 0:48:50
6 John Dempsey 23 0:07:49 0:08:05 0:08:14 0:08:08 0:08:20 0:08:17 0:40:36
7 Dave Carroll 10 0:07:55 0:08:01 0:08:09 0:08:15 0:08:24 0:08:17 0:49:01
8 David Dunne 11 0:07:53 0:08:07 0:08:14 0:08:18 0:08:22 0:08:19 0:49:13
9 Robert Magee 49 0:08:03 0:08:21 0:08:19 0:08:12 0:08:21 0:08:22 0:49:38
10 Gerard O'Donnell 60 0:08:35 0:08:40 0:07:56 0:08:09 0:08:19 0:08:12 0:49:51
11 Seamus McAvoy 6 0:08:14 0:08:16 0:08:20 0:08:23 0:08:24 0:08:20 0:49:57
12 Dave Murphy 8 0:08:19 0:08:16 0:08:18 0:08:23 0:08:27 0:08:15 0:49:58
13 Eoin McGovern 26 0:08:25 0:08:11 0:08:21 0:08:21 0:08:23 0:08:25 0:50:06
14 Declan McCabe 16 0:08:16 0:08:19 0:08:21 0:08:18 0:08:21 0:08:48 0:50:23
15 Hugh Carberry 14 0:08:33 0:08:08 0:08:24 0:08:36 0:08:21 0:08:24 0:50:26
16 Peter Doyle 7 0:08:24 0:08:20 0:08:30 0:08:28 0:08:24 0:08:23 0:50:29
17 Robert Kehow 4 0:08:10 0:08:17 0:08:46 0:08:31 0:08:37 0:08:42 0:51:03
18 Justin May 50 0:08:52 0:08:22 0:08:37 0:08:28 0:08:27 0:08:22 0:51:08
19 Joe Henry 47 0:08:51 0:08:26 0:08:36 0:08:27 0:08:17 0:08:39 0:51:16
20 Graham Diamond 27 0:08:44 0:08:25 0:08:32 0:08:35 0:08:37 0:08:29 0:51:22
21 Kieran Mc Glynn 9 0:08:34 0:08:19 0:08:59 0:08:26 0:08:41 0:08:28 0:51:27
22 Justin McGee 39 0:08:18 0:08:32 0:08:48 0:08:43 0:08:40 0:08:36 0:51:37
23 David Casey 44 0:08:43 0:08:47 0:08:42 0:08:37 0:08:37 0:08:38 0:52:04
24 Leslie Walpole 32 0:08:43 0:08:52 0:08:52 0:08:47 0:08:58 0:08:52 0:52:42
25 Matthew Kelly 20 0:08:28 0:08:39 0:09:04 0:08:49 0:08:58 0:08:53 0:52:51
26 Graeme Kidd 28 0:08:37 0:09:13 0:08:56 0:08:51 0:08:51 0:08:31 0:52:59
27 Richie Byrne 37 0:08:50 0:09:05 0:08:44 0:08:43 0:08:52 0:08:48 0:53:02
28 Graham Hand 31 0:08:59 0:08:46 0:08:48 0:08:52 0:08:53 0:08:46 0:53:04
29 Aaron McCann 29 0:08:48 0:08:44 0:08:57 0:08:54 0:08:53 0:08:51 0:53:07
30 Marty Henderson 13 0:09:20 0:08:46 0:08:42 0:08:50 0:09:00 0:08:30 0:53:08
31 Cathal Johnston 35 0:09:15 0:08:42 0:08:54 0:08:50 0:09:00 0:09:06 0:53:47
32 Michael Grimes 18 0:09:18 0:08:59 0:08:56 0:09:05 0:09:13 0:08:52 0:54:23
33 Ronan Kearney 15 0:09:24 0:09:21 0:09:07 0:08:57 0:08:46 0:08:58 0:54:33
34 Richard Lynch 40 0:09:01 0:09:14 0:09:12 0:09:10 0:09:00 0:09:02 0:54:39
35 Owen Cullen 42 0:08:41 0:09:12 0:09:10 0:09:22 0:09:23 0:09:25 0:55:13
36 Liam Dolan 38 0:09:58 0:09:17 0:09:05 0:09:14 0:09:02 0:09:04 0:55:40
37 Brendan Bonnie 33 0:09:27 0:09:00 0:09:09 0:09:29 0:09:32 0:09:14 0:55:51
38 Cronan O Doibhlin 59 0:09:53 0:09:21 0:09:11 0:09:27 0:09:24 0:09:11 0:56:27
39 Matt Naughton 19 0:09:38 0:09:14 0:09:29 0:09:42 0:09:16 0:09:11 0:56:30
40 Brendan Nolan 41 0:09:09 0:09:04 0:09:36 0:09:41 0:09:44 0:09:43 0:56:57
41 Eoin Moran 25 0:09:36 0:09:21 0:09:21 0:09:43 0:09:30 0:09:49 0:57:20
42 John Walker 12 0:09:17 0:09:26 0:09:34 0:10:00 0:09:45 0:48:02
43 Barry Keogh 22 0:08:47 0:10:41 0:09:59 0:09:54 0:09:22 0:48:51
44 Gerard McNamara 56 0:09:30 0:09:26 0:09:45 0:10:16 0:10:03 0:49:00
45 Hugh Byrne 36 0:10:06 0:10:16 0:10:24 0:10:46 0:10:30 0:52:02
James Patrick Lattimore 48 0:08:31 0:08:48 0:08:50 0:08:47 DNF
Karl McKenna 55 0:10:29 0:10:02 0:10:17 0:10:20 DNF
Dave O'Connor 24 0:08:55 0:08:26 0:08:39 DNF
Damieb Creighton 17 0:08:12 DNF

 

Women 

Pos Name Surname No Lap 1 Lap 2 Lap 3 Lap 4 Lap 5 Lap 6
1 Susie Mitchell 58 0:09:37 0:09:14 0:09:20 0:09:21 0:09:13 0:09:10 0:55:40
2 Lisa Miller 57 0:10:11 0:10:16 0:10:24 0:10:26 0:10:49 0:52:06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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