Woods, Drennan and Ryan triumph at De Ronde Cross, Cork

Trevor Woods wins the Men's A Race at De Ronde Cross, Showgrounds, Cork (Photo: Michael Buckley)

Irish Masters 50 cyclocross champion, Trevor Woods, was best in the men’s ‘A Race’ at De Ronde Cross in Co Cork; the evergreen competitor putting his team mate Richard Maes to the sword today.

Just behind the All human-VeloRevolution winner and runner-up, Sam Bolger (Killarney CC) took the final step on the podium after recovering for a sluggish opening lap. That first circuit also hindered eventual runner-up Maes, who crashed hard but managed to keep going.

It was Maes who got the best start, despite his crash, and after the opening lap of six at Cork Showgrounds he had nudged slightly ahead of his team mate Woods. However, Woods clawed those few seconds back, and some, on the second lap. And by the time the leaders went out onto the third passage of the circuit Woods was 10 seconds up on Maes.

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Bolger was another 12 seconds back followed by Mark Pinfield (Blarney CC), new Cycling Ireland paracycling coach Jamie Blanchfield (Panduit Carrick Wheelers), Michael Collins (Newcastle West CC) and Joseph Donworth (Limerick Cycling Club).

Out front it was Woods – who has been focusing on triathlon alongside his cycling of late – continued to work away through the next couple of laps; putting 23 seconds into Maes and eight seconds in Bolger on the third lap and extending his advantage by a further handful of seconds over both on lap four.

The final podium in the men's 'Race Race', from left to right, Sam Bolger, Trevor Woods and Richard Maes (Photo: Michael Buckley)

Over the last two laps, though Woods was now well clear, Maes fought back a little, closing up to Woods by five seconds while Bolger drifted further back from the two leaders. In the end Woods had time to get off his bike and walk over the line, celebrating his win 30 seconds up on Maes and 1:18 up on Bolger. Pinfied finished in 4th place, at 2:13, with Blanchfield 5th at 2:55 and Collins in 6th at 5:24.

In the women’s race, the small field of just three starters was trimmed back when the highly fancied Grace Young (All human-VeloRevolution), who has dominated in Munster this season, was forced out of the contest after three laps.

Young suffered a nightmare opening lap, of four, after the tape marking out the course broke and she went the wrong way. She found herself 10 minutes down on leader, and eventual winner, Sally Drennan (Midleton CTC) after that opening lap.

Drennan gained time on her team mate, and eventual runner-up, Sinead Rock on each of the four laps. She ran out the winner on the day by 1:55 over Rock.

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In the men’s ‘B Race’, it was very close between Ailbe Ryan (Black House Racing) and Dermot Logue (Panduit Carrick Wheelers) through the first three laps of five. However, Ryan then began to turn the screw and gained 39 seconds on Logue on the penultimate lap and 31 seconds on the final lap.

Just behind runner-up Logue, Rob Williams (Unattached Munster) came through very strong late in the day. He was almost 1:30 down on Logue with three laps completed but brought that gap right back, to just nine seconds, by the chequered flag.

Ryan took the win by 1:09 from Logue with Williams 3rd at 1:18. David Fox (Orwell Wheelers) was 4th at 1:43, Timothy Hayes (Unattached Munster) placed 5th at 2:04 and John Turner (Orwell Wheelers) rounded out the top six, some 2:35 down on winner Ryan.

In the U16 races, Hugh Og Mulhearne (Panduit Carrick Wheelers) won the boys event by one minute from Ben O’Keeffe (Killarney CC) with Ciaran O’Sullivan (Greenmount CA) in 3rd, just two seconds down on O’Keeffe. In the U16 girls race, Hannah Dennehy O’Sullivan (Sliabh Luachra CC) was best.

Sun, Nov 20th: De Ronde Cross

Showgrounds, Cork City

Promoted by De Ronde van Cork

Men’s A Race

  1. Trevor Woods All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 50:44.8
  2. Richard Maes All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 51:14.3
  3. Sam Bolger Killarney Cycling Club 52:02.7
  4. Mark Pinfield Blarney Cycling Club 52:57.6
  5. Jamie Blanchfield Panduit Carrick Wheelers 53:39.3
  6. Michael Collins Newcastle West Cycling Club 56:08.4
  7. Joseph Donworth Limerick Cycling Club 57:37.6
  8. Jason Travers Dungarvan CC 58:09.6
  9. Dylan Kennedy Acme CC 58:22.4
  10. Brian Mc Carthy MBCC 58:48.3
  11. Matt Slattery Unattached 01:00:10.9
  12. Frank Doherty Killarney Cycling Club 01:00:37.7
  13. Sebastian Helka Un-Attached Munster 01:00:52.3
  14. David Belmonte De Ronde Van Cork CC
  15. Mark Mc Glynn Killarney Cycling Club
  16. Tom Kinsella Panduit Carrick Wheelers
  17. Michael Coghlan Killarney Cycling Club
  18. Richard Cleverley Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club
  19. Brian Nevin Burren Cycling Club
  20. Sean Driscoll Killarney Cycling Club
  21. Micheal Corkery De Ronde Van Cork CC
  22. William Rock Midleton CTC
  23. David Baily Midleton CTC
  24. Kieran Cahill Dungarvan CC

Women’s Race

  1. Sally Drennan Midleton CTC 47:20.5
  2. Sinead Rock Midleton CTC 49:15.8

Men’s B Race

  1. Ailbe Ryan Black House Racing 51:02.9
  2. Dermot Logue Panduit Carrick Wheelers 52:09.2
  3. Rob Williams Un-Attached Munster 52:19.4
  4. David Fox Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 52:44.9
  5. Timothy Hayes Un-Attached Munster 53:06.6
  6. John Turner Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 53:37.6
  7. Shane Spellman Killarney Cycling Club 54:07.6
  8. John Butler Club Rothaiochta Na Sionainne 54:51.2
  9. Jerry Ryan Upperchurch Drombane Cycling 54:55.8
  10. Terence Rea De Ronde Van Cork CC 55:14.7
  11. Fergus O Connor Fermoy Cycling Club 55:57.3
  12. Tyrone Kennedy Over The Hill CC 56:38.9
  13. Jakub Wysocki MBCC 57:04.9
  14. Niek Tijsen De Ronde Van Cork CC 57:28.1
  15. Gearoid Beamish Clonakilty Cycling Club 57:33.3
  16. Mark Mc Manus De Ronde Van Cork CC 57:51.5
  17. Donie Kelleher Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club 58:23.8
  18. Evin Allen Un-Attached Munster
  19. David Scannell De Ronde Van Cork CC
  20. Keith Colville Panduit Carrick Wheelers
  21. P J Collins Collins Cycle Centre Race Team
  22. Mark Cullen Midleton CTC
  23. Shane Woulfe Patrickswell Cycling Club
  24. Declan Lawless Un-Attached Munster
  25. Brendan Hennessy Midleton CTC
  26. Kenneth Leahy Tralee Manor West BC
  27. Peter Neville Valley Wheelers
  28. Kenneth Mulvaney Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club
  29. Padraig Hennessy Midleton CTC
  30. Brendan O Keeffe Killarney Cycling Club
  31. John Healy Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club
  32. Sean Dineen Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club

U16 Boys Race

  1. Hugh Og Mulhearne Panduit Carrick Wheelers 27:19.8
  2. Ben O Keeffe Killarney Cycling Club 28:19.0
  3. Ciaran O Sullivan Greenmount CA 28:21.2
  4. John O Mahony Newcastle West Cycling Club 30:00.9
  5. Conor Coakley O'Leary Stone Kanturk 30:42.4
  6. Nicholas James Buckley Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club 31:22.8
  7. Cillian Cloney Comeragh CC 31:41.7
  8. Diarmuid Collins Newcastle West Cycling Club 31:50.3
  9. Colin Sheehan O'Leary Stone Kanturk 31:58.7
  10. Ruairi Coakley O'Leary Stone Kanturk 34:32.4
  11. Darragh O Brien Comeragh CC 36:30.0
  12. Sam Hennessy Un-Attached Munster

U16 Girls Race

  1. Hannah Dennehy O' Sullivan Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club 27:48.0

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