Lucan's Mark Reilly continues winning ways with two-up sprint victory in Donamon

Lucan's Mark Reilly took victory in the Donamon Grand Prix in Roscommon today, just a couple of months after winning the Gorey Three Day overall (Photo: Amy Norah Farrell)

 

 

By Gerard Cromwell

Mark Reilly of Lucan continued his successful season with victory in the Donamon Grand Prix in Roscommon today.

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Winner of the Gorey Three-day earlier in the year, Reilly went clear with Dublin Wheelers' Neil Long towards the end of the 110km race and the duo finished just over two minutes clear of a four man chase group, which split in half in the closing kilometres.

David Brennan of Castlebar out-sprinted Colin Robinson of Stamullen M. Donnelly for third, while Sean O'Malley of Western Lakes took fifth , some 15 seconds later. He was ahead of Reilly's teammate Mark Nichols .

Donamon Grand Prix (110km)

Sunday June 15, Castlecoote

A1-A2 Race

  1. Mark Reilly (Lucan CRC)
  2. Neil Long (Dublin Wheelers)
  3. David Brennan (Castlebar CC) @ 2'03"
  4. Colin Robinson (Stamullen M. Donnelly) st
  5. Sean O'Malley (Western Lakes) @2'18"
  6. Mark Nichols (Lucan CRC) st