2005
Lindsay climbs to victory in season finale.
West Down Wheeler Steven Lindsay came out king of the hill in the 2005 Season`s final event, the Northern Ireland Hillclimb Championship held at Parkgate in Antrim. His time of 5.36 was almost 30 seconds better than runner-up, Under 16 rider Ricky Bairdof Ballymena. Ballymena Road Club also lifted the Bronze, with Colin Scullion in 3rd place. Result 2005 NI Hillclimb Championship1Steven LindsayWhirline-West Down Wheelers 5.362Ricky Baird (U16) Ballymena Road Club-Scotts 6.003Colin Scullion BRC-Scotts 6.054Gordon Scott (V) Kings Moss CC 6.06 5Jonny Beers (U14) XMTBCC 6.156Colin McCluskey Team Madigan 6.257Tony Blaney (V)Old Bleach CC 7.068Glenn Orr (U12) Old Bleach CC 14.49NICF Roadmans Best Allrounder competition
A competition for NICF members based on results from selected premier events.
1Ryan Connor Ballymena RC-Scotts 27points2Tommy WilsonBallymena Rc-Scotts 203= Jonathon KyleTeam Madigan 9 Alastair Steeleunatt 95Sean Wright Ballymena RC-Scotte 86Gordon Scott Kings Moss CC 77Gavin Scullionunatt 68Stephen Farr Team Madigan 5Northern Ireland Track Championships
Sat 27 Aug
A good turnout of Track enthusiasts truned up at Orangefield Track for the Northern Ireland Track Championships.
First held last year as the Ulsters, it was decided to alternate the promotion, with this year being the `Northern Irelands`
Due to limited track time available, Championships were only held in the Time Trial and Pursuit discipline.
First up was the combined Senior, Junior & Veterans Kilo. This saw Irelands Track Coach, Brian Nugent in the driving seat. Fresh from managing the Ireland Junior track team to great things at the Worlds, Brian proved fastest on the day, recording 1.18.88, one of only two riders inside 1.20. Ards rider Mal McKechnie, specialising in track racing this season, took the Silver in 1.19.57.
Result 1 kilometre TT
1Brian NugentClassic Walls1.18.88
Brian NugentClassic Walls1.18.882Mal McKechnie Ards 1.19.57
Mal McKechnie Ards 1.19.573Rob Watterson u/a 1.20.47
Rob Watterson u/a 1.20.474Paul Nugent Classic Walls 1.20.70
Paul Nugent Classic Walls 1.20.705Gordon Scott (Vet) Kings Moss 1.24.60
Gordon Scott (Vet) Kings Moss 1.24.606Ross Blayney Ards 1.25.29
Ross Blayney Ards 1.25.297Brendan O`Brien Classic Walls1.25.74
Brendan O`Brien Classic Walls1.25.748Anthony Mitchell (Vet) Toyota North Down 1.25.94
Anthony Mitchell (Vet) Toyota North Down 1.25.949Paddy Withers Fintona CC 1.33.36
Paddy Withers Fintona CC 1.33.36The Youth riders competed over 500 metres, with fastest time going to Ballymena`s Mark McCullough, winning the Under 16s in 42.56. New NI 10 Mile Record holder, Stuart Henry sewed up the Under 14s ahead of close rival Jonny Beers, whilst the Under 12s was a close affair between Jessica Laird and Rachel Mitchell, with Jseeica taking the verdict by a narrow margin.
Result Youth 500 Metre TT
Under 16
1Mark McCulloughBRC-Scotts 42.56
Mark McCulloughBRC-Scotts 42.562Stephen Nugent Emyvale 43.52
Stephen Nugent Emyvale 43.523Mike MitchellTNDCC 46.01
Mike MitchellTNDCC 46.014Enda FoxEast Tyrone 47.27
Enda FoxEast Tyrone 47.27Under 14
1Stuart HenryTNDCC43.43
Stuart HenryTNDCC43.432Jonny BeersXMTBCC 44.07
Jonny BeersXMTBCC 44.073Gareth Boyle TNDCC49.82
Gareth Boyle TNDCC49.82Under 12
1Jessica lairdXMTBCC 47.56
Jessica lairdXMTBCC 47.562Rachel Mitchell TNDCC47.79
Rachel Mitchell TNDCC47.793Jack Wilson East Antrim - Audi 50.62
Jack Wilson East Antrim - Audi 50.624Rachel Withers Fintona 55.32
Rachel Withers Fintona 55.32Next up it was the pursuit, with the older riders off first. Once again Classic Walls dominated, with Brendan O`Brien taking the gold ahead of the Nugent brothers, Paul and Brian.
Result 2375 metre Pursuit
1B O`Brien 3.22.50
B O`Brien 3.22.502P Nugent3.23.50
P Nugent3.23.503B Nugent3.25.99
B Nugent3.25.994M McKechnie 3.26.80
M McKechnie 3.26.805R Blayney 3.31.18
R Blayney 3.31.186R Watterson 3.31.97
R Watterson 3.31.977G Scott 3.37.12
G Scott 3.37.128P Withers 3.52.02
P Withers 3.52.02Unluckiest rider was Mal McKechine, who pulled his foot out with half a lap to go, still mamaging 4th place, riding the last half lap with one leg!!
Under 16 1585 metre Pursuit
1M McCullough 2.23
M McCullough 2.232M Mitchell 2.24
M Mitchell 2.243S Nugent2.30
S Nugent2.304E Fox2.32
E Fox2.32Under 14 1188 Metre Pursuit
1S Henry 1.47
S Henry 1.472J Beers 1.51
J Beers 1.513G Boyle 2.11
G Boyle 2.11Under 12 792 metres Pursuit
1Jack Wilson 1.18
Jack Wilson 1.182Jessica Laird 1.19
Jessica Laird 1.193Rachel Mitchell 1.20
Rachel Mitchell 1.204Rachel Withers 1.30
Rachel Withers 1.30Madigan Grand Prix Sat 6 Aug.
Phoenix rider Matt Ward stole the show at the Madigan Grand Prix, held over 56 miles, covering three laps of the Kilroot-Glynn-Gleno circuit. The main move came on the final ascent of the 7-sisters climb, with 5 miles remaining when Glenarm rider Ben Morrow attacked. He was joined by Maryland`s Denis Easton and Ward, with the trio opening up a 20 second advantage. They held on to their slender advantage on the Beltoy descent, with Ward holding off Morrow in the final sprint, with Easton taking 3rd.
The remainder were led in by Northern`s Fraser Duncan, with Glen Kinning (Castlereagh) and Willie Hamilton (East Antrim) completing the top 6.
Result
1Matt Ward Phoenix CC 2.13.49
Matt Ward Phoenix CC 2.13.492Ben Morrow East Antrim same time
Ben Morrow East Antrim same time3Denis Easton Maryland @ 2 sec
Denis Easton Maryland @ 2 sec4Fraser Duncan Northern
Fraser Duncan Northern5Glen Kinning Castlereagh
Glen Kinning Castlereagh 6Willie hamilton East Antrim
Willie hamilton East Antrim7Martyn Irvine Ards
Martyn Irvine Ards8K O`Neil Classic Walls
K O`Neil Classic Walls9Jonathon DempseyClassic Walls
Jonathon DempseyClassic Walls10 Owen Jeffries Northern all @ 16 Secs.
Northern all @ 16 Secs. Northern Ireland 50 Mile TT Championship
Sunday 7 August. Maghera.
1Jim McConnell East Antrim-Audi1.54.052Mel McCann Team Madigan 2.01.103Albert Douglas Team Madigan 2.02.234Mark Greer Maryland Whs2.02.425Tommy Wilson Ballymena RC-Scotts2.02.546Paul SwenartonToyota North Down 2.05.347Paul Agnew Team Madigan 2.06.248Shay Giles team Clean 2.07.149Davy ClarkeTeam Madigan 2.07.5110 James McClean BRC-Scotts 2.10.5811 Steven Lindsay Whirline-West Down 2.12.4913 Patrick Ludlow Old Bleach CC2.14.1914 Sammy Connor BRC-Scotts 2.14.5115 Bob Currie BRC-Scotts 2.14.5716 Gary McKeeganTeam MadigandnfTeam - Team Madigan CC. McCann, Douglas, Agnew 6.09.57NI Veterans Assoc. `10`Championship 14 June
When is the fastest rider in a Time Trial not the winner - read on..
22 riders lined up for the NI Veterans (Association) 10 mile championship on the Woodgreen course on Tuesday 14 June.
Whilst the NICF has `opened` all its Championships this year to Cycling Ulster members. The Veterans Association has not, therefore the NI Vets Championship is essentiallya club championship, as opposed to a full NI Title event.
To be eligible, a rider must meet three criteria.
1 He or she must have reached his or her 40th Birthday. (This would rule some riders out, as despite being issued with a Veterans Licence - as it is issued in the year the rider turns 40, if they have not celebrated their milestone birthday they are not eilgible for NI Vets Assoc. events.)
2 He or she must be a member of the NICF. (As the Vets Association have not `opened their championships) therefore ruling out Cycling Ulster members.
3 He or she must join the `Veterans Cycling Association of Northern Ireland` - the `club` that promote Vets races & championships.
Having met the above criteria, the Vets association then declare the winner to be the fastest rider on `age standard` This is essentially a handicap basis worked on age. A nationally accepted handicapping system is in place with target times set for each age. A rider who beats his or her `standard` by the biggest margin is the winner. This ensures that riders are still winning Championships well in to their 60s. It is thought that medals are still presented for the fastest three, but the important ones are for `Age Standard`
Having cleared all that up (!!) Below is the full list of times, and hopefully an explanation as to who did and didn`t count!
Welcome to the world of Veterans Cycling -
Times from the NI Veterans Cycling Association `10` Championship1Declan McMackin TNDCC 22.58 A `veteran` who does not meet point 1&32Ernie Magwood ETCC 22.59 No on point 2&33 (1) Paul Swenarton TNDCC23.19 Yes to all4 (2) Mel McCannMad 23.31 Yes to all5 (3) Albert Douglas Mad 23.46 Yes to all6Brendan McCourt Pho24.16 No to 2&37Anthony Mitchell TND 24.44 No to 38Brendan Duddy Foyle 24.59 No to 1,2,39 (4) Sammy ConnorBRC 25.35 Yes to all 10 (5) Jackie McClean BRC 25.42 Yes
BRC 25.42 Yes 11 (6) Bobbie Currie BRC 25.46 Yes
BRC 25.46 Yes 12 (7) Aidrian KerrBRC 25.47 Yes
BRC 25.47 Yes 13(8) Derek Dougan BRC 26.12 Yes
BRC 26.12 Yes 14 (9) Paddy Ludlow OBCC 26.17 Yes
OBCC 26.17 Yes 15Harry Adams TNDCC26.21 No to 3
Harry Adams TNDCC26.21 No to 3 16John Hunter TNDCC 26.33 No to 3
John Hunter TNDCC 26.33 No to 3 17 (10) Alan Welsh Mad 26.36 Yes
Mad 26.36 Yes 18Keith Millar TNDCC 27.13 No to 3
Keith Millar TNDCC 27.13 No to 3 19 (11) Tony Blaney OBCC 28.23 Yes
OBCC 28.23 Yes 20J Pike Foyle 28.28 No to 2&3
J Pike Foyle 28.28 No to 2&321Florence Millar TNDCC 32.13 No to 322Mike Mitchell TNDCCpunctureAfter all that, it would look like 70 year-old Sammy Connor is the `actual winner` having recorded a time of 25.35, with a massive target allowance.
NI Youth Road Championships - Sat 11 June
Run off in glorious conditions, Toyota North Down CC promoted the Northern Ireland Youth Road Championships over a testing 5.7 mile circuit on the East Coast between Bangor and Donaghadee.
Road Championships over a testing 5.7 mile circuit on the East Coast between Bangor and Donaghadee. There was a good turnout in all three categories, and some close racing throughout the day.
The Under 16s went the way of All Ireland Under 16 Time Trial Champion, Thomas Martin (Clann Eireann CC) he broke clear on the second of four laps, and built up an unassailable lead by the finish. The promoting club`s Mike Mitchell easily took the bunch sprint for second place, ahead of Ballymena`s Jamie McKillop and Graham Boyd (XMTB) Ballymena RC, led by McKillop and backed up by Leo McAllister, Ricky Baird took the team.
The under 14s was another showdown between All Ireland TT champion Stuart Henry (TND) and Peter Williams (Orchard Whs) one of the key Under 14s this season, Johnny Beers (XMTB) was absent, on representative duty at a Mountain Bike event in England. The Under 14s fought hard over the 13 miles duration, with no one able to break free. It came down to a 4-up sprint for the line, which went the way of Williams. Ards CCs Clifford Blayney took second, with Henry 3rd and clubmate Gareth Boyle 4th.
The Under 12s saw Rachel Mitchell a runaway winner, she solo`d to victory ahead of XMTBs Claire Oakley, with Orchard wheelers` Jessica Fiddes 3rd.
Result. NI Youth Road Championships -
Under 161Thomas Martin Clann Eireann CC2Mike Mitchell TNDCC3Jamie McKillop BRC4Graham Boyd XMTBCC5Neill McGimpsey XMTBCC6Alastair Fiddes Orchard WhsTeam - BRC. McKillop, McAllister, Baird.Under 141Peter Willaims Orchard Whs2Clifford BlayneyArds CC3Stuart HenryTNDCC4Gareth Boyle TNDCC5Chris Cameron XMTBCC6William Boyd XMTBCCUnder 121Rachel Mitchell TNDCC2Claire Oakley XMTBCC3Jessica Fiddes Orchard WhsNI Road Championships - Evans the master.
Promoted by Ballymena Road CLub, the 2005 Northern Ireland Road Championships was held over 6 laps of a demanding 11.5 mile circuit the Dunnyvadden Greenhill area East of Ballymena. The toughness of the route may have put some riders off, but it did not detract from a good days racing, with Tommy Evans scoring a fine lone win. It may have been different if one of the main challengers, Banbridges Roger AIken, had not crashed in the closing stages of the race.
The race split on the first lap, with a group of 8 riders moving clear. This group split again, with Evans, Ryan COnnor, Fraser Duncan and Roger Aiken forging clear, holding a one minute advantage by the end of lap 3.
Aiken came down on the penultimate lap, and chased to regain the leaders with Duncan. Evans dropped Connor to come home alone, with Connor at 21 seconds. Aiken took 3rd at 39 seconds.
In the Veterans event, Gordon Scott made it two-in-a-row outsprinting breakaway companion Jim McConnell. The Junior event saw Adam Petrie-Armstrong come home alone with over a minute to spare over Maryland`s John Sloan. Ballymena`s Conor McAllister took Bronze.
In the Ladies event. Omagh CC`s Ann McFarland finished 26 seconds ahead of 10 Mile Champion Trudy Brown.
Result Senior Event
1Tommy EvansPlanet X2.34.32
Tommy EvansPlanet X2.34.322Ryan Connor Ballymena @ 21sec
Ryan Connor Ballymena @ 21sec3Roger Aiken Banbridge @39sec
Roger Aiken Banbridge @39sec4Fraser Duncan Northern @ 2.31
Fraser Duncan Northern @ 2.315Paul Hanna Total Cycling @ 4.23
Paul Hanna Total Cycling @ 4.236Willie Hamilton East Antrim s.t.
Willie Hamilton East Antrim s.t.Result Veteran Event
1Gordon Scott Kings Moss 1.51.08
Gordon Scott Kings Moss 1.51.082Jim McConnell East Antrim s.t.
Jim McConnell East Antrim s.t.3Davy Clarke Team Madigan @2.11
Davy Clarke Team Madigan @2.11Result Junior Event
1Adam Petrie-Armstrong Northern 1.51.08
Adam Petrie-Armstrong Northern 1.51.082John Sloan Maryland @ 1.25
John Sloan Maryland @ 1.253Conor McAllister Ballymena @ 6.20
Conor McAllister Ballymena @ 6.20Result Womens Event
1Ann McFarland Omagh Whs59.04
Ann McFarland Omagh Whs59.042Trudy Brown Northern @26sec
Trudy Brown Northern @26sec3Kay Hack Bann Valley@4.52
Kay Hack Bann Valley@4.52Henry Takes All Ireland Title
Toyota North Down`s flying Under 14, Stuart Henry, doubled up from last weeks NI `10` Title win with another Gold in the ALL IRELAND Under 14 TimeTrial Championships in Emyvale on Saturday 29th May.
The Championships, for Under 11s through to Under 16s was held at Tydavnet, near Emyvale and saw the Younger competitors copmete over 1 mile, whilst the Under 14 event was over 3 miles, and the Under 15s & 16s raced over 5 miles, with the final prize forthem also including possible selection for the forthcoming European Youth Olympics in Ligans, Italy.
Toyota North Down also took a medal in the Under 12 event, with Rachel Mitchell picking up a Bronze with a determined ride.
The Under 14s were the closest run event, with Stuart pipping XMTB rival Johnny Beers by 3 seconds, with Orchard Wheelers Peter Williams a further 9 seconds adrift.
Other local riders also fared well, with East Antrim Audi`s Jack Wilson winning the Under 12s, Banbridge`s Sean Downey the Under 15s, and Clann Eireanns Thomas Martin the Under 16s. Martin`s win in the Under 16s was not enough to secure a ride in the Youth Olympics. The places were decided over 3 events, with the aggregate times totalled up. With the counting done, Martin lost out on a place by 4-hundredths of a second! Chris Jensen (Sorrento) Geoff O`Hanranan (Clonmel) and Denis Dunworth (Killorglin) are the final squad, with Martin and William Connolly (Western lake
Northern Ireland 10 Mile TT Championships 22/5/05
The first of the `new look` Northern Ireland Championship Title clashes, now open to all riders in the province, was held on a fine Sunday morning on what is recognised as the best course in Northern Ireland, the A26 `woodgreen`
Best of a 54 rider field as unattached rider Keiron O`Docherty. He posted a time of 21.28 to give him a winning margin of 17 seconds over Total Cyclings Sean Hargan.
In the caries, Adam Petrie-Armstrong (Northern) lifted the Juniors, whilst clubmate Trudi Brown was the top woman. Ballymena`s Jamie McKillop took the Under 16s andToyota North Down`s Stuart Henry lifted the Under 14s.
The Team Title went to Team Madigan, ahead of ballymena RC and Phoenix.
Full Result. (All riders Senior, unless otherwise stated)1Keiran O`Docherty unatt 21.282S HarganTotal Cycling 21.453P Bloomer Harps 21.494A P-Armstrong (J) Northern 22.085A McDermott Total Cycling 22.136M McCann (V) Team Madigan 22.217S Bennett Phoenix 22.228C Hendran Apollo22.329R Currie BRC-Scotts 22.3310 L Nelson BRC Scotts 22.4111 P Agnew Madigan 22.4412 A Douglas(V) Madigan 22.5013 S Lindsay West Down 23.0214 E Magwood (V)East Tyrone 23.0415 B McCourt(V) Phoenix 23.1416 P Swenarton (V) TNDCC 23.1617 S Farr Madigan 23.2318 D Quinn (V) Apollo 23.3319= R Evans (V) S Derry 23.34 M Smyth Bann Whs 21 C McCaughan BRC 23.4022 C Moss BRC 23.4223 D Clarke (V) Madigan 23.4424 J Rooney Phoenix 23.5325 S McFadden (V) Foyle CC 23.5926 J Donnelly (V) Foyle CC 24.0727 S Coyle (J) Lakeland CC 24.3228 G Boyd RVCC 24.3529 T Brown (L) Northern 24.3730 A Kerr (V) BRC 24.39Team 1Madigan1.07.55 2 BRC1.08.53 3 Phoenix 1.09.29JuniorUnder 16 Under 141 P-Armstrong 22.08 1 McKillop 25.47 1 Henry 25.552 Coyle 24.07 2 McAllister 25.49 2 Beers 27.363 McALlister 25.05 3 Mitchell 26.53Lady1 Brown 24.372 Rodgers24.563 Hack26.45Deno`s Double at Mayfair
Maryland wheeler Denis Easton made it two-in-a-row in the Kings Moss CC Mayfair Grand Prix on Sat 21 May, when he outsprinted Castlereagh CCs Glen Kinning for the win to add to his 2004 victory. The pair finished 20 seconds ahead of an in-form Fraser Duncan with Matt Ward, Tommy Wilson and Keiron O`Neill making up the top 6.
Result -
1Denis Easton Maryland Whs2.16.122Glen Kinning C`reagh CC-Mattest s.t.3Fraser Duncan Northern Dave Kane @20sec4Matt Ward