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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 Baird

of Ballymena. Ballymena Road Club also lifted the Bronze, with Colin Scullion in 3rd place.

Result 2005 NI Hillclimb Championship

1Steven LindsayWhirline-West Down Wheelers 5.36

2Ricky Baird (U16) Ballymena Road Club-Scotts 6.00

3Colin Scullion BRC-Scotts 6.05

4Gordon Scott (V) Kings Moss CC 6.06

5Jonny Beers (U14) XMTBCC 6.15

6Colin McCluskey Team Madigan 6.25

7Tony Blaney (V)Old Bleach CC 7.06

8Glenn Orr (U12) Old Bleach CC 14.49

NICF Roadmans Best Allrounder competition

A competition for NICF members based on results from selected premier events.

1Ryan Connor Ballymena RC-Scotts 27points

2Tommy WilsonBallymena Rc-Scotts 20

3= Jonathon KyleTeam Madigan 9

Alastair Steeleunatt 9

5Sean Wright Ballymena RC-Scotte 8

6Gordon Scott Kings Moss CC 7

7Gavin Scullionunatt 6

8Stephen Farr Team Madigan 5

Northern 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

2Mal McKechnie Ards 1.19.57

3Rob Watterson u/a 1.20.47

4Paul Nugent Classic Walls 1.20.70

5Gordon Scott (Vet) Kings Moss 1.24.60

6Ross Blayney Ards 1.25.29

7Brendan O`Brien Classic Walls1.25.74

8Anthony Mitchell (Vet) Toyota North Down 1.25.94

9Paddy Withers Fintona CC 1.33.36

The 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

2Stephen Nugent Emyvale 43.52

3Mike MitchellTNDCC 46.01

4Enda FoxEast Tyrone 47.27

Under 14

1Stuart HenryTNDCC43.43

2Jonny BeersXMTBCC 44.07

3Gareth Boyle TNDCC49.82

Under 12

1Jessica lairdXMTBCC 47.56

2Rachel Mitchell TNDCC47.79

3Jack Wilson East Antrim - Audi 50.62

4Rachel Withers Fintona 55.32

Next 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

2P Nugent3.23.50

3B Nugent3.25.99

4M McKechnie 3.26.80

5R Blayney 3.31.18

6R Watterson 3.31.97

7G Scott 3.37.12

8P Withers 3.52.02

Unluckiest 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

2M Mitchell 2.24

3S Nugent2.30

4E Fox2.32

Under 14 1188 Metre Pursuit

1S Henry 1.47

2J Beers 1.51

3G Boyle 2.11

Under 12 792 metres Pursuit

1Jack Wilson 1.18

2Jessica Laird 1.19

3Rachel Mitchell 1.20

4Rachel Withers 1.30

Madigan 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

2Ben Morrow East Antrim same time

3Denis Easton Maryland @ 2 sec

4Fraser Duncan Northern

5Glen Kinning Castlereagh

6Willie hamilton East Antrim

7Martyn Irvine Ards

8K O`Neil Classic Walls

9Jonathon DempseyClassic Walls

10 Owen Jeffries Northern all @ 16 Secs.

Northern Ireland 50 Mile TT Championship

Sunday 7 August. Maghera.

1Jim McConnell East Antrim-Audi1.54.05

2Mel McCann Team Madigan 2.01.10

3Albert Douglas Team Madigan 2.02.23

4Mark Greer Maryland Whs2.02.42

5Tommy Wilson Ballymena RC-Scotts2.02.54

6Paul SwenartonToyota North Down 2.05.34

7Paul Agnew Team Madigan 2.06.24

8Shay Giles team Clean 2.07.14

9Davy ClarkeTeam Madigan 2.07.51

10 James McClean BRC-Scotts 2.10.58

11 Steven Lindsay Whirline-West Down 2.12.49

13 Patrick Ludlow Old Bleach CC2.14.19

14 Sammy Connor BRC-Scotts 2.14.51

15 Bob Currie BRC-Scotts 2.14.57

16 Gary McKeeganTeam Madigandnf

Team - Team Madigan CC. McCann, Douglas, Agnew 6.09.57

NI 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` Championship

1Declan McMackin TNDCC 22.58 A `veteran` who does not meet point 1&3

2Ernie Magwood ETCC 22.59 No on point 2&3

3 (1) Paul Swenarton TNDCC23.19 Yes to all

4 (2) Mel McCannMad 23.31 Yes to all

5 (3) Albert Douglas Mad 23.46 Yes to all

6Brendan McCourt Pho24.16 No to 2&3

7Anthony Mitchell TND 24.44 No to 3

8Brendan Duddy Foyle 24.59 No to 1,2,3

9 (4) Sammy ConnorBRC 25.35 Yes to all

10 (5) Jackie McClean BRC 25.42 Yes

11 (6) Bobbie Currie BRC 25.46 Yes

12 (7) Aidrian KerrBRC 25.47 Yes

13(8) Derek Dougan BRC 26.12 Yes

14 (9) Paddy Ludlow OBCC 26.17 Yes

15Harry Adams TNDCC26.21 No to 3

16John Hunter TNDCC 26.33 No to 3

17 (10) Alan Welsh Mad 26.36 Yes

18Keith Millar TNDCC 27.13 No to 3

19 (11) Tony Blaney OBCC 28.23 Yes

20J Pike Foyle 28.28 No to 2&3

21Florence Millar TNDCC 32.13 No to 3

22Mike Mitchell TNDCCpuncture

After 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.

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 16

1Thomas Martin Clann Eireann CC

2Mike Mitchell TNDCC

3Jamie McKillop BRC

4Graham Boyd XMTBCC

5Neill McGimpsey XMTBCC

6Alastair Fiddes Orchard Whs

Team - BRC. McKillop, McAllister, Baird.

Under 14

1Peter Willaims Orchard Whs

2Clifford BlayneyArds CC

3Stuart HenryTNDCC

4Gareth Boyle TNDCC

5Chris Cameron XMTBCC

6William Boyd XMTBCC

Under 12

1Rachel Mitchell TNDCC

2Claire Oakley XMTBCC

3Jessica Fiddes Orchard Whs

NI 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

2Ryan Connor Ballymena @ 21sec

3Roger Aiken Banbridge @39sec

4Fraser Duncan Northern @ 2.31

5Paul Hanna Total Cycling @ 4.23

6Willie Hamilton East Antrim s.t.

Result Veteran Event

1Gordon Scott Kings Moss 1.51.08

2Jim McConnell East Antrim s.t.

3Davy Clarke Team Madigan @2.11

Result Junior Event

1Adam Petrie-Armstrong Northern 1.51.08

2John Sloan Maryland @ 1.25

3Conor McAllister Ballymena @ 6.20

Result Womens Event

1Ann McFarland Omagh Whs59.04

2Trudy Brown Northern @26sec

3Kay Hack Bann Valley@4.52

Henry 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 21.28

2S HarganTotal Cycling 21.45

3P Bloomer Harps 21.49

4A P-Armstrong (J) Northern 22.08

5A McDermott Total Cycling 22.13

6M McCann (V) Team Madigan 22.21

7S Bennett Phoenix 22.22

8C Hendran Apollo22.32

9R Currie BRC-Scotts 22.33

10 L Nelson BRC Scotts 22.41

11 P Agnew Madigan 22.44

12 A Douglas(V) Madigan 22.50

13 S Lindsay West Down 23.02

14 E Magwood (V)East Tyrone 23.04

15 B McCourt(V) Phoenix 23.14

16 P Swenarton (V) TNDCC 23.16

17 S Farr Madigan 23.23

18 D Quinn (V) Apollo 23.33

19= R Evans (V) S Derry 23.34

M Smyth Bann Whs

21 C McCaughan BRC 23.40

22 C Moss BRC 23.42

23 D Clarke (V) Madigan 23.44

24 J Rooney Phoenix 23.53

25 S McFadden (V) Foyle CC 23.59

26 J Donnelly (V) Foyle CC 24.07

27 S Coyle (J) Lakeland CC 24.32

28 G Boyd RVCC 24.35

29 T Brown (L) Northern 24.37

30 A Kerr (V) BRC 24.39

Team 1Madigan1.07.55

2 BRC1.08.53

3 Phoenix 1.09.29

JuniorUnder 16 Under 14

1 P-Armstrong 22.08 1 McKillop 25.47 1 Henry 25.55

2 Coyle 24.07 2 McAllister 25.49 2 Beers 27.36

3 McALlister 25.05 3 Mitchell 26.53

Lady

1 Brown 24.37

2 Rodgers24.56

3 Hack26.45

Deno`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 Whs2.16.12

2Glen Kinning C`reagh CC-Mattest s.t.

3Fraser Duncan Northern Dave Kane @20sec

4Matt Ward Phoenix CC

5Tommy Wilson Ballymena RC-Scotts

6Keiron O`Neill Classic Walls RT

7Adam Petrie-Armstrong Northern Dave Kane @1.44

8Paul Harte Phoenix CC

9David Mulholland Apollo RT

10 Paul Hanna Totalcycling.com

Tommy Triumphs in Caldwell Classic

Banbridge man Tommy Evans (Planet X) retained his Wallace Calewell Memorial title in fine solo style on Saturday 7th May.

Facing tough rivals, including the promoting club`s Ryan Connor, Evans stormed ahead at the halfway point of the 76 mile classic, to finish well clear of clubmate Aaron Deane.

A cricual move had gone clear at Guladuff, and by Maghera had gained a 24 second advantage, but it was on the tough Springwell climb that Evans made his solo bid for glory, and had no difficulty in opening a gap on his rivals, cruising in the closing miles to finish with over a minute to spare over Deane.

Evans next target is the FBD Ras, and no doubt will be in the frame for Commonwealth Games selection at the end of the year.

Result-

Wallace Caldwell Memorial 76 miles

1Tommy Evans Planet X3hrs 9min 57sec

2Aaron Deane Planet X@ 1.33

3Ryan Connor Ballymena RC @ 2.03

4Brendan O`Brien Roe Valley

5Gary Grory Planet X

6Ben MorrowEast Antrim@2.55

7William Barr (1st Junior) Ballymena RC

8Denis Easton maryland Whs

9Ger Heverin Castlereagh CC

10 Gordon Scott (1st Veteran) Kings Moss CC @ 3.03

Youth

U16

1Ricky Baird Ballymena RC

2Thomas Martin Clann Eireann

3Jamie McKillop Ballymena RC

4Leo McAllister Ballymena RC

Under 14

1Johnny Beers XMTBCC

2P Belshaw Ballymena RC

2005 East Tyrone Spring Classic

Youth Event Sat 16th April

Toyota Triple Top

Toyota North Down youngsters dominated the East Tyrone Club`s Spring Classic at Cookstown. Their event was held on a closed road circuit within the grounds of Loughry College near Stewartstown. A half mile circuit within the complex was used, and despite having to negotiate speed ramps, the circuit proved fairly popular.

Stuart Henry dominated the Under 14 event, to the extent of lapping the field, in an agressive go-from-the-gun move. Sore at losing out in a sprint finish at last weeks Surgenor Cup, he made no mistake this time with an impressive display of riding. Clubmate, Gareth Boyle finished runner-up and continues to show great promise.

The Under 16s saw 4 riders set the pace, led by Michael Mitchell, who also attacked from the gun, narrowing down the contenders to 4. Ards rider Richard Thompson was unlucky to puncture, leaving Mitchell and Ballymenas Mark McCullough to forge ahead, with Mitchell easily taking the verdict on the line.

Sole female rider, Rachel Mitchell was pitched in with the novice riders, and despite the age gap, her experience showed through, and she too took off for a solo win.

This made for an impressive day for the North Down riders, a 1-2 in the Under 14s, and a family double in the Under 16 & Under 12/novice event, living up to their motto as `the team in front`

full result to follow.

Surgenor Cup Sat 9 April 2005

Ward takes Surgenor Win

Phoenix CC rider Matt Ward ran out the pick of the crop in the Old Bleach CC Promoted Willwater Computer Systems Surgenor Cup at Randalstown. He outsprinter breakaway companions Peter Hawkins (Castlereagh) and Brendan Docherty (Planet X), they being the remains of an 11 man breakaway which escaped on the first of 8 laps of the tough 8 mile Kilnock Triangle circuit. Belfast professional David McCann was also in the break, but following an incident he was a retirement in the closing stages.

Ards CCs rising star Martyn Irvine was next home 1.20 down on the winning trio.

Result

1Matt WardPhoenix CC100km in 2.41.20

2P Hawkins Castlereagh

3B DohertyPlanet Xboth same time

4M Irvine Ards CC@ 1.20

5T Wilson BRC-Scotts s.t.

6P Mulligan N Monaghan@ 2.10

7G Scott (V) Kings Moss @ 2.50

8F Duncan Northern s.t.

9A P-Armstrong Northern @3.00

10 J Scott Orchard Whs@7.00

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