The Temple route (twice) is the most feared route of the series and once again the relatively low turn-out reflected this. Conditions were close to perfect for racing with a fairly calm evening and no rain.
“The quicker you get there, the shorter the pain”, from James Waddington’s cycling book ‘Bad to the Bone’. Paul Carroll took a leaf out of this book by smashing the course record in a blistering 53.39. Enda and Eamon benefited from their week’s training in the Dolomites and finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
In the ladies league, performance of the evening went to newcomer Sara Hanning, hammering her closest rival by four minutes. Sara is from a rowing background so the cross-over benefits between the two sports is obvious.
Thanks to John McManus and Glen Pollock for timekeeping.
Timekeepers for next week are Marty Curran and Connor Reilly – thanks for volunteering. With only a few races left before the season there are several people who have yet to volunteer for time-keeping. We know who you are so to prevent humiliation at the end of season awards night (details to be announced), ensure you volunteer.
Glen
Betty’s
Lap 1 Finish time
1. Sara Hanning 31.26 62.55
2. Aisleen Trainer 33.09 67.00
3. Ali McConnell 32.57 67.33
4. Maeve Savage 33.43 68.28
Dudes
Lap 1 Finish time
1. Paul Carroll 26.40 53.39
2. Enda Marron 26.45 54.14
3. Eamon Hill 26.53 55.04
4. Vaughan Purnell 27.18 55.09
5. Matt Allum 28.20 56.50
6. Dave Lonnen 29.03 58.56
7. Niall Magee 29.05 59.38
8. Mike Lyons 28.55 59.45
9. Davy Calvert 29.22 60.21
10. David Morrissey 29.27 60.26
11. Conor Reilly 30.09 61.47
12. Bill Rafferty 30.25 61.55
13. Peter McGuickan 31.39 65.29
14. Karl King 32.59 67.22
15. Brendan Lyons 32.34 74.28
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