Ulster Cyclo Cross Championships

RESULTS - Ulster Cyclo Cross Championship 2006

Senior Race 8 laps

1 Lewis Ferguson Team BHB 1.04.16
2 Ray Brownfield North Down 1.04.54
3 Glenn Kinning Castlereagh CC 1.05.55
4 Peter McConville Newry Wheelers 1.06.25 V
5 Alistair McSorley Apollo CT 1.06.51
6 Conor Campbell Newry Wheelers 1.07.05
7 Sean Downey Banbridge CC 1.07.48 J
8 Joe McCall Team WORC 1.09.10
9 Barry Monaghan Newry Wheelers 1.09.49
10 Liam McGreevy Banbridge CC 1.11.40 J
11 Drew McKinley Newry Wheelers 1.12.35
12 Matt Feguson Team BHB 1.13.00
13 Steve Franzoni Mullingar Wheelers 1.13.55
14 Gary Henning Newry Wheelers 1.14.30
15 Junior McAuley Apollo CT 7 laps
16 Fred McSorley Apollo CT " " V
17 Keith Millar North Down " " V
18 Danny Hylands East Antrim " "
19 Jon Runciman Banbridge CC " " V
20 Michael Hamilton North Down "
21 William Mulligan Banbridge CC " " V
22 Martin O'Hagan Newry Wheelers " "
23 Michael Cowan Plush " "
24 Kevin Murdock U/A " " V
25 Andy Ruck Newry Wheelers " " V
26 Ivan McConville Newry Wheelers " " V
27 William Forsythe Banbridge CC 6 laps V
28 Noel McKinley Newry Wheelers " " V
29 Connor Murphy Newry Wheelers " " J
30 Pat Dunbar U/A " " V
31 Maurice Mayne Banbridge CC " " V

Team Prize Newry Wheelers


MTB/U-16 Race 4 Laps

1 Stuart Henry North Down 36.08 U-16
2 Johnny McCabe Cuchulainn CC 36.14
3 Gerry McCabe Cuchulainn CC 37.03
4 Paul Anderson Banbridge CC 38.21
5 Jonny Beers XMTB 40.40 U-16
6 Campbell Armstrong Apollo CT 41.17
7 William Boyd XMTB 42.56 U-16
8 Enda McDaid Apollo CT 43.52
9 Stephen Prentice Banbridge CC 44.36
10 Sarah Piner Mullingar Wheelers L
11 Harriet Mayne Banbridge CC L
12 Joanne McCallum XMTB L
13 Nicola Oldham Banbridge CC 10 min penalty L

Cyclo Cross in Corcagh Park

Just a quick note to say well done to the Clan McSorley, who, once again flew the Apollo flag this weekend.

Allister finished 7th after an interface with a tree and Fred the "Flying Doctor" finshed 28th, third overall in the Vets.

Alistair McSorley Racing In Belgium 18/11/2006
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Alistair McSorley and several riders from Newry sampled the many delights of Belgium cyclocross racing, this weekend
The riders were all entered in the B race which is only one level down from the full Senior Professional race.   Although in overwhelming company the lads all made a good show of themselves.  Alistair finshed highest placed in thirty third, with Newry's Conor Campbell in 34th.  The Mckinnelly brothers Drew and Mark made a good show of themselves, despite Drew having a bout of food poisoning.
 

Bangor Cyclo Cross - 12.11.2006

Team BHB rider Lewis Ferguson took the honours in Sundays XMTB Cyclo Cross, held over a short and tricky course in Castle Park in Bangor. This was Ferguson’s second win in succession, the main feature being his first ever success over Irish Champion Robin Seymour.

The Bangor race attracted yet another superb entry, 60 for the main Senior event, with a well supported program of Youth races. Most pleasing of all the wide array of talent on display, representative of all cycling disciplines, once again the downhill clan showed great enthusiasm for the event.

The eight lap Senior race began with the riders charging down the all weather pitch and onto the BMX track section, the mass of riders led by downhillers Rick Lawerence and Glynn O’Brien. As the riders entered the woodland section for the first time the sheer traffic caused a few log jams, from which cries of “ excuse me old chap would you move out of the way please “ could be heard. (or words to that effect!) One early retirement was Apollo’s Junior McAuley, the young ace forced out when a crank came off!
The opening lap ended with Ray Brownfield (North Down) leading from Robin Seymour (Team Worc), Lewis Ferguson (Team BHB) and Alistair McSorley (Apollo CT), this quartet already pulling clear of the chasing pack. On the next circuit Ferguson and Seymour broke away leaving McSorely and Brownfield to dispute third. Having his first Ulster outing of the season, the newly bearded Dave Gill (Team Worc) looked very strong in fifth. Next came Peter McConville (Newry Wheelers) and Robbie Lamont (XMTB) having their weekly battle for the Vets prize. Glyn O’Brien (U/A) was still going well after his good start, having a good battle for eighth with Neil Delahaye (Usher RC) and Mark McKinley (Newry Wheelers).
As the Ferguson, Seymour battle for the lead continued on lap three, Brownfield made third place his own as McSorley slipped back into the clutches of Gill. McConville found himself a clear leader in the Vets contest after Lamont was forced out due to illness. At this stage the top ten had been joined by Connor Campbell (Newry Wheelers), and leading rider in the MTB Class, Glenn Kinning (Castlereagh CC), who suffered an early blow due to a puncture.
The race reached the halfway point with Seymour looking to have broken clear from Ferguson, and as far as the large crowd of spectators was concerned, that was the race over, they awaited a Seymour win. On a dramatic penultimate lap Seymour was forced to pit for a new font wheel after his front tubular tyre had been ripped off by a tree root. Ferguson was the new leader, almost one minute up on Seymour. The last lap proved frantic, Ferguson battled thorough the tail end traffic knowing that behind him Seymour was making a huge effort to catch him. At the finish Ferguson scored a popular win as Seymour crossed the line 30 seconds down, with Brownfield an excellent third in front of his ‘home’ supporters.

Final Results
1 Lewis Ferguson - BHB @ 44.12
2 Robin Seymour - WORC @ 44.32
3 Ray Brownfield - North Down @ 45.47
4 David Gill - WORC @ 46.55
5 Mark McKinley - Newry Wheelers @ 47.00
6 Allister Macsorley - Apollo @ 47.17
7 Peter McConville - Newry Wheelers @ 47.44
8 Neill Delahaye - Usher @ 48.19
9 Conor Campbell - Newry Wheelers @ 48.58
10 Gary Henning - Newry Wheelers @ 49.57
11 Graham Boyd - XMTB @ 50.03
12 Liam McGreevy - Banbridge @ 50.14
13 Glyn O’Brien - U/A @ 50.30
14 Michael Hamilton - North Down @ 1 lap
15 Keith Millar - North Down @ 1 lap
16 Michael Cullen - Plush @ 1 lap
17 Ross Blayney - Ards CC @ 1 lap
18 Drew McKinley - Newry Wheelers @ 1 lap
19 William Mulligan - Banbridge @ 1 lap
20 Jon Runciman - Banbridge @ 1 lap
21 Tarja Owens - WORC @ 1 lap
22 Fred Macsorley @ Apollo 1 lap
23 Anthony Mitchell - North Down @ 1 lap
24 Liam Baxter - Newry Wheelers @ 1 lap
25 Ross Galway - Dromara @ 1 lap

Apollo Cyclo Cross - 08.10.2006
The 2006 Cyclo Cross season began in superb fashion on Sunday with Apollo CT promoting the opening race in Lurgan Park, Irish Champion Robin Seymour taking a controlled victory. Fifty three riders came to the line for the Senior race which was over eight laps of a new, fast flowing course. As always the main event was supported by a full programme of Youth races.

The Senior event began in spectacular style as the fifty three riders jockeyed for position as they charged up the opening section, Apollo rider Alistair McSorley leading the action. By the end of the first lap McSorley still held the lead, however in a close second was Robin Seymour, in turn followed by a pack consisting of Phillip Roche, Robbie Lamont, Brian Conway, Lewis Ferguson, Peter McConville and Mark McKinley.

By the end of the second circuit Seymour had pounced to take the lead with McSorely holding on to a close second, the young rider appearing to have overcome the broken collar bone sustained at the start of the year, wrecking much of his season. With Seymour and McSorley out in front, Lewis Ferguson had moved into a strong third by the end of lap three, as the Newry duo of Peter McConville and Mark McKinley battled with Dubliner Phillip Roche and XMTB Vet Robbie Lamont for fourth. In fact the remainder of the leaderboard was a series of tense battles, Brian Conway holding sixth just ahead of John Oram, Daire McCaughley, Graham Boyd, Paul O’Reilly, Aidan McDonald and Tim Edgar.

Over the last few laps Seymour held a safe lead over McSorley, which he maintained to the finish line. McSorley took second, less than a minute down, a great result for the young Apollo rider who has plans to return to the European Cyclo Cross scene in the coming months. Lewis Ferguson took a fine third as Peter McConville sprinted across the line to beat Mark McKinley in a brilliant battle for fourth, McConville being the leading Vet finisher. Robbie Lamont, second Vet, was sixth overall. Phillip Roche just did enough to keep Brian Conway out of seventh as John Oram scored one of his best ever cyclo cross results with a superb ninth.

One of the highlights of the race was the battle for tenth which was ultra entertainment over the last few laps, and finally seeing tenth place being secured in a sprint finish, Paul O’Reilly leading fellow Junior rider Graham Boyd across the line. The young duo where closely followed by Daire McCaughley and Aidan McDonald, Aidan the first MTB finisher. In the Ladies Class Ciara McManus took the win as Harriet Mayne just kept fellow Banbridge rider Nicola Oldham out of second.

In the U-10 race, held on an oval course in the main start/finish area, Banbridge rider Richard Baird had a narrow win over his brother Joseph with Newry rider Cain McConvey a close third. Chris Oakley of XMTB fame took the honours in the U-12 race with Dan Runciman taking second ahead of fellow Bann rider William Heslip. Banbridge took another win with Matt Adair scoring his first ever win in the U-14 class, Bann rider Michael Runciman runner up and Robbie Lamont third. In the U-16 race XMTB’s William Boyd had a narrow in over Banbridge rider Andrew Adair.

Congratulations to Apollo for a well organised event, and to the support given by the riders, especially those that travelled up from the South. The Cyclo Cross season continues on Saturday with East Antrim Audi promoting their first ever Cyclo Cross in Larne, details to follow.

Report:Andy Potts

SENIOR RACE

1 Robin Seymour
2 Alistair McSorley
3 Lewis Ferguson
4 Peter McConville
5 Mark McKinley
6 Robbie Lamont
7 Phillip Roche
8 Brian Conway
9 John Oram
10 Paul O'Reilly
11 Graham Boyd
12 Daire McCaughley
13 Aidan McDonald
14 Tim Edgar
15 Connor Campbell
16 Luke Manning
17 Eamon McConvey
18 Michael Hamilton
19 Dave Barry

LADIES
1 Ciara McManus
2 Harriet Mayne
3 Nicola Oldham

U-16
1 William Boyd
2 Andrew Adair

U-14
1 Matthew Adair
2 Michael Runciman
3 Robbie Lamont
4 Claire Oakley
5 Andrew Wilson
6 Ciara Mulholland

U12
1 Chris Oakley
2 Dan Runciman
3 William Heslip
4 Eoin McCabre
5 Sean McCormack
6 Declan Mullholland
7 Aimee Ogilby

U10
1 Richard Baird
2 Joseph Baird
3 Cain McConvey
4 Shannon Buller
5 Luc Hanna
6 Stuart Dunlop
7 Rachel Mayne
8 John Buller
9 Shenna McKiverigan
10 Scott Hylands
11 Fergal McConvey


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