Here're pics and results from last nights National Hill Climb Champs, 2.5 km of gut-busting agony up Kilmashogue Lane, in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. It was tiring just walking up!
The title was won very convincingly by Mark Dowling of Team Dectek, with defending champion Ryan Sherlock having to settle for silver. Bronze went to this seasons time trialling revelation, Damien Shaw of Lakeland Wheelers.
Results:
Distance: 2.50 kms / 1.55 Miles
Winners Speed: 21.29 kph / 13.24 mph
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1 Mark Dowling (Team Dectek) 07'02"
2 Ryan Sherlock (Sportactive) @16" 3 Damien Shaw (Lakeside Wheelers) @29" 4 Eoin Elliott (Thinkbike.ie) @31" 5 James Davenport (South Dublin) @48" 6 Paul Griffin (Earl of Desmond) @51" 7 Brian Ahern (Orwell Wheelers) @56" 8 Robbie Bryson (Lakeland Wheelers) @01'05" 9 Geoffrey Robinson (Bray Wheelers) s/t 10 Stephen Clancy (Limerick CC) @01'09" 11 Ross Collins ( UCD) @01'14" 12 Frank Billings (Lucan CRC) @01'19" 13 Niall Brosnan (The Edge) @01'25" 14 David Peelo (Murphy Surveys) @01'26" 15 Hugh Mulhearne (Carrick Wheelers) @01'33" 16 Paul Dolan (Irish Road Club) @01'35" 17 John Lynch (Murphy Surveys) @01'40" 18 David Wherity (McNally Swords) @01'41" 19 Colm Ahern (Orwell Wheelers) @01'42" 20 Diarmuid Collins (Orwell Wheelers) s/t 21 Sean Downey (CycleWays CC) @01'43" 22 David Walsh (Slaney CC) s/t 23 Eric Downey (U/A) s/t 24 Patrick O'Brien (Orwell Wheelers) s/t 25 Mark Kiernan (Murphy Surveys) s/t 26 Richard Felle (Thinkbike.ie) @01'44" 27 John Kelly (Dublin Wheelers) @01'46" 28 Odhran O'Caoilte (Bray Wheelers) @01'47" 29 Odhran Connors (Barnardos) @01'51" 30 Shane O'Neill (Orwell Wheelers) @01'55" 31 Sebastian Roma Rakos (Chile) @02'00" 32 Chris Grieve (U/A) @02'02" 33 Shane Hurley (Barnardos) @02'05" 34 Melanie Spath (CycleWays CC) @02'06" 35 Peter Doyle (McNally Swords) s/t 36 Daniel Baiassi (Ravens) @02'10" 37 Andras Gercsenyi (Bray Wheelers) @02'13" 38 Jamie Noone (Sorrento CC) @02'20" 39 James McCluskey (IMBRC) @02'27" 40 Frank Dunne (Slaney CC) @02'28" 41 Patrick Reilly (Moynalty CC) @02'40" 42 Colm Ferrari (Bray Wheelers) @02'49" 43 Colm Dillon (Cycling Pursuits) @02'54" 44 Ross Campbell Grogan (Lucan CRC) @03'07" 45 Justin May (Epic MTB) @03'09" 46 Fergal Cummis (McNally Swords) @03'13" 47 Fergus Whelan (Lucan CRC) @03'18" 48 Chris Bellew (Orwell Wheelers) @03'26" 49 Kieran McGlynn (U/A) @03'43" 50 Vinny Cronin (World Wide Cycles) @03'45" 51 Anne Dalton (Orwell Wheelers) s/t 52 Roisin Kennedy (Lucan CRC) @03'49" 53 Niamh Stephens (UCD) @03'51" 54 Pierre Rodgers (U/A) @05'56"
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| Bronze medallist, Damien Shaw |
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| Frank Billings |
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| Winner, and new Irish Champion, Mark Dowling |
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| Paul Griffin chasing another title. |
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Defending Champ, Ryan Sherlock, looking sleek but was
beaten on the night, taking silver. |
when is the next one or is this just once a year?
ReplyDeleteThe 2015 Irish National Hillclimb Championships will be hosted by Valley Wheelers Cycling Club in Ballingeary Co Cork on Saturday 3rd October.
ReplyDeleteIt will be followed on 4th October by our Hillclimb Sportive 'Trasna Na nGleannta. Further info on www.valleywheelerscc.com or email nhcc15info@gmail.com