500m TT
The day started with the 500TT and all 23 riders who signed on
competed in this event. This was a straight final so all riders
were determined to start the day well with fresh legs.
First rider of the day, Hugh Davis put down a time of 41.37 to
win the 60+ Category which remained the best time into the 50-59
category until Terry Cromer set an unofficial National record
time time of 38.50 winning this category. This was to be short
lived as the last of the younger riders Liam Collins broke the
record again with a blistering 38.05 to win the 40-49 category.
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Results 500TT
Age 60+
1st Hugh Davis 41.37
2nd Phil Ormrod 43.30
3rd Paddy Fitzimons 43.65
4th Liam Walker 48.73
Age 50-59
1st Terry Cromer 38.50
2nd Noel Tonge 43.04
3rd Alec Darragh 44.35
Age 40-49
1st Liam Collins 38.05
2nd Ciaran Smith 38.89
3rd Aidan Ryan 39.22
4th John Moran 39.46
5th Paul Swenarton 40.18
6th Alan Neenan 40.31
7th Lloyd Berry 41.47
8th Ger Ivory 41.67
9th Hugh Templeman 41.69
10th Willie Cannon 42.32
11th Linus Devlin 43.28
12th John Beatty 43.35
13th Hugh Byrne 44.45
14th Dermot Moyne 45.81
15th Susan O'Mara 46.08
16th Brian Coonan 49.26
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Sprint
Next up was the 200m TT Sprint qualifier again the trio of Hugh
Davis, Terry Cromer and Liam Collins took the fastest times in
each age category.
The 40-49 Sprint competition was hard fought with 12 riders battling
it out through 3 rounds of sprint matches to get to the final.
It quickly became obvious that the fastest riders in the 200m
qualifying TT were going to end up fighting it out for the medals.
The most entertaining match of the day was between John Beatty,
Lloyd Berry and Willie Cannon. LLoyd and Willie started to battle
it out and left John by 100 metres, while they played cat and
mouse high on bend 1 and 2 John came back strongly and went right
under their noses before they realised leaving them unable to
answer. A classic move!
In the 60+ finals Paddy Fitzimons made a strong challenge to get
around Hugh Davis but was held off on the line with Phil Ormrod
coming in 3rd. In the 50-59 final Alec Darragh and Terry Cromer
pulled away early to distance Noel Tonge but as Alec took Terry
up the banking, Terry saw his opportunity and dived underneath him
to open a big gap and cruised towards the line. Noel Tonge put on
a huge burst of speed to try to close the gap but was unsuccessful.
The 40-49 final for Bronze saw tired legs with John Moran holding
off Ger Ivory. The decider for Gold and Silver was extremely tactical
with both riders trying to hold off attacking until as late as possible.
Eventaully Liam Collins made a savage jump on bend 2 which got
him a small advantage and held the distance until the 200m line
when Kieran Smith had gradually caught up with him. Coming down
the home straight Kieran made his bid and took the Gold by less
that half a wheel.
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Results
200m Qualifying TT
Age 60+
1st Hugh Davis 14.12
2nd Phil Ormrod 14.90
3rd Paddy Fitzimons 15.18
4th Liam Walker 16.88
Age 50-59
1st Terry Cromer 13.27
2nd Noel Tonge 14.33
3rd Alec Darragh 15.92
Age 40-49
1st Liam Collins 12.89
2nd Ciaran Smith 13.14
3rd Ger Ivory 13.39
4th Paul Swenarton 13.49
5th John Moran 13.61
6th Aidan Ryan 13.66
7th Hugh Templeman 13.96
8th Lloyd Berry 14.39
9th Willie Cannon 14.52
10th John Beatty 14.61
11th Linus Devlin 14.64
12th Dermot Moyne 14.85
13th Hugh Byrne 15.23
14th Brian Coonan 15.71
15th Susan O'Mara 16.10
Sprint Matches
Final 60+
1st Hugh Davis
2nd Paddy Fitzimons
3rd Phil Ormrod
Final 50-59
1st Terry Cromer
2nd Noel Tonge
3rd Alec Darragh
Age 40-49 Round 1
Heat 1
Liam Collins bt Susan OMara
Heat 2
Kieran Smith bt Hugh Byrne
Heat 3
Ger Ivory bt Dermot Moyne
Heat 4
Paul Swenarton bt John Beatty
Heat 5
John Moran bt Willie Cannon
Heat 6
Hugh Templeman bt Lloyd Berry
Round 1 Repechages
Dermot Moyne bt Susan O'Mara and Hugh Byrne
John Beatty bt Lloyd Berry and Willie Cannon
Round 2
Heat 1
Liam Collins bt John Beatty
Heat 2
Kieran Smith bt Dermot Moyne
Heat 3
Ger Ivory bt Hugh Templeman
Heat 4
John Moran bt Paul Swenarton
Semi Final
Heat 1
Liam Collins bt John Moran
Heat 2
Kieran Smith bt Ger Ivory
40-49 Final A
1st Kieran Smith
2nd Liam Collins
40-49 Final B
3rd John Moran
4th Ger Ivory
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Pursuit
This is where the older riders get a a bit of a break as the over
50s only have to ride 2km while those under that age have to endure
3km.
The over 60s had the added benefit of a straight final as there
were only 3 riders. The 40 -49 had to ride tactically as they
new they possibly had to save some energy for the final. Alan
Neenan showed his strength at this disclipine with a 4mins 28.99
qualifying time 5 second faster than Paul Swenarton.
In the final it was an incredibly close match with both riders
neck and neck lap after lap until with 2 laps to go Alan was slightly
ahead. When the bell rang Alan had about 5 metres advantage but
he could not afford to let up and came across the line a fraction
of a second faster than his qualifying time.
In the run off for Bronze Lloyd Berry made the catch on Dermot
Moyne on the 5th lap to take 3rd.
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Results
Qualifying
2km (5 laps)
Age 60+
1st Hugh Davis 3.14.56
3rd Paddy Fitzimons 3.30.56
2nd Phil Ormrod 3.39.03
2km (5 laps)
Age 50-59
Noel Tonge 3.21.68
3km (7 laps)
Age 40-49
1st Alan Neenan 4.28.99
2nd Paul Swenarton 4.34.13
3rd Lloyd Berry 4.40.06
4th Aidan Ryan 4.46.13
5th Dermot Moyne 5.02.23
6th John Beatty 5.04.38
7th Susan O'Mara 5.06.92
8th Ger Ivory 5.07.36
9th Linus Devlin 5.08.82
10th Brian Coonan 5.15.31
Final A (1st/2nd)
1st Alan Neenan 4.28.74
2nd Paul Swenarton 4.30.97
Final B (3rd/4th)
3rd Lloyd Berry
4th Dermot Moyne
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20 Lap Scratch Race
All riders rode together in this race. This was a race of tactics
and stamina with some of the recent IVCA track recruits finding
the pace much faster than any of the road events.
Hugh Davis and Paddy Fitzimons showed that age is not a hindrance
in this event by placing 3rd and 5th respectively overall.
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20 Lap Scratch Race
Results 40-49
1st Liam Collins
2nd Ger Ivory
3rd John Moran
Results 50-59
1st Noel Tonge
2nd Alec Darragh
Results 60+
1st Hugh Davis
2nd Paddy Fitzimons
3rd Phil Ormrod
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Team Sprint 135+
The Final event was a Team Sprint with 4 teams.
As this was new to most of the riders it was an example how riders
could organise themselves into a competitive team. 2 teams of 3
riders lined up opposite each other on the track and when the gun
goes every team trying to get on each others wheel in the search
of shelter until it's their turn at the front. This is all about
consistency of speed and the Team of Hugh Davis, Willie Cannon and
Paul Swenarton got it right to beat the Team of Susan O'Mara, Paddy
Fitzimons and Liam Collins
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Results
1st Team C
Hugh Davis, Willie Cannon, Paul Swenarton
2nd Team A
Susan O'Mara, Paddy Fitzimons, Liam Collins
3rd Team B
Noel Tonge, Phil Ormrod, Hugh Templeman
4th Team D
Ger Ivory, John Moran, Terry Cromer
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