Cycling Summer League is underway
THE first round of the Clubs of Kerry Summer League was hosted by the Killorglin Cycling Club and saw Killarney and Tralee Manor West iBike dominate the various races.
The Seniors race had the usual handicap format and was raced for over 5 laps of the 6km circuit. However at the start of the 3rd lap the race had all come together. From this a three man group got away made up of George Doyle and Ronan O’Shea from Tralee Manor West iBike and young Killarney rider Fergal Murphy. The trio opened a 40 second gap at one stage and while the peloton closed that to 16 seconds they break stayed away.
Coming into the line George Doyle had the strength to sprint clear with Murphy taking second and O’Shea 3rd.
The rest of the points in the Seniors race went to Killarney’s Mike Murphy who was 4th followed by Tralee Manor West riders David Fitzgerald and John James Griffin.
It was a case of brothers to the fore in the U-12s and U-14s as Killarney CC’s Shane Galvin took the under-12 race and his brother Patrick the U-14 race. Sliabh Luachra brother Dinny and Ben Murphy were second in the U-12s and U-14s respectively.
Jack Breen from Currow CC was 3rd and rounding out the top 6 in the U-12s were Callum Steadman Murphy from Killarney CC in 4th with his club mates Bryan Hanafin and Michael O’Callaghan in 5th and 6th.
Scoring the rest of the points in the U-14s were Ethan Slattery Killarney 3rd, Adam Lenihan from Kingdom CC in 4th with Almha and Tara Kissane taking 5th and 6th.
Kieran Coggins dominated the U-16 race and had over 25 seconds to spare from his club mate Eoin Moloney. Killorglin’s Tadgh O’Shea took 3rd from Sliabh Lauchara’s Denis O’Connor in 4th, Troy Kennedy of Kingdom CC in 5th and Dan Murphy of Slaibh Luachra in 6th.
Round 2 will be hosted by the Killarney Cycling Club this Thursday May 11. Round 3 hosted by Sliabh Luachra CC on June 1, Round 4 hosted by Tralee Lee Strand CC on June 8, Round 5 hosted by Currow CC on June 22, Round 6 hosted by Tralee Manor West CC on July 7. The Road Race County Championships are to be hosted by Killorglin CC on July 22.