League crown for Killarney’s Kissane

FOLLOWING six rounds of the Clubs of Kerry Road Race League Killarney CC’s Conor Kissane has been crowned as the League champion. The action began with Killorglin’s round in May and ended this week with the final round hosted by Killarney CC in Beaufort.

Conor went into the final round with a five point lead over George Doyle of Manor West iBike and had enough club mates to control matters to ensure he took home the Sean O’Connor Memorial Cup and the League title.

On the overall table Conor took the title ahead of Doyle with Fergal Murphy of Killaney CC’s Fergal Murphy and Tralee Manor West’s Jake Deering sharing third place . Cian Leahy (Kanturk) was fourth, Tralee Manor West’s Shane Fleming in fifth and Sean O’Riordan of Valley Wheelers taking the sixth spot.

Underage

CYCLING at underage level is certainly in a healthy state if the numbers competing in the league is a barometer. All three categories were hotly contested with many the final League places still to be decided going into the last round.

Once the racing ended in the Under 12s the ultra-consistent Shane Galvin (Killarney CC) was crowned the league winner ahead of club mate Louis Steadman Murphy. Sliabh Luachra’s Dinny Murphy had a good League taking third place while the 1st girl overall was Shayna Daly of the Killarney CC.

Making it a very good night for the Galvin family Patrick is the Under 14 League champion, a section he dominated over the six rounds.

The Killarney CC rider won ahead of Sliabh Luachra’s Ben Murphy with O’Leary Stone Kanturk’s David Shine in third. Almha Kissane also of Killarney CC is the Girls Champion.

At Under 16 level West Kerry’s Tom Moriarty who rides with O’Leary Stone Kanturk is the champion topping the table ahead of Killarney CC’s Tadgh O’Shea and another O’Leary Stone Kanturk rider from Kerry Sean Barrett.

The Girls title was shared by Kingdom CC’s Faith Hilliard and Killarney CC’s Sarah McGrath.

Results

AFTER a tough night’s racing in Beaufort where the late rain made the finish tricky Tralee MW iBike’s Jake Deering took the win from Killarney Fergal Murphy and Sliabh Luachra’s Pat Sheehan.

The points were rounded out by Killian Malarge from Team Cote de Granit Rose John Brosnan and eventual League winner Conor Kissane, both of the Killarney CC.

Killarney CC dominated the Under 12s taking the top three in the following order Shane Galvin, Louis and Callum Steadman Murphy. NewcastleWest CC’s Shauna Finn was fourth, Kingdom CC’s fifth and Sliabh Luachra’s Sean Hurley sixth.

Sliabh Luachra’s Ben Murphy took the Under 14 race ahead of Kingdom CC’s Adam Lenihan and Killarney CC’s Lorcan Daly. Killarney CC riders Almha Kissane, Tara Kissane and John Hewerdine took the rest of the points for fourth, fifth and sixth.

Showing the strength and diversity of underage cycling four clubs were represented in the top four of the Under 16s. Tom Moriarty of O’Leary Stone Kanturk took the win from Killarney’s Tadgh O’Shea with Robbie Scott of Tralee Manor West iBike in third and Sliabh Luachra’s Denis O’Connor fourth. Eoin Moloney (Tralee Manor West ) took fifth and Sliabh Luachra’s Dan Murphy sixth.