Busy day in the Kingdom for Fermoy cyclists
Last Sunday was a busy day in Killarney, with the hot conditions making the going hard in the national series mountain bike racing, 3rd round.
It was a great day particularly for Mia Geary, who had her first win in the U16 girls’ race in the national series, although she has been prominent and placed highly in all her races this season.
In the U14 boys’ race Shane O’Brien and James Geary finished in the top 10, as did Dean Sheridan and Colm Geary in the U12 boys’ race. Max McGrath took 4th place in the U10 race, as did his younger brother Ian in the U8s, while Conor McGrath finished strongly in the U6s where all the finishers got a prize.
Among the older cyclists, Tom Cotter finished in the top 10 in the category 4 and Stephen McGrath, making a comeback to racing, took 15th place in the category 3 race. All are now looking forward to the next round of the series which will be in Wicklow on 18th June.
NEXT UP
Road racing this weekend will be in Currow, Co Kerry where the road racing national series will continue, with racing for all grades getting underway for the underage races at 9.45am.
NEW DATE ON THE WAY
The Cork County Road Race championships, which are being promoted by the Fermoy Cycling Club, were originally scheduled for this Thursday, 8th June but has had to be postponed. A new date will be announced shortly.
LIAM IN GERMANY
Fermoy’s Liam O’Brien is in Germany at present where he is competing with the Irish Junior team in the 4-day European Nations Tour. This is likely to be a tough assignment with a strong international field taking part and all his clubmates wish him all the best. Fermoy club chairman Fergus O’Connor is accompanying the team as team mechanic.