Thank you to all for attending. Thank you Navan Road Club for hosting.
The Men’s A-Race seen, local lad, Sean Nolan (EvoPro Racing) return from a four race stint in Belgium (Superprestige Ruddervoorde, UCI World Cups in Zonhoven and Overijse and wrapping up with the X2O Trofee Koppenbergcross). Sean picked up where he left off in Round One, with a win. His winning margin was much wider than in Round One.
Second Placed, Ronan O’Flynn (Orwell Wheelers CC) has been having an great season. Ronan was third in Round Two and Fourth in Ulster’s Round Three. Hopefully Ronan can hold his form into the Leinster CX Champs in five weeks.
Niall Somers (Team WORC) rounded out the podium. Niall has been very consistent with a string of Top 5 results so far this season.
Navan RC’s Prize Structure was seen the Top 6 and the Unplaced categories also awarded prizes. Adam Gilsenan (Club Ciclistico Canturino), Kevin Keane (St. Tiernan’s CC) and Paul Caldwell (Navan Road Club) were 4th, 5th and 6th respectively. John Dorris (EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles) was the Unplaced M50 and also 7th. Evan Ryan (Team WORC) was the Unplaced M40 and 8th.
The Women’s Race seen Annie Roche (Scott Quanta Racing) set the fastest time. But the Juniors were racing a separate race to the Seniors and Masters, starting 30 seconds behind them. This seen Annie win the Junior prize.
In the Senior Category, Stephanie Roche (Scott Quanta Racing) continued her season of strong results with a win. Stephanie raced both days last weekend and was fourth in Bellurgan and second in the Ulster round.
Second placed Niamh Stephens (Team Giant Dublin) also optioned to take advantage of the double race weekend last weekend. Niamh’s second place seen her improve on her fifth place in Bellurgan and her third place in Ulster.
Caoimhe May (Orwell Wheelers CC) was third. Caoimhe won the Leinster League of CycloCross in 2019. This was her first Leinster League Race this season.
The top six Women were awarded prizes. This seen Helen White (Stamullen RC), Mary Dawson (Bray Wheelers) and Aoife Reilly (Dunboyne CC) get the 4th, 5th and 6th places on the Wide-Angle Podium.
In the Men’s B-Race, Jonathan Boyle (Unattached) took the win. Lukasz Oleksiewicz (Team WORC) scored his second second place of the season. Fergus Craddock (Dublin Wheelers) was third. Ben Malone (Unattached) got the Hole Shot and finished fourth, following up his win of the reckonised B-Racers in Bellurgan last week.
This week we’re promoting the top four from the B-Race to the A-Race. Jonathan won by three minutes. Lucasz, Fergus and Ben have had strong results in the standalone B-Races, and have performed well in the joint fields of the Bellurgan rounds.
There was a full slate of Underage racing too.
In the U16s, Greta Lawless (Team WORC) won her second race in a row. Faith Robinson (Bray Wheelers) was second. Mya Doocey (Navan Road Club) scored her third third place in a row, after last weekend Bellurgan and Ulster races. Oisin May (Orwell Wheelers CC) won the Boy’s race. Sean Tolan (Drogheda Wheelers) was second. Cillian Fox (Navan Road Club) was third.
In the U14s, Rian McCrystal (Bellurgan Wheelers) won again, following up his first and third places last weekend. Jack Dempsey (Gorey CC) got his best result of the season with a second place. Fionn Crinion (IMBRC) rounded out the podium. In the Girl’s race, Cuchulainn CC secured a podium lockout. Ffion Dolan won, with Holly McCaffrey and Grace O’Rourke in second and third.
In the U12s, Katie Turner (Orwell Wheelers) won her third race in a row. Naoise Byrne (Carlow RCC) was second. Eire McCrystal (Bellurgan Wheelers) was third. In the boy’s race, Eoin David (Bohermeen CC) won his second race of the season. Craig Ennis (Bohermeen CC) was second. James Mullen (Navan Road Club) was third.
Results
See you on November 14th for Rd. 5 Oldcastle CC – Oldcastle CX Race.
Standings
A-Race Standings Change
At the halfway point in the league, Niall Somers (Team WORC) now leads the Men’s A-Race standings by 26 points. Frank McDermott (Oldcastle CC) moves up to second place. Johnny McCabe (Cuchulainn CC) in back on the podium in third.
Richie Fell (Team WORC) slips from first place to fourth place, as he didn’t race this weekend. Richie will be hoping his strong results will be a factor later as we score on the best 6 of 8 rounds.
In the Unplaced M40s, Chris Byrne (Park Wheelers) seen his lead cut by 12 points by Evan Ryan (Team WORC). Although Ronan O’Flynn (Orwell Wheelers) was the biggest gainer this week courtesy of his second place. Frank McDermott may drop into the Unplaced M40 ranks if he is knocked off the podium.
In the Unplaced M50, Fearghal Regan (Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospatial) looks to be in pole position. Similar to the M40s, Johnny McCabe is on the podium, and could come into the reckoning if he is displaced. Gerard O’Donnell (IMBRC) will also be a man to watch as the Best 6 of 8 rounds are brought into consideration. Gerard’s head-to-head results have been similar to Fearghal’s this season.
B-Race Standings Change
Jude Joseph Roche (South Dublin CC) retains top spot. Ronan Kearney (EPIC MTB/Expert Cycles) moves up to second. Colum O’Doherty (Park Wheelers) occupies third.
Although both men will have to overhaul the points tally of promoted riders Lukasz Oleksiewicz (Team WORC) and Ben Malone (Unattached), with four rounds remaining, this should be possible.
We’ll be promoting the B-Race Podium Riders every week. The normal indicator of a B-Racer is finishing them 2 laps down in the A-Race regularly.
Women’s Race Standing Change
As has been the case since the opening round, Stephanie Roche (Scott Quanta Racing) retains top place. Stephanie’s lead is now 55 points. Doireann Killeen (Orwell Wheelers) keeps her second place. Although, Niamh Stephens (Team Giant Dublin) cuts Doireann’s advantage to just 6 points.
Mary Dawson holds Unplaced Master position and fourth place. Helen White (Stamullen RC) is two points behind and also in fifth place. Laura Banfield (McNally Swords CC) is 21 points behind but could still come into the reckoning.
Ellen Murray (TC Racing) retains the Unplaced Junior and moves up to sixth place overall. Annie Roche (Scott Quanta Racing) cut Ellen’s lead by, and to, 13 points this Sunday. Katie Reilly (Orwell Wheelers) is de facto third junior, as Hanna McClorey (Racescene FDA) is unlikely to return to the Leinster League due to commitments in the UK. Katie elected to race in Ulster this weekend, and got second place in the Omagh round.
Underage Standings Change
The Underage Series continues to reward consistency.
The U16 Boys standings has Callum McCaffrey (Cuchulainn CC) still on top. Cillian Fox (Navan RC) leapfrogs from fourth to second. Tim Cronin (Navan Road Club) remains in third.
In the U16s Girls, Faith Robinson (Bray Wheelers) leads for a third week in a row. Mya Doocey (Navan Road Club) is in second place. Greta Lawless (Team WORC) moves up to third place.
In the U14 Boys, Rian McCrystal (Bellurgan Wheelers) finishes his climb through the rankings, and sits atop of the pile. Jack Woods (Carlow) is in second, 9 points behind. Daithi Killeen (Orwell Wheelers) moves up to third.
The U14 Girls sees Holly McCaffrey (Cuchulainn CC) still in first place. Grace O’Rourke (Cuchulainn CC) is in second. Emer Heverin (Kinning Cycles) retains third. Ffion Dolan (Cuchulainn CC) is the week’s big mover as she is in fourth place, 4 points behind Emer.
The U12 Boys leader, Eoin Davis (Bohermeen CC) extends his lead over everyone courtesy of his victory. James Cunningham (Orwell Wheelers CC) holds onto second despite opting to race in Ulster this weekend. Noah Byrne (Carlow RCC) moves onto the third step of the podium.
The U12 Girls, has Katie Turner (Orwell Wheelers) still in the lead and extends her lead to 30 points. Eire McCrystal (Bellurgan Wheelers), in second, has a 99 point buffer to third place. Naoise Byrne (Carlow RCC) moves up to third.
Current Standings
We’re halfway through the season. Things will get more interesting in the later rounds, when the Best Six of Eight rounds are taken into account on the last day of the season. The Leinster CX Champs will not be counted in the Series Standings like they were in 2019.
Link: The Leinster League of CycloCross 2021/22 Series Points.
Media
Photos:
- Give it Socks: U14/U16 Girls | U14/U16 Boys | Men’s B-Race 1 | Men’s B-Race 2 | Women’s Race.
- Donal Kelleher: U12s | U14/U16 | Women & B-Race | Men’s B-Race 2 | Men’s A-Race 1 | Men’s A-Race 2.
- Margie CoxRey: Navan CX Race.
The Leinster League of CycloCross 