Dromara CC
Club League
Round 16
Road Race  - Old Belfast Road, Blacks Lane, Glassdrumman Road, Ballynahinch (2.24 mile circuit)

24 July 2008

Another exciting evening of cycle racing and it was back to the Glassdrumman triangle again just outside Ballynahinch (map) .  Twenty-seven riders signed on, just one less than the last race here back on the 1 May 2008.  This was Dromara Cycling Club's 16th event in the club's 2008 calendar and we were presented with almost perfect weather conditions, dry, bright with only a slight breeze to take away the closeness of the temperature (20oC).  The evening's racing started around 7:30 after Trevor and Stephen had worked out the time handicaps.  Ronnie was only treating this evenings fun as a bit of practice as they are due to take part in this weekend's Ards 3 day race.  As such he was not handicapped as he should have been and was allowed to join in with the slower groups.  Davy joined Paul Smyth in the two man scratch group.  Davy and Paul worked hard throughout the race and caught the leading group in the last couple of laps.  Once they had caught the leading group, Trevor made the executive decision to cut the race short (from 10 laps to 9 laps) and, as expected, there were no complaints from the riders (most didn't even realise that a lap had been taken out!)  There was another great turn out of helpers to run the event both marshalls and timekeepers.  Many thanks to all of you especially  the timekeeping team who had an almost full-time job keeping track of the riders and their times.

The juniors and ladies had a good race over 6 laps and the 6 laps seems to have been a milestone for both Marcus and Stephen who both stopped in this lap.  Noel broke some spokes and had to stop for a wheel change costing him time, Neill got to the last lap then fell off his bike after suffering from a cramp.  He bravely climbs back on, determined to complete the race.  Ross Galway cramped up on the final run in, just getting around the final corner and having to free wheel over the line.  Apart from the 3 road racers who crossed the line first, the big surprise was the ever improving Mark McKnight who finished third overall.  Well done Mark.  Also appearing tonight was Michael Pyper, first time out in his new Dromara cycling clothing and smiling on every lap, James Gilpin out on his new very lightweight bicycle, Cyril Whimpanny appearing in his first race, Peter Bryson celebrating this 40 birthday today (and wearing a nice badge to prove it)  and Kieran Thomas who has just joined the club and completed his first cycle race.


Name
 Club
 Handicap
 Finish Time
Ave Speed #
Darren Weir
 Dromara CC
 00:07:00
 01:09:51
19.2
Davy McKnight
 Dromara CC
 00:09:05
 01:09:53
19.9
Mark McKnight
 Dromara CC
 00:05:00
 01:09:55
18.6
Derek Hanna
 Dromara CC
 00:03:00
 01:09:56
18.1
Gary Gibson
 Dromara CC
 00:07:00
 01:09:57
19.2
Ross Galway
 Dromara CC
 00:07:00
 01:09:59
19.2
Paul Smyth
 Dromara CC
 00:09:05
 01:10:03
19.8
Peter Bryson
 Dromara CC
 00:05:00
 01:10:29
18.5
Cyril Whimpanny
 Dromara CC
 00:03:00
 01:10:34
17.9
David White
 Dromara CC
 00:03:00
 01:10:38
17.9
Neill Currie
 Dromara CC
 00:07:00
 01:12:10
18.6
Stephen Wallace
 Dromara CC
 00:05:00
 01:12:45
17.9
Gavin Magowan
 Dromara CC
 00:05:00
 01:12:50
17.8
Michael Pyper
 Dromara CC
 00:00:00
 01:12:55
16.6
Davy Robb
 Dromara CC
 00:00:00
 01:13:05
16.6
Neal Wilson
 Dromara CC
 00:05:00
 01:13:38
17.6
James Gilpin
 Dromara CC
 00:03:00
 01:14:43
16.9
Kieran Thomas
 Dromara CC
 00:00:00
 01:17:06
15.7
Noel Gibson
 Dromara CC
 00:07:00
 1 lap

Ronnie Smyth
 Dromara CC
 00:07:00
 01:09:51
19.2
# = miles per hour (mph).  This is based on the actual time taken to complete the event once the handicaps have been removed.

Other riders who did not complete the course were:
Handicap
 Riders
00:03:00
 Stephen Heasley (Lantern Rouge)
00:05:00
 Marcus Magowan

Juniors and Ladies
Rider
 Time
 Laps
 Ave Speed
Ryan Mallon (J)
 00:49:27
 6
 16.3
Judith Robinson
 00:49:31
 6
 16.3
Zak Hanna (J)
 00:49:41
 6
 16.2
Anne Maguire
 00:51:00
 6
 15.8
Christopher Weir (J)
 00:43:58
 5
 15.3


Timekeepers: Stephen Phillips, Laurene Phillips, Maeve Cahill and Trevor Annett
Marshalls: Sharon Weir, Mr Mallon, Jim McMaster, Brian McGrath
Photography: Martin Grimley

The starting groups


Group 1
Group 1 away

Group 2
Group 2 away

Group 3
Group 3 away

Group 4
Group 4 away


End of lap 1



Group 1 - end of lap 1
Group 1 - end of lap 1

Anne

Group 2 - end of lap 1
Group 2 - end of lap 1

Group 3 - end of lap 1
Group 3 - end of lap 1

Gavin
Marcus

Group 4 - end of lap 1
Group 4 - end of lap 1

Darren
Ronnie

Paul and Davy


More shots



Davy and Michael

Kieran
Anne

Deek
Cyril

David
Peter

Mark
Neal & Marcus

Stephen W
Group 4

Group 4
Davy & Paul

Davy & Michael
Father and son

Kieran
Group 3

Group 3
Group 3







Paul



Noel


Corner



  
 
 
 





More action back at the start / finish line






Marcus calls it a day

Familiar face
Noel

Judith

Anne completes the course
Kieran

Big bunch

Michael
Neill & Ross

Gavin
Neal

Stephen W
James G

Big bunch
Paul, Davy, Deek and Mark

Paul & Davy
Ross, Neill and Gary

Ross and Neill
Davy Robb

Michael
Neal




Finish Line



Darren and Ronnie
Davy McKnight

Mark McKnight
Derek Hanna

Gary Gibson
Ross Galway (cramping)

Noel Gibson and Paul Smyth
I am 40 !

David White
Neill Currie

Michael Pyper
David Robb

Neal Wilson
Kieran Thomas



Timekeepers
Some marshalls



Group shot

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