Report and results courtesy of Bernard Mackle (Square Wheels CC Armagh) Photos Dany BP Media
Following a successful season so far on the roads of Europe, Matt Teggart of the VC Villefranche Beaujolais Team proved the best at the Country Crit in County Armagh on Friday night as he outsprinted Lindsay Watson of PowerHouse Sport and Darnell Moore of Caldwell Cycles. The Banbridge man pulled clear in a group of six that included former Ras winner Stephen Gallagher before the gang of three forged clear with six laps remaining to fight it out in the final sprint.
In the A3 race, Oisin Rogers of Armagh City Cyclists proved a very popular local winner with an impressive sprint from a much-reduced field ahead of Richard Topping (The Bike House) and Stephen Hanna (Dromara CC). Rogers has featured in the results of several races in recent weeks and this win takes him up to A2.
Note: “The A4 & Ladies and U16 was a combined race to make it a good field in numbers”) In the Under 16 race it was the Shelbourne Orchard CC duo of Samuel Coleman and Seth Dunwoody who crossed the line together ahead of Dara Doherty in third (The first U16 girl was Aine Doherty -VC Glendale see photo below)
In the A4 race, Gareth Talbot won ahead of Peter Elliott and Declan McCaffery of Phoenix. The first woman home was Rachel Irvine of The Bike House Bangor (Photo below)
Peter Quigley outsprinted Leah Rafferty of the Island Wheelers and James Armstrong of Dromara CC in the U14 race (Boys)
In the U12 race, Coran McCourt of VC Glendale powered home to victory ahead of Emer Heverin and Clodagh Quigley in third (photo below)
Well done to all participants and on behalf of Square Wheels thank you to all participants for taking part in their inaugural Countryside Crit.
Under 12: 1st.Coran McCourt – VC Glendale
2nd Emer Heverin – Kinning Cycles
3rd Clodagh Quigley – Foyle CC
Under 14: 1st Peter Quigley – Foyle CC
2nd Aliyah Rafferty – Island Wheelers
3rd James Armstrong – Dromara Cycling club
Under 16: 1st Samuel Coleman – Shelbourne/Orchard CC
2nd Seth Dunwoody – Shelbourne/Orchard CC
3rd Dara Doherty – VC Glendale
First u16 ladies – Aine Doherty – VC Glendale
A4 race: 1st Gareth Talbot – Harps CC
2nd Peter Elliott – Velo Club Iveagh
3th Declan McCaffery – Phoenix CC
A3 Race: 1st Oisin Rodgers – Armagh City Cyclists
2nd Richard Topping – the Bike House
3rd Stephen Hanna – Velo Club Iveagh
4th Jamie Gregg – Dromore CC
5th Francis Donnelly – Clann Eireann CC
6th William Callaghan – VC Glendale
A1&A2 Race: 1st Matthew Teggart VC Villefranche Beaujolais
2nd Lindsay Watson – Powerhouse sport
3rd Darnell Moore – Caldwell cycles
4th Nathan Mullan -Dromara CC
5th Stephen Gallagher Orchard CC
6th Peter Mc lean Ards CC
