Well done to all in Lumpers today
The torrential rain and a hint of mud didn't stop the brave racers of MAD putting in some fine performances today in Co. Louth.
In sports we had Paddy (9th) Melanie (14th) Mark Cromie (10th), Feargal(13th), Christian(18th) and Mick(20th) battling it out over 2 laps of a tight, technical fun course that seemed to leave all riders with a smile.
Ryan, Morgan(16th) and Piotr (9th Masters) competed over 4 laps in experts, we've also laid claim to Andy (9th) too.....Ryan suffered a mechanical but still managed to come in a very respectable 10th, Morgan beat his new nemesis Darragh Maloney by luring him into conversation on the last lap and then opening up a big gap, while Piotr drank only 1/4 of a waterbottle during the whole race.
Steve was unlucky to snap his seatpost on the first lap, while in second place in the juniors cat.
Results above are all based on hear'say so may be wrong, I'll update them when I see the full results.
The next race is the POG, hosted by Team WORC on the 18th of June in Ballinastoe (though not in the same area as the last race there, apparently) so we'd love to see everybody make the effort to get out for that.
Sean
posted by Sean @ 8:15 p.m.
15 Comments:
At 10:39 a.m.,
Ryan Sherlock said…
A great course yesterday - I just could not seem to get into any sorta groove around it until the end. I learned a lot about riding in the mud though :)
Also, I somehow managed to pick up someone elses jersey (in addition to mine). It's a short sleeve large - drop me an email if it's yours.
Thanks to everyone who cheered us along and took photos! (And I hope you got to enjoy watching everyone crashing!)
At 11:30 a.m.,
Paddy said…
Fantastic but very tough course ... 2 laps was about all i could have managed!
Well done to everyone who was out yesterday and particular thanks to the mad supporters club, its great to be cheered on when racing (and to have yummy cake to eat afterwards)
I hope to post my photos tomorrow
At 11:55 a.m.,
Anonymous said…
What a day in Lumpers! It was my first day out supporting and I had a great day despite the rain and muck! I tell you I think I will need a few practice runs before I could tackle some of those down hill sections! Though it certaintly made me want to get my bike!
I can tell you I was so glad of the tent!
Well done to everyone and thanks for a great day and can't wait for the next one!
At 1:31 p.m.,
Morgan said…
The rain, the rain! It started just as we approached Lumpers and it's still falling. We were reluctant to even get out of the car but that would have meant missing the best race of the year so far.
There was just one long climb at the start and after that it was nearly 100% singletrack in a downhill direction. There was a section of boardwalk too, to test the nerves. Parts of the course were surprisingly dry while others became extremely slippery with use. In a lot of sections you had to point your bike, let go of the brakes and go with the flow. Two wheel slides were order of the day. I was happy with my result, a couple of places higher than last time (not last!).
There was a party atmosphere in the MAD tent afterwards as everyone sheltered from the constant downpour. And I was thrilled to find my car had filled up with water due to a mysterious leak.
No more races for a month or so - we'll have to start planning some good days out.
At 5:17 p.m.,
Morgan said…
In case anyone missed them, our race photos are here:
Gallery
And more here:
Andy Potts Gallery
At 1:54 p.m.,
Mark C said…
what a deadly race if only i'd been fitter i'd have shoved thats kid's machete where the sun don't shine, just had to slog on tryin to keep my momentum....big hard luck to our stevie, lucky that sit post didn't end up somewhere it didn't belong....anyone seen the full results, these lads are takin their time, especially the sorrento lot.....just want to see if my mediocre results are improvin
At 2:06 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
I took some photos at the weekend.. I've sent them to Paddy to get them onto the web site as I've no idea how to!!
The photos up so far are great!
At 10:17 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
Well done to all that raced, we're real experienced racers now and making a big dent on thr race scene...
Yeah it was a terrible pity about my seat post:( Regretted not taking Paddys bike after he offered after the race. Good tip.. Buy a cheap seatpost from cyclelogical, snap it, and they give you a Thompson Elite post F.O.C!!:D:D:D
At 11:48 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
NPS 3 XC Lumpers Results 14/5/06
In Monsoon conditions in the Lumpers forest, Ravensdale, Dundalk, in all 112 riders took to the single track. The going was helter/skelter as the course cut up with the incessant rain that fell from early morning and throughout the day (and is still raining 10.30pm) and the results are as follows.
Elite Men - 5 laps
1st Peter Bugle 1:37:20
2 Conor Mc Convey 1:43:20
3 Tim Edger 1:46:50
4 R. Godfree Mechanical
Masters - 4 laps
1st Gerry McCabe 1:27 CCC
2 John Duris 1:31
3 Gordon Lucus 'correction'
4 Ian Sutton
5 Eamon O'Neill
6 Martin O'Hagan
7 Eoin Keith
8 Andrew Wallace
9 Dioir Leczycki
10 Kevin Conlon
11 Ruari D (Epic)
12 Simon Corry
Paul Anderson ??
Vets - 3 laps
1st Johnny McCabe 1:07:00 CCC
2 Robert Lamont 1:09:15
3 Gary Wilson 1:12:15
4 Paul Coyne
5 John O'Reilly
6 Declan McCabe
7 Andy Burns
8 Jon Runciman
9 Eamonn McConvey
10 Leslie Walpole
11 E. McConvey
12 Richie Byrne
13 Maurice Mayne
Mechanical A.Ryan; Alan Cranston; Willaim Mulligan
Expert - 4 laps
1st Damian Mullhbone 1:30:45
2 Brian Conway 1:31:30
3 Sogno Yvain
4 Peter McConville
5 Paddy Daly
6 Gerry McInerney
7 Ray O'shaughnessy
8 Conor Campbell
9 Andrew Newman (last lap only recorded)
10 Ryan Sherlock
11 Simon McComvell
12 Stuart Galloway
13 Brian O'Neill
14 Alfie Wallace
15 Luck Manning
16 Morgan O'Connell
17 Darragh Maloney
18 G. Adamson
Junior - 4 Laps
1st Graham Boyd
2 Robert McCabe CCC
3 George Duffy
Steve Scrivener Mech. 'doin well'
Woman - 4 Laps
1st Ciara McManus
2 Joanne McCallum
Sport - 2 laps
1st Damian Duggan
2 Cormac Power
3 Garlath Farmer CCC
4 Karl Thomas
5 Claude Lacey
6 Rob Cummins
7 Robert Drohan
8 Liam Baxter
9 Paddy O'Brien
10 Maru Cranie
11 Justin O'Keeffe
12 Bob Boles
13 Fergal Kilkenny
14 Melanie Spath
15 Brian Finnegan
16 Alan Aking
17 Stephen Preutice
18 Christian Dreichaus
19 Vanessa Lawrenson
20 Mick O'Dowd
21 Nigel McConnell
22 John Barness
Under 16 - 2 laps
1st N. McGimpsey
2 Sean Downey
3 Liam McGreevy
4 Jonny Beers
5 Paul O'Reilly
6 Michael Gordon
7 Chris Cameron
8 Robert McAdam
9 Jessica Laird
U 14 - 2 laps Blue track
1st William Boyd
2 Richard O' Hagan
3 Michael Runciman
4 Jack Wilson
5 Geoffery Duffy
6 Liam Bredhy
7 Michael Downey
8 Harriet Downey
U 12 - 1 lap blue track
1st Mark Downey
2 Jordan Sutton
3 Robbie Lamont
4 Danial Runicman
U 10 - 6 laps Red track
1st Jamie Thomas
2 James Curry
3 Taylor Sutton
4 Dylan Byrne
5 Jill Curry
U 8 - 4 laps Red Track
1st John Bulter
2 Cian McConvey
3 Jack Lamont
4 Joseph Baird
5 Richard Baird
6 Shannon Buller
7 Rachel Mayne
Johnny McCabe Cuchulainn Cycle Club 087/8105919
At 9:58 a.m.,
Anonymous said…
Well done done Sean 2nd in u16??????,
Good result considering you didn’t race
10 Maru Cranie…….is this Mark Cromie??????
Overall MAD is certainly moving up,
Well done to All
At 12:41 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
Hi guys...
wow, well done all!! I think we look really professional in the new jersey's too!! haha..
At 9:00 a.m.,
Mark C said…
jaysus i never thought my hand writing was that bad but there you are my new name shall be Maru Cranie, i thank you
At 1:01 p.m.,
Nigel said…
yea guys,
good job all round! I shall be joining you for the next one! woo!
At 2:54 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
Hi All,
Now I know my Irish name is Dioir :-)))
I have no idea how to pronounce it though ;-)
Peter Leczycki
My surname was written correctly, what makes me totally surprised :-)
At 3:19 p.m.,
Paddy said…
haha .. now we have Gucci O'Connell and Dior Leczycki. Who's next for the fashion world
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