Underage League R2 & R3 and Hill Climb

The youth have been racing prolifically over the last couple of weeks, with no less than nine of them in action in the Underage and Orwell leagues. Read on for all the details!

The youth have been racing prolifically over the last couple of weeks, with no less than nine of them in action in the Underage and Orwell leagues.

In R2 on the grasstrack, Killian O’Brien and Ciaran Keogh both notched up fantastic wins in the TT for their age categories, with Saul Wyse a super 2nd in the U14s behind Keogh. Uisneach Sheridan just lost out on the podium in the TT in that category, while Alice O’Brien showed great improvements in the U10 – coming a fantastic 5th in the second race, clearly gaining in confidence and strength as the evening progressed.

Keogh, Sheridan and Wyse put in fine performances in their races, but a big handicap meant they couldn’t quite get on terms with many of the U12s – something to improve on for next time!

R3 was in Ballinastoe, giving the youngsters a taste of mountain biking. It was Andrew Ryan’s turn to shine, with a brilliant win in the U12 race, while Killian O’Brien once again collected a great gold in the U10s. Sister Alice was belting along the trails as well, fighting in out in a tough category – much like Uisneach Sheridan, who took joint 5th in the U14s’ TT, and 4th in the race.

There was then a record turnout for the club hill climb last night, with the youth riders tackling a shorter version of the full climb, as far as the car park. While it might be no surprise to see the two oldest riders on the podium, they still deserve full recognition for their times and the suffering they endured.

Luke Keating took the top spot with an amazing ride, while Jamal Ahmed won an excellent  bronze less than a minute behind him. Sandwiched between the U16 riders with an exceptional time that was exactly 30 seconds behind the winner was Uisneach Sheridan. Andrew Ryan pipped Sulayman Ahmed for U12 honours, while Killian and Alice O’Brien both pushed themselves hard on the night and recorded splendid times.

The youth riders return to action next Monday evening in Corkagh Park, and we hope they’ll enjoy the chance to hit the circuit as much as the seniors do. They’re gaining tonnes of valuable experience in the Underage League, with plenty of lessons learned along the way, and it’s great to see them progress from week to week. It’s not about the winning, it’s the taking part that counts!

Underage Interclub League – R2 Grasstrack Racing, Shanganagh Park (28/7/2014)

Under 8	TT	Race 1	Race 2
Oisin May	00:01:21	2nd	2nd
Noah Harris	00:01:21	3rd	4th
Laura Higgins	00:01:39	15th
Faith Robinson	00:01:45	9th	9th
Alex Mulcahy	00:01:53	6th	10th
Rachel Dore	00:01:56	14th	8th
Molly Sheehey	00:02:09	11th
Donachada Mulvaney	00:02:15	12th	6th
Finn Lundy	00:02:18	13th
Under 10	TT	Race 1	Race 2
Killian O’Brien	00:01:03	4th
Brendan Conroy	00:01:11	1st
Finn Harris	00:01:16	5th	7th
Lilly Sheehy	00:01:38	8th	3rd
Sam Claes	00:01:39	6th	1st
Daniel Donoghue	00:01:40	7th
Alice O’Brien	00:01:45	10th	5th
Under 12	TT	Race 1	Race 2
Sam Massey	00:01:08	6th	7th
Josh Docherty	00:01:12	10th	11th
Andrew Ryan	00:01:12	8th	8th
Gareth Keogh	00:01:22	5th	3rd
Louis Claes	00:01:23	7th	5th
Sean Lundy	00:01:25	4th	10th
Lauren Haverty	00:01:28	3rd	2nd
Elena Mulcahy	00:01:35	15th	6th
Julianne Mulcahy	00:01:57	16th	1st
Caoimhe May	00:02:07	1st	4th
Sean Conroy (on a unicycle)	00:02:34	11th	17th
Under 14	TT	Race 1	Race 2
Ciaran Keogh	00:00:31	17th	16th
Saul Wyse	00:00:37	14th	15th
Rory Brady	00:00:40	13th	13th
Uisneach Sheridan	00:00:43	12th	14th
Cian May	00:00:50	2nd	12th
Hannah Tilly	00:01:16	9th	9th

Underage Interclub League – R3 Mountain Biking, Ballinastoe (11/8/2014) 

Under 8s – Timetrial Faith Robinson 4.04 Laura Higgins 3.45 Noah Harris 3.22

Under 8s – Race 1 1st Faith Robinson 2nd Laura Higgins 3rd Noah Harris

Under 10s – Timetrial Brendan Conroy 2.58 Finn Harris 3.12 Lily Sheehy 5.08 Alice O’Brien 5.23 Killian O’Brien 4.34 Finn Buck 3.57

Under 10s – Race 11st Killian O’Brien 2nd Finn Harris 3rd Lily Sheehy 4th Finn Buck 5th Alice O’Brien

Under 12s – TimetrialAndrew Ryan 3.51 Garrett Keogh 4.25 Samuel Massey 3.03 Seán Lundy 3.05 Ethan Mackey 2.40

Under 12s – Race 11st Andrew Ryan 2nd Ethan Mackey 3rd Sam Massey 4th Sean Lundy 5th Garrett Keogh

Under 14s – Timetrial Orla Conroy 2.34 Sean Conroy 2.31 Rory Brady 3.05 Adam Doherty 2.22 Uisneach Sheridan 3.05 Brendan Conroy 2.58

Under 14s – Race 1 1st Adam Doherty 2nd Orla Conroy 3rd Rory Brady 4th Uisneach Sheridan 5th Brendan Conroy

Club League Hill Climb (14/8/2013)

Uisneach Sheridan	U14	04:45
Andrew Ryan	U12	05:34
Sulayman Ahmed	U12	06:01
Jamal Ahmed	U16	05:07
Luke Keating	U16	04:14
Killian O’Brien	U10	05:59
Alice O’Brien	U10	09:38